While the Perth Cup will take centre stage at Ascot on New Year’s Day, two races earlier Machine Gun Gracie will be commanding a spotlight of her own when she makes a second-up appearance in the Group 3 La Trice Classic over 1800m. The lightly raced four-year-old daughter of Maschino… Read More »
Diamond Scene will be back for another crack at the Group 2 Perth Cup on January 1, looking to go one better than the second place result he earned in the 2025 edition of the event. The Michael Grantham trained runner was one of the main fancies there, starting as… Read More »
Not reaching for two miles is the key for Future History and Ciaron Maher’s team is hoping to see the best of him at Flemington on Wednesday. A one-time Melbourne Cup contender back in 2023 where he finished 15th behind Without A Fight, pulling back from that distance is seen… Read More »
A picket fence preparation can continue for Grid Girl at Flemington as the mare has her first attempt at black type status in the Listed Kensington Stakes on New Year’s Eve. The Victoria Racing Club has made the switch from the traditional New Year’s Day fixture to a twilight card the… Read More »
You couldn’t really imagine trainer Kris Lees walking around saying ‘ho ho ho’ … but you would expect that he is currently in very good festive cheer after the way his stable has performed over the last three day. On Boxing Day, the stable landed a double at Randwick, including… Read More »
The $1 million Group 2 Perth Cup was not a friend to punters in last year’s edition of the race. Punters didn’t see Hemlock Stone coming that day and the then five-year-old was completely ignored in the betting on New Year’s Day amidst the holiday cheer, drifting from $61 to… Read More »
A mare with a few ‘should haves’ across her record, Kind Words is making this summer one for her after notching her second win in succession and adding group three to her name in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes. Starting from the awkward barrier ten from the 1600-metre start… Read More »
A filly cannot do much more in her first racing preparation than step up each time when asked and Caffe Florian has done just that in winning the Listed Gosford Guineas. Trainer Richard Litt tried to remove all the pressure around the daughter of Snitzel’s first attempt at gaining black… Read More »
It will be a big occasion for the connections of Filthy Habits … in more ways than one … when the I’m All The Talk gelding takes aim at the $1 million Group 2 Perth Cup at Ascot on Thursday. The team already have a piece of Perth Cup history… Read More »
Angela Jones will have her first taste of New Zealand racing when she heads to Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. Jones, who claimed an historic Brisbane Metropolitan Jockey’s Premiership last season when she became the first female rider to take out that honour, has been offered the opportunity to spread… Read More »
The racing community is in mourning following the tragic death of jockey Paul Kavanagh, who was killed in a car accident on Christmas Eve. He was aged just 20. According to reports, the crash occurred at around 2am local time on Wednesday near Bruree in County Limerick, Ireland. The news… Read More »
Topweight proved no barrier for Tony Gollan’s Better Than Ready gelding, who toughed it out to land the $200,000 Listed BRC Magic Millions Falvelon (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday — a win that also secures automatic entry into the $1 million Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) on January 17. After… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Ice Kool kept his perfect record intact at Royal Randwick on Saturday, overcoming inexperience to remain unbeaten and stamp himself a live $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight contender. Racing on the speed throughout the Petaluma Benchmark 72 Handicap (1100m), the son of Zoustar did plenty wrong but… Read More »
The disappointment of losing Cool Archie as a Magic Millions 2YO Classic chance for Chris and Corey Munce has been somewhat softened by Zip Lock’s win in a reliable lead-up at Eagle Farm. Zip Lock was rated an $11 chance for the $3 million 1200-metre feature on January 17 but… Read More »
Having to wait another week was not ideal as far as Mick Price is concerned but the result was at least worth it as the highly anticipated debut of Guest House was a successful one at Cranbourne. Scratched from the Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic (1100m) at Caulfield Heath last… Read More »
If the votes fall the way he thinks they will, Adrian Bott will concede that By Choice is Gold Coast-bound after winning on debut at Randwick. Bott’s preference would be to wait for another steadfast two-year-old event instead of the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) on January 17,… Read More »
Richard Litt is upbeat about his Gosford Guineas contender and although the filly has delivered two wins in her short career so far, he is still taking it step-by-step with Caffe Florian. Caffe Florian, according to the internet, is one of Italy’s oldest coffee houses which dates back to the… Read More »
Well Written is still unbeaten. With her Boxing Day success, the star three-year-old filly has now added the Gr 2 Jimmy Schick Shaw’s Auckland Guineas to her resume which includes that career shaping hot streak of form which carried her from her Maiden win, through her success the Group 2… Read More »
Kris Lees is happy to take a win however and whenever it comes and Tavi Time timing it well to win a second Group 3 Summer Cup to land a racecard double was just the Boxing Day fare he wanted. A consistent performer but with a dearth of victories in… Read More »
Knowing that he was heading to Sandown and that Boxing Day racing would provide a more relaxed vibe, John Mcardle wanted to dress similarly. However, an order from his partner before he left for the track meant that a suit and tie was the better option as his galloper Regal… Read More »
