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 »
The 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling sale is almost seven months away, but anticipation around the sale ramped up on Sunday night when it was announced the first foal from legendary racemare Winx was a confirmed entry. The filly by Pierro out of the 25-time Group 1 winner, who was born… Read More »
Peter Moody is considering a trip to the races with his Everest contender I Wish I Win. The second favourite for the $20 million race over 1200m at Randwick on October 14, may be seen at either Caulfield on Saturday or Flemington on Sunday. Moody said there was also the option of a jump-out… Read More »
Michael Freedman can’t recall having a horse progress through the grades as quickly as Moravia as the colt prepares to test the Group One waters in the $1 million Golden Rose. The son of Snitzel only debuted in August, posting a maiden win at Newcastle, before making the leap into black-type… Read More »
Two days after Amelia’s Jewel’s stunning Let’s Elope Stakes win, her young half-brother will be on show in the first official two-year-old trial of the season in Sydney. The Annabel Neasham-trained Bosustow is engaged in the first of 12 two-year-old trials at Randwick’s Kensington track on Monday morning. The son… Read More »
Just weeks after Nash Rawiller feared he would be without an Everest hopeful following the retirement of Eduardo, that sprinter’s stablemate Private Eye has stepped up to fill the gap. Runner-up to Giga Kick in last year’s Everest, Private Eye announced he would again be a genuine force in next month’s $20 million… Read More »
Star Patrol did it the tough way to land the prize in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Sprint at Flemington. Firstly, the Clinton McDonald-trained sprinter had to do a lot of the hard work on the speed before having to hold the 1200m sprint on Saturday in the Stewards’ room. Blake Shinn, the rider… Read More »
A wide barrier over the 1400m course at Flemington is one that is usually frowned upon. But it was no concern for Perth mare Amelia’s Jewel at her first run on the eastern seaboard when she took out the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Jockey Damian Lane took his medicine early aboard the $1.95… Read More »
Lindsay Park galloper Mr Brightside continued his spring domination with an emphatic victory in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The win in Saturday’s Group 1 weight-for-age contest over 1600m, added to his earlier 1400m wins at Caulfield in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Jockey Craig… Read More »
