Carlingford Lough has capitalised on the dramatic final-fence exit of Valseur Lido to defend his Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown. After giving the now-retired Sir Anthony McCoy his only success in the race 12 months ago, the John Kiely-trained 10-year-old was unfancied at 20-1 this time round in the hands… Read More »
Craig Williams is set to miss the first Group One meeting of the year after being suspended for careless riding at Caulfield. Williams was banned for eight meetings after pleading guilty to a careless riding charge on Danjeu in the Mal Seccull Handicap. He is booked for rides at Hobart… Read More »
Hasselhoof and Pride Of Dubai have had their reputations dented at the Randwick as the autumn carnival steps up a gear. Unbeaten in his six New Zealand starts, Hasselhoof was sent out the $2.05 favourite in a 1600m race on Saturday but finished fourth, struggling in the soft surface. Dual… Read More »
Jason Warren is looking at Group One options for his impressive first-up Caulfield winner Puritan. But whether Saturday’s Group Three Manfred Stakes winner is stepped up in distance for the Australian Guineas or kept to sprinting for a tilt at the Newmarket Handicap is still to be decided. “We’re going… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote marvelled at the longevity of Jopa after the eight-year-old scored another win at Doomben. Heathcote started the day with three runners in the Sprite Handicap but ended up with only Jopa after a downgrading of the track rating saw him scratch Saluter and Lauterbrunnen. Ridden a perfect… Read More »
Shakespearean Lass has brought up a family double at Caulfield with a black-type win in the Listed WJ Adams Stakes. The four-year-old mare’s hard-fought victory in Saturday’s 1000m sprint came 30 minutes after her older half-brother Dan Zephyr landed his second-straight city win in the John Moule Handicap. Both horses… Read More »
If his X-rays are to be believed, Spill The Beans should not be racing let alone beating a quality field in a Group Three race. Rejected twice by Hong Kong, Spill The Beans stayed with his breeder John Messara who sent him to Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan. On Saturday, the… Read More »
Valliano has had his odds trimmed for the Blue Diamond Stakes after an impressive first-up win at Caulfield. The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained two-year-old firmed from $51 to $21 for the two-year-old feature following his dominant performance in the Inglis Premier on Saturday. Having his first run following… Read More »
A filly passed in at the Inglis Classic sale has come out on top in the $250,000 race restricted to yearlings from the 2015 catalogue. Twist Tops gave Newcastle trainer Kris Lees his second win in the 1200m race at Randwick on Saturday, 10 years after Absolutelyfabulous won. Absolutelyfabulous went… Read More »
Extreme Choice has tightened his grip on favouritism for the Blue Diamond Stakes with an authoritative win in the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes. The Mick Price-trained colt firmed from $5 to $2.70 for the Blue Diamond in three weeks after resuming with a 4-1/2 length victory at Caulfield on Saturday…. Read More »
The Breeders’ Classic trophy is heading back to the Chris Waller stable for the third successive year, but not with the horse the trainer originally planned. Catkins has won the 1200m Group Two race for the past two years but it was Amicus who represented the stable at Randwick on… Read More »
Signoff’s Adelaide Cup campaign will hinge on results of tests taken from the class stayer after his searching gallop at Caulfield. Signoff has not raced since returning an irregularity to the anti-inflammatory ibuprofen after his first-up win in the Lord Stakes on December 26. Trainer Darren Weir scratched the horse… Read More »
All Summer Long has put himself in trainer Greg Bennett’s team for the Country Championships with victory in the Highway Handicap at Randwick. The astute Scone trainer hopes to have four runners in the heat of the Country Championships to be held in his own back yard on February 20…. Read More »
A schooling session over hurdles has sparked a return to winning form for Golden Mane at Caulfield. After winning second-up at Moonee Valley in November, Golden Mane lost form and the Lindsay Park operation resorted to a jumping session to improve the gelding. It had the desired result as Golden… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Jason Taylor broke an 11-month drought in Saturday metropolitan racing when promising filly Gracefully Chic won at Doomben. Taylor, on a comeback trail after shoulder surgery, scored an overdue win on Gracefully Chic ($3.50). “She is promising but I reckon she will go even better in blinkers,”… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Winx has had a day out to re-acquaint herself with the racetrack ahead of her scheduled return in the Apollo Stakes. Winx worked over 1000m at Randwick on Saturday with Hugh Bowman increasing the tempo over the last 300m. Trainer Chris Waller has earmarked next Saturday’s Group… Read More »
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Signoff’s Adelaide Cup campaign is in jeopardy with the classy stayer scratched from a race in Melbourne amid concerns he could return another positive to Ibuprofen. Trainer Darren Weir will instead give him a searching race-day gallop after which he will be tested for the anti-inflammatory drug. Signoff is among… Read More »
There is no rush with Montaigne despite Anthony Cummings fast-tracking the three-year-old into a minor class test at Randwick. A lightly raced galloper with a win and a placing from two starts, Montaigne has been backed to beat older horses in the Colin Tidy Tribute Handicap on Saturday, a race… Read More »
The in-form Tuff Host can advance his claims for his home-track Cup when he steps up in distance at Caulfield. Trained at Mornington by Brett Scott, Tuff Host won over 1200m on home turf on December 27, his first start for 18 months after undergoing throat surgery. The six-year-old then… Read More »
