Australian Horse Racing News

• Racing News Round-up: Monday March 14 2011

  Here’s what is making news in racing this Monday morning.

   
• Shoot Out excites in exhibition gallop

  Dual Group One winner Shoot Out showed he was on target for another autumn carnival in Sydney with a sizzling exhibition gallop at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

   
• Melito heading to Hong Kong

  International plans for Melito have changed with the mare to contest next month’s Champions Mile in Hong Kong instead of races in Europe.

   
• Josh Adams rides first stakes winner

  A surprise Listed win by Agister in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Warwick Farm brought up a milestone for Sydney’s leading apprentice Josh Adams.

   
• Syreon turns tables on New Day Rising

  A weight turnaround on New Day Rising from a clash seven days earlier paved the way for Syreon to score at Warwick Farm on Saturday.

   
• Whobegotyou on track for Doncaster Mile

  Whobegotyou confirmed he was on track for a shot at the $2 million Doncaster Mile when he landed his first Flemington win in the Group Two Blamey Stakes.

   
• Running Tall books start in the Golden Slipper

  Expensive yearling Running Tall has booked a start in next month’s Golden Slipper Stakes after a runaway win in the Group Two Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington.

   
• Panipique headed to Sportingbet Classic

  Panipique earned a crack at another Group One race when she impressively won the MSS Security Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

   
• Agister wins Eskimo Prince Stakes

  Rank outsider Agister has caused a shock in the Listed Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m), blousing his more fancied rivals to win at odds of 60-1.

   
• Black Caviar closes in on the best

  Black Caviar is clearly the best sprinter, maybe the best racehorse, going around in Australia this week.

   
• Garry Frazer can’t fault Scottish Border

  Garry Frazer can’t fault Scottish Border ahead of the Randwick City Stakes but believes he would be a better chance on a bigger track than Warwick Farm.

   
• Roman Emperor targeted at the Doncaster Mile

  Former top stayer Roman Emperor has pleased trainer Bart Cummings ahead of his return from injury at Flemington.

   
• Red Ruler headed to Asia

  An Asian campaign is on the cards for Red Ruler if he can maintain his Group One form at Ellerslie on Saturday.

   
• Cummings touts overseas trip for Black Caviar

  Bart Cummings says unbeaten mare Black Caviar may have to go overseas to prove she is the world’s best sprinter.

   
• Rival trainers scared of Whobegotyou

  Rival trainers fear odds-on favourite Whobegotyou will be too classy for their horses as he shoots for his first Flemington win in the Blamey Stakes.

   
• Zippy Lou in contention to win the Davking Handicap

  Gold Coast trainer John Petersen believes Zippy Lou will need to be at the top of her game to topple in-form sprinter Essington in the Davking Handicap at Doomben.

   
• Bart Cummings confident Precedence can win Australian Cup

  Bart Cummings has ominously declared Precedence a superior 2000-metre Flemington horse to Sirmione who only just failed to win his second Australian Cup a year ago.

   
• Sydney punters’ bets revealed

  Professional Sydney punter Steve Fletcher collected a five-figure windfall following Essington’s success at Eagle Farm last month, an inquiry into the running and handling of Bold Glance has heard.

   
• Eagle Falls to dodge Black Caviar after the Newmarket

  David Hayes is looking to take Eagle Falls on another overseas campaign to dodge super mare Black Caviar who will start at a virtually unbackable quote in Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.

   
• Waller hopeful of Pressday’s chances in the Randwick Guineas

  Chris Waller maintains Pressday’s disastrous start to his autumn campaign can turn to triumph in Saturday’s Group One Randwick Guineas despite the colt having to jump from the outside barrier.