The decision to run Loving Gaby in the Manikato Stakes has been rewarded with the exciting filly creating history in the Group One sprint at The Valley. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Loving Gaby became the first three-year-old filly to win the weight-for-age Manikato since its elevation to… Read More »
Iconoclasm is poised for another chance at Group One level after beating Widgee Turf in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Star at The Valley for the second-straight year. Iconoclasm ran without blinkers in Friday night’s 1500m-race and the change brought the desired result when he fought hard to score by a… Read More »
A narrow, but impressive win at The Valley could have set lightly raced colt Ruuca up for a crack at the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes. Trained at the Gold Coast by Toby and Trent Edmonds, Ruuca was having his third start in Friday night’s MSC Signs Handicap (1000m) for… Read More »
Racing authorities have moved to strengthen rules regarding the re-homing of horses in a national approach to welfare. Officials from the states and territories met in Sydney on Friday to identify ways to enhance Australia’s equine welfare programs. The meeting, organised by Racing Australia, was prompted by last week’s ABC… Read More »
THE 2019 COX PLATE CONTENDERS AND KEY QUOTES BLACK HEART BART: “We’ve both been through the wars, I guess, and we come into the 2019 Cox Plate in great form, both of us. I’m very excited about our chances. I know that we’re in the race with a genuine chance”… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Adam Trinder has done his job with Mystic Journey and now it’s up to the mare and jockey Anthony Damarnin to do their part in the Cox Plate. Trinder says he is calm after seeing Mystic Journey settled in and relaxed at Tony McEvoy’s Flemington stable after making… Read More »
Moonlight Maid will join a couple of elite fillies if she can defeat her male rivals in a Classics preview at The Valley. Saturday’s Group Two Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) is a one of a number of lead-up races for the three-year-olds heading to the Victoria Derby and VRC Oaks,… Read More »
The 2019 Manikato Stakes is the feature race held at Moonee Valley on Friday night. The Weight for Age race is run over 1200m and is worth $1,000,000 in prize money, Find out all the information on the Manikato Stakes below including how you can live stream the Manikato Stakes,… Read More »
Without the pressure or expectation of recent years with Winx, champion trainer Chris Waller will chase a fifth-straight Cox Plate when he saddles up Verry Elleegant and Kings Will Dream. Champion Winx dominated the Cox Plate with a record four-straight wins and Saturday’s edition at The Valley is the first… Read More »
In-form three-year-old Couldn’t Refuse will have to take another major step up in performance if he is to embark on a Magic Millions campaign. Couldn’t Refuse was an impressive Sunshine Coast winner at his last start and steps up to city grade in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Handicap (1600m). Trainer Desleigh Forster… Read More »
Singapore will host another quality Friday night meeting as we head into a great weekend of racing around the country with the Cox Plate headlining the weekends races. View our Singapore tips and bets. Race One: 8 Mr Alfonso Race Two: 2 Mr Alejandro Race Three: 4 Alaranch Race Four:… Read More »
Trainer Adam Trinder does not want to see any more rain fall at The Valley ahead of the Cox Plate. There was a thunderstorm in Melbourne on Friday morning while showers are forecast for The Valley on Saturday. Trinder saddles $7 second favourite Mystic Journey in the $5 million Cox… Read More »
W S COX PLATE – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Run Moonee Valley as race nine on Saturday, October 26, 4.55pm (AEDT) * Group One, $5 million, 2040m, weight-for-age HISTORY * First run in 1922 when the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee voted for a high-quality, weight-for-age race *… Read More »
Randwick debutant Anders has turned in two very different barrier trial performances but assistant trainer Annabel Neasham insists he should be assessed on his most recent, dominant display. Neasham runs the Sydney stable of training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and has been heavily involved in the colt’s preparation… Read More »
Sydney-based New Zealander John Sargent has set his sights on the $1 million Gong (1600m) as Luvaluva returns at Randwick. But first, the five-year-old mare, who finished fourth in the 2017 VRC Oaks, will run in Saturday’s Filante Handicap (1400m) after a five-month lay-off. The race is a reasonably low-profile… Read More »
The Hawkes training team has a long and successful history with the family of Zebrowski and they are confident the inexperienced colt will not be out of place in the $1 million Bondi Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old is a three-quarter brother to multiple Group winner Leebaz and a half-brother… Read More »
Glen Boss has ridden his 2019 Melbourne Cup mount Constantinople for the first time and is amazed at how effortlessly the stayer goes about his business. And the jockey has drawn comparisons between Constantinople and a champion, saying he reminds him of Makybe Diva before she went on to claim… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracieux will race with hoof filler in Saturday’s $5m WFA race. Racing Victoria stewards have announced that the current $3.60 Cox Plate favourite will race in hoof filler as a precautionary measure. Market 💰: View the odds for the Cox Plate Gear Clarification: 26-10-2019 The Valley… Read More »
Twelve months ago Miss Fabulass was one of the most promising fillies in training but after an inglorious autumn campaign, she heads to Randwick on a mission to restore her reputation. The winner of the 2018 Tea Rose Stakes and close fourth in the Group One Flight Stakes, Miss Fabulass… Read More »
A horse David Hayes bought because of comparisons to 2014 Cox Plate winner Adelaide gets his chance to do what three high-profile members of his family could not in Australasia’s premier weight-for-age race. Still a three-year-old to northern hemisphere time, Cape Of Good Hope runs in Saturday’s $5 million Cox… Read More »
