Albury based Mitchell Beer has landed his first Stakes winner since branching out on his own as a trainer when Mnementh led throughout to score at Flemington. Beer has been training in his own right since 2018 and moved his operation from Mornington to Albury when he saw a market for an aspiring trainer. While Beer… Read More »
Exciting country sprinter Mogo Magic has underlined his claims as a serious Kosciuszko contender, showing speed, grit and class to extend his unbeaten run to four with a scintillating performance at Rosehill. Lumping 60kg and giving weight to more seasoned rivals, the $1.75 favourite was pressured in the lead but shook… Read More »
A plan hatched during the Adelaide Carnival has paid off for Godolphin with Renosu taking out the A R Creswick Stakes at Flemington. Godolphin trainer James Cummings picked out Saturday’s 1200m Listed race for three-year-olds after Renosu was withdrawn from a Stakes race at Morphettville following a wide barrier draw. Returning to Melbourne and running well against older horse at Flemington on May… Read More »
Apprentice Zac Lloyd has celebrated an important first at Rosehill, booting home a winner at his maiden ride for the powerful Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott yard. The Tulloch Lodge trainers have been keen to secure Lloyd’s services for some time but given he is indentured to Godolphin and also has a… Read More »
The Leon and Troy Corstens -trained Dolphin Skin has boosted her value as a potential broodmare with a narrow victory in a Stakes race at Flemington. A $13,000 purchase at the New Zealand Ready To Run Sale last year, Dolphin Skin has recouped that outlay while adding Black Type to her pedigree with victory in the Taj… Read More »
On June 30, 2012, jockey Chris Munce displayed a real swagger in the saddle as he stood up high in the irons and waved his whip in an exaggerated salute as he piloted the late Kelso Wood trained Belltone towards the line and a decisive victory in the Glasshouse Handicap…. Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have unearthed another talented import in Chorlton Lane, who they hope can continue to surge through the grades after his classy Rosehill win. The UK import made his Australian debut in Saturday’s Kia Ora Farnan Handicap (1300m) and despite getting a long way out of his… Read More »
The TABtouch-Pinnacles may still be almost five months away, but two key contenders are back in work ahead of big campaigns. Super Smink and Ripcord, who won and finished third respectively in the Group 2 Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot in April, have started their build ups to the lucrative… Read More »
Trainer Jeremy Easthope said backing from champion jockey William Pike gave him a confidence boost that Upper Limits could land a feature breakthrough at Belmont on Saturday. Upper Limits is hunting for a first major win in the Aquanita Stakes after a run of listed placings in the Belmont Guineas (1600m),… Read More »
Michael Lane has sounded a warning to Rusty Dreams’ rivals that the exciting filly is at her peak as she strives to end her campaign on a winning high at Belmont on Saturday. After a brilliant last-start win in the Belmont Guineas (1600m), Michael Lane says Rusty Dreams is spot on to… Read More »
Ray Selkrig, OAM, the renowned jockey who claimed victory in the 1961 Melbourne Cup, has sadly passed away at the age of 93. Throughout his illustrious career, Selkrig rode over 1800 winners, becoming a celebrated figure in Australian horse racing. Selkrig gained national recognition with his unexpected triumph aboard Lord… Read More »
Boom colt Steparty has been scratched from the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington due to a change in his demeanour. Trainer Paul Preusker made the decision after the unbeaten colt showed signs of not being as bright and energetic as before. Despite the disappointment, Steparty’s connections prioritize the… Read More »
As a team, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, are yet to win the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final at Flemington. Maher won the race in 2014 with Akavoroun, but since joining forces in 2018 it has not been a race that the stable has always targeted. That changes this year when they saddle three runners â Charterhouse, Junipal and Unusual… Read More »
Peter Moody has three acceptors in Saturday’s $175,000 Santa Ana Lane Series Final at Flemington, but how many of them turn into starters is unlikely to be known until race morning. Black Caviar’s daughter Invincible Caviar, the in-form Sigh and talented five-year-old Dance To Dubai are all in the field of 14 for… Read More »
Time and experience are expected to be the friend of Golden Path who will line up for his third race start at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper runs in the Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) on Saturday following a debut win at Geelong and a last start narrow loss at… Read More »
Trainer Stephen Brown does not see a rise in distance as being a concern for My Brothers Keeper when he steps out at Flemington. My Brothers Keeper will run for the first time at 2500m in the Mahogany Challenge Final on Saturday. Brown said My Brothers Keeper was ready for the trip after three runs at… Read More »
The Victorians might just hold the aces in the penultimate race at Rosehill with Cranbourne-based trainer Aaron Laing plotting to upstage fellow travellers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, who will be represented by the favourite. Laing has brought Sir Rockford to Sydney for the TAB Handicap (1800m) on Saturday, the gelding on the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are among the more innovative trainers in the country, ever looking for another edge to strengthen and grow their team. Given the success and subsequent soaring costs of buying and importing proven European horses to Australia, the pair have enlisted the help of a few veritable… Read More »
Adam Durrant says Ihts Closing Inn has the credentials to go on with the job against career-best opposition at Belmont on Saturday. Ihts Closing Inn has been one of the eye-catchers of the winter season and is ready to take the leap from graduation company into stakes grade. The daughter of… Read More »
Trainer Neville Parnham believes Demolish has improved since his return run in the Belmont Guineas (1600m) and is confident the three-year-old can snap a feature race drought on Saturday. Demolish ran third to Rusty Dreams and Upper Limits in the Belmont Guineas two weeks ago, the Rich Enuff gelding’s fourth straight placing in… Read More »
