The script didn’t go to plan but Magic Time has still managed to open her latest campaign with a win, showing an explosive turn of foot to take out the Expressway Stakes at Randwick. The mare didn’t begin as well as anticipated and found herself worse than midfield with a wall… Read More »
Wyong trainer Allan Kehoe was so thrilled with Shaggy’s win in the Listed Pierro Plate at Randwick that he was almost tempted to strip his clothes off to celebrate. “I could have done a nude run, I was that excited,” Kehoe said. Kehoe’s delight was well founded, his two-year-old making the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team and the stable of Anthony and Sam Freedman shared the honours in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) with both stables to consider Victoria’s richest two-year-old race at Caulfield next week. The Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) will come under consideration for the Ben, Will and J… Read More »
Te Akau Racing has a strong presence this Saturday, with runners competing across two countries. Captured By Love, a Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner, will make her Australian debut in the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The mare has won five of 11 starts in New Zealand,… Read More »
A determined Ed Cummings has urged NSW racing officials to allow him to take over training operations at Leilani Lodge if his father, Anthony Cummings, is unsuccessful in reinstating his training license on appeal. Earlier this week, Racing NSW informed Anthony Cummings of its decision to revoke his training license,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable remains in the hunt for Australian Guineas honours with smart filly Another Prophet. The daughter of Brazen Beau will take a step closer to realising those Group 1 aspirations over 1600m at Flemington on March 1 when she has her second run for the campaign in the… Read More »
Racing Victoria, in partnership with Ladbrokes, has unveiled a new bonus initiative designed to reward winning owners with extra cash when their horse breaks its maiden in selected races. The Ladbrokes Owners Bonus will provide an additional $5000 to owners whose horse wins a designated maiden race at one of… Read More »
In this era of international racing its the Qatar $2.5m HH The Amir Trophy with Longines, that’s the season opener for Rebels’ Romance leading to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Returning from a 14 week spell, Rebel’s Romance last won the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar on 4… Read More »
One of the leading contenders for the Blue Diamond Stakes, O’ Ole, has been officially withdrawn from the race and will head for a spell. Trainer Bjorn Baker, who is based in Sydney, confirmed that O’ Ole did not recover as well as expected following a barrier trial on Thursday…. Read More »
Feroce will always be a special horse for young trainer Dominic Sutton. The three-year-old gave Sutton his first win when taking out a maiden Pakenham last March and was also the young trainers first metropolitan winner, at Caulfield, the following month. Six months later Feroce almost pulled off an upset win… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren is looking to hit the ground running from his new Flemington stable when Benedetta runs in the Black Caviar Lightning. Warren took over 18 boxes at Flemington that were previously occupied by Mathew Ellerton and gave Benedetta a jump-out down the straight in preparation for her racing return in… Read More »
Poor barriers have conspired against Ad Astra in her brief career to date, but trainer Michael Hickmott is hopeful of a change of fortune on Saturday. Ad Astra has again drawn poorly in the Sportsbet Fast Form Maiden Plate (1000m) on the Morphettville Parks track, but with some luck on her side… Read More »
Twelve months after Stefi Magnetica underlined her promise with an eye-catching fourth in the Light Fingers Stakes, Bjorn Baker is hoping to unearth another new talent in the same race. Dance To The Boom will make her first foray into Group company in Saturday’s renewal of the fillies’ feature at Randwick, bidding to… Read More »
Michael Freedman readily admits he isn’t quite sure what to expect from new recruit Givemethebeatboys when the former European sprinter makes his local debut in the Expressway Stakes at Randwick. While imports now make up a decent percentage of Australian racing’s equine population, the vast majority are bred for longer distances, not… Read More »
Anthony Cummings has submitted an application for a stay of proceedings in a bid to continue training, following a seven-day notice to vacate his renowned Leilani Lodge stables at Royal Randwick. The veteran trainer was served his notice earlier this week but quickly responded by lodging an appeal with the… Read More »
Trainer Michael Hickmott will look to enhance the already impressive record of Fancify when she runs in a Stakes race at Flemington. Fancify has won seven of her 14 starts and has an imposing record at Flemington, registering two wins and a second from three starts at the track. The Group 3… Read More »
With the Golden Slipper just five weeks away, the countdown to the southern hemisphere’s richest race for two-year-olds is on in earnest and several youngsters will be bidding to stake their claims at Randwick. Three of the 11 runners in the Pierro Plate (1100m) are marked $26 and under for… Read More »
Race programming can be the bane of a horse trainer’s life. You have a nice horse capable of racing through the grades and earning important prize money for their connections. But in some circumstances trainers are forced to go outside of their class to find a potential race, which is… Read More »
Skybird is one of the outsiders for Saturday’s Black Caviar Lightning, but she will continue a strong family history with the 1000-metre Group 1 if Mitch Freedman commits to the $1 million event at Flemington. The Ballarat trainer is still weighing up whether it or the following Saturday’s Group 1 Oakleigh… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is looking forward to the return clash of their highly talented three-year-old Growing Empire and the colt from NSW Switzerland. The pair met in the spring when Switzerland won the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington, relegating Growing Empire into third place. On Saturday, both colts… Read More »
