Both Private Eye and Chrysaor will bypass a start in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield and instead take their chances in the $1 million The Hunter at the stand-alone Newcastle meeting. Trainer Joe Pride had been two-minds about which way to head with Private Eye and while landing… Read More »
Ciaron Maher missed out on a Group 1 during Flemington’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, but the star trainer has loaded the bases in his quest to win the final Group 1 of the year on the eastern seaboard. Maher will start three horses in the $1 million Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, Southport… Read More »
Lindsay Park’s great run with juveniles continued at Bendigo on Wednesday when Hello Romeo led home a stable quinella and score a milestone victory for his sire. The colt became the first winner from Hello Youmzain’s New Zealand’s crops when he led all the way to win the Avis Bendigo… Read More »
If experience aboard Zeitung is any sort of advantage, Jamie Kah could be lifting the Thousand Guineas trophy this Saturday at Caulfield. The crowd favourite will be reunited with the James Cummings-trained filly in the $1.5 million Group 1. The 1600-metre event will be the seventh start of a preparation that started… Read More »
Having had to settle for seconds with Powers Of Opal in the Wakeful Stakes and VRC Oaks, trainer John Sargent is hoping French Ruler can go one better in another three-year-old feature. The gelding is among acceptances for the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle on Saturday with Sargent electing to bypass… Read More »
The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock training partnership is nearing its conclusion with the latter set to return home to South Africa. Stable clients were on Tuesday advised of the impending change in set-up to the successful Cranbourne stable with de Kock’s name to set to disappear from Australian formguides… Read More »
Luke Fernie believes he has the right winning formula for Devoted and hopes he can test that theory when the six-year-old tackles elite opposition at Ascot Saturday week. Devoted is back in the west and on home soil and familiar territory once again after Luke Fernie purchased the Xtravagant gelding for $105,000… Read More »
Co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi’s prospects of winning the Listed Tabtouch Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday improved significantly after talented three-year-old Repossession drew perfectly in barrier one. The Gangemi brothers breathed a huge sigh of relief when news came through that Repossession would start from the exact… Read More »
Bold Bastille, owned by Ozzie Kheir, is set to go up for auction next week through a boutique Inglis Digital sale. Trained by Lindsay Park, this talented daughter of Brazen Beau made waves as a two-year-old, winning four of her first five starts, including three at Listed level. She impressed… Read More »
The powerful Ciaron Maher stable is confident the Saturday weekâs Railway Stakes (1600m) is the right race for Light Infantry Man to score his maiden Group 1 win. The six-year-old scored his first win in seven starts under the care of Ciaron Maher in last Thursday’s Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1600m)… Read More »
The eight-year-old is among the entries for this Saturday’s $1 million Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, which is the final Group 1 race of the elongated Spring Carnival. Gentleman Roy completed a winning hat-trick when he won the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes on August 17 , which was followed by… Read More »
Joseph Pride has the two top weights entered in the $1 million Group 2 The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle this Saturday, but only last year’s winner Coal Crusher is certain to line up. His stable star Private Eye is dual nominated in The Hunter and the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Adrian Bott jetted in to watch the final piece of fast work for his and Gai Waterhouse’s Thousand Guineas runners at Caulfield on Tuesday. The Tulloch Lodge trainers made use of the opportunity for Too Darn Lizzie and Dominetta to work on the course proper four days out from the $1.5 million… Read More »
Blake Shinn is set to reunite with Antino for the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin on December 8, as confirmed by trainer Tony Gollan. Shinn previously guided Antino to victory in the Toorak Handicap but missed the Champions Mile due to suspension, where Mark Zahra stepped in,… Read More »
Ten high-profile horses from top eastern states stables are confirmed to head west for The Pinnacles Carnival at Ascot, kicking off with the Group 1 Railway Stakes on November 23. The contingent, departing from Sydney on Friday night, includes runners from Ciaron Maher Racing, Annabel Neasham, Bjorn Baker, Chris Waller,… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) has partnered with Bennett Racing and Malua Racing to secure an exciting contender for the inaugural $1 million âThe Meteoriteâ on Cranbourne Cup Day, Saturday, November 23. Baraqiel, trained by Leon and Troy Corstens alongside Will Larkin, will represent MVRC in this high-stakes sprint…. Read More »
A strong closing effort by Own The Queen to take out her 1200m heat at Belmont trials this morning (Monday) has lifted the spirits of the glamour mare’s trainer, Justine Erkelens. In her first official hit out since her autumn blitz earlier this year, Erkelens believes Own The Queen is back on track… Read More »
Group 2 winner Apulia is being aimed at the $1 million Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day, following his third placing at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained galloper was narrowly beaten by Arran Bay and Unspoken in last week’s Furphy Plate (1800m), where… Read More »
Prized gelding Hey Doc gave his Eastern States owners a Western Australian holiday to remember when he took out the 2019 Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) in a dominant performance at Ascot. Finishing his career as a four-time Group 1 winner, the champion horse provided countless memories for his ownership… Read More »
Jack Pilkington will chase his maiden Stakes win as a trainer in this Saturday’s Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle and the rookie trainer thinks it would be appropriate if Alabama State landed the milestone. The Alabama Express colt’s first start back in January was Pilkington’s first as a trainer and… Read More »
