Gimcrack Stakes victor Bel Merci won’t be seen this spring but trainer John Thompson is hoping another of his two-year-old winners can step up to the plate in her absence. The Randwick horseman expected Bel Merci to be off the scene until next year after she was struck down by a combination… Read More »
Promising colt Shaggy, the standout first-season representative of sire Sandbar, is set to make a return to the track this Saturday with an eye on targeting three-year-old stakes contests during the spring. Trainer Allan Kehoe has confirmed that Shaggy will resume in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Handicap (1100m) at… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker has revealed that both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup are firmly on the radar for his seasoned stayer Arapaho, with the rising nine-year-old set to resume racing next month. Arapaho, last seen dominating the Group 1 Sydney Cup over 3200m in April, is pencilled in to… Read More »
Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea will part ways as a training team at the conclusion of the current racing season, ending a successful partnership that delivered 131 winners at a strike rate of 15.8 per cent across three seasons. The duo, who secured three Group race victories including this yearâs… Read More »
Peter Snowden is confidently eyeing bigger targets with Amreekiyah after the filly made a stunning start to her latest campaign with an outstanding performance at Canterbury. Lumping 61kg, Amreekiyah ($1.70 fav) settled worse than midfield and spotted the leader a big start at the top of the straight before unleashing a… Read More »
All Aged Stakes winner Jimmysstar has become the fourth horse confirmed for the $20 million The Everest after the TAB locked him in for its slot. The Ciaron Maher-trained galloper joins Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising, T J Smith Stakes winner Briasa and emerging young speedster Private Harry in the elite field…. Read More »
The Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained Tiz Worthy did her best to throw away victory at Sandown, before upsetting a plunge on short-priced favourite Saluted. Saluted was backed almost to the exclusion of her opposition and was sent out the $1.60 betting sites favourite in the MRC Membership Feel The Thrill… Read More »
Champion jockey Damian Lane could make a quiet return to Melbourne racing aboard Eloyou in the final race at Caulfield this Saturday. Lane told RSNâs *Racing Pulse* on Wednesday that heâs unsure whether Eloyou, trained by close friend Scott Cameron, will take his place in the field. Lane has not… Read More »
Joe Pride is hoping his decision to wait an extra week with The Black Cloud pays dividends as the mare prepares to close out her four-year-old season with a win at Randwick. The Black Cloud was scratched from last weekend’s Schweppes Sprint (1100m) after she drew the outside gate in a competitive field… Read More »
A quality line-up is set for the final Victorian Stakes event of the season, with the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) headlining Saturday’s racing at Caulfield. Leading the field is Bennett Racingâs exciting sprinter Baraqiel, who returns after a strong jumpout win over Arkansaw Kid and Donât Hope Do. Ben… Read More »
A filly that was high up in markets for Melbourne’s most prestigious two-year-old race is set to make her return at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained Cherish Me is an acceptor in the Senet Gambling Law Experts Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. Craig Williams takes the ride on Saturday after the filly had been… Read More »
Top trainer Ciaron Maher has dismissed recent suggestions that a cap should be imposed on the number of horses a trainer can manage, labelling the idea as âridiculousâ. âThatâs spoken by someone with a very small mind,â Maher told RSN. âThe goal is to train every horse and place every… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Jimmysstar has officially been locked in for the 2025 edition of The Everest, securing TABâs slot in a bid to emulate the success of Bella Nipotina last year. In a familiar and proven partnership, Tabcorp has again teamed up with leading trainer Ciaron Maher, with Jimmysstar… Read More »
Former champion jockey and Hall of Fame inductee Darren Beadman has joined the powerhouse team at Chris Waller Racing, marking a significant move after more than a decade with Godolphin. Beadman, who was a key lieutenant to head trainer James Cummings, will officially commence his new role at Wallerâs stable… Read More »
Racing NSW Stewards have handed licensed trainer Stephen Dixon an eight-month disqualification following a cobalt overage detected in a urine sample from his horse, Huka Falls, prior to its start in a race at Armidale earlier this year. The inquiry, held on Monday, July 21, 2025, examined the findings from… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer says Group 1 sprint star Asfoora has thrived in the UK since her Royal Ascot run and expects a big performance at Goodwood next week. Asfoora finished just two lengths off in last monthâs G1 King Charles III Stakes but Dwyer believes sheâs now on an upward… Read More »
A treble at Flemington on Saturday has kept Craig Williams’ hopes of a tenth Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership alive. That treble leaves Williams five wins adrift of Premiership leader Blake Shinn with 25 metropolitan races of the season remaining. Williams had closed the gap to four prior to last Wednesday’s Sandown meeting,… Read More »
Star mare Via Sistina has made her first public appearance of the campaign in a Randwick barrier trial as she warms up for a return in the Group One Winx Stakes. As expected, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner was given a quiet hitout, finishing at the back of the field along… Read More »
Seasoned stayer Mister Wolfgang is on track for another Australian spring campaign after impressing during a brief Melbourne stint last year. The six-year-old, prepared by Peter McKay and his son Shaun, is building fitness with an early-season goal of crossing the Tasman. “He’s had three gallops this time in and… Read More »
âA brilliant two-year-old with an amazing turn of foot that sets him apart from the others,â its Vandeek who arrives in the Hunter Valley to stand at Arrowfield Stud for 2025. âA wonderful temperament, he such a great pleasure to train, and his Middle Park victory was sensational as donât… Read More »
