Cejay Graham did not always plan to follow the same career path as her father, jockey Peter, but she was glad she changed her mind after celebrating her first Saturday metropolitan win at Randwick. The 21-year-old, who is indentured to Peter and Paul Snowden, rode a well-judged race to lead… Read More »
Travelling Light has dealt with her male rivals in the Group One Levin Classic for three-year-olds at Trentham to give her trainer a first win at the highest level. Ben Foote, a former top jumps jockey in New Zealand, said he and jockey Sam Collett had discussed tactics which worked… Read More »
Blazejowski has made a promising start to his campaign with a narrow win at Flemington which has trainer Greg Eurell looking to raise the bar with the progressive gelding. Making his first appearance since running a close second at the same track in a heat of the Winter Championship Series… Read More »
Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than… Read More »
As he so often does, Chris Waller pulled the right rein when Madam Rouge scored a narrow win in the Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) at the Gold Coast. Waller was considering starting Madam Rouge in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) before opting to run her in the Snippets…. Read More »
Magic Millions day on the Gold Coast was thrown into chaos when a motor accident closed the main highway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. An oil tanker overturned at the southern end of the M1, closing both lanes of the highway. Stewards elected to move the meeting back one… Read More »
A crash on the M1 could see the two feature Magic Millions races delayed with multiple horses involved in the delays. Stewards are contemplating delaying the running of the Magic Millions Guineas and the Magic Millions Classic with key horses caught up in traffic following a oil truck rolling on… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss continued his outstanding form in big races when he picked up the late ride on Primitivo at the Gold Coast. James McDonald was to ride Primitivo but when he failed to make the weight, Boss stepped up for the ride in the $1 million Magic Millions… Read More »
Talented filly Rubisaki has continued to build on an already promising record, making it back-to-back city wins this preparation. Trained by Patick Payne and ridden by in-form Jye McNeil, Rubisaki was sent out the $2.15 favourite in Saturday’s The Roof Garden Handicap (1400m) at Flemington and was able to show… Read More »
Horses including the odds on Magic Millions Guineas favourite Alligator Blood are among those caught in traffic on their way to the Gold Coast racecourse following a truck crash on the M1. Traffic is at a stand still on the M1 which is used by many trainers heading to the… Read More »
It’s the middle of summer but co-trainer Ciaron Maher is already thinking of the winter with Etana after she won the Magic Millions Quality. Etana ($3.90), bounced back from a costly defeat at the Gold Coast a week earlier when she defeated Reckless Choice, the $3.50 favourite, by 2-1/2 lengths,… Read More »
Part-time teacher Danielle Seib looks to have a genuine Country Championships contender on her hands in Assault’N’Bathory who has surprised the trainer with a first-up win at Randwick. Seib, who combines high school teaching with training a small team of horses at Goulburn, expected the six-year-old to improve from the… Read More »
Melbourne gelding He’ll Haunt Us completed a long-range plan when he won the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast. He’ll Haunt Us ($5.50) was suited by a fast early pace before storming home to beat Hulk ($7) by a half length with another half to Playthefield ($51) in… Read More »
Apprentice Robbie Dolan did his homework and nutted out a plan aboard Splintex, implementing it to perfection to get the sprinter back in the winner’s circle at Randwick. And such is his opinion of the colt, he hopes the horse can take him all the way to a Group One… Read More »
With race experience on his side, two-year-old Jabali Ridge has shown his professionalism to land a convincing win in his second start at Flemington. One of only two juveniles among the eight runners in Saturday’s The Arbour Plate (1000m) to have raced before, Jabali Ridge sat on the pace in… Read More »
We take a look at each of the horses in the 2020 Magic Millions Classic Field and list their breeding as well as their sale prices at last years Magic Millions sales. No Horse Breeding Price 1 KING’S LEGACY Redoute’s Choice x Breakfast In Bed $1,400,000 2 FARNAN Not A Single… Read More »
A strong ten race card will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, where the feature race is the Lok Sin Tong Anniversary Cup, a Class Three event over 1650m on the dirt. Race One: 9 Wayfoong Star Race Two: 1 Savvy Seven Race Three: 1 Inner Flame… Read More »
Vega One will miss the southern autumn carnivals no matter how well he runs in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Trainer Tony Gollan has already inked in the $1.5 million Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June as Vega One’s main target in 2020. “He has… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson is certain if the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas turns into a rough-house affair Profit will be up for the battle. Profit is taking on the short-priced Guineas favourite Alligator Blood for the second time at the Gold Coast on Saturday. At their previous clash, Alligator Blood… Read More »
Clare Cunningham is preparing to nut out a game plan for Cradle Mountain ahead of his Randwick return in a race where tactics appear vital. A field of seven will line up in the Bisley Workwear Handicap (1200m) on Saturday with up to five of the runners, including Cradle Mountain,… Read More »
