Trainer Michael Freedman will look to send Ducasse to Melbourne for a lead-up to the Caulfield Guineas. But a start in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday will be dependent on Ducasse drawing a decent barrier. The Prelude is the traditional lead-up to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October… Read More »
Racing Victoria Head of Handicapping David Hegan says he can only provide a weight for the Melbourne Cup on the evidence in front of him. The $5 Unibet favourite Vauban has been allocated 55kg in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, a weight that may seem harsh given the stayer is a Listed Three-Year-Old winner in… Read More »
Gold Trip will need to achieve a feat that has occurred only once previously if he is to go into the record books as a two-time Melbourne Cup winner. Since the metric system was introduced into handicapping in Australian racing in 1972, Think Big, in 1975, is the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup with 58.5kg. That is… Read More »
Its the $1m Kia Golden Rose Stakes, the first Group 1 of the Sydney Everest Carnival, and it’s the Longines Golden Slipper 1,2 of Shinzo and Cylinder who are duelling race favourites. Aided by two recent barrier trials, the Golden Slipper hero Shinzo is returning first-up following his Golden Slipper… Read More »
The much-anticipated weights for the Melbourne Cup 2023 have been officially released, setting the stage for an exhilarating race come November. Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban has been assigned a competitive 55kgs for the iconic two-mile handicap, setting expectations high for the thoroughbred’s performance. Meanwhile, the defending champion, Gold Trip, will… Read More »
The official weights for the upcoming Caulfield Cup have been unveiled, adding another layer of excitement to the already high-stakes competition. Trainer Chris Waller is eyeing another win after clinching victories with Durston in 2022 and Verry Elleegant in 2020. His charge, Francesco Guardi, is the current favourite and has… Read More »
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr are looking for back-to-back wins in the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) and will saddle up the lone filly in the race with Charm Stone drawing the inside gate at Rosehill. Only one filly has won the Golden Rose and never in its traditional place in… Read More »
In a key jockey change ahead of the Group 3 Sandown Stakes, Victorian jockey Blake Shinn is set to replace Jimmy Orman on the much-discussed horse, Antino. The decision comes in the wake of the horse’s disappointing showing at The Sofitel (1400m) at Flemington last weekend. Orman, who had ridden… Read More »
The horse racing world is keenly awaiting the release of weights for Melbourne’s major spring Cups, including the team behind last year’s Melbourne Cup winner, Gold Trip. Expected to carry more than his previous 57.5kg, the team is evaluating options for the season. Although the Caulfield Cup was initially on… Read More »
William Haggas, the esteemed trainer, is contemplating an entry for Desert Hero in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), set to take place at Flemington on November 7. Owned by King Charles and Queen Camilla, the colt has attracted attention following his third-place finish in the Group 1 English St… Read More »
Owner Peter Walsh set a cat amongst the pigeons when he threw Everest plans into the melting pot for his star mare Amelia’s Jewel. On the eve of her interstate kick off at Flemington, Walsh sent social media into a frenzy and gave trainer Simon Miller conniptions. Up until that stage… Read More »
Stephen Wolfe believes a last hurrah for Red Can Man in the next 12-months would be a fitting way to end a stellar racing career. The son of Gingerbread Man has been a stable pin up for Wolfe for a number of years, winning eight races and pocketing $2.3 million in prizemoney. Signature… Read More »
Soulcombe will get his first taste of Group 1 racing at Caulfield this Saturday when he returns to the scene of his eye-popping first-up win. The imported gelding will be one of multiple runners for Chris Waller in the $750,000 Underwood Stakes (1800m). It is the next step in a campaign… Read More »
The main race is the G1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) with a full field likely to make this a cracking betting race. Without A Fight ($3.50 Boombet) will be a huge focus of attention off his excellent Queensland Winter. But he will plenty of company with G1 winners such as Lindermann… Read More »
The first of the seasonal 3yo G1 races is the Golden Rose (1400m) and it looks like being one of the best runnings of the race. The Golden Slipper quinella of Shinzo ($4.50) and Cylinder ($3.50) will probably be there but the race is so much deeper with G1 winners King Colorado ($6)… Read More »
Amelia’s Jewel, the star Western Australian mare, is set to embark on a Melbourne campaign for the entire spring racing season. With the Cox Plate as the ultimate goal, the mare is currently preparing for her next race in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes on AFL Grand Final Eve, September… Read More »
No trainer has won the Golden Slipper more times than Gai Waterhouse and the recently anointed Hall of Fame legend showed on Monday that she will be a potent force in juvenile races this season. Waterhouse and her training partner Adrian Bott won seven of the 11 trials in which they… Read More »
In a highly watched debut, Bosustow, Amelia’s Jewel’s $900,000 half-brother, had a reserved showing in the first official two-year-old trial of the season at Randwick’s Kensington track on Monday morning. Trained by Annabel Neasham and backed by the Rosemont Alliance, Bosustow finished 11 lengths behind the trial’s winner, Straight Charge,… Read More »
It did not take long after Private Eye’s win in Saturday’s Group 2 The Shorts for the explosive gelding to be locked in for a spot in this year’s The Everest, with the Joe Pride-trained gelding the sixth confirmed starter in the $20 million event. Private Eye will represent Max Whitby… Read More »
Trainer Clinton McDonald is aiming to qualify Bear Story for next month’s $5 million Caulfield Cup. The horse recently made headlines with a strong showing at Moonee Valley, finishing just over a length behind the winner in the Benchmark 100. This performance signals a potential return to his earlier form… Read More »
