Ciaron Maher says Pharari will benefit from any rain before the Ballarat Cup meeting on Saturday. Trainer Ciaron Maher is hopeful the Ballarat Cup meeting will attract the rain just as it has in previous years. Lightly raced four-year-old Pharari heads to the VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade (1200m) on Saturday, looking to… Read More »
While Lady In Pink snared a long-priced win during the Melbourne Spring Carnival, the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained mare was always considered to be behind the eight-ball by her training partners. Troy Corstens believes the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday is where Lady In Pink will… Read More »
Former Melbourne Cup contender Mark Twain is making strong progress in his rehabilitation from a tendon injury, with OTI Racing optimistic about his return to racing. OTI Racing director Terry Henderson confirmed the gelding is nearing the end of a rehabilitation program under the care of Matty Williams, with a… Read More »
Stakes placegetter August Bloom is set to make a low key return in a benchmark race at Rosehill as trainer Peter Snowden looks to get her racing career back on track. Placed in the Magic Night Stakes (1200m) at two, August Bloom battled muscle issues during her three-year-old season, restricting her to… Read More »
Leading Victorian trainer Patrick Payne is under investigation after his horse, Hard To Cross, returned two positive swabs for the banned substance Formestane following wins at Sandown in May. Racing Victoria stewards confirmed that post-race urine samples contained Formestane, a steroidal aromatase inhibitor, along with its metabolites 4-Hydroxytestosterone and 6a-Hydroxyandrost-4-Ene3,… Read More »
Persian Caviar, the three-year-old daughter of legendary racehorse Black Caviar, continues to show promise under the watchful eye of trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman. The filly ran second in her first jumpout this preparation on Tuesday at Pakenham’s synthetic track. “She wasn’t asked for an effort, it was just… Read More »
Barrier one has provided the past two winners of the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) and Storyville has just edged into favouritism after drawing the inside gate in Saturday’s $1.5 million feature. Three-year-old fillies have dominated the race in recent years with Perfect Reflection, Arcadia Queen, Kay Cee and Amelia’s Jewel… Read More »
Group 1 winner Attrition is on target for more success at the top level in Saturday’s TABtouch-Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot, according to trainer Mitchell Freedman. The five-year-old enters the $1.5 million event off the back of a last start fourth in the Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill last month…. Read More »
Neville Parnham considered Zipaway and Bustler big winning hopes in the Railway Stakes, but was left lamenting after his two-pronged attack fell well short of the mark. Zipaway ran ninth while defending champion, Bustler, fared worse, finishing 13th behind Port Lockroy, but didn’t enjoy the best of runs when caught wide. After the… Read More »
Vin Cox knows it would be ambitious to think Caught U Looking could become the next Via Sistina, but Yulong is set to give its most recent high-profile purchase the chance to follow in the footsteps of this year’s Cox Plate winner. The emerging superpower, bidding under the name Willingham,… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and hometown Cups have not been a happy mix for the trainer. With his major Victorian bases at Cranbourne and Ballarat, to date only the Cranbourne Cup has gone his way with Dr Drill and Charterhouse being successful when in a training partnership with David Eustace. At Ballarat he is… Read More »
Mark Zahra is set to conclude his 2024 season with major Group 1 rides in Perth and Hong Kong this weekend, delaying his holiday plans to take key mounts at both events. Zahra will first ride Democracy Manifest in Saturday’s Northerly Stakes at Ascot before flying to Sha Tin for… Read More »
The final Group 1 of the year will feature a capacity line up after acceptances for Saturday’s $1.5 million Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot were released. A field of 16 plus two emergencies has accepted for the Northerly Stakes, featuring five interstate raiders who will look to continue their dominance… Read More »
Mick Price is keen to try and get Globe one more feature win before setting his sights on 2025 with the untapped gelding. The six-year-old son of Charm Spirit is part of a bumper set of 39 entries for this Saturday’s Ballarat Cup. Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent… Read More »
It is only a tick over three weeks since Bella Nipotina had her final run of a career-defining 2024, but the evergreen mare has already returned to work. Trainer Ciaron Maher reported that The Everest winner was back ‘ticking over’ after a fortnight break following her third placing in the Group 1… Read More »
Golden Mile will return to work as a gelding after one injury-interrupted season at stud. Just days before last year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Griff is put up for sale on Inglis Digital, the horse who precedes him on one of the most famed honour rolls in Australian racing has been announced… Read More »
The mounting yard at Ascot for the Group 1 Railway Stakes is a far cry from the dirt track about 900km north of Perth at Tessa Daly’s hometown of Carnarvon. However, Racing WA TV’s new Mounting Yard Analyst, feels right at home when casting her eye over thoroughbreds searching for… Read More »
Golden Mile, the 2022 Caulfield Guineas winner, is set to make a surprise return to racing under James Cummings after initially being retired earlier this year. Darley Australia confirmed the five-year-old, now gelded, will resume training. “Golden Mile will return to training as a gelding with Godolphin under Head Trainer… Read More »
Vincent Ho and Hugh Bowman lit up Sha Tin on Sunday with matching trebles, showcasing their world-class riding talent ahead of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Ho partnered The Boom Box, Vulcanus, and Healthy Healthy to victory, capping off a stellar week where he… Read More »
Leading South Australian jockey Barend Vorster continues to face challenges in his recovery from a mounting yard injury sustained in February 2023. The incident left him with ongoing concussion symptoms and a neck injury, resulting in persistent headaches and neck pain that have sidelined him for nearly two years. “The… Read More »
