Glen Boss has been lavish in his praise for Vow And Declare after the Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old’s hollow victory in the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup (3000m) at Eagle Farm. The champion jockey was in awe after the $3 TAB favourite won eased down by 3-1/2 lengths from Big Duke ($4.60)… Read More »
This week was dominated by racing at Royal Ascot while the Group l season in Australia ended with more history being created by Chris Waller. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Waller Makes History In Tatts Tiara Chris… Read More »
Damien Oliver’s win on stayer Chouxting The Mob at Flemington has come at a cost, with the champion jockey suspended for breaching the whip rules. Oliver was one of two riders suspended for whip breaches in Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (2520m). Stewards issued an eight-meeting suspension to Oliver, who… Read More »
Celebrating his first Group One success has resulted in a careless riding suspension for jockey Jason Collett. As he crossed the line first aboard Invincibella Collett raised his right arm in triumph but as a result stewards found he allowed the mare to shift in, causing interference to Winter Bride… Read More »
Promising South Australian sprinter Gytrash has capped his preparation with a dominant win in a listed race at Flemington that his trainer Gordon Richards admits was an afterthought. After winning at the same track two weeks ago, Gytrash easily accounted for a handy field of three-year-olds in Saturday’s A R… Read More »
It was a case of three winners and what might’ve been for Hong Kong-bound jockey Blake Shinn after winning the Group Three Healy Stakes aboard Brave Song at Eagle Farm. The victory followed earlier wins for Shinn aboard Kordia in the Winning Edge Presentations Stakes and Vega One in the… Read More »
Sesar has given his new owners an immediate return on their investment at Randwick with his win in the Winter Dash. Aquis Farm, which has bought a controlling share in the colt and will eventually stand him at stud, transferred him from Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea to Michael, Wayne and… Read More »
Bonny mare Invincibella has provided jockey Jason Collett with his first Group One winner and enabled champion trainer Chris Waller to break an all-time record by winning the Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Collett held his nerve when Invincibella ($10) was bumped by runner-up Pohutukawa ($5) in the straight… Read More »
Long-shot wins to Pop Queen and Come On Carl have made it a day to remember for mother and daughter training partners Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor at Flemington. Four-year-old gelding Come On Carl’s victory by a head in Saturday’s $125,000 David Bourke Provincial Plate (1600m) brought up the double… Read More »
A decision to extend the winter carnival campaign of Duca Valentinois has been rewarded with the gelding winning the Listed G.H. Mumm Open (1820m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Tim Clark, Duca Valentinois ($6.50) won by a half head from $3.90 favourite Take It Intern with Another Dollar ($11) a… Read More »
Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Simon Morrish-trained Chouxting The Mob has overhauled his rivals to continue his winning run in a staying race at Flemington. The five-year-old gelding went into Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (2520m) having won his past three starts and knuckled down to his… Read More »
Straight-track specialist Milwaukee has rallied strongly when it mattered to add another Flemington win, despite trainer Mike Moroney admitting he’d all but conceded defeat midway though the Grampians Region Handicap. Milwaukee’s narrow victory in a bunched finish to Saturday’s 1100m handicap on a soft track was his fourth win from… Read More »
Port Macquarie trainer Marc Quinn is already looking a long way into the future with Randwick winner Gumshoe who he believes can be a genuine Country Championship contender. The $500,000 final of the Country Championship series is not until next April and Quinn has to decide the right path to… Read More »
Vega One has buried trainer Tony Gollan’s Fred Best Classic demons and justified his odds-on quote by winning the Stella Artois Plate at Eagle Farm. Starting the $1.75 favourite, Vega One defeated Enterprise Louise ($41) by 1-1/4 lengths with Churning ($19) a head away third. At his previous start, Vega… Read More »
A little luck and a load of class have helped Funstar build on a winning start to her career at Randwick. A half-sister to Group One winner Youngstar, Funstar was the $2 favourite to add Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) to her debut win at Canterbury on June 5. The horse… Read More »
Trainer Bevan Johnson was happy to deflect the praise heaped on him after Hanover Square won the TAB Battle Of The Bush Final (1200m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Michael Cahill, Hanover Square ($17) stormed home to win by a half neck from $3.30 favourite Deadly Choices with Marksfield ($14)… Read More »
Two-year-old Rubisaki has backed up a convincing win at Seymour with another at Flemington to have her connections eyeing spring targets. The Patrick Payne-trained filly was narrowly beaten on debut at Warrnambool last month before breaking her maiden at her second start at Seymour by 2-1/4 lengths on June 6…. Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings believes the winter carnival could prove the making of Kordia. The son of Epaulette won his first black type race on Saturday, scoring by a long neck in the Listed Winning Edge Presentations Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Starting the $2.80 favourite, Kordia overhauled Big Parade… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has ridden another Group One winner at Royal Ascot, steering Advertise to win the Commonwealth Cup. The Martyn Meade-trained colt was one of the star performers in the juvenile division last season – winning three of his five starts and finishing second in the Coventry Stakes and in… Read More »
It was a case of Allez France at Ascot today as Watch Me, trained by Francis Graffard and ridden by Pierre-Charles Boudot, upset the hot favourite Hermosa to land the Group One feature race of the day. Watch Me had been considered an unlucky loser in the Poule d’Essai Du… Read More »
