The Aga Khan Studs has five high achievers at Royal Ascot, and itâs the high-rolling Candelari who is the new staying sensation for the historic Ascot Gold Cup. Run over 2m4f on the Thursday of this Royal Meeting at Ascot, itâs the stepping-down of Gold Cup immortals Kyprios and Stradivarius… Read More »
A drop back to mares’ company is expected to suit Mollynickers at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable along with apprentice Luke Cartwright will attempt to keep their recent run of success going at Flemington. The combination secured a winning treble at Sandown on May 24 and had… Read More »
Triple Missile has been a highly efficient galloper throughout his career and still going; starting with Todd Harvey, through to Lindsey Smith, a period with maestros Grant and Alana Williams and currently under the gaze of Donna Riordan. With interstate wins and Group placings in Melbourne and a Listed delight… Read More »
The carnival campaign of Red Wave didn’t get off to a perfect start but co-trainer Maddysen Sears is confident the horse is where he needs to be ahead of his quest for back-to-back Ipswich Cup wins. The six-year-old was scheduled to resume in the middle of May but a bruised… Read More »
Plans to run in the Queensland Oaks didn’t come to fruition, but Millie De Lune can still earn a belated winter carnival opportunity with another win at Randwick. Trainer Matthew Smith had hoped to target the three-year-old at the Group 1 classic earlier this month but her prizemoney earnings weren’t… Read More »
Trainer Robert Hickmott says it would be lovely to win a race at Flemington with El Soleado having been entrusted with the training of the gelding following the death of Robbie Laing. El Soleado was Laing’s last starter before his sudden death less than a fortnight ago. Laing saddled El Soleado to… Read More »
Leading trainer Ciaron Maher has been granted a base at Randwick and will take over the facility formerly known as Leilani Lodge. Maher was one of three applicants for the boxes, along with Tulloch Lodge duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, and former Godolphin head trainer James Cummings, who subsequently withdrew… Read More »
Tim Clark has been winning Group One races for almost two decades and his desire to keep performing at the top level remains as strong as ever. Last weekend, he captured his 26th career major aboard War Machine in the Stradbroke Handicap, 17 years after his first in the 2008 The… Read More »
John and Thady Gosden traditionally have their horses ready for Royal Ascot but even by their own high standards theyâve started this week in exceptional form with 4 winners on the first two days including the feature events on both days one and two. Today it was the turn of… Read More »
Central Queensland trainer Nick Walsh has been handed a 12-month disqualification after being found guilty of using a banned substance on one of his horses. The Rockhampton-based trainer faced charges following positive swabs that detected the presence of the anabolic steroid Stanozolol in three separate samplesâtwo from out-of-competition testing and… Read More »
The legendary Birdsville Cup meeting will reach new heights in 2025, with prize money soaring to a record $330,000âmarking a 10 per cent overall increase for Australiaâs most iconic outback race carnival. Among the notable boosts is a 20 per cent hike in stakes for the Birdsville Cup itself, which… Read More »
James McDonald has joined Mark Zahra on the Royal Ascot winners’ list with victory in the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot aboard Crimson Advocate A winner of the opening Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes over 1000m on this card two years ago before finding life tough in… Read More »
A detailed spring campaign has already been set for the Stradbroke runner-up Yellow Brick by the Tony and Maddysen Sears training partnership. âHeâll go to three races in Sydney,â said co-trainer Maddy Sears. âHeâll go first to the Show County. Then heâll have a trial ⊠then into the Bill… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani realises time is running out for Shadeelaa in his bid to win a city race before turning four. Shadeelaa heads to the Ken Cox Handicap (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday having banked victories at Ballarat and Werribee at his last two starts. Those wins have been over… Read More »
Team Hawkes is yet to decide if Brave One will compete in Sydney or Melbourne this weekend but whichever way they swing, the stable is confident he will be hard to beat. The three-year-old has drawn awkwardly in barrier 12 for Saturday’s Quayclean Handicap (1300m) at Randwick, while he has… Read More »
The Chris Waller trained So Suave claimed his first career win in his fifth start as the $1.36 favourite with bookmaker swiftbet when taking out the opening race at Doomben today. The three-year-oldâs win is worthy of special mention on his breeding alone ⊠the gelding being a son of… Read More »
A stakes assignment in Queensland awaits expensive colt Central Coast after he managed to extricate himself from an awkward position to post a strong midweek win at Canterbury. A $1.4 million yearling purchase, Central Coast is by exciting stallion Wootton Bassett out of former top mare Sunlight and raced by a… Read More »
Knobelas has continued the winning form of OTI Racing with victory in a race at Sandown, hours after the colours were worn to success at Royal Ascot. Docklands gave OTI Racing one of their biggest victories when successful in the opening race of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting, the Queen Anne Stakes… Read More »
Trainer John Mcardle is hoping for third time lucky when Regal Zeus lines up at Flemington. The David Bourke (1620m) on Saturday will be the third time Regal Zeus has raced at Flemington. At the gelding’s first appearance at the track, Regal Zeus finished ninth over 1420m in July last year while… Read More »
Eleven years ago the talented Kingman avenged his 2,000 Guineas defeat by Night Of Thunder when the pair met at Ascot in the St Jamesâs Palace Stakes. Today it was the turn of Kingmanâs son Field Of Gold to repeat the exact same feat, turning the tables on his Newmarket… Read More »
