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 »
Think It Over has iced his comeback from a career-threatening tendon injury, wearing down fellow weight-for-age star Zaaki in a thrilling finish to the inaugural 7 Stakes at Randwick. The veteran geldings continue to produce in top company, Zaaki kicking clear halfway up the straight before Think It Over set… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick. Nash Rawiller (Private Eye): âI had Hawaii Five Oh in front of me which didnât want to go to the fence. I thought Iâd been riding alright today but that took the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has lauded the talent and maturity of apprentice Zac Lloyd after the 19-year-old produced a superb ride to win the Tea Rose Stakes on exciting filly Tiz Invincible. Maher said he didn’t think twice about putting Lloyd on Tiz Invincible on Saturday despite the junior hoop now riding without a… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. Craig Williams (Mr Brightside): âThank God we donât deal with paper but I went through my processes about resetting and doing all those things, they prepared a perfect horse, we had… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the $1m 7 Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. Nash Rawiller (Think It Over): âI tried to treat is as just another race and just rely on the horse. He travelled beautifully, you can see the way he travelled up behind them, I… Read More »
He made his name in England as King Charles III’s first winner, and now Just Fine looks destined to put his name in lights in Australia. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import made it two wins from as many local starts with an outstanding victory over a classy field in… Read More »
Disappointed at his sacking from the ride aboard Giga Kick in The Everest, Craig Williams says the past 18 months has taught him there are bigger things in life than horse racing. Williams and his family are involved and continue their humanitarian support of residents in Ukraine who suffer daily in the war with Russia. While still passionate about his on-going job in horse racing, Williams said… Read More »
James McDonald is set to make an early comeback from a foot injury to replace Craig Williams as the jockey for racing superstar Giga Kick. Williams, who famously won last year’s The Everest and two Group 1 races on the horse, was let go following a disappointing performance in the… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has registered an eighth victory in the Newcastle Cup when Military Mission stormed home to claim the Group 3 race on Friday. The victory provides Military Mission with a ballot exemption for the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on September 30. Ridden Rachel King, Military Mission ($16) stormed home off a… Read More »
Like her famous older half-sister, Time Of My Life got her career off the perfect start when she won the three-year-old fillies maiden at Geelong on Friday. The daughter of I Am Invincible and Vegas Showgirl, which makes her a half-sister to the immortal Winx, scored an impressive win in the 1121-metre… Read More »
After a false start, Lindsay Park is looking forward to the return to racing of Arkansaw Kid at Flemington. Arkansaw Kid is set to contest the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, his first start since finishing seventh in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill in March. That effort followed a third-place finish in the Group… Read More »
The spring path is not yet set in stone for Legacies but the team associated with the classy filly hopes its plans will become clearer after Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Exford Plate at Flemington. The daughter of Justify has the chance to book a spot in the Group 1 Flight Stakes later… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are looking forward to again seeing Shaiyhar step out over 2500m at Flemington. Since his arrival in Australia from France, Shaiyhar has been kept on the big track at Flemington and will have his fifth run at the course in The Melbourne Cup Carnival on sale now… Read More »
Jockey Michael Dee is expecting the vast open spaces of Flemington to suit his mount in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes. Dee partners New Zealand gelding Aegon on Saturday in the 1600m weight-for-age contest after partnering the gelding in his two runs this campaign. After a pleasing first-up third in the Group 2 PB… Read More »
Having resisted the temptation to propel Autumn Bloom straight into the Princess Series races, Peter and Paul Snowden believe the time is right to give the filly an opportunity against the cream of her age. Placed at Group level as a juvenile, Autumn Bloom was scratched from the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
After missing out on Group One placegetter Supido as a yearling, Matthew Smith and his wife Melissa decided they would do the next best thing and buy one of his offspring at the sales. Coming across a Supido colt out of Koi at the 2021 Inglis Classic Sale, they took one… Read More »
A 0-58 at Echuca is a far cry from a Group 1 at Flemington, but that’s where the lone relation to Makybe Diva engaged this Saturday will be in action on the day the race named in her honour is run. Dictionary goes around in the $27,000 Rich River Party Hire… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir is facing 10 new charges from Racing Victoria stewards, further jeopardizing his already contested return to the sport. The new charges stem from a seven-month investigation and relate to allegations of corruption, dishonesty, misleading behavior, as well as the care and welfare of horses Red… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has stepped away from his usual pattern ahead of the return run of Maharba at Flemington. Maharba is down to contest the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday after Begg gave the gelding a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. After a trial and a jump-out at Cranbourne last month, Begg felt Maharba needed another… Read More »
