Despite winning two races in Hong Kong, Riyadh is relishing life in Australia. The Peter Healey-trained galloper picked up his biggest cheque since arriving in Australia after winning the David Bourke Provincial Plate at Flemington on Saturday. Ridden by Jye McNeil, Riyadh was backed from $15 into $10 before scoring… Read More »
Wet-track specialist Pelethronius has maintained his flawless record on heavy ground and stayed unbeaten this preparation with a perfectly timed run at Randwick. The five-year-old gelding reeled in Conarchie ($14) in a benchmark handicap (1400m) on Saturday after looming four-wide under Tye Angland before scoring by 1-1/4 lengths on a… Read More »
Ron Quinton admits Boss Lane can be a handful but his antics coupled with his race record make him a favourite with the Randwick trainer and his staff. His win in Saturday’s Winter Dash (1200m) at Randwick has further endeared him to Quinton and his apprentice Andrew Adkins, who steered… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams believes the recently gelded Ability has what it takes to figure in better-class sprint races after back-to-back wins this campaign. The Robert Smerdon-trained four-year-old was gelded before returning this preparation and Williams believes that, plus added maturity after a lengthy spell, has been the making of… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden training partnerships have ended their Brisbane winter campaign the way they started it by winning a Group One race at Doomben. Tycoon Tara ($19) led for most of the way and battled strongly to beat Prompt Response ($8) by a long head in the $500,000… Read More »
Consistent gelding Religify has signed off on a successful winter carnival campaign with an emphatic win in the Listed GH Mumm Open Quality (1615m) at Doomben. Religify, the $2.80 favourite, was ridden confidently by champion jockey Hugh Bowman on Saturday, taking the lead at the 900m mark. The gelding, carrying… Read More »
The combination of jumping and wearing blinkers for the first time has enabled Charlevoix to record a strong win at Flemington. Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes said the stable had delayed adding blinkers to Charlevoix’s race-day gear until he had raced over a staying trip this campaign. After racing… Read More »
Trainer Helen Page rarely gets too excited about a win but she was elated when her tough gelding Rudy went over the $1 million mark in prize money at Doomben. Rudy ($2.70) had to lump 59.5kg was too strong at the finish to beat More Energy ($10) by a long… Read More »
A drop in class has helped Encosta Line snap a seven-month absence from the winner’s circle at Flemington, leading in a Chris Waller stable trifecta in the Grampians Region Handicap. Encosta Line had Damien Oliver back aboard in Saturday’s 2000m benchmark-78 race for the first time since the champion jockey… Read More »
Surprise packet Collateral has delivered his fourth win for the Bjorn Baker stable and brought up an important milestone for his jockey Tye Angland at Randwick. The former Queenslander’s victory in the Ron Finemore Handicap (2400m) gave Angland his 100th winner for the season and his 800th in a career,… Read More »
Curdled has broken through for his first win at Doomben but jockey Jim Byrne believes the best is yet to come. Curdled was well backed from $8.50 into $6 with luxbet.com before overhauling Marseille En Fleur ($14) to win by a short half-head in the Listed Winning Edge Stakes (1350m)… Read More »
Matt and Keira Dunn can finally look forward to an overseas trip after well-travelled mare Conniving won a Highway Handicap at her fourth attempt with a classy victory at Randwick. The four-year-old’s regular trip from Murwillumbah to Sydney ended with a profitable outcome on Saturday when she held off a… Read More »
Two-year-old Dream Kisses will head north for her final run this winter after her win in the Furnaces @aquis Farm Crystal Slipper at Doomben. Dream Kisses ($4.80) strode up outside the leader at the 600m on Saturday and went away in the straight to beat Cool Mover ($17) by three-quarters… Read More »
Apprentice Nick Heywood has made amends aboard Yuma Desert at Randwick, with the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained mare leading all the way to deny Test The World a fifth straight win. Yuma Desert ran fourth as the equal favourite in a similar 1400m benchmark race when she also led but… Read More »
