Lloyd Kennewell has already done a job for I Am Unstoppable’s original owners, now his attention turns to maximising the colt’s value for some of his new ones. The I Am Invincible three-year-old will have his first start with Widden Stud in the ownership when he contests Saturday’s $1 million Black… Read More »
The path to another tilt at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for 2022 winner Think It Over is set to begin in another Randwick weight-for-age race the grand campaigner also won two years ago. Trainer Kerry Parker is thrilled with the way his stable star is going in preparation for his first start… Read More »
Sage Duric, the daughter of Caulfield Cup winner Vlad Duric, is one of 11 riders who will officially be inducted as apprentice jockeys on Monday night at Moonee Valley. Duric is one of 11 members of the 2024 intake of Racing Victoria’s Apprentice Jockey Training Program. The 21-year-old is looking… Read More »
Aurora’s Symphony made it three from three in the apple isle when dominant taking out the Group 3 Hobart Cup on Sunday Already a dual Launceston Cup winner, Aurora’s Symphony stepped out at Hobart for the first time and had no issues carrying the big weight. An impressive winner at… Read More »
Legendary trainer Gary White caused a mini boil over in the Listed Thomas Lyons Stakes at Hobart on Sunday when six-year-old Just A Tribute swamped them from last. Last seen finishing third in Bm68 company, Just A Tribute was sent out one of the outsiders and spotted them all a start… Read More »
The Patrick Payne stable continued their hot form at the Tasmanian Summer Carnival with promising filly Wings Of Songs taking out the Listed Strutt Stakes at Hobart on Sunday. Unbeaten in her two previous starts in Tasmania, Wings Of Song was sent out the second elect with the Waterhouse and Bott… Read More »
Matt Smith will target feature sprints in two states with Buenos Noches as he sets his sights on an elusive Group 1 win. The four-year-old will kick off his campaign in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday as a pipe-opener to a southern state raid on the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher credits the variety of training establishments the stable can utilise in bringing out the best in Bella Nipotina who is on the cusp of starting another campaign. Bella Nipotina is slated to run in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday, kick starting her tenth campaign. The… Read More »
Mr Brightside had to call on all his fighting qualities to land victory in the first Group 1 race of the autumn at Caulfield. The C F Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday was turned into a war of attrition with the weight-for-age race run at a brutal tempo. Mr Brightside had… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge has continued its incredible strikerate with two-year-olds, this time plundering the $2 million Inglis Millennium with unassuming colt Fully Lit. The stable has produced 12 individual juvenile winners this season and co-trainer Adrian Bott says Fully Lit will be considered for a start in the Blue Diamond Stakes in… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has labelled Caballus the second-best colt he has trained behind Ozzmosis after the three-year-old overcame a high-class field to win the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick. Bought for $315,000 by syndicators Darby Racing as a tried horse, Caballus continued his perfect record for his new connections, adding Saturday’s Group 3 race… Read More »
Hayasugi will attempt a rare feat when she chases Melbourne’s premier juvenile race at Caulfield. The Clinton Mcdonald-trained two-year-old will head to the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 24 with the Blue Diamond Preview and the Blue Diamond Prelude already secured. No filly has achieved the… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable has strengthened their claims on capturing a first Blue Diamond Stakes together with a potential quartet of runners in the Group 1 race at Caulfield. Peter Snowden has won Melbourne’s premier juvenile race on three occasions and will chase a first with his son on February… Read More »
Annabel Neasham will give Castanya every chance to earn her way into the Golden Slipper after the filly took an important step with a sweeping victory in the Listed Lonhro Plate at Randwick. The youngster’s performance franked the form of Slipper second favourite Switzerland, who she finished runner-up to on debut, while… Read More »
Swettenham Stud has made a significant acquisition for the 2024 breeding season by welcoming the illustrious Lofty Strike to its roster. As the son of champion sire Snitzel and Golden Slipper heroine Overreach, Lofty Strike boasts an impeccable pedigree, making him one of the most promising stallion prospects in recent… Read More »
Trainer Lindsey Smith enjoyed a quick hit and run mission to Hobart on Friday with progressive mare Yellow Sam taking out the Group 3 Mystic Journey Stakes. A winner of five of her 11 starts, Yellow Sam has gone to a new level this preparation and had no concern justifying her… Read More »
You just never know in racing. It is so easy for a trainer or owners to decide to move an underperforming horse on, not realising they might just be making that move one or two runs too early. Take the case of the Scott Morrisey trained Tikka Ready … a… Read More »
Owner Tony Ottobre always knew there was plenty of talent hidden away in Pride Of Jenni, but first she had to dispose of her wayward tendencies. It took the best part of three years for Pride Of Jenni to eventually show Ottobre that talent when she racked-up back-to-back Group 1… Read More »
Robbie Laing doubts there will be a fitter horse than Hey Fat Cat in the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield. Successful at Sale and Sandown in his last two starts, Laing decided to bypass another restricted race at Sandown during the week for the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Laing also… Read More »
A two-state, black-type double will be in the offing for Gary Portelli following his decision to split three-year-olds Encap and Flying Trapeze between Sydney and Melbourne. Both were acceptors for Saturday’s Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, however Flying Trapeze has already been scratched and will instead head… Read More »
