Tom Daberning continued his impressive run of Summer form with two-year-old filly Cavalry Girl, who won the VRC Punters Club Sprint (1000m) as a $3.80 favourite under Linda Meech. Brave on debut when second in the Geelong Diamond to Cherish Me, Cavalry Girl’s race experience came to the fore in… Read More »
Fashion Faux Pas, a multiple Stakes-winning American mare that has produced a $1.7m yearling this season and carrying a ‘limited edition’ cover to Snitzel, headlines a bumper Inglis Digital January catalogue of 519 lots. The 9YO mare, who hails from a quality family cultivated by the Hancock Family of Claiborne… Read More »
Money well spent two years ago has delivered Victorian-based Rosemont Stud and partners with a rich windfall when Bosustow claimed the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at Gold Coast. Co-trainer Annabel Neasham was uncertain whether a gear change would make the required difference but the application of blinkers for the $3 million… Read More »
Little short of a juggernaut is how Bjorn Baker’s summer could be described and not even a delayed flight from Sydney to Gold Coast could hold him back from training a feature race winner. O’ Ole, a son of Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m)… Read More »
The in-form Grahame Begg stable will unveil a new stable acquisition when Howgoodareyou lines up at Flemington. The former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper runs in the Flemington Racing Spectacular 1-29 March (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, her first outing since March. Howgoodareyou has had three jump-outs in preparation for Saturday’s return… Read More »
Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) winner Wymark hasn’t been since the last Autumn, with trainer Michael Freedman happy to bypass the Spring with the now four-year-old gelding. Instead, Wymark, who was bought by OTI racing late last year, will resume in a benchmark 88 over 1300m at Rosehill, a distance Freedman acknowledges… Read More »
The$3m Magic Millions Classic for two-year-olds will be run Friday night at the Gold Coast and we take a look at the sale prices for each of the horses as well as their breeding and the Magic Millions sale lot numbers. Hi Barbie takes out top spot for the most… Read More »
Having decided on aborting a potential Middle East trip with Okita Soushi, the Melbourne Cup placegetter is set to step out at Flemington on Saturday. The Ciaron Maher-trained stayer is one of four runners from the stable that will line up in the TAB Australian Cup Race Day, 29 March… Read More »
A fit and in form Magnetic Edge will line-up for a third start for the New Year when he heads to home soil again at Murray Bridge. A start in the Magic Millions Handicap (2000m) at Murray Bridge on Saturday will be the rising 10-year-old’s third in as many weeks as… Read More »
The rest of us could imagine riding in around 25 races between Gold Coast, Melbourne then Hong Kong all in 48 hours to be a lot on our plates but when you’re as driven and at the top of your game like Craig Williams, it all comes as natural in… Read More »
While the win of Banker’s Choice at Moonee Valley recently may have got under the guard of punters, it wasn’t totally unexpected by the gelding’s trainers. Prepared by Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson, Banker’s Choice registered his first win in just over two years when successful on December 28 and will… Read More »
The Victorian jumps racing program has been released by Racing Victoria with less races programmed along with a cut to prize money. In total 57 jumps races have been programmed for the 2025 season which will commence at Warrnambool on March 28 and end with the Grand National Steeplechase meeting… Read More »
Flemington trainer Nick Ryan in banking on a step up in trip on his home track to bring up another victory for Munhamek. The UK bred galloper who raced in Hong Kong before making his way to Australia, is down to run in the TAB We’re On (1600m) on Saturday…. Read More »
It is fair to say that Bjorn Baker ‘s stable is going well at the moment. A figure like a 35% strike-rate in the past month certainly backs that up and as he lines up a strong team at Rosehill, the run of success can continue. “We’ve had a good run… Read More »
Impervious, a promising filly by first-season sire Farnan, marked her racing debut with a commanding victory at Ipswich over 800 meters this Wednesday. Trained by Tony Gollan and skilfully ridden by Angela Jones, Impervious entered the race as a firm favourite, buoyed by her solid performances in recent trials. The… Read More »
Alliri, a three-year-old filly by All Too Hard, notched her first metropolitan victory at Randwick on Wednesday, showcasing her burgeoning talent in a Benchmark 64 event over 1100 meters. Guided by jockey Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Kris Lees, Alliri impressively pulled away to secure the win by 1.5 lengths…. Read More »
Four-year-old gelding Wayed To Go delivered a stunning upset at Geelong on Wednesday, taking out the 2246m race at $158 on the tote and upwards of $201 with some betting sites. Trained by Shane Bottomley and ridden by Adam McCabe, the outsider led throughout and held off late challenges to… Read More »
Champion jockey Zac Purton is just three wins away from breaking Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record of 1,813 career victories. Purton, currently at 1,810 wins, aims to surpass the milestone this Sunday at Sha Tin during the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m). Purton secured a double at Happy… Read More »
With Saturday’s $3.5m The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic being run on Friday, it’s the Capitalist 2yo filly Memo who is $6 co-favourite with wagering agencies. As 41mm had deluged the Aquis Park Gold Coast track, the remaining seven races of The $14.5m Star Magic Millions Raceday will… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien held off the temptation to apply blinkers to the race day gear of Rock The Bar until it was totally necessary. The Wilson Real Estate Handicap (1512m) at Geelong on Wednesday was the perfect time for the headgear to be applied, with the four-year-old son of Toronado registering his… Read More »
