Chris Waller is full of praise for his star mare Via Sistina as she builds towards another high-profile campaign, with her return to racing slated for the Winx Stakes (1400m) on August 23 at Randwick. The reigning Cox Plate winner, Via Sistina has been a standout performer over the past… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes is crediting his property at Garfield with getting horses of the calibre of Melbourne Cup hope Deakin. Terry Henderson and the OTI syndicate have entrusted Stokes with the training of a number of stayers, including dual Melbourne Cup runner Daqiansweet Junior and French import Amade. Daqiansweet Junior run sixth… Read More »
All options are on the table for Australian Derby winner Aeliana this spring, including a potential tilt at the country’s weight-for-age championship. The filly was among the stars of the Sydney autumn carnival, finishing a desperately unlucky second to Broadsiding in the Rosehill Guineas before thumping her rivals to claim the Derby… Read More »
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Sydney trainer Joe Pride is already considering Group 1 options for In Flight after her impressive victory at Caulfield. Having her first start in Victoria, In Flight sat back off the speed under Craig Williams in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on Saturday before storming home to victory. Sent out… Read More »
His trainers held him in high enough regard to throw in a Golden Rose nomination last year and Getafix is finally starting to deliver on that promise. After posting a facile win on the Kensington track last start, the three-year-old made a seamless transition to Saturday company with a barnstorming performance… Read More »
Delayed 50th birthday celebrations for Patrick Payne will involve some extra cheer after a race-to-race double at Caulfield. Brother and sister training partners Patrick and Michelle Payne joined with Billy Egan to score with stable favourite Jimmy The Bear in the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) before Stop The Rock took out the Sportsbet Same… Read More »
Andrew Adkins isn’t sure where the ceiling is for King’s Secret but he is happy to be enjoying the ride after the gelding clinched the BOBS Horse of the Year crown with his victory at Randwick. A half-brother to multiple Group 1-winning stablemate Private Eye, King’s Secret ($6.50) took his record to… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable and champion jockey Craig Williams combined to claim an early double at Caulfield with both winners coming in similar circumstance. The pair opened Saturday’s card with the $1.75 favourite Signature Scent scoring in the Sportsbet Get On Now Handicap (1100m) before Scampi won the Sportsbet Race Reviews Handicap (1100m) 30… Read More »
The decision to give Tomato Toastie one more run with a long-term focus towards the autumn has paid dividends for Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with the filly scoring a gritty win. Bott originally flagged plans to give the two-year-old a short break and aim up at the… Read More »
A Victorian stablehand is facing disciplinary action following a Racing Victoria stewards’ inquiry into the sale of a small ownership stake in a horse now named Jirachi. Luke Anderson has been charged with two breaches of the Australian Rules of Racing for his involvement in a transaction involving a 2.5… Read More »
French Group-winning stayer Presage Nocturne is being primed for a tilt at the 2025 Melbourne Cup, with trainer Alessandro Botti outlining an international campaign aimed at Australia’s greatest staying test. The son of Wootton Bassett secured his place on the radar with victory in the Group 3 Prix De Barbeville… Read More »
There is renewed hope that Belmont Park in Perth could resume racing before the end of July, pending the outcome of extensive testing on recent remediation works. The track has remained closed since late May due to safety concerns relating to a section of the home straight. The first major… Read More »
The Brisbane steward’s room has had something of a revolving door in recent times with top riders nursing the scars after their brush with the law … most notably the two Brisbane Jockey Premiership contenders Angela Jones and Emily Lang. It’s been something like watching a tennis match … look… Read More »
With the conclusion of the Queensland Winter Carnival in South-East Queensland, there is a subtle shift of focus to the two-month long North Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, which commenced last Saturday … and which incorporates Cup days at Rockhampton, MacKay, Townsville and Cairns, as well as a host of supporting… Read More »
With the imminent departure of James Cummings from the Godolphin operation, nine stables have been announced as taking horses from the global operation in the new season. The nine stables are based in New South Wales and Victoria and include all the leading trainers in Australia. They include Group 1 winning trainers… Read More »
Having been left in the paddock waiting to be picked up for a career in the equestrian field, Prix De Turn is making a comeback to the racetrack. Having not raced since the Yarra Valley Cup in March last year, Prix De Turn heads to the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1400m)… Read More »
Trainer Dan Meagher is banking on fresh legs with his former Singapore champion Lim’s Kosciuszko when he runs at Caulfield. Lim’s Kosciuszko is coming back in distance from 1400m four weeks ago to contest the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. Meagher is banking on Lim’s Kosciuszko’s proven ability… Read More »
It has been just over a year since Tom Charlton officially joined John O’Shea as a training partner and the pair is hoping to finish their first fully fledged season on a strong note. O’Shea and Charlton had their first runner on July 2 last year, producing Bartolf for a victory at Scone,… Read More »
Dr Kevin J Doyle with 57 years of equine reproduction practice in The Horse Capital of Australia, Scone, urges stud masters to be acutely aware of their fertility figures for benchmarking, According to 1 Jan. 2025 Australian Stud Book figures, the number of live foals born between 2019 and 2023… Read More »
