Qafila has snapped a lengthy absence from the winner’s stall in an encouraging start to her campaign in the Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. The filly won the Listed Debutant Stakes on debut at Caulfield in October 2017 and Saturday’s win was the three-year-old’s first victory in 12… Read More »
Trainer Gary Portelli’s dream of a matched pair of Golden Slippers has been reignited by Time To Reign’s upset win over Godolphin colt Tassort at Rosehill. Since his winning debut in November, Tassort has been favourite for next month’s $3.5 million Golden Slipper and punters couldn’t see him being beaten… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce has 100,000 reasons to be happy with filly Zoucara’s come-from-last win in the Priceline Ascot Plate (1300m) at Eagle Farm. Munce is usually a bundle of energy when he gets a winner but was even more animated than usual when Zoucara ($9) charged home to beat Ella… Read More »
Lightly-raced Global Exchange is likely to be put on a path towards the Group One Australian Derby in Sydney after announcing himself as colt on the rise with victory in the Autumn Classic at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained three-year-old went into Saturday’s Group Two 1800m race off… Read More »
Trainer Richard Laming’s decision to stay at home has been vindicated with Jamaican Rain leading throughout to win at Caulfield. Laming had the six-year-old entered for the Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday but chose to stay at home to contest the Group Three Mannerism Stakes. It proved wise… Read More »
Trainer John Zielke pulled smart move in trialling Magic Beans during the week before the gelding’s win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Zielke sent the two-year-old around over 1000m on Tuesday at the Gold Coast and ran third. It was Magic Beans’ first start since November in the Priceline Pharmacy… Read More »
The $2million dollar son of I Am Invincible ‘Faretti’ was heavily backed to upstage Golden Slipper favourite Tassort in the Group Two Silver Slipper Stakes but only managed to beat on runner home. Faretti cost connections $2,000,000 at last years Magic Millions Gold Coast sales where he was the highest… Read More »
Sikandarabad has defied an alarming betting drift to win at Caulfield with the Lindsay Park stable now setting its sights on the Australian Cup. Senior trainer David Hayes said Sikandarabad deserved a shot at a higher grade after being ridden upside down to claim Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup Prelude. With… Read More »
Maribyrnong Plate winner Vinicunca will be out to give champion trainer Gai Waterhouse her first win in the only Australian Group One race for two-year-olds to elude her. Waterhouse has won a record-equalling six Golden Slippers to go with seven Sires’ Produce Stakes in Sydney and five Champagne Stakes. Waterhouse,… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Chris Bieg has known from day one Free Of Debt was a colt with considerable talent. On Saturday, the trainer gets the opportunity to test the unbeaten two-year-old in Victoria’s premier race for juveniles, the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, after wins at Morphettville… Read More »
Multiple stakes winner Cool Passion will be on trial for her first crack at a Group One sprint when the seven-year-old makes her second appearance in Sydney in the Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill. Cool Passion returned from a spell in the Group Two Breeders Classic (1200m) for mares at… Read More »
A resolution to outstanding charges against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has moved a step closer after a judicial review finding in Brisbane. In the Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Peter Flanagan was originally listed to consider several legal issues which had delayed the hearing into 28 charges Currie faced after… Read More »
The royal blue colours of the global Godolphin operation look set to feature prominently on Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield. Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia, James Cummings, is set to saddle up a host of chances across the program including Athiri in the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond… Read More »
Perth jockey Lucy Warwick expects to be racking up the frequent flyer points in coming weeks as she jets across the country to ride Material Man. Trained in Western Australia by her father Justin, Material Man runs in Saturday’s Group One Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, the start of a possible… Read More »
A trip to Dubai for the Al Quoz Sprint has been ruled out for Newmarket Handicap favourite Osborne Bulls. The James Cummings-trained, Godolphin-owned gelding was an eye-catching second in the Group One Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington last Saturday. The performance propelled Osborne Bulls to outright favouritism for the Group… Read More »
The James Cummings-trained Godolphin juveniles have been on a roll this season and Athiri is poised to deliver the stable victory in Australia’s first Group One two-year-old race of the year, the Blue Diamond Stakes. Already during 2018/19 Cummings-trained two-year-olds have won 13 races, including Exhilarates in the $2 million… Read More »
Racing Queensland has launched an investigation into why the Ipswich race meeting was abandoned 30 minutes before the first race. Friday is the third time this season an Ipswich meeting has been abandoned late because problems were detected with the track despite little or no rain. Jockeys, stewards and track… Read More »
Few restricted class horses arrive in Brisbane with better staying credentials than Teodora. Teodora will be having her first start for premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan in Saturday’s Priceline Ascot Plate (2200m) at Eagle Farm after being transferred from Darren Weir in the fall-out from his recent disqualification. Teodora won… Read More »
The lure of two Group One runners in Melbourne would usually be sufficient to convince Paul Snowden to head south for the weekend. But such is his anticipation ahead of McLaren’s clash with Golden Slipper favourite Tassort in the Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, he is almost certain… Read More »
Jockey Ben Thompson is hoping it’s third time lucky when he partners Bel Sonic in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. Thompson is taking advantage of a race-free Sunday in Singapore to return home and partner the Jason Warren-trained sprinter in Saturday’s Group One race. Bel Sprinter was second emergency for… Read More »
