Durable filly Away Game has been all over the eastern seaboard during a busy juvenile season and she keeps fronting up. On Saturday she finished second to Farnan in the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill. That was her sixth start in a season… Read More »
Joe Pride’s decision to seize the moment by running Miss Exfactor at Rosehill has paid dividends with the mare landing a valuable black-type win. A $16 chance, Miss Exfactor dived through along the fence for Jay Ford to take out Saturday’s Group Three Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) by 2-1/4 lengths… Read More »
Diamond Effort has completed a winning hat-trick and at the same time added black-type to her name with a narrow victory at Mornington. Following successive Caulfield victories to start the campaign, Diamond Effort added Saturday’s Listed Hareeba Stakes to her record, a sixth win from 12 starts. Ridden by Ben… Read More »
Without the fanfare that has accompanied her previous six wins, Gai Waterhouse has claimed a record seventh Golden Slipper. Saturday’s showpiece meeting was held at Rosehill with no spectators, and no Waterhouse who preferred to let her training partner Adrian Bott soak up Farnan’s win as she watched from home… Read More »
I Am Excited has delivered David Pfieffer his first Group One win in a thrilling finish to The Galaxy at Rosehill. But the Warwick Farm trainer admitted there was also a strange feeling to the biggest victory of his career, with no crowds or owners allowed on course for Saturday’s… Read More »
Imported stayer Aktau has made life easier for his connections with their planning for a spring carnival campaign by taking out the Listed Mornington Cup. Victory in Saturday’s 2400m race has guaranteed Aktau a start in this year’s Group One Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October. Trainer Mike Moroney had targeted… Read More »
A plan to pitch Get Stuck In into a new role as a leader paid off when the gelding won the Gallopers Sports Club Handicap at Eagle Farm. Baylee Nothdurft, who is leading the metropolitan jockeys’ title, scored his 53rd winner for the season and none have been easier. Nothdurft… Read More »
Training a star colt comes with its share of pressure and Richard Litt admits he was feeling it before Castelvecchio’s return to the Group One winner’s list in the Rosehill Guineas Runner-up in the Cox Plate last spring, the three-year-old had finished unplaced at his first two campaign runs and… Read More »
Dreamforce has upstaged two of New Zealand’s best horses to claim a deserved Group One win in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. The seven-year-old had been placed at the elite level three times in the past year but had his day to shine on Saturday, dominating the 1500m weight-for-age… Read More »
Chuck A Luck has broken through for his maiden Australian victory in a head-bobbing finish at Mornington. Having his second start since joining the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable after an eight-start career in New Zealand, Chuck A Luck took out Saturday’s Mornington Guineas (1600m). Under the urgings of… Read More »
Tom Marquand has realised a cherished childhood dream landing the first Group One win of his burgeoning career, fittingly aboard English raider Addeybb. The UK-based jockey has become somewhat of an adopted Australian, riding with success in Sydney over the summer before deciding to return for the major autumn carnival… Read More »
Tough stayer Brocson continues to revel in life at the beach and marked himself as a possible winter carnival hope at Eagle Farm. Making the most of apprentice Adin Thompson’s 3kg claim, Brocson ($7) outslogged a field of handy stayers in the Souths Sports Club Handicap (2400m). Brocson has had… Read More »
Five-year-old Missybeel has landed a valuable stakes win with an upset victory in the Group Three Epona Stakes at Rosehill. The Bjorn Baker-trained mare enjoyed a good run behind leader Greysful Glamour in Saturday’s 1900m race for fillies and mares before peeling out at the top of the straight to… Read More »
Memories of the late owner Pattie Crooks were revived when Mishani Epic scored a shock win at Eagle Farm. Mishani Epic ($51) came from the tail of the field to sail past the favourite Bellissimi Amici ($2.60) in the QTIS 2YO (1400m). Trainer Les Ross was emotional after the win… Read More »
English visitor Young Rascal has again underlined the strength of the European staying form, outgunning odds-on favourite Mugatoo to win his Australian debut at Rosehill. The horse is being targeted at the Sydney Cup (3200m) and bookmakers reacted to his win in Saturday’s Manion Cup (2400m), halving his price to… Read More »
Mornington Cup day has proven a special one for Amy and Ash Yargi who have recorded a race-to-race double at their home track. The pair had only two runners at Saturday’s meeting and were successful with Jamaican Hurry in the Macpherson Kelley Handicap before I’m Telling Ya came from the… Read More »
Trainer Barry Lockwood continued his run of luck with the offspring of sire Time Thief when Watch The Cat won the Membership Plate at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Backed from $21 into $10, Watch The Cat scored by a long neck to Staying Black ($14) with a short head to… Read More »
Peter Snowden believes three-year-old California Zimbol is up to winning at Group One level, but when and where the filly gets that opportunity remains to be seen. California Zimbol notched her fourth win from eight starts in Saturday’s Listed Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. Snowden, who trains in partnership… Read More »
As long as borders remain open between mainland states, Robbie Griffiths is planning a trip to Sydney with impressive Mornington winner Glenfiddich. Griffiths has his eyes on a pair of Group One races at Randwick with Glenfiddich after the two-year-old’s victory in the Quayclean Sires (1500m) on Saturday. It was… Read More »
The closure of racing in Britain is having a huge effect on stable staff with reports of redundancies already rife. George McGrath, chief executive of the National Association of Racing Staff, has been inundated with calls for help from his members since Tuesday’s announcement racing was to cease until at… Read More »
