Japanese-bred mare Yachiyo will target the lucrative $300,000 Sportsbet Future Stars Series Final (1400m) on February 27, following her impressive heat victory on January 17. Co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr confirmed the decision, opting for the rich feature over a Benchmark 64 race over 1600m. “For $300,000, we’d be mad not… Read More »
It will hopefully be second time lucky for Boa Vista when the filly steps out for her debut at Sandown. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday having been withdrawn from a similar race last week. Boa Vista was… Read More »
Ceolwulf has tuned up for his Apollo Stakes return with a superb barrier trial win at Warwick Farm, setting the scene for an exciting autumn carnival ahead. The dual Group 1 victor led throughout in Thursday’s 1000m heat and wasn’t tested to comfortably defeat Via Sistina, who he is likely to… Read More »
Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are banking on the addition of winkers to spark Snitzel colt Blitzburg back to winning form after a frustrating and ultimately fruitless excursion to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions. The youngster was made second emergency for the $3 million Magic Millions Classic before suffering… Read More »
Its news that 3yo filly Thorpedo Anna was crowned 2024 Horse of The Year on receiving 193 of the 240 first-place votes at the 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards. In winning five of her six starts for the season, she began at Oaklawn Park on 30 March with a 4 length victory… Read More »
Widden Stud’s colours won’t be carried in the Rosehill race that bears its name this weekend, but that does not mean the famed operation is not represented in the $250,000 Group 3 event. Widden stallion Written By is the sire of leading fancy The Playwright and the Hunter Valley stud… Read More »
Tashi, the consistent five-year-old mare trained by Peter Snowden, is set to make her Melbourne debut in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Sandown. The decision to target the Bellmaine Stakes came after Tashi impressed in a 1030m barrier trial at Rosehill last Thursday, prompting Snowden to fast-track… Read More »
Calm, easy to handle, and has a love for work – Jasper – is the ideal equestrian horse, according to rider Suzie McLean. Pinball Player, as Jasper was known when representing Belhus Racing on the track, is enjoying his newfound eventing career. The son of Magnus had 16 career starts,… Read More »
Jockey Jye Mcneil was proven correct in his assessment of Sirena who appreciated the roomier Sandown circuit in recording her maiden win. Sirena took out the Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Plate (1200m) on Wednesday having run below her best on the tighter Mornington track at her two runs this campaign. “We… Read More »
Trainer Robert Witten has been a passive observer of his hometown Bunbury Cup for six decades, but he’s hoping it’s a different story on March 8 and that he can play a more active role. Witten has experienced top level racing success before, but taking out the Bunbury Cup on… Read More »
This Saturday at Sandown, a competitive field of 13 mares will line up for the Group 3 Bellmaine Stakes, a 1200-metre contest that sees several talented runners resuming their campaigns. Quintessa, Eternal Flame, and Fancify are set to carry the top weights as they return to racing, while Wrote To… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes, one of Australia’s premier two-year-old horse races, is heating up as the field narrows down to 81 potential contenders. The Melbourne Racing Club recently released the third round of acceptances, and several notable horses remain in the running for the Group 1 feature next month. Key… Read More »
The Widden Stakes has been a happy hunting ground for the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou stable and they are looking for In Limbo to continue that trend at Rosehill. Ryan won the race in 2015 with Fireworks when training in his own right and the business partners collected another when… Read More »
Grahame Begg has been forced into starting two of his mares in a Stakes race at Sandown, a scenario the inform trainer says is not ideal. Miraval Rose and So Glamorous head to the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Begg would have preferred the race to remain at Caulfield,… Read More »
In-form gelding Accredited will have a chance to prove how patience can be rewarded in racing on several fronts as he prepares for a belated black-type debut in the Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. The sprinter was set to start a short-priced favourite for the Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes remains an option for boom Sydney colt Wodeton, who was this week paid up as a third-round acceptor for Victoria’s premier two-year-old event. The Melbourne Racing Club on Wednesday announced the 81 horses left in the running to contest the $2 million Group 1 at Caulfield… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton has a decision to make with Feroce in the lead-up to Australian Guineas at Flemington. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up will have only one run before the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March. That first-up run will come in either the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
A frustrating stint on the sidelines is almost over for champion jockey, William Pike, who hopes to be back riding in the next month. Out of action since December, Pike can see light at the end of the tunnel after receiving a positive medical report from his specialist. Pike, a… Read More »
Mr Brightside is all set to defend his CF Orr Stakes title after a trial win at Geelong. The star Lindsay Park-trained galloper impressed his trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes along with jockey Craig Williams when winning the second heat of the morning over 1000m on Wednesday. It was… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Via Sistina will headline another star-studded barrier trial session at Warwick Farm as she moves a step closer to her campaign return. The six-time Group 1 winner will step out in a 1000m Group Trial on the course proper on Thursday, alongside high-class stablemates Fangirl and Atishu, and Joe… Read More »
