Fontein Ruby’s win against colts and geldings at Flemington has trainer Robert Smerdon considering feature spring fillies’ races for the three-year-old. Fontein Ruby was the only filly in Saturday’s Joyann Erskine & Philip Carroll Handicap but came away with the victory in the 1410-metre event. It was Fontein Ruby’s second… Read More »
A wide barrier put paid to Coffs Harbour Cup plans for Bouzy Rouge and mare was redirected to Randwick where she delivered on Saturday. Trained by Luke Griffith at Scone, Bouzy Rouge was all set to run in Thursday’s Cup won in her absence by Southern Shimmer. Griffith and her… Read More »
Apprentice Regan Bayliss has earned praise from leading trainer Peter Moody after continuing his promising start to his city riding career at Flemington. Bayliss celebrated victory with his first ride at Flemington in an apprentices’ only race on July 19 and kept his perfect record at the track in tact… Read More »
Trainer Darren Bell ended a frustrating run of luck when gelding Falino scored a comeback win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Falino, who wonthe 2011 Group Three BTC Classic as a three-year-old, has had a troubled career thanks to a throat operation. However, Falino ($17) showed no signs of a wind… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes will set a Melbourne stakes target for Couldn’t Agreemore after his first-up success at Flemington. Couldn’t Agreemore’s impressive fresh record prompted Stokes to bring the gelding to Flemington for Saturday’s Dean Palmby & Scott Millson Handicap (1000m) and the sprinter did his part with a one-length… Read More »
Shortly after the announcement this year’s Fourtrackforkids charity walk had been renamed for Tommy Berry’s late twin brother Nathan, the jockey claimed an emotional win at Randwick. Berry won Saturday’s opening race aboard Saigon Tea, sporting the colours of Geoff and Mary Grimish, long-time supporters of Nathan who died in… Read More »
Trainer Freddy Head will rely on Thawaany as he aims for his seventh win since 2006 in Sunday’s Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville. While Thawaany could not be held in the same regard as Head’s two previous three-time winners of the Group One, Marchand D’Or and Moonlight Cloud, the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup placegetter Mount Athos has been ruled out of another Australian trip due to injury. Trainer Marco Botti and owner Dr Marwan Koukash had been keen to improve on the horse’s Cup record of third last year and fifth in 2012 he was trained by Luca Cumani. After two… Read More »
A couple of weeks after securing her second Melbourne apprentices’ premiership, Katelyn Mallyon is striving for another milestone on Saturday. Mallyon partners the David Bourne-trained Zamorar in the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington and hopes to land her maiden stakes race success. The 20-year-old has been close to… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne views every outing Raposo has as a chance to learn more about the three-year-old. Raposo has established he has ability as he showed with his debut win over older horses at Mildura before the gelding finished a head behind the promising Tan Tat Diamond at Flemington. Payne… Read More »
Racehorse syndicator Dean Watt and his son Adam have been found guilty of improper conduct over the registration of misleading website domain names. The Watts were charged with registering domain names of Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller and one of their competitors Triple Crown syndications – www.chriswallerracing.com.au” and “www.triplecrownsyndications.com.au”. They… Read More »
The first southern hemisphere foal for Melbourne Cup winner Americain has the pedigree to suggest she might be better than a long-shot chance to emulate her dad’s triumph in Australia’s greatest race. The bay-coloured filly, sporting a prominent white marking on her forehead and similar features on her legs, was… Read More »
Free Of Doubt’s rating rose 10 points after his last-start win but the Jason Petch-trained galloper will carry less weight in his bid for back-to-back victories at Flemington. Free Of Doubt won narrowly with 54.5kg at Flemington on July 19 but will carry half a kilogram less despite Racing Victoria’s… Read More »
Dominic Tourneur expects Saturday’s Flemington raid to be one of many he conducts in partnership with Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes in the coming months. Tourneur’s successful partnership with Stokes helped land the pair the Adelaide jockeys’ and trainers’ titles respectively last season and the pair will combine with two runners,… Read More »
Hi Son is yet to convince his new trainer Tony Gollan he is a genuine stayer but a good performance at Eagle Farm could help change his mind. Hi Son will be having his second start for Gollan in the Liberal National Party Handicap (2106m) on Saturday. The gelding finished… Read More »
Defending the weight-for-age record of Rebel Dane might be easier for Gary Portelli than giving the Missile Stakes favourite the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the horse’s demeanour. Rebel Dane returns against a field of genuine spring aspirants on Saturday, and while Portelli has had misgivings about… Read More »
Tony McEvoy is convinced recent stable acquisition Mr Chard is capable of returning to stakes winning form in his latest comeback from injury. McEvoy will start Mr Chard in Saturday’s Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap, the entire’s second start since he spent 71 weeks off the scene because of suspensory… Read More »
The colts have a lot of ground to make up on the fillies in their three-year-old season. That’s the view of leading trainer Peter Moody ahead of three-year-old colt Better Land’s first attempt at stakes racing in Saturday’s Listed The Rosebud (1200m) at Randwick. “The two-year-old form suggests the colts… Read More »
The most anticipated spring of Tommy Berry’s career could arrive early with a stakes double at Randwick on Saturday. Berry is the envy of jockeys’ room with his spring book which includes the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup favourite The Offer and the Cox Plate market leader Carlton House. He… Read More »
There will be a new face in the Sydney jockeys’ room on Saturday when Hong Kong’s Derek Leung takes two rides at Randwick. Leung came to Australia for a working holiday with Gai Waterhouse when the Hong Kong season ended in July. He has been riding trackwork four to five… Read More »
