He is the half-brother to former boom two-year-old Storm Boy but Shangri La Boy ($4.60) is making a name for himself after taking out the $500,000 Group 3 Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill Gardens for the training team of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The son of Pierro led from pillar to… Read More »
Results in racing are never assured. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday attracted a field of four and was considered a two-horse race between the $1.60 favourite Treasurethe Moment and the Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo ($2.70). But it was left to a brilliant tactical front-running ride by… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Toorak Handicap 2025. Winning Trainer: Tony Gollan Target race: “I’ve had one of those preparations where I’ve been beaten point one, point one. But I was never really worried, I’d always planned to be here today. I think those defeats… Read More »
Having experienced one of his lowest moments in racing this week, Nathan Doyle found himself at the other end of the spectrum at Rosehill when Hidden Motive scored a surprise win in the Group Two Roman Consul Stakes. The young Newcastle trainer’s sprint star Private Harry was ruled out of The Everest on… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Might And Power Stakes 2025. Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (Price speaking) Upset result: “It was a heist, wasn’t it? But you know it’s a horse race, not a mathematical formula. So we get up every day… Read More »
Southern NSW trainer Doug Gorrel has been fined after one of his runners returned a positive to the anabolic steroid Trendione from a post-race urine sample in July. The Wagga-based horseman was issued a $6000 penalty by Racing NSW stewards following a positive test from Rita Red, who finished third… Read More »
A three-year-old full sister to champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) made her debut on Friday night at Southside Cranbourne. Trained by Chris Waller, Verry Stella (NZ) lined-up in Race 2, a 1300m maiden where she settled near the tail of the field and made steady ground late and looked to… Read More »
Walsh Bay, the runaway winner of the Toowoomba Cup two weeks ago, will be looking to add even more substance to her resume when she heads into action in the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Walsh Bay has sizzling form. Not only did this Chris and Corey… Read More »
It’s an ideal partnership … and it didn’t have to be officially ratified for it to be just that. The Barry Lockwood and Emma-Jane Vincent training partnership is now officially underway (they had their first runners on October 1) but they have already been a formidable team for a number… Read More »
The Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield is shaping as a fork in the road race for talented sprinter Arabian Summer. The Group 2 sprint at weight-for-age over 1100m on Saturday will determine which path the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained four-year-old takes in coming weeks. On offer for Arabian Summer is the… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed that Chairman John Kanga has resigned from his position, effective immediately. Mr Kanga said his decision followed “a series of public attacks” directed at him in recent weeks but stressed that his focus remained on the interests of the Club and the broader… Read More »
Star jockey Mark Zahra has been booked to partner Thousand Guineas favourite Apocalyptic next Saturday. Apocalyptic, a current $1.90 elect for the Caulfield Group 1, has returned in outstanding order this prep, capping it with a sizzling victory in the G1 Flight Stakes last weekend. With Tommy Berry remaining in… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea has warned that The Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising needs to lift to win the 1200m showpiece—and he’s not convinced there’s enough time to bridge the gap. After the Hong Kong star sparked debate with a Tuesday morning trial at Randwick, O’Shea told Radio TAB’s Steve Hewlett… Read More »
Trainer Glen Thompson’s world came crashing down when Mike Moroney died earlier in the year. Thompson was in a training partnership with Moroney, and the pair celebrated the victory of Coeur Volante in a Stakes race at Caulfield just days before Moroney’s death. Thompson took over full responsibility of the team… Read More »
Michael Hickmott will chase back-to-back wins in his hometown Murray Bridge Gold Cup on Saturday, although he admits he’s not as confident as when he trained the trifecta in the 2024 edition of the race. Hickmott will saddle up defending champion Maracourt and recent stable acquisition Promises Kept in the… Read More »
An international raid is on the table for talented gelding Fawkner Park with connections eyeing a possible tilt at the Hong Kong Cup in December. The dual Group 1 placegetter made a disappointing start to his campaign when failing to beat a rival home in the Shannon Stakes (1500m) after assuming… Read More »
A quartet of untapped three-year-olds from Tulloch Lodge will be given their chance in feature races at Rosehill, including a relation to a Golden Slipper placegetter. Shangri La Boy, a half-brother to 2024 Magic Millions winner and Slipper placegetter Storm Boy, joins barn mate Champagne Hero in the Gloaming Stakes (1800m),… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton will forever hold Feroce in the highest regard as the gelding chases a second Group 1 win, this time at Caulfield. Feroce provided Sutton, who has been training just over 18 months, with his first winner, his first city winner and his maiden Group 1 success. That Group 1… Read More »
Chris Waller has felt varying degrees of pressure with Wodeton from the time the colt who is favourite for this Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas hit the track. A $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, he trotted in on debut but has not won since, along the way making trips to the runner-up… Read More »
Gold Coast based trainer Paul Shailer has visited the winner’s enclosure frequently in recent times. Six out of his last fifteen runners have saluted bringing the stable’s strike-rate since September 21 up to a very impressive forty-percent. Of those six winners, two runners – the three-year-old Savabeel gelding Contingency and… Read More »
