A thrilling two-horse war in the Metropolitan spilled over into a stewards’ room battle as jockey Reece Jones had to fight a second time to land his maiden Group 1 win aboard the Chris Waller-trained Land Legend. Land Legend prevailed by a short half-head over Zac Lloyd’s mount Zardozi after the pair… Read More »
Just Fine has raced his way into the Melbourne Cup with an all-the-way victory at Flemington. The G Waterhouse & A Bott-trained stayer dominated the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) on Saturday to cement his place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5. Just Fine… Read More »
Chris Waller lost his top seed for the Flight Stakes on race eve, but it hasn’t stopped him from claiming the Group 1 fillies’ feature with another richly talented three-year-old in Lady Shenandoah. Odds-on favourite Autumn Glow was found to be lame on Friday, ruling her out of the race and the… Read More »
Cranbourne trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr produced almost the perfect result when their colts ran the quinella in a Stakes race at Flemington. Only a half-head separated First Settler and Reserve Bank at the end of the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) on Saturday with the pair expected to clash again… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge has produced the Breeders’ Plate trifecta for the second year in succession with King Kirk, the first runner for freshman sire Ole Kirk, putting his hat in the ring for a Magic Millions campaign with a come-from-behind win. A $300,000 buy, King Kirk ($8) got back from a… Read More »
The decision by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to send Tremonti to Melbourne produced an immediate result with the colt scoring at Flemington. Waterhouse and Bott have a strong team of two-year-olds and filled the placings in the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday and collected the… Read More »
Unusual Legacy is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature staying race at Randwick this afternoon, the Metropolitan (2400m). There was a doubt about him getting a run being third emergency but he’s in and has been the subject of a sustained push, now at $4.80 after opening $9. Future History… Read More »
Young Japanese jockey Akira Sugawara is set to ride Warp Speed in this year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, marking his debut in Australian racing. Sugawara, who grew up near Nakayama Racecourse in Japan, has already tasted success at the highest level, having claimed victory aboard Blow The Horn in the… Read More »
Laura Lafferty remains in intensive care but has shown a promising step forward in her recovery, having come out of an induced coma and is now able to communicate with her family. The 25-year-old jockey is still recovering from the serious injuries she sustained in a race fall at Ballarat… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Shaune Ritchie took a punt on travelling to England two years ago and purchased a horse that may give him his first runner in the Melbourne Cup. That imported galloper is Mahrajaan who will have his first start in Melbourne on Saturday when he runs in the Group 3… Read More »
Whether or not a lager or a draught takes your fancy, Free Beer has one of the most eye-catching names of any horse going around and trainer Justin Pickering believes that another win at nice odds can provide some extra pocket money at Morphettville. Free Beer notched a second career victory at… Read More »
After an aborted start to her preparation, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza is set to take her place at Flemington. Eneeza gave a leg a knock on race morning forcing her scratching from the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes at Moonee Valley last Friday. Moody said the filly had… Read More »
Jockey Laura Lafferty remains in ICU following a serious fall at Ballarat on Thursday afternoon. The 25-year-old was placed in an induced coma after sustaining a collapsed lung and injuries to her spleen and liver. Doctors at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital began waking her up on Friday morning. Lafferty’s manager, Simon… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and his team were left scratching their heads after the first-up performance of Circle Of Fire at Flemington. The Sydney Cup winner finished last, more than 20 lengths astern of Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 14. Circle Of Fire gets the chance… Read More »
Four years after scoring an upset win in one of world racing’s most prestigious events, Serpentine will spearhead a two-pronged Metropolitan assault for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby in England at double-figure odds, Serpentine arrived in Australia two years ago, going on to establish… Read More »
Chad Schofield will be bidding for his share of the family bragging rights when he attempts to join his father Glyn on the Epsom Handicap honour roll. Schofield has picked up the mount on $6 equal favourite Ceolwulf and regards the Joe Pride-trained gelding as his best chance yet to emulate the… Read More »
Glamour filly Autumn Glow is injured and will miss Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller broke the news on Friday morning, revealing that the undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun was suffering from a leg injury that requires surgery. “Unfortunately, Autumn Glow was found to be slightly lame… Read More »
Truth Or Dare will show his trainer whether he is a Victoria Derby proposition when the lightly raced galloper heads to Flemington for a suitable lead up assignment. The Mark Walker-trained galloper heads to the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) on Saturday with the gelding’s performance to tell the trainer whether… Read More »
Jockey Laura Lafferty was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital after a fall during a 1400m maiden race at Ballarat. Leading on the $201 outsider The Praised One, Lafferty was dislodged around the 800m mark when her mount shied. Racing Victoria steward Alex Streckbain confirmed Lafferty is suspected to have internal… Read More »
Jockey Zac Lloyd is lucky to avoid a serious injury in a scary incident on Thursday at Kembla Grange. Lloyd was thrown into the barrier rail at Kembla Grange before race three. He was aboard the Neasham & Archibald trained Fiftyfivechevy who veared right into the rail catapulting Lloyd onto… Read More »
