Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express will be nominated for the Group One Futurity Stakes but trainer Mike Moroney is still undecided which path the colt will take. Alabama Express upstaged the older horses to win the weight-for-age Group One Orr at Caulfield last Saturday week and Saturday’s Futurity Stakes is… Read More »
Connections of Blue Diamond Stakes second favourite Rulership face an anxious wait to see if the colt makes the final field for Victoria’s premier two-year-old race. A winner on debut at Randwick before finishing second to Hanseatic in the Blue Diamond Prelude for colts and geldings at Caulfield on February… Read More »
Alligator Blood may have taken out round one against classy New Zealander Catalyst, but trainer Clayton Chipperfield is confident the kiwi star can bounce back in their next clash. In an enthralling length-of-the-straight battle, Alligator Blood withstood the challenge from Catalyst to win Saturday’s Group Three C S Hayes Stakes… Read More »
Racing Queensland will program more Thursday twilight meetings next season after the initial test period was frustrated by rain and mishaps. RQ programmed five twilight meetings at Doomben with the Wednesday meetings being shared by northern clubs, Kilcoy and the Gold Coast. Two of the Doomben meetings were washed out… Read More »
A crucial track gallop at Warwick Farm will determine immediate plans for Fierce Impact as trainer Matt Smith weighs up Group One options in Sydney and Melbourne. The horse resumed with a slashing second to three-year-old Alabamba Express in the Group One C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
While Alligator Blood and Catalyst staged a thrilling duel in the C S Hayes Stakes, the comeback performance of Chenier to finish just behind them has his connections upbeat. The Anthony Freedman-trained, Godolphin-owned Chenier missed the spring carnival because of a pelvic fracture and raced for the first time in… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, highlighted by a Group l double, the Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) and the Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m). Race One: 7 Regency Master Race Two: 4 Ping Hai Bravo Race Three: 6 Shadow Breaker Race Four: 7 My… Read More »
The three free-to-air television networks have shown interest in televising Queensland racing. The Queensland media rights, which are currently held by Sky Channel, are up for renewal with a decision likely to be made by April. Sky is again a bidder while Racing.com, which has rights in Victoria and South… Read More »
Relieved trainer Paul Nicholls will give Cyrname a break after the star steeplechaser fell at the last fence in the Ascot Chase. Nicholls described his feelings when Cyrname got to his feet as the “the biggest winner of the day”. The 4-11 favourite, Cyrname was well beaten when he crashed… Read More »
A shock occurred in the Lightning, the three year olds did their thing again and Alizee bounced back into the winners list. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Gytrash Stuns In Lightning According to the market, it was… Read More »
Mark Zahra is set to miss the Australian Guineas meeting after being suspended for careless riding aboard Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash. Stewards charged Zahra with shifting in near the 150m, hampering the runner-up Redzel and causing the dual Everest winner to be tightened for room. Zahra pleaded guilty, but argued… Read More »
Stewards scratched four horses trained by Toowoomba’s Robert Smith from races at two tracks after he was allegedly found with needles and syringes. Stewards ordered two horses which were set to run at the Gold Coast and two horses entered at Nanango be scratched following a stable inspection at Toowoomba… Read More »
The Group One Coolmore Classic is the goal for Sweet Deal this autumn with trainer John Thompson adamant the mare has gone to a new level. Nash Rawiller bounced the $14 chance to the front in Saturday’s Group Three Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick and she went to the line… Read More »
Bonvicini has shown she will be in for a good autumn campaign after a tough first-up win in The Vanity at Flemington. One of two runners for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in Saturday’s Group Three race for three-year-old fillies, Bonvicini scored an upset win over 1400m. Ridden by… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Alizee is not in the same stratosphere as Winx but she has been able to deliver jockey Hugh Bowman another Apollo Stakes win at Randwick. Bowman, who has won the race seven times, has made the Group Two Apollo Stakes his own in recent years winning… Read More »
South Australian gelding Gytrash has upset some of the country’s best-credentialed sprinters to give trainer Gordon Richards his first Group One in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Gytrash missed most of last year’s spring carnival with a knee issue after jarring up when second in the Group Three The Heath… Read More »
Black Caviar has dragged the Flemington crowd from the grandstands at her first race track appearance since her retirement after an unbeaten 25 start career. Now age 13 and the mother of six foals, the mare was on parade at the Black Caviar The Great Horse themed race day on… Read More »
Dragon Leap has been a market mover for the Australian Derby after getting his campaign back on track with a Group Two victory at Ellerslie. He will first run in the New Zealand Derby after his decisive win in Saturday’s Avondale Guineas (2100m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding… Read More »
In-form apprentice Baylee Nothdurft outrode his city claim and increased his lead in the senior jockeys race with his win on Snitch at Eagle Farm. Nothdurft gave Snitch ($5.50) the run of the race just behind the pace before getting a split in the straight to beat Impasse ($1.95) by… Read More »
Blinkers have proven to be a masterstroke for Godolphin filly Flit, who has claimed several high-profile scalps to win the Group Two Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old led home a Godolphin trifecta, beating the Anthony Cummings-trained Lyre by 1-3/4 lengths with her James Cummings-trained stablemate Kiamichi another half-length… Read More »
