Third and fourth generation trainers Marc and Mitchell Conners celebrated their first stakes win as a partnership as stable star Willaidow carved out his own slice of history by capturing back-to-back renewals of the JRA Plate at Rosehill. Marc is the son of four-time Golden Slipper winning trainer Clarry, whose… Read More »
After a spring of setbacks with Wrote To Arataki, Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams set his sights on claiming a first-up Stakes race victory with the mare. The plan paid a dividend on Saturday when Wrote To Arataki claimed her second victory in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield…. Read More »
She had to do it at both ends of the race, but Chilly Girl proved up to the task, leading throughout for a game victory in the Widden Stakes at Rosehill in faster time than the colts and geldings’ division. Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, the daughter of… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has strengthened their claims of capturing Victoria’s premier two-year-old contest following the stylish victory of Big Sky at Caulfield. Big Sky heads the market from stablemate Guest House in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) on February 21 following his win in… Read More »
Chris Waller has fired an early Golden Slipper salvo, producing stunningly related colt Hidrix for an emphatic debut win at Rosehill as favourite Incognito disappointed. Incognito had been equal favourite for the world’s richest two-year-old race but battled in the straight to finish fifth, jockey Tommy Berry reporting the youngster appeared to have… Read More »
Racing brought Magnaspin to peak fitness and, coupled with a positive ride from Jamie Melham produced an all-the-way win at Caulfield. The Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained galloper broke through for his first win since May last year when successful in the A Caulfield Kind Of Summer Handicap (2000m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Caulfield hosts a 10-race program tomorrow with the Chairman’s Stakes for the two-year-old’s and Bellmaine Stakes for the mares the feature races on what looks a tricky enough race card to find winners. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 4 metres for the entire… Read More »
Eclipse Award-winning two-year-old Ted Noffey has been ruled out of Kentucky Derby contention after being diagnosed with bone bruising, with connections opting to give the colt time away from training. The update was confirmed on Thursday by owner Spendthrift Farm after the colt showed signs of discomfort following a recent… Read More »
Adrian Bott believes punters are yet to see the best of Eviction Notice and says the colt will be on a redemption mission when he lines up at Rosehill on Saturday. Eviction Notice created a strong impression in official trials prior to his debut and was sent out a $3.30… Read More »
Racing at Bathurst was abandoned on Friday after a horse slipped and fell on the home turn, prompting concerns over track safety. Jockey Adrian Layt was taken to hospital with neck discomfort after his mount Sharbino lost its footing while hanging out rounding the final bend in the Bathurst Regional… Read More »
Chilly Girl will be on a mission to emulate the feat achieved by her dam, I Got Chills, when she attempts to win a black-type race on debut at Rosehill. Heavily backed from $14 into $5 when taking out the 2005 Listed Maribyrnong Trial (1000m) at Flemington by 4-1/2 lengths, I… Read More »
Compelling Truth is the rank outsider of the JRA Plate field while stablemate Crown Legend is at similar odds for the Highway Handicap, but trainer Mack Griffith is adamant both horses will perform better than markets suggest. A 12-time winner, Compelling Truth is the only one of the eight runners in Saturday’s… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths will be able to gauge how much improvement Invincible Son has made when the colt steps out for the second time at Caulfield. A debut third to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unit Five at Caulfield Heath last month, Invincible Son heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. Griffiths said there… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg believes a ring-rusty Samangu is now ready to put her best foot forward with a return to the winner’s circle imminent. Samangu heads to the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday third-up having been off the scene for nine months. The five-year-old missed a spring campaign after a training… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning trainers Sheila Laxon and John Symons have been cleared to train in Victoria on a full-time basis, confirming Macedon Lodge as the permanent base of their operation. The husband-and-wife training partnership will continue to maintain a stable on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to service horses aimed at the state’s… Read More »
Unit Five, who won the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic in such an emphatic fashion at the Gold Coast two weeks ago, remains in contention to complete a Magic Millions Classic / Blue Diamond Stakes double after trainer Ciaron Maher allowed the colt to stand his ground at the… Read More »
Racing WA Stewards have laid a charge against trainers Grant and Alana Williams following an inquiry into a prohibited substance detected in one of their runners. The inquiry, which was conducted on January 27, 2026, relates to the mare Starry Heights, who competed in Race 8 at Kalgoorlie on October… Read More »
The Tony Gollan trained Zarastro will have his first start in four months … and jockey Angela Jones will run up more frequent flyer miles … when the team tackles the Group 3 JRA Plate over 1200m at Rosehill on Saturday. Jones’ last winner for Gollan came aboard Now Is… Read More »
Big Sky, the current second favourite for the $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes, faces an interesting test in what will be his second career start in the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Five of the eight opponents lining up to clash with the Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr)… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes has been riding on the crest of the Ka Ying Rising wave for some time now, with his management of the Hong Kong superstar being perfectly in tune with what is required to maximise the gelding’s strengths in terms of his ability, while, at the same time,… Read More »
