Five weeks out from the first of South Australia’s features run at the highest level, each of the four Group One races to be run at Morphettville will see prizemoney doubled to $1 million. A partnership between Sportsbet, Racing SA and the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) has brought about… Read More »
Michael Hawkes is gearing up for a busy afternoon at Rosehill with six stakes runners, headlined by More Secrets in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. However, it is the younger brigade that could be the stable’s best chance for a win with Makarena and Airman favourites for the Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) and Maurice… Read More »
The Coolmore Classic has been a happy hunting ground for outsiders in recent years and several trainers fancy their chances of continuing that trend at Rosehill. The last favourite to claim the fillies and mares feature was Aloha in 2011, while 13 of the past 20 winners have started at… Read More »
Evergreen Godolphin galloper Cascadian will complete a clean sweep of All-Star Mile venues when he competes at Caulfield. Saturday’s All-Star Mile (1600m) will be the third time Cascadian has competed in the race, having finished fifth to Zaaki at Flemington in 2022 then second to Mr Brightside last year at Moonee Valley. Cascadian… Read More »
Fangirl, one of Chris Waller’s leading chargers towards The Championships, has had her autumn campaign declared over after a Friday morning incident required her to be transported for veterinary treatment. Waller announced via X (formerly Twitter) that a wound to one of the five-year-old mare’s legs was enough to end… Read More »
Day 3 of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival saw the British trainers bite back after the Irish had dominated days 1 and 2. But Gordon Elliott’s Teahupoo ensured the biggest prize of the day still crossed the Irish Sea by taking the Stayers’ Hurdle and redeeming himself after his defeat last… Read More »
Twelve months ago, Cheval Savant was a Group 1 Australian Derby contender but while he wasn’t up to that level of three-year-old, Ciaron Maher and the gelding’s ownership have found a niche with him in picking off VOBIS and other incentives along the way with their consistent stayer. Cheval Savant,… Read More »
A confused Attractable has arrived in Melbourne ahead of his biggest challenge to date. The Sara Ryan-trained galloper runs in the $4 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday as a prelude to the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick next month. Ryan explained Attractable has his feet taped… Read More »
Tabcorp Holdings Limited (Tabcorp) made an official announcement today regarding the resignation of Adam Rytenskild from his position as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Tabcorp. The decision came after the Tabcorp Board became aware of inappropriate and offensive language used by Mr. Rytenskild in the… Read More »
Unfazed by his last-start defeat, trainer Neville Parnham has encouraged supporters to follow his lead and not write off the claims of Alaskan in the J.C.Roberts Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Vanquished by Icebergs and track conditions that favoured on pace runners two weeks ago, Alaskan finished a disappointing 12th of… Read More »
Gerald Ryan wants to see a bold showing from Arctic Glamour in the Kembla Grange Classic if the filly is to press on to bigger targets this autumn. A Listed winner in the spring, the three-year-old has finished out of the placings in both the Light Fingers (1200m) and Surround Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Party For Two, the winner of the three-year-old Jewel, has pulled up well after her barn-storming win at the Gold Coast last Saturday and the stable will now plot a path for her through to the Winter Carnival. “It was a good to get that result … to get that… Read More »
A defeat in the Dubbo Cup is being credited for the rich vein of form Amor Victorious finds himself in this campaign as the gelding looks to take his winning streak into black-type company. The four-year-old will line up in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill after opening his… Read More »
Promising gelding Tavi Time is likely to have one more run at Rosehill before attempting to deliver trainer Kris Lees a sixth win in the Provincial-Midway Championship Final. The Newcastle trainer has dominated the feature since its inception in 2015, capturing the past three in succession, including producing the quinella last year… Read More »
Sydney’s 2024 Racing Fraternity Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 17 March at 11.00am in the Gallery North Room, Winx Stand, Royal Randwick, with refreshments provided afterwards. Celebrated again by Father Tom Stevens, it’s held in addition to the Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy with Anglican Minister Rev Colin Watt as… Read More »
Luck in the run will be the key ingredient for Kimochi when she bids to give champion apprentice Zac Lloyd his first Group 1 win in the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Trainer Gary Portelli was hoping for a kinder draw than 14 in the 18-strong field but could still find positives for his… Read More »
A campaign aimed at gaining a start in the big spring Cups double later in the year, kicks off for First Immortal at Caulfield. The Mark and Levi Kavanagh-trained stayer kicks off in the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) on Saturday, his first outing since finishing seventh in the Geelong Cup (2400m)… Read More »
Coolmore has confirmed that Ryan Moore will partner favourite Storm Boy in the $5 million Golden Slipper with James Mcdonald to ride the Chris Waller-trained Switzerland. The announcement was made by Coolmore on Thursday, a day after McDonald was in the saddle for an exhibition gallop aboard Storm Boy at Randwick. Speaking… Read More »
Lightly raced Grand Impact is set to make his racetrack return at Caulfield after a 16-month absence courtesy of a hard to diagnose shoulder injury. A winner at his first three starts, which included the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield in October 2022, Grand Impact makes his return… Read More »
Just when it seemed the domination of trainer Willie Mullins at the Cheltenham Festival would be all-consuming, barely into the second day of the meeting he’d already saddled five winners, the shortest priced of them all, El Fabiolo, fluffed his lines in the Champion Chase and opened the door for… Read More »
