Chris Waller believes the long-awaited Group 1 breakthrough for Angel Capital could be just around the corner as the talented sprinter prepares to launch his spring campaign in Saturday’s Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. A three-time Group 1 placegetter, the five-year-old heads the field for the Group 2 feature and… Read More »
A total of 103 horses, including 15 international contenders, have been nominated for the 2026 Cox Plate, which will be staged at Flemington for the first time. The overseas contingent features runners from Ireland, Great Britain, France and Japan, with renowned trainers Aidan O’Brien and Yoshito Yahagi both represented after… Read More »
Wednesday’s meeting at Cranbourne has been abandoned after heavy overnight rain left surface water across the course. Racing Victoria stewards confirmed the decision at 6:56am after the track received 16mm of rain overnight. The rainfall resulted in surface water remaining on the racing surface, with stewards determining the track was… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have finalised disciplinary action against licensed trainer Matthew Brown following the detection of prohibited substances in Rip ‘N’ Rip after a race at Bendigo in July 2025. Brown pleaded guilty to a charge under Australian Rule of Racing AR 240(2), which makes trainers responsible for ensuring horses… Read More »
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance!” Those words might have been heard from Moonee Valley Racing Club head office after Chris Waller submitted his entries for this year’s Cox Plate. Waller has more than a quarter of the entries for this year’s $6 million race, which were revealed on… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has had some success with ‘wood’ horses and hopes a better track at Caulfield Heath will be beneficial for his latest one. Earlswood and Kingswood won races for Bedggood having started their careers in Ireland and Currawood is his latest Irish import. All three horses are owned in the same interests by Glyn… Read More »
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr would ideally like to keep the dual-nominated Boniface in Sydney this Saturday, provided the lightly raced galloper can sneak into their preferred target. The former French galloper holds a domestic rating of 81 which sees him 16th in the order of entry for the Premier’s Cup… Read More »
Aeliana had been loaded into the barriers when she got a hind leg caught momentarily in the stalls. Understandably, no risks were taken with the three-time Group 1 winner and she was withdrawn from her 1000m heat. If Aeliana’s leg issue is nothing serious, Waller has a fall-back option to enter… Read More »
Michael Hickmott celebrated his fourth victory in the Darwin Cup, but it came with the runner few punters expected after Watadeel caused an upset at Fannie Bay. Starting at $16 with leading betting apps Australia, Watadeel produced a dominant staying performance to capture the $220,000 feature over 2050 metres under… Read More »
One of South Australia’s best-known commercial breeding operations, Cornerstone Stud, will conclude its breeding chapter with a complete dispersal of its bloodstock portfolio through an Inglis Digital sale next week. The unreserved offering will include the entirety of the farm’s commercial bloodstock, featuring broodmares, weanlings, young stock, racehorses and breeding… Read More »
If you watched ‘Glorious Goodwood’ you will by now be well acquainted with the peacock blue and old gold racing silks of Wathnan Racing, who came away from the showpiece carnival with seven winners, giving them the ‘Leading Owner of the Carnival’ title. If you didn’t watch Goodwood, make a… Read More »
Champion galloper Mr Brightside has taken another positive step towards his spring campaign after an encouraging jump out at Flemington on Monday. The 10-time Group 1 winner pleased co-trainer JD Hayes in his first public hit-out since undergoing minor fetlock surgery late last year, with Mark Zahra aboard while Craig… Read More »
Black-type racing returns to Randwick this Saturday with the running of the Missile Stakes (1200m), the first Pattern race of the new Sydney season. The Randwick meeting attracted 165 nominations when entries closed on Monday morning, with the Missile Stakes receiving 12 nominations for a capacity field of 16 plus… Read More »
Coolmore Australia has strengthened its already elite stallion roster for 2026 with the addition of dual Group 1 winner Delacroix, while Champion New Zealand young sire Super Seth also joins the Hunter Valley operation. By global sire sensation Dubawi, Delacroix arrives with an outstanding race record, an international pedigree and… Read More »
Roulette King has taught Trevor Rogers how to say no and the Cranbourne trainer never expected the reward for continually denying prospective buyers would be seeing his small team increase. But so impressed was one potential buyer with Rogers’ dedication to his untapped four-year-old that he added to his stable…. Read More »
His Spring Carnival program might be a little different this year, but there will be a similar starting point for Jimmysstar. Ciaron Maher’s explosive gelding will have his first trial of the campaign over 900 metres at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning. The son of Per Incanto first appeared at… Read More »
Jockey Raymond Vigar will not ride the $9 chance Jimi Hendrix in the $220,000 Darwin Cup. Vigar’s participation in the Darwin Cup Carnival was brought to an abrupt end when all jockeys were breath-tested at Saturday’s Palmerton Sprint with alcohol being detected in Vigar’s sample that came in above the… Read More »
Great expectations can lead to a big disappointment … and if there is ever a game that can bring anyone down to earth when they think you are ready to take flight … racing is the name of that game. Pre-race, the $150 000 Palmerston Sprint over 1200m, the Northern… Read More »
Angel Capital will make an early return in the opening stakes race of the Sydney season as he prepares for a potentially career-defining campaign. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed the five-year-old would be nominated for the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick next Saturday and at this stage, his intention… Read More »
The script did not go to plan for the connections of champion jumper Stern Idol who finished out of the money in his final race start. Stern Idol was sent off the $1.90 favourite, but finished fourth under Will Gordon, winding up 12 lengths astern of the winner in the… Read More »
