De Bergerac is already safely in the field for next month’s Santa Ana Lane Series Final, but the gelding will use this Saturday’s final qualifier to round out preparations for the Listed event. The Grahame Begg-trained five-year-old will step out in the $150,000 open handicap over 1100 metres at Flemington…. Read More »
Blueblood colt Wodeton will stand at stud in 2026 after Coolmore and Newgate Farm announced a partnership to retire the talented son of Wootton Bassett to the Hunter Valley. The highly regarded three-year-old will stand his first season at Newgate Farm at a service fee of $16,500 including GST. Bred… Read More »
Grand Final Day as almost arrived for Asfoora and Henry Dwyer is tipping an improved performance from his globe-trotting mare in the King Charles III Stakes on Day 1 at Royal Ascot. The seven-year-old daughter of Flying Artie, who won the 1005-metre Group 1 sprint at Royal Ascot two years… Read More »
Skyhook ticked an important box by stretching his brilliance to a mile with an emphatic win in the Gunsynd Classic, putting himself firmly in the frame for a shot at the Golden Eagle in the spring. Co-trainer Sterling Alexiou confirmed the three-year-old had earned a spell after taking out Saturday’s… Read More »
Western Empire completed a Belmont feature race treble when comprehensively outclassing his opposition in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes over 2000m. The Grant and Alana Williams trained gelding, who continues to thrive as an eight-year-old, has, in less than month, taken out the Belmont Sprint over 1400m, the Hyperion Stakes… Read More »
Can that Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien keep Coolmore on top for 2026 with his all-conquering Diamond Necklace and jockey Ryan Moore highly fancied in the Prix de Diane Longines. Priced as the odds-on $1.60 favourite with Australia-wide wagering agencies, victory will give Aidan O’Brien his second success in this French… Read More »
Fresh from her stunning victory in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, Spicy Martini is being aimed at Australia’s richest race, the $20 million The Everest. Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds confirmed on Sunday that the brilliant mare will bypass the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara later this month and instead be… Read More »
Star sprinter Jimmysstar will bypass the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap and head to the paddock, with connections opting to focus on a lucrative spring campaign rather than press on with his Queensland winter preparation. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding had been at the head of futures betting for the Stradbroke despite… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable has taken former European import See That Storm back to the trials after an Australian debut flop. See That Storm finished last on his Australian debut at Caulfield on May 30, beaten over 10 lengths behind Jimmy The Bear. Kent Jnr explained… Read More »
David Pfieffer is planning to enter unchartered territory with Whinchat at some stage this year, but his immediate focus is on winning the Listed Civic Stakes at Randwick. The gelding finished fifth in a strong edition of the sprint 12 months ago, which was taken out by subsequent Group 1… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Royal Supremacy has done a ‘Pride Of Jenni’ in leading throughout to score in the Q22 at Eagle Farm. With Pride Of Jenni withdrawn on race morning because of the Heavy 9 track, Royal Supremacy took up the leader’s role in the Group 2 2200m weight-for-age contest… Read More »
No, a champion will not let one go. Despite the hopes of some of his rivals, James Mcdonald had all of those exceptional riding qualities on display as he steered Tron Bolt to victory in the Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm, and overtook Malcolm Johnston’s long-standing… Read More »
Almost four decades after his late father John Marshall won the second of his two Stradbroke Handicaps aboard Robian Steele, Talyor Marshall has celebrated his maiden Group One victory in Queensland’s most prestigious race. Marshall partnered the Toby Edmonds-trained Spicy Martini ($13) to a thrilling win in Saturday’s $3 million… Read More »
A trip north or a break to get ready for the spring is what trainer Lloyd Kennewell must weigh up after Straand Deal made it a winning hat-trick at Sandown. Success in the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2400m) on Saturday was Straand Deal’s first at the trip after victories… Read More »
Rising staying talent The budgiesmugla has justified the decision to bypass the Brisbane Cup in preference for a Listed assignment at Rosehill, maintaining his perfect 2400-metre record in the process. Trainer Bjorn Baker, who is in England to oversee the Royal Ascot bid of gun sprinter Overpass, opted for Saturday’s… Read More »
The decision to return Coeur Volante to training has paid a dividend with the mare being successful at Sandown. Success in the IVE> Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday came at the second outing for the mare’s new connections after she was purchased for $500,000 last spring by Widden Stud and Bangaloe… Read More »
The margin was narrow, and he had to survive a protest, but Nobler stamped himself as a horse of the future with his third successive win at Rosehill. The former Irish gelding, who made his local debut in March, has now put together a hat-trick of victories after adding Saturday’s… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell is already looking ahead to the major Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds in Melbourne with debut winner Mbube. The two-year-old son of Rubick was heavily supported to win the Sportsbet Fast Form Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday and Kennewell said the colt will be in the… Read More »
A tongue-in-cheek Dylan Gibbons admitted fellow jockey Tyler Schiller deserved some of his winning riding fee after he took out the opening race at Rosehill aboard Hawkes Racing youngster Marwooba. The two-year-old was backing up from Canterbury on Monday when he finished sixth over 1250m with Schiller in the saddle…. Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Saturday, with good depth across the program. Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
