Jockey Daniel Stackhouse is unbeaten on talented gelding Bassett and hopes to extend that to the biggest win of his career in the Caulfield Guineas. And if Bassett can win the Group One race at Caulfield on Saturday it would be extra special for Stackhouse given his mother Vicki is… Read More »
It’s been an eventful year for jockey Michael Walker. Suspensions have come at the wrong time while an injury put an end to his aspirations of winning last season’s Victorian jockeys’ premiership. But Walker’s hard work and dedication to the Lindsay Park team of David Hayes and Tom Dabernig has… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Kermadec will jump from the outside barrier in a field of eight for the Group One Caulfield Stakes. Last year’s Caulfield Stakes quinella of Fawkner and Criterion have drawn barriers four and seven respectively in Saturday’s 2000m weight-for-age race at Caulfield. The John O’Shea-trained Contributer has the… Read More »
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien will bring three horses to Australia for the Melbourne spring carnival. Highland Reel will try to emulate former stablemate Adelaide by winning the Cox Plate while Bondi Beach and Kingfisher will contest the Melbourne Cup. Coolmore’s Australian representative James Bester told Sydney’s Sky Sports Radio… Read More »
Vanbrugh remains favourite to give Chris Waller his first Spring Champion Stakes win after drawing barrier six in the Group One race. He will be joined in Saturday’s 2000m feature by stablemate Devil Hawk, winner of the Spring Stakes at Newcastle two starts ago. Queensland trainer Desleigh Forster has accepted… Read More »
The Australian Cup and Blue Diamond Stakes will each get a $500,000 prize money boost to $1.5 million. Racing Victoria also announced on Tuesday the Newmarket Handicap would rise by $250,000 to $1.25 million and the Lightning Stakes and Australian Guineas from $500,000 to 750,000. As well as increases in… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has confirmed he plans to have four runners in the Caulfield Cup and possibly three in the Cox Plate. The stable’s intended Caulfield Cup runners are Beaten Up, Grand Marshal, Royal Descent and Who Shot Thebarman. “Glen Boss will partner Royal Descent, Jim Cassidy will be aboard… Read More »
Five internationally-trained horses remain in the Caulfield Cup after third acceptances for the $3 million handicap. A total of 38 horses have been paid up for at the latest declaration stage for Saturday week’s 2400m feature. English horse Snow Sky, Japanese stayers Fame Game and Hokko Brave, Ascot Gold Cup… Read More »
Racing returns to Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Ireland Trophy (1200m), the seventh race on the eight event program and the third leg of the Quaddie. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG… Read More »
Len Xuereb and John Leek have become the latest Victorian trainers embroiled in the cobalt scandal. The Xuereb-trained Elegantly Wasted returned a level of 251mcg per litre of urine in a sample taken after she won a Sale maiden on July 9. With a 25mcg measure of uncertainty, she has… Read More »
Press Statement remains the clear-cut Caulfield Guineas favourite but the classy Sydney colt will need to overcome a wide draw if he is to add a second Group One to his resume. The Chris Waller-trained Press Statement ventured to Caulfield on Tuesday morning for a familiarisation gallop with stablemate Kermadec,… Read More »
Hugh Bowman will reunite with Pasadena Girl in the Thousand Guineas when the premier Sydney jockey chases a second-straight win in the Group One race at Caulfield. Bowman’s only race ride on the Peter Moody-trained Pasadena Girl resulted in victory in the Group One Champagne Stakes in Sydney during the… Read More »
Desleigh Forster is no stranger to travelling horses down the Pacific Highway from Brisbane to Sydney. What is a little different this time around is that the trainer is bringing a colt which is seen as a major threat in a Group One race. Too Good To Refuse is an… Read More »
Mick Price has ensured Ready For Victory has not only worked in blinkers but also jumped from the barriers in the headwear in an endeavour to give the talented colt every chance at Caulfield Guineas success. Price will put blinkers on Ready For Victory in Saturday’s $1 million race after… Read More »
Chris Waller will have the favourites in three Group One races this weekend and has been racking up the miles to oversee his two-state team. After watching Preferment defeat stablemate Royal Descent in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Sunday, the trainer returned to Sydney for racing at Warwick Farm… Read More »
Robert Heathcote is reluctant to compare Hopfgarten to dual Toorak Handicap winner Solzhenitsyn but the Brisbane trainer won’t be surprised to see him run a big race. Hopfgarten goes into Saturday’s Group One race at Caulfield off an unlucky 12th behind Stratum Star in the Rupert Clarke Stakes on September… Read More »
It has been more than nine months since Mark Zahra rode Jameka in a race and he is thrilled to be reunited with the filly in the Group One Thousand Guineas. Zahra picked up the ride on the Ciaron Maher-trained Jameka in Saturday’s Thousand Guineas at Caulfield after Damien Oliver… Read More »
Over the past week, Matthew Smith has racked up an enviable strike rate of six winners from just 10 starters. The Warwick Farm trainer puts the purple patch down to a combination of good placement, good staff and a little bit of luck. While he doesn’t have any stand-out carnival… Read More »
Leading Thousand Guineas contender, Prelude winner Miss Gunpowder, has drawn the outsider barrier for her Group One assignment at Caulfield. A field of 11 is set to line up in Saturday’s 1600m feature for fillies with favourite Pasadena Girl drawing barrier seven while Stay With Me has barrier four. Sunday’s… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas favourite Press Statement will have to overcome a wide draw to win after coming up with barrier 14 in the $1 million race. The Chris Waller-trained colt headlines a field of 16 plus one emergency for Saturday’s Group One race over 1600 metres at Caulfield. Second favourite Ready… Read More »
