Australia’s most recent Group One winner Pierata has run his last race and is likely to stand at Aquis Farm, subject to the usual checks and balances. The winner of Saturday’s All Aged Stakes, Pierata is by Pierro out of Group Three-winning Flying Spur mare November Flight. Aquis has issued… Read More »
Brendan McCarthy-trained siblings Luficer’s Reward and Oh So Rewarding will chase a rich prize in the inaugural running of The Showdown at Caulfield. Saturday’s Showdown carries a first prize of $500,000 and is restricted to two-year-olds by Victorian-based VOBIS nominated sires. The two McCarthy gallopers are three-quarter brothers, both by… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds’ last-minute decision to buy an immature yearling filly could prove a masterstroke after her brother scored an impressive win at Ipswich. The Edmonds trained Ruuca ($2.25 ) lived up to his good trial form and despite being green in the straight was far too strong… Read More »
Archie Alexander believes there was no fluke about the debut performance of Chaillot which has prompted the trainer to give the two-year-old filly her chance in stakes grade at her second start. A $25,000 yearling purchase, Chaillot was sent out a $31 chance on debut in a 1200m Ballarat maiden… Read More »
His trainer admits Ranier has not lived up to expectations this autumn but James Cummings will give the colt another chance to rectify that in the Hawkesbury Guineas. By Lonhro out of Kanzan, Ranier has the breeding to be successful with his mother a multiple stakes performer and winner of… Read More »
South Australian Derby favourite Mr Quickie will take on older horses at Caulfield when he attempts to get back to winning ways in his final lead-up to his main target in Adelaide. The three-year-old had won six straight races before being chased down in the final stride by Grinzinger Star… Read More »
Less than a week after Princess Jenni stamped her credentials for a stakes race in Adelaide, the David Brideoake stable hopes to lift the time-honoured VRC St Leger at Flemington. Owned in the same interests as Princess Jenni, Jenstar runs in Thursday’s 2800m Listed race for three-year-olds, a race that… Read More »
Classy mare Winter Bride is set to take the next step up the stakes order in the Group Two Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm. The Victory Stakes dates back 40 years when it was run over 1400m and named the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes and it has been being notorious… Read More »
Unbeaten in his two starts on provincial tracks in NSW during his first racing preparation, Japanese-bred Wolfe will begin his next campaign at Randwick with the aim to boost his rating and experience. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained four-year-old gelding won a Kembla Grange maiden and benchmark 64 at… Read More »
Jockey Jim Orman can think of no better way to celebrate reaching his 500th winner than by scoring in another stakes race to boost his chances of an overseas contract. Orman links with Queensland Derby hopeful Trusty Lad in the Group Three Gunsynd Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm in what… Read More »
The last start Group One All Aged Stakes winner Pierata has been officially retired to stand at stud. Owners have confirmed they have accepted an offer for the G1 winner to stand at an undisclosed major stud after sale documents were completed. Pierata won the Group One All Aged Stakes… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night where the feature race is the Korea RA Trophy, a Class Three event over 1200m. Race One: 2 Great Son Race Two: 6 My Family Race Three: 6 Enjoyable Success Race Four: 11 Le Terroir Race Five:… Read More »
Matt Laurie has taken the opportunity to give the promising Prince Of Sussex a familiarisation gallop at Caulfield ahead of the two-year-old’s bid to win the inaugural The Showdown. And the Mornington trainer is glad he did. While thrilled with the condition of the gelding and confident in the two-year-old’s… Read More »
Queensland jockey Beau Appo has been suspended for four weeks for weighing in light after a race at Toowoomba, causing the winner to be disqualified. Appo came back to scale more than half a kilogram underweight after riding the Ben Currie-trained Pieridae to win the final race on Monday. He… Read More »
In the cold light of day, trainer Anthony Cummings has decided not to run Agassi in the Hawkesbury Guineas with stablemate Glamour Cat his likely representative. Agassi won at Randwick on Monday and Cummings’ immediate reaction was to consider the six-day back-up into Saturday’s Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas over 1400… Read More »
After a successful Autumn Carnival, Jamie Lovett is hoping that continues on leading into the Brisbane Carnival, starting this Saturday with several runners across two states. Lovett is still on a high after the win of import Shraaoh in the Sydney Cup (3200m), with the Chris Waller trained stayer now… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse team is once again targeting the VRC St Leger at Flemington, with Transact out to become the fourth horse from the stable in the past seven years to win the staying race for three-year-olds. Waterhouse, who has been training in partnership with Adrian Bott in recent seasons,… Read More »
Recently retired colt The Autumn Sun will stand his first season at Arrowfield Stud for $77,000. Arrowfield announced its 2019 fees on Tuesday with Dundeel more than doubling his price on the back of his son Castelvecchio’s Group One win in the Champagne Stakes on Saturday. The stud’s champion sire… Read More »
Star Australian sprinter Santa Ana Lane has travelled well to Hong Kong in preparation for his first international start in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin. The Anthony Freedman-trained five-time Group One winner flew out of Melbourne on Monday and the stable said on Twitter the gelding had handled… Read More »
Last years Inglis Easter Yearling Sale topper is set to make his debut in a maiden at Ballarat on Tuesday. The Fastnet Rock x The Broken Shore colt ‘Groundswell’ who is the full brother to star sprinter Shoals will make his debut in Race Two at Ballarat (which is scheduled… Read More »
