Winners win, as they say, and in three outings so far, Dance To The Boom is proving just that after her victory in the Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) at Wyong. After wins at Kembla Grange and Canterbury, Bjorn Baker now has some decisions to make for the daughter of Exceedance with richer… Read More »
Miraval Rose has been beaten when well-supported at her only two run this season, but Grahame Begg has given the mare’s loyal fans reason to stick with her this Wednesday at Flemington. The shrewd trainer is convinced they will see a fitter four-year-old in Wednesday’s Kensington Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Grunt… Read More »
Kris Lees knows Brudenell needs to lift to win Wednesday’s Canterbury Sprint, but he sees one significant that could spark the turnaround required. Drawing barrier two has the Newcastle trainer optimistic that the son of Russian Revolution could post his first win since the Bel Esprit Stakes in March this year. The… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse is chasing a long-elusive victory in the $1 million Perth Cup (2400m) with Serpentine, the 2020 English Derby winner. Despite a storied career, neither Waterhouse nor her legendary father, Tommy Smith, has claimed the prestigious Western Australian feature. Waterhouse is confident in Serpentine’s readiness, dismissing doubts about his… Read More »
In response to the hot weather forecast for New Year’s Day, the iconic Perth Cup will now run as a twilight fixture at Ascot Racecourse, with the race program reduced from nine to seven races. The first race is now scheduled for 3.37pm. Racing WA Chief Racing Officer David Hunter… Read More »
Unbeaten Justify filly Spicy Martini will get her chance against some of the best three-year-old sprinters in the country after being locked away for this weekend’s inaugural Magic Millions Sunlight. The Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean-trained speedster will run in the Gold Coast Turf Club slot in the $3 million event,… Read More »
Young Werther will tick off another racing jurisdiction when he contests Wednesday’s $1 million Perth Cup and trainer Danny O’Brien sees no reason why he won’t be a force in the 2400-metre Group 2 at Ascot. Western Australia will become the fourth state the seven-year-old has competed in, having placed in Group… Read More »
Ciaron Maher elected against starting Melbourne Cup placegetter Okita Soushi in Wednesday’s Bagot Handicap at Flemington, but he still has one of the leading contenders for the $175,000 Listed feature. Another of the star trainer’s 2024 Melbourne Cup team will be Maher’s sole representative, with Interpretation to run with Saffie Osborne aboard in the… Read More »
An eye issue threatened to derail Amazing Eagle’s Magic Millions quest, but Tuesday’s Listed Gosford Guineas gives him the chance to get his campaign back on track. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained colt is equal favourite with Midnight Dynamite for the $200,000 event over 1200 metres at Wyong. The… Read More »
Cranbourne-based trainer Clinton McDonald is rounding off a stellar 2024 with a strong chance in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight at the Gold Coast, where his filly Vestas is among the favourites. Vestas, a daughter of Toronado, enters the race at $8 with Ladbrokes following an impressive debut win… Read More »
Veteran jockey Dean Yendall marked his return to racing with a dramatic win at Nhill on Sunday, following a five-month layoff due to hip surgery. Yendall, sidelined since July, showed no signs of rust as he guided Ripper ($4) to a nail-biting victory over favourite Flux ($1.85) in a thrilling… Read More »
Caulfield and Melbourne Cup hero Without A Fight is back in Melbourne following an unsuccessful run in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase. Currently in quarantine at Mickleham, the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained stayer will rejoin the stable next week. “He’s good,” Sam Freedman told racing.com. “He’ll get out [of… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman will weigh up whether to give Time To Boogie his first chance at stakes level at Canterbury or wait a few more days for a benchmark race at Randwick. Freedman plans to accept for Time To Boogie in Wednesday’s Listed Canterbury Sprint (1200m) before assessing whether to run the… Read More »
Enver Jusufovic enjoyed one of the most satisfying days of his training career on Saturday and the popular horseman is optimistic the good times can roll on in 2025. The Cranbourne trainer, who celebrated a Saturday dual-venue double with horses he bred, could not be happier with how his maiden Group… Read More »
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Craig Williams would be unlikely to kick up too much of a sink if 2024 did not end. The star jockey has enjoyed one of the best months of his decorated career in December and capped it off with a winning treble at Saturday’s final Victorian metropolitan meeting of the season… Read More »
The Barry Lockwood-trained Give Me Space has stormed home down the outside to take out the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm. A winner of two of his five starts heading into Saturday’s 1300m event for three-year-olds, Give Me Space was sent out a $17 betting app chance and… Read More »
A decision to wait for races over 1200 metres with Field Of Play resulted in one of the more impressive performances by a juvenile in Melbourne this season at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The son of Deep Field and the I Am Invincible mare Californiasurprise demolished his rivals in the $150,000… Read More »
Riding a city winner has been Rose Hammond’s dream from the moment she decided she wanted to be a jockey, but never did she think her maiden metro success would be as special as it was. The Echuca apprentice teamed with her childhood idol, Michelle Payne, to bring up the… Read More »
Trainer John Thompson is confident Emmadella will get more opportunities at stakes level in the future after the mare raced to a comfortable victory in a Midway Handicap at Randwick. Emmadella finished fourth in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast at the end of her previous preparation in July… Read More »
