After being told to retire All Legal, Kevin Moses sought a second opinion and the horse defied the odds to score a career-best win in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm. The six-year-old emerged from the middle of the pack in Sydney’s feature race of the summer and… Read More »
Angelus, a mare who couldn’t take a trick when given her chance in stakes races as a three-year-old, seems poised to deliver at that level for global powerhouse Darley. Backed from $8 to $6.50, Angelus dominated the Inglis Handicap (2100m) at Warwick Farm on the back of a sweet ride… Read More »
It’s never too late to make an impact in racing. Just ask apprentice Geoffrey Goold. The 30-year-old celebrated his first Saturday winner in Brisbane when he rode rejuvenated sprinter Delago Pilli to a last-to-first win in the Racing Retro Handicap (1350m) at Doomben. “I’ve always been in the business from… Read More »
A failed betting move for country sprinter Baltra which started on Wednesday and didn’t stop until close to race time could yet have a favourable outcome for connections. Baltra backers were out in force on the back of an unbeaten bush record but they came up empty-handed when the five-year-old… Read More »
Blinkers are likely go on Greytfilly in the Magic Millions following her unlucky Doomben defeat on Saturday. Greytfilly’s odds for the Magic Millions Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on January 12 have been trimmed by TAB Fixed Odds from $26 into $21 after she charged home to finish an… Read More »
The rise of Bjorn Baker in the Sydney training ranks has continued at Warwick Farm with the quinella in the $250,000 Inglis Nursery. Baker has been a trainer on the move in Sydney thanks largely to the deeds of iron horse Cantonese who won the Listed Christmas Cup last weekend…. Read More »
The racehorse Beltrois has been put down within minutes of winning at Flemington on Saturday. Beltrois narrowly won the Red Tempo Handicap only to stumble 50m after the line and crash to the turf. Jockey Ryan Maloney was thrown clear in the incident and initial reports were that he escaped… Read More »
Trainer Mick Kent added another member to his team of summer feature race candidates when You Think So outstayed a handy off-season field to win the Bitalli Handicap at Flemington. Kent immediately promoted You Think So to join Werribee Cup winner Unusual Suspect in his assault on the Bagot Handicap… Read More »
Melbourne promises to be a new frontier but Chris Waller is never going to underestimate how hard it is to win a race in Sydney. Twenty four hours after receiving the green light to set up a satellite stable at Flemington, Waller admitted to a case of rare pre-race nerves… Read More »
An abundance of speed and natural ability got the career of Darley colt Safeguard off to a flying start at Flemington on Saturday. And according to co-trainer Paul Snowden, the addition of some experience and durability will put him among the stable’s Golden Slipper candidates. “At the moment he’s all… Read More »
Champion German mare Danedream has been retired and a date with Frankel awaits in the new year. The winner of the 2011 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and this year’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Danedream was denied the chance to defend her Arc crown in Paris due… Read More »
Interstate gallopers are prominent in betting for the Group Three Summer Cup with Le Roi favourite to win in a third state this campaign. But the absence of last-start Werribee Cup winner Unusual Suspect and Christmas Cup winner Cantonese from the field has resulted in weights for the 2400m Boxing… Read More »
Chris Munce will not ride at the Magic Millions meeting at the Gold Coast. Munce will begin seven weeks of radiation therapy on January 7, five days before the Millions meeting, after being diagnosed earlier this month with throat cancer. He will miss the ride on Sizzling in the $1… Read More »
On exposed form Warwick Farm trainer Gary Nickson believes he has every reason to be confident ahead of Saturday’s Inglis Nursery Stakes. Nickson will saddle up debut winner Sweet Kiss in the $250,000 sales-restricted event at his home track and has hopes it won’t be the only rich juvenile race… Read More »
Jason Collett is the quiet achiever of Sydney racing this season. And on Saturday the New Zealander is a realistic chance of making further inroads when he chases a breakthrough Australian stakes win on Thumbtacks in the Villiers Stakes. Without much fanfare but with support from prominent Sydney trainers, most… Read More »
A change of rider, a change of gear and an encouraging trial have trainer Mick Price ready to get the promising colt Al Aneed back on track at Flemington on Saturday. An impressive winner in Listed company at Caulfield in October, Al Aneed has run a couple of indifferent races… Read More »
Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller has had a breakthrough in his bid to establish a Melbourne training base with the announcement he has been given 10 boxes at Flemington. Victoria Racing Club chairman Michael Burn said the club had granted Waller a lease on the boxes that become available in… Read More »
Jockey Danny Nikolic has lost his appeal against a two-year disqualification. Nikolic had appealed against the penalty handed down by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board for threatening Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey. He challenged the decision in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal which ruled against him. VCAT… Read More »
Leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir has provided a strong show of faith in apprentice Thomas Sadler by handing him the ride on the difficult but speedy Lord of Brazil on Saturday. Sadler, who will claim 3kg, takes over from experienced jockeys Brad Rawiller and Steven Arnold who steered the in-form… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis readily acknowledges the recent efforts of the former Lloyd Williams-owned galloper Module are unflattering. But the trainer who has just come through the best spring carnival of his career also believes the horse is on the verge of finding form. “We’re running on Saturday because I think… Read More »
