At Witz End has secured a place in the $2 million Kosciuszko lineup at Randwick on October 19 … a reward that is as deserving as it would have highly unlikely at the start of the year. The fact that trainer Daniel Bowen has worked wonders with the now nine-year-old… Read More »
Six-year-old stayer Onesmoothoperator is set to enter quarantine this week, with plans to target a range of lucrative Australian races, even though his spot in the Melbourne Cup on November 5 remains uncertain. Trainer Brian Ellison has outlined alternative plans for the Northumberland Plate winner, eyeing races like the Geelong… Read More »
A strong international contingent, featuring seven UK horses and two from Japan, has entered pre-export quarantine in preparation for the Melbourne spring racing carnival. Japanese hopes include Cox Plate-bound Prognosis and Warp Speed, who is nominated for both the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup and boasts strong form behind Japanese… Read More »
The Australian horse racing industry is mourning the death of racing television pioneer Graham McNeice who has died at 76 years of age in Sydney. Queensland-born, McNeice achieved his success in radio and television predominantly in New South Wales initially as an understudy racecaller and as a producer and presenter… Read More »
Let’s Galahvant: the horse that every trainer would love to have in their stable. The Galah gelding is no superstar, but he’s very honest, versatile with above average ability who rarely runs a bad race. In 41 starts for the Pearce brothers, Dan and Ben, he’s collected 12 wins and… Read More »
It’s been a challenging campaign for Acermetric, but trainer Dean Cocivera has high optimism that at Carnarvon on Saturday, the veteran gelding has his hoof on the till. After early injury worries, Acermetric has hit his straps and Dean Cocivera believes the ten-year-old is up for the fight to land… Read More »
Trainers Richard Jolly and Chantelle Jolly will look to add another early season feature race win to their record when they saddle three runners in a Stakes race in Adelaide. Having already saluted with See You In Heaven in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes at Morphettville last month, the pair will… Read More »
When James Cummings was contemplating first-up options for Traffic Warden, it was no surprise the Run To The Rose was prominent in his thoughts. Cummings has won the $300,000 Group 2 five times, four as Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia, including the past three. He is using the set-weights-and-penalties contest to… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and Jd Hayes is viewing a return to a filly’s race at Flemington being the ideal opportunity for Bold Bastille to get back into winning form. The Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday is restricted to three-year-old fillies and is a race… Read More »
Exciting mare Joliestar made a clear Everest statement with her thumping first-up win in the Show County Quality, now her challenge is to back it up. The four-year-old has rocketed into $5 equal favouritism for the $20 million showpiece and could firm further if she repeats her fresh effort in the… Read More »
Group 1 champion Alligator Blood may still have a racing future, showing remarkable progress in his recovery from a pastern injury initially thought to be career-ending. Scheduled scans at the end of the month will determine if a return to the track is possible. Since sustaining the injury, Alligator Blood… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are hoping to rewind the clock 12 months to the last time Mostly Cloudy was successful. That victory over 2500m was at the corresponding Flemington meeting Mostly Cloudy ran at last year when he ran out a comfortable two-length winner. The problem with that… Read More »
Matt Dunn will have at least two starters in The Kosciuszko with Boom Torque and Tribeca Star both selected for slots in the $2 million Everest Day feature. The pair will have what could be their final lead-up runs in separate states on Saturday, dual acceptor Boom Torque to step out at… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott had to tread patiently with Bases Loaded last campaign when he was coming off a 12-month stint on the sidelines, but it is a different scenario this time around. The four-year-old will resume in Saturday’s Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday after… Read More »
As a Group 1 winner, Pinstriped is now consigned to tackling Australia’s elite gallopers. Providing trainer Enver Jusufovic with a maiden Group 1 win in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 31, Pinstriped has the chance to go back-to-back at the highest level when he contests the Makybe Diva Stakes… Read More »
Chad Schofield has only sat on the back of Bustling once, but that is all he has needed to be excited at the prospect of linking with the former West Australian for his Sydney debut in The Run To The Rose. The first horse chosen for a slot in this year’s Everest… Read More »
Eight weeks after undergoing hip surgery, jockey Dean Yendall is experiencing significant improvement in his movement. His wife, fellow jockey Christine Puls, noticed a marked difference during a recent golf outing, observing his swing was much more fluid than before. “If he can swing a golf club like that now,… Read More »
Trainers Patrick and Michelle Payne are opting for a quieter spring campaign for four-year-old stayers Wings Of Song and Bold Soul. Both horses have been back in training for a month, with Payne aiming to let them progress through the grades without pushing too hard this season. Wings Of Song… Read More »
Williamsburg will continue his career with Brett Cavanough after being bought by the canny Scone horseman and clients on Inglis Digital this week. The Group 3 winner and Group 1 placegetter topped the Inglis Digital September (Early) Sale, which concluded on Wednesday, when sold for $455,000. That is $15,000 less than what… Read More »
For the second consecutive year it was the Teruya Yoshida owned Crown Pride who defended his $1.2m OBS Korea Cup title with a dominant 5 length win at the Seoul Let’s Run Park. And, now its Crown Pride who gains automatic entry in to the $1m Big Ass Fans Breeders’… Read More »
