Trainer Archie Alexander is looking to Teewaters repeating the victory he recorded in a staying race at Caulfield a year ago. Teewaters is back for a second shot at the VOBIS Gold Stayers (2400m) on Saturday, a race he won last year with Craig Williams in the saddle. This year Declan Bates takes over, and while he… Read More »
Racing geldings doesn’t exactly fit the brief for Newgate’s stallions syndicate, but the in-form Resonator is at least providing his high-profile connections with a lively winter sidebar. The son of Brazen Beau was cut midway through his two-year-old season and no longer a stud prospect, he was offered for sale on… Read More »
A change of scenery can be a tonic for an older gelding, and trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are banking on that formula to spark He’s Our Bonneval back to winning form. The rising seven-year-old has been racing consistently but hasn’t got his head in front since scoring at his Australian… Read More »
A bigger, more muscular Gangitano is set to make his return ahead of a spring campaign at Caulfield. The Amy and Ash Yargi-trained two-year-old resumes in the Quayclean Handicap (1200m) on Saturday after two runs earlier in the season, both at Stakes level. Gangitano ran third on debut in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben and J D Hayes is again looking forward to seeing Nicolini Vito racing around a bend. After a first-up performance down the straight at Flemington on July 1 in which Nicolini Vito finished fifth, the gelding returns to Caulfield on Saturday to run in… Read More »
Frankie Dettori, the renowned jockey soon-to-retire, saw his trophy for winning last month’s Oaks aboard Soul Sister become the top-selling item in an online auction of his racing memorabilia. Over 120 of Dettori’s most coveted trophies and awards from his illustrious career were auctioned at Cheffins, fetching an estimated total… Read More »
One of South Australia’s top trainers, Garret Lynch, will be facing a 3-and-a-half-month suspension following the conclusion of a Racing Appeals Tribunal hearing. Currently ranked second on the SA Trainers’ Premiership with an impressive 45 wins for the season, Lynch had appealed against his original nine-month disqualification, which was partially… Read More »
The leading stables are beginning to roll out their spring carnival big guns and Melbourne Cup fancy Goldman is among the first of the stars to hit the trial track this week. The up-and-coming stayer is unbeaten in three Australian starts and shares early favouritism for Australia’s most famous race, alongside… Read More »
A restricted race for VOBIS Silver horses at Caulfield attracted the attention of trainer Grahame Begg after the promising debut of Inexorable. Begg set his sights on the VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) on Saturday after Inexorable ran home gamely when second on the Ballarat synthetic track over 1100m on June 27. Inexorable chased home Piastri who goes around… Read More »
Phil Warren and the close group of friends he races the progeny of Kamuniak with have become accustomed to being involved on Bletchingly Stakes Day, which will be run at Caulfield this Saturday. They enjoyed a fairytale ride with Streets Of Avalon, who has been a staple of recent Bletchingly Stakes,… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Gottabesavvy will return to a staying trip at Caulfield. The consistent three-year-old will compete over 2400m when he runs in the MRC Membership First Renewal Edward Bode Handicap on Saturday. Gottabesavvy has raced only once at a similar trip previously, beating just two to the… Read More »
Trainer Stephanie Bakranich hopes the racing gods are in Nerodio’s favour on Saturday after luck deserted the gelding when he resumed at Belmont two weeks ago. Nerodio ran third to Ghost Who Walks in the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m), a race he knows well having won the feature winter sprint two… Read More »
Untapped filly Taormina can continue what has been a best-ever season for the Tulloch Lodge two-year-olds when she tests the waters in Saturday grade at Rosehill. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have produced 34 juvenile winners during the 2022-23 racing term, seven of them at black-type level. The effort comfortably surpasses their… Read More »
Ruby Tuesday won’t just be racing to garner black type for her connections when she contests Sydney’s final stakes race of the season. She will also be bidding to fill the coffers for breast cancer research. Ten per cent of the mare’s prizemoney is donated to the cause and if Ruby… Read More »
Pat Carey will break new ground when Starlight Scope competes for the first time in Stakes company at Caulfield. Starlight Scope will tackle weight-for-age company for the first time when she lines up in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. A winner of four of her 19 starts, Starlight Scope is out of the… Read More »
Chinese billionaire Yuesheng Zhang made headlines with an astounding $80 million spending spree on bloodstock acquisitions in the first half of 2023. Yulong Farm, under Zhang’s ownership, went all-in at various bloodstock sales across Australia and New Zealand, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. The billionaire’s acquisitions were diverse… Read More »
Racing.com is set to revolutionise the way horse racing is experienced by enthusiasts across the nation. The channel recently announced that all the action-packed races from Victoria and South Australia will now be broadcast in high definition through Foxtel and Kayo. This move marks a significant step forward for Racing.com,… Read More »
Jockey Damien Oliver will be looking to the colours carried to victory in the opening race at Sandown to provide him another Stakes race win at Caulfield. Flying Concello took out the Join MRC For 2023/24 Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday for Lindsay Park trainers Ben and Jd Hayes and Oliver will wear those blue and pink silks… Read More »
Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas will consider a trip to Adelaide for the final Stakes race of the season after Epic Centre scored a midweek win at Sandown. The Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday week is an option for the three-year-old after Epic Centre registered his third win in his past five starts when taking out… Read More »
Matthew Smith looks to have a handy filly on his hands in Rubick youngster French Endeavour, who has parlayed her early promise into a decisive maiden win at Warwick Farm. The filly delivered her sire both two-year-old races at the midweek meeting after Rubick’s son Undivided captured the Bowermans Plate (1100m) for… Read More »
