The barrier draw was the difference between winning a losing for Wawail in the Kewney Stakes, says David Hayes. Wawail drew barrier three in the 15 strong field and was given a perfect run by Michael Walker. The well-supported $3 favourite Sabatini on the otherhand was dragged back towards the… Read More »
A ground-saving ride from Linda Meech has carried Victorian mare Plucky Belle to an upset win in the Group One Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Meech posted the first Group One victory of her career at the expense of the odds-on favourite First Seal after Plucky Belle ($16) took runs between… Read More »
Favourite Savaria has benefited from a fantastic rails run to win the New Zealand Oaks at Trentham. Savaria settled midfield on the fence for jockey Hayden Tinsley but looked like she might find interference in the straight. But Tinsley managed to find a path on the rail and burst clear… Read More »
The decision to keep Hartnell in Sydney rather than climb the ladder to the Group One Australian Cup has paid dividends in a lesser race at Rosehill. One of a group of middle distance and staying horses purpose bought by Godolphin in Europe for Australian racing, Hartnell showed his class… Read More »
Brazen Beau has upstaged the best sprinters in the world to win the $1 million Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Dominating the race from the 200m for Hong Kong-based jockey Joao Moreira, Brazen Beau ($5.50) blitzed a field headlined by last year’s winner Lankan Rupee. The three-year-old was in a race… Read More »
Suavito has continued on her winning way in the Group Two Blamey Stakes but trainer Nigel Blackiston’s hopes of targeting the Doncaster Mile will rest on the rate of attrition. A first-up winner of the Group One Futurity Stakes before adding Saturday’s Blamey to her record, Suavito is 42nd in… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse could have four runners in her bid for a sixth Golden Slipper with Speak Fondly adding her name to the team with her win in the Magic Night Stakes. The trainer already has the favourite Vancouver and fillies English and Flamboyant Lass heading to the $3.5 million race… Read More »
Sydney two-year-old Secret Trail has some big shoes to fill after winning the $100,000 Tattersall’s Racing Club Plate at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Secret Trail ($3.60) responded to a top ride from jockey Larry Cassidy to beat the favourite Powerful Saga ($2.80) by a length with another length to… Read More »
Visiting Godolphin jockey William Buick’s first win in Australia has come with some cautionary words from stewards at Rosehill. And his other ride on Saturday has brought him close to a suspension which would have ruled him out of the Dubai World Cup. Buick rode Tarquin to win the Pago… Read More »
Jameka could chase a two-state Sires’ Produce Stakes double after her strong on-pace victory at Flemington on Saturday. A maiden before winning the Group Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes, trainer Ciaron Maher said Jameka was now likely to head to Sydney for the Australian Turf Club’s version at Randwick on… Read More »
Peter Moody’s decision to keep some familiarity about the autumn campaign of Pasadena Girl paid more dividends at Flemington on Saturday. Moody revealed he was torn between running the two-year-old against her own kind and the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Pasadena Girl’s experience over the Flemington straight-six course won out… Read More »
Joao Moreira made an early impact on Super Saturday at Flemington with the superstar jockey winning a Listed race on Pittsburgh Flyer in a finish which had an international flavour. Moreira, the tearaway leader in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership, got the best out of the Lee and Shannon Hope-trained… Read More »
Deep Field had his colours lowered for the second time with the Joe Pride-trained Target In Sight getting his measure at Rosehill. The beaten favourite in the Lightning Stakes won by Lankan Rupee, Deep Field was sent out at $1.50 in Saturday’s Group Three Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m). With I’m… Read More »
Bede Murray is doing his best to have weight of numbers in his favour for the $300,000 Provincial Championship Final at Randwick next month. The veteran trainer qualified two more runners on his home track at Kembla Grange on Friday when he prepared the quinella as Darci Magic ($6) defeated… Read More »
Paceman needs to stand up and be counted in the Pago Pago Stakes to put himself back into Golden Slipper calculations. Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have put blinkers on the colt for Saturday’s race at Rosehill in a bid to get him back to his best. He also has… Read More »
The first Group One test in the racing career of Slightly Sweet will double as an examination of her staying prowess after her heart-stopping win in the Keith Nolan Classic at Kembla Grange. More hopeful than certain Slightly Sweet can also be effective over a middle distance, trainer Jason Coyle… Read More »
Imported mare Noble Protector makes her return in a Group Three race at Flemington, boasting a strong form line through one of her spring carnival cameos. The Qatar Bloodstock owned-mare made her Australian debut in the David Jones Cup in October at Caulfield and finished second to Godolphin’s star recruit… Read More »
David Hayes will be two-handed in his quest for a third Australian Cup with import Spillway and Extra Zero taking on some high-profile opposition at Flemington. Hayes, who won in 1991 with Better Loosen up and again in 2009 with Niconero, is joined this time around by new training partner… Read More »
When it comes to jockeys, trainer Clarry Conners is a noted hard marker but Brad Rawiller can buck the trend. On the recommendation of Rawiller, Queen Of Wands runs in the Group Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Also at the behest of Rawiller who rode Queen Of… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida believes three-year-old Miss Cover Girl can prove herself a future star if she can overcome a wide barrier at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Schweida has been increasingly frustrated with his horses drawing wide barriers and the situation with Miss Cover Girl is no different with the… Read More »
