Lindsay Park has locked in the next start for Mr Brightside on his path towards the Cox Plate. The Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on AFL Grand Final Eve, September 27, will be one of two races Mr Brightside has before the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on… Read More »
Tim Clark expects the 7 Stakes meeting at Randwick to prove a decisive one for a trio of his feature race mounts, including two exciting imports bidding to consolidate their respective positions in Sydney’s carnival ranks. The go-to jockey for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Clark will link with Tulloch Lodge… Read More »
Tony Mcevoy hopes to learn on Saturday whether the spring plans he has in store for Group 1 winner Coco Sun are too ambitious. This year’s South Australian Derby winner will take the next step in her spring campaign in the $750,000 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The Group 1 event will be… Read More »
The chance to qualify for a $3 million Melbourne Cup day feature has tempted Lindsay Park to bypass an assignment at Caulfield in favour of bringing Here To Shock north for the Cameron Handicap at Newcastle. Co-trainer Ben Hayes confirmed the multiple stakes winner had made the float trip to NSW overnight… Read More »
Jockey Michael Cahill has been suspended for four weeks after failing to ride out his mount, Aitutaki, at Wednesday’s Doomben meeting. In Race 6, the Sky Racing Fillies and Mares Ratings Band 0-62 Handicap, Cahill eased his riding approximately 40 meters from the winning post. Stewards ruled that this lapse… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan will aim Too Darn Discreet at a Stakes race that the dam of the filly won 12 years ago. Too Darn Discreet is a daughter of the Shamardel mare Maybe Discreet who won the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) at Flemington in 2012 before going on to claim… Read More »
The Flight Stakes will come around too soon for Canterbury winner Mergeila, but connections have another Group One on the radar for the superbly bred filly. A $750,000 purchase for Yulong Investments, Mergeila is by Justify out of former top racemare Invincibella and claimed her first win at just her second… Read More »
Old-timer Amade kicks off another campaign at Caulfield with his trainer Phillip Stokes excited with the way the gelding is progressing. Amade will be aimed at some of the lesser spring races during the Carnival after he kicks off in the Group 3 MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The gelding is… Read More »
Potential Caulfield Cup topweight Fawkner Park will commence his campaign aimed at the Group 1 handicap in a weight-for-age contest on Saturday. The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained galloper runs in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield where he will be joined by stablemate Bois D’Argent. Only two horses… Read More »
A slick race day exhibition gallop by Our Kobison has jockey Dylan Gibbons excited about his prospects as he prepares to take on some big-name sprinters in the Group Two The Shorts at Randwick. Gibbons partnered the Angela Davies-trained gelding in a solo workout between races at Rosehill last Saturday and said… Read More »
Bella Nipotina, trained by Ciaron Maher, has been secured as TAB’s horse for the $20 million Everest at Royal Randwick on October 19. This marks Maher’s first runner in the prestigious race. Bella Nipotina, one of the top sprinters in Australia, ended last season with a Group 1 win in… Read More »
The pendulum is swinging, and it’s Sunday’s Prix Niel winner Sosie who is the new $5 favourite with betting sites in Australia for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. With Sosie tracking the odds-on race favourite Look de Vega from barrier rase in this Group 2 of 2400m event… Read More »
The Astrologist delivered Corstens one of the highlights of his training career in the 2022 TABtouch-Gold Rush, where he held off a late surge from Kissonallforcheeks. Corstens then travelled the gelding to Dubai and the United Kingdom, where he ran credible races in the Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) and Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
Racing Victoria handicapper David Hegan said he would like to have waited an extra week before releasing the weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Hegan said ideally the final handicaps for the Cups would be released after Saturday’s racing in Melbourne and Sydney to ascertain how potential contenders are… Read More »
Chris Waller on Tuesday paid tribute to his dual Derby winner Riff Rocket, who has died. The four-year-old son of American Pharoah succumbed to complications from emergency colic surgery that was conducted early last week. A shattered Waller fondly remembered the gelding, who was bred and raced by Debbie Kepitis and… Read More »
The Map already owns a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption and the pride of South Australia could be guaranteed a place in the Spring Carnival’s other big handicap after this Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield. The daughter of Alpine Eagle will have her second start for the campaign in the $200,000 MRC Foundation… Read More »
Tragedy has struck the racing world with the death of Riff Rocket, a three-time Group 1 winner, following complications from colic surgery. The Chris Waller-trained galloper underwent surgery last week to address a bowel issue, and while his initial recovery appeared positive, he could not overcome persistent post-surgery complications. Riff… Read More »
The weights for the 2024 Caulfield Cup have been released, setting the stage for an exciting contest. Reigning champion Without A Fight will carry the top weight of 58.5kg, while current Caulfield Cup favourite Warmonger is assigned 53.5kg. Second favourite Fawkner Park will carry 55kg. Among other notable entries, Chris… Read More »
The eagerly awaited weights for the 2024 Melbourne Cup have been released, heightening anticipation for what promises to be another exhilarating race. Reigning champion Without A Fight has been assigned the top weight of 58.5kg as it looks to defend its title in Australia’s most prestigious race. Close behind is… Read More »
A start in a Group 1 race at Caulfield could determine whether Godolphin galloper Pericles stays in Melbourne or heads back to Sydney for the remainder of the spring. A last start winner of the So You Think Stakes at Moonee Valley on September 7, Pericles will be one of the… Read More »
