Trainer Tony Gollan is confident he can continue his run of success for owner Linda Huddy with an upset win by Get Stuck In at Eagle Farm. Get Stuck In will be first-up in Saturday’s TAB Open Handicap (1400m) and will be Gollan’s sole runner after he scratched Snitch The… Read More »
Except for one blemish, the Australian Cup preparation of imported stayer Mirage Dancer has been spot-on. Perfect trackwork, strong jump-outs, favourable weather conditions and an outstanding performance in his final lead-up have co-trainer Trent Busuttin confident going into the Group One race. Mirage Dancer heads to the Australian Cup (2000m)… Read More »
It will be uncharted territory for horse and trainer when Begood Toya Mother and Daniel Bowman travel to Randwick hoping to pillage the Group One Canterbury Stakes. Begood Toya Mother will make his Sydney debut in Saturday’s 1300-metre race, which will also be the first time the Victorian-based Bowman has… Read More »
Irish apprentice Louise Day will link with her old boss Ciaron Maher for a strong chance at an Eagle Farm double. Day will ride Quality Seeker (PaddyFest Handicap), Classic Gaming (Benchmark 70) and Ken’s Dream (TAB Open Handicap) on Saturday for Maher who trains in partnership with David Eustace. The… Read More »
Adam Trinder hopes the stimulation of a barrier trial at Hobart will sharpen up stable star Mystic Journey before the trainer makes a final call on the Group One winner’s return in the William Reid Stakes. Mystic Journey had a 900m-trial at Hobart on Thursday and closed late for second… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds will make a special trip to Eagle Farm to monitor the return of three-year-old Ruuca. The colt will be on trial for a Sydney trip when he has his first run since the Melbourne spring carnival in Saturday’s Family Raceday Plate (1000m). Ruuca won at… Read More »
Benbatl will represent Godolphon trainer Saeed bin Suroor as he bids for a record 10th victory in the Dubai World Cup. A Group One winner on turf in Australia, Dubai and Germany, the six-year-old made a successful switch to dirt at Meydan in the second round of the Al Maktoum… Read More »
Jockey Nathan Day has been suspended for six weeks on a handling charge from a race in January. Day indicated he would fight the charge and suspension through all avenues if required. Stewards opened an inquiry into Day’s ride on Helsun who ran third in a maiden at Doomben on… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young thought better of succumbing to the temptation of running Larimer Street in Victoria’s premier two-year-old race. The colt had the credentials to contest last month’s Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, but the training and life partners thought the wiser move was to wait. On… Read More »
Shadow Hero is the new favourite to add the Randwick Guineas to his Group One Spring Champion Stakes with the scratching of Super Seth. The Anthony Freedman stable told stewards Super Seth had an elevated temperature and abnormal blood picture on Wednesday. The colt had been the dominant $2.70 favourite… Read More »
Caloundra trainer David Vandyke produced another possible top three-year-old when Roman Republic scored at Doomben. Vandyke was still on a high after his star Alligator Blood won the Australian Guineas last Saturday but he couldn’t hide his excitement about Roman Republic. Jockey Ryan Maloney maintained his 40 per cent winning… Read More »
Alizee has been promoted into the All-Star Mile field after the withdrawal of New Zealander Catalyst but Godolphin is leaning towards running Alizee’s younger stablemate Flit in the $5 million race at Caulfield. New Zealand gelding Catalyst was ruled out of Saturday week’s All-Star Mile by his trainer Clayton Chipperfield… Read More »
The 2008 Randwick Guineas stands out as a milestone in trainer Chris Waller’s career – not because he won it, more that he did not. Triple Honour seemed destined to give the up-and-coming trainer his first Group One win until that season’s champion three-year-old Weekend Hussler charged late. After looking… Read More »
Saturday’s Group One Randwick Guineas favourite Super Seth has been scratched from the race after suffering a minor setback. Trainer Anthony Freedman tweeted the news this afternoon: ”Unfortunately Super Seth has had a minor setback and has been scratched from Saturday’s Randwick Guineas. It is disappointing but the horses well-being… Read More »
Godolphin galloper Avilius is set for another trip on the Hume Highway from Sydney ahead of the Australian Cup at Flemington. Saturday’s 2000m race is the second Group One assignment for the James Cummings-trained galloper in a week. After starting his campaign at Caulfield early last month, Avilius returned to… Read More »
Loving Gaby represents part of a strong three-year-old challenge in the Newmarket Handicap and her co-trainer David Eustace is confident the Group One-winning filly is spot on for the time-honoured sprint. This season’s Manikato Stakes winner, Loving Gaby is striving to become the second-straight three-year-old filly to win the Newmarket… Read More »
Robert Heathcote looks set to continue his freakish summer success at Brisbane meetings with vastly improved Emerald Kingdom leading the way at Eagle Farm. Heathcote is rapidly closing in on 1500 career winners and 1000 metropolitan victories. However, he has exceeded even his own ambitions this summer with 20 metropolitan… Read More »
Leading Brisbane jockey Michael Cahill rode in 11 trials on Tuesday and is ready to return to race riding after a four-month injury-enforced break. Cahill will make a low-key return to riding at Eagle Farm on Saturday but can hardly wait to get back into action. “I rode at the… Read More »
Harlem has drawn an inside barrier for his attempt at an historic third-straight Australian Cup at Flemington. Trained by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, eight-year-old gelding Harlem has barrier two in a field of 14 for Saturday’s 2000m weight-for-age feature and is one of four runners for the… Read More »
Five three-year-olds feature among a field of 13 for the $1.25 million Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Group One-winning colts Exceedance and Bivouac have drawn barriers 11 and seven respectively for Saturday’s 1200m straight-track sprint while Group One-winning filly Loving Gaby has barrier four. Four-year-old Gytrash has drawn barrier… Read More »
