Ben Thompson advanced his stellar season along another step down the line of success on Ipswich Cup day where he landed two winners (including a win in the Ipswich Cup) and three second placings on the city’s biggest race-day. “It was a great day … a winner and two seconds… Read More »
A relaxed Robert Heathcote powered a golf drive far enough down the fairway to be able to have time in-between shots to talk about Rothfire, his stable star who finished second in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap … and, while enjoying some, brief, well-deserved down-time away from big race pressure, he… Read More »
Andrew Noblet has seen enough to be convinced that Foxy Frida deserves a crack at Australia’s final Group 1 of the season, the Tattersalls Tiara, this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The Ballarat trainer knew the five-year-old’s form warranted taking her place in the 1400-metre event, but he wanted to see how she… Read More »
The last G1 race of the season comes up on Saturday with the running of the Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) for the fillies and mares. While not filled with G1 winners, it contains many who last start ran really well in good class races. Ruthless Dame ($5) is there in excellent form… Read More »
Coolangatta will have to do something that has been achieved just twice in the past decade if she is to win the King’s Stand Stakes following the allocation of starting positions for the 1006-metre Group 1. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly will start from barrier two in the field of… Read More »
Chris Waller has dominated Sydney’s training ranks for more than a decade, but he couldn’t be more excited about the group of young horses emerging as his next generation of carnival contenders. Waller is enjoying his best two-year-old season, not only capturing his first Golden Slipper with Shinzo but clean-sweeping the juvenile… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Emissary has returned to the Flemington stables of trainer Mike Moroney to begin the preparation of going one better in Australia’s most iconic race. Emissary has just completed three weeks of pre-training after being tipped out for a break following a three-run autumn campaign. Moroney said he was disappointed with Emissary’s autumn campaign which concluded after the… Read More »
It’s June, and inaugural BASET Thoroughbred Endeavour Award has been made to Grace McBeath, a talented young equestrian from New South Wales, Australia. “I am really thankful for this amazing opportunity and I look forward to expanding my knowledge internationally,’ said Grace. “This is a huge change for a girl… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Unusual Culture has earned herself a shot at a Stakes race with her win at Flemington. Victory in the David Bourke Handicap (1620m) at Flemington on Saturday was the final heat of the VRC-CRV Winter Championship with the final, at Listed level, run over 1600m at Flemington… Read More »
Read the latest on Jockey Linda Meech who suffered a fall aboard Bitcoin in Race 8 at Flemington on Saturday. The jockey underwent a post-race examination by medical professionals, who confirmed that she had suffered a concussion and experienced discomfort in her right knee. As a precautionary measure, she was… Read More »
A tough performance by Zoumon has delivered the promising Tulloch Lodge stayer his biggest win, putting him on a path to chase further feature race success. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are renowned for producing horses who can grind out a finish and Zoumon ($2.70 fav) has proven no exception,… Read More »
Jockey Patrick Moloney has a bit more spending money for his European vacation after guiding Not An Option to victory at Flemington. Appreciating the Good 4 track conditions of the Brian Beattie Handicap (1420m) on Saturday, Not An Option registered his first win since March in comfortable style. After enjoying a good run behind Lindsay… Read More »
Gerald Ryan missed out on buying Grebeni once, but he wasn’t about to let him go a second time. And after the three-year-old made it a hat-trick of wins in the Racing For Good On July 29 Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday, he was glad he backed his judgement. Ryan revealed… Read More »
Trainer Paul Preusker and jockey Dean Yendall both expect Steparty to rise to a far greater level after keeping his winning record intact. After wins at Ballarat and Flemington, Steparty stepped out to 1420m at Flemington on Saturday to claim the Rod Johnson Handicap after showing an explosive turn of foot soon after turning for home. Sent out… Read More »
Chris Waller will set his sights on the Princess Series with Tutta La Vita after she added to his brilliant juvenile season with a gritty, albeit narrow victory at Rosehill. Having made a clean sweep of Sydney’s two-year-old triple crown with Shinzo and Militarize, Waller has unearthed a host of other promising youngsters… Read More »
Shaun O’Donnell is excited about the future of Too Dardy and in a solid push has declared the gelding to be his best ride at Belmont Park on Saturday. O’Donnell believes Too Dardy, who has one win and two placings from four starts, has the makings of a good horse… Read More »
Respected Echuca-based horseman Daryl Archard who had held a trainers’ licence for more than 45 years, has died. The 68-year-old died on Thursday following a long illness. Archard took out his licence in 1977 and trained over 200 winners with the majority across country Victoria and New South Wales. His best horse was Section that reached… Read More »
“I’ve waited a long time for a horse like this.” You would think that is quite a statement of commendation coming from trainer Joe Pride about his Stradbroke Handicap winner, Think About It, particularly given that Pride also trains, amongst others, the likes Eduardo (a fifteen-time winner who has earned… Read More »
Unfortunately for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr their aspirations of a Derby win with Artzino did not eventuate for the three-year-old. But that has not stopped the pair looking further ahead with the gelding who will progress his career in the Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Price and Kent Jnr pulled-up… Read More »
Co-trainer Trent Busuttin isn’t one to mince his words when it comes to the horses he prepares with partner Natalie Young. Busuttin described the first-up run of Sunsource at Flemington on June 3 as plain, expecting the two-year-old to finish off the 1200m better than he did. Sunsource will be out for some form of redemption at Flemington on… Read More »
