Aaron Bain still has a little way to go to recoup Officiate’s purchase price, but the Angaston trainer is confident the Stakes-placed gelding will prove a profitable commodity in the long run. The four-year-old, who started his career with Chris Waller, will chase his first win since relocating to South… Read More »
Chris Waller’s hopes of drawing first blood in Sydney’s three-year-old features could rest on the shoulders of Central Europe with his two other Rosebud contenders in doubt to line up. Topweight Hidrix is favoured to be saved for the San Domenico Stakes (1100m) in two weeks after drawing barrier 17,… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic has had his troubles with Group 1 winner Pinstriped over the gelding’s career. Pinstriped has been diagnosed with kissing-spine, an ailment thatĀ has toĀ be carefully managed. Currently, Pinstriped is moving well,Ā better than his trainer who is hobbling around with a hamstring strain. Jusufovic’s problems have not stopped him… Read More »
Romeo’s Choice has been racing in great heart this winter, prompting trainer Richard Litt to stretch him in journey while he’s race fit and in form. A dual acceptor at Rosehill on Saturday, the gelding has been scratched from the Asahi Super Dry Handicap (1200m) in preference for the Racing… Read More »
How time flies as it seems only yesterday that Away Game was racing in sprint races up and down the eastern seaboard of Australia. Away Game won the 2020 Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast and was retired after finishing last in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m)… Read More »
Te Akau trainer Mark Walker is eager to launch unbeaten Group 1-winning filly Lara Antipova’s Australian career in Saturday’s Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The daughter of Darci Brahma won all three starts as a two-year-old in New Zealand, highlighted by her victory in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes, before joining… Read More »
Ciaron Maher’s quest for a third Caulfield Cup has received a significant boost after securing the purchase of promising European stayer Point Of Law from King Charles III. The King, who already has a relationship with Maher through Australian galloper Gilded Water, has agreed to sell the progressive stayer to… Read More »
As Newgate says, āheās the highest rated 2 Year-Old of his generationā with Wodeton retiring to Newgate Farm in the Hunter Valley this season. āHe is a very good horse and just takes everything in his stride – at the same stage of their careers Wodeton is equally as good… Read More »
Group 1-winning sprinter Uncommon James has been retired after ending his racing career in perfect fashion with victory during the Queensland winter carnival. The eight-year-old bows out as one of Queensland’s modern success stories, providing trainer Matt Hoysted, breeder Caitlin Hoysted and jockey Ben Thompson with a memorable breakthrough at… Read More »
Australian sprint star Asfoora will make the final start of her outstanding career in next week’s Nunthorpe Stakes at York before returning home to begin her broodmare career. Trainer Henry Dwyer confirmed the Group 1 feature will be the mare’s farewell after she produced her best performance of the year… Read More »
A full field of fourteen runners will face the starter for the 2026 edition of the $100,000 Broome Cup, which will be contested over 2200m on Saturday. As things stand at this time, those fourteen runners represent ten different stables who are based in eight different locations from Coolup, Darwin,… Read More »
Going back in distance from 1100-metres to 800 may seem unconventional but that is not a concern for trainer Brian Gentle who is looking for two wins in succession with Coincide. The former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper has the record of four wins and eight minor placings in… Read More »
A field of seven spring hopefuls will trial at Caulfield Heath prior to racing commencing at Caulfield. The Melbourne Racing Club has come to the aid of trainers searching for aĀ trialĀ on turf for someĀ Victoria’s potential spring stars. Caulfield Heath will stage a specially arranged trialĀ on Saturday, 45 minutes before the… Read More »
The Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week is on the wish list of connections with a good three-year-old. Trainer Danny O’Brien and the connections of CloserĀ ToĀ Free are no different and if the colt’s formĀ warrantsĀ it, the Group 1 race for three-year-oldsĀ over 1200mĀ onĀ the opening day of Melbourne Cup week… Read More »
Sydney-based Michael Freedman has dispatched Satin Summer to Melbourne to contest the upcoming three-year-old filliesĀ sprint races. Satin Summer kicks off Freedman’s plan at Caulfield on Saturday in the Group 3Ā QuezetteĀ Stakes (1100m). Freedman said the sprinting fillies are better catered for in Melbourne,Ā with the exception ofĀ the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes… Read More »
After fifteen nominations, only four runners will line up in the $100,000 J J Houlahan Hurdle over 3250m at Ballarat on Sunday. Trainer Patrick Payne sends out half of the field with his last start winner The Cunning Fox, who won a hurdle race over 3400m at Hamilton on July… Read More »
Thatās two meetings down, two to go for multiple premiership winning jockey Orman, who is using the last week of his stay in Queensland to improve his race fitness and get his eye in once again as he prepares to return to Hong Kong on Monday where he will ready… Read More »
Epsom Handicap runner-up Fully Lit is on a mission to go one better in this year’s renewal, and he will take his first step towards that goal when he resumes at Rosehill. The Tulloch Lodge gelding was scratched from last Saturday’s Missile Stakes (1200m) in preference for the 1400m of… Read More »
It’s not often James McDonald heads to Wyong on a Sunday for a race ride, but he did it for Steel Will, and will now test the colt as a carnival contender at Rosehill. Steel Will didn’t go through the sales ring but is superbly bred being by I Am… Read More »
It’s not often a jockey compares themselves to a racehorse, but Rachel King can see parallels between herself and untapped filly Blue Door. The Bjorn Baker-trained three-year-old will make her seasonal return in the Listed Rosebud (1100m) on Saturday having claimed the scalp of exciting colt The Next Episode at… Read More »
