Inspiral and jockey Frankie Dettori staged a remarkable comeback, claiming victory at the âŹ1 million Prix du Haras du Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois after a recent setback in the Sussex Stakes. Dettori’s eighth win in the Jacques le Marois solidifies his exceptional riding skills. Under the guidance of trainer John… Read More »
Saturday sees the biggest day in Virginia racing with the running of the international Arlington Million Stakes and Beverley D Stakes at Colonial Downs, in the âFestival of Racing.â And can Godolphinâs US based Irishman Brendan Walshe make it back-to-back âMillionsâ with Santin stepping up to the traditional Arlington Million… Read More »
Mr Brightside gave Ben & Jd Hayes their first Group 1 winner, taking out the 2021 Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and will follow a similar initial preparation to last Spring, set to resume in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. New addition to the Hayes training trio, Will… Read More »
A trio of Chris Waller’s Winx Stakes contenders stretched their legs in race day workouts at Rosehill, with the champion trainer revealing he could have up to seven runners in Sydney’s first Group 1 race of the season. Waller took the opportunity to work Lindermann, Fangirl and Princess Grace between races… Read More »
Premiership winning jockey Blake Shinn has added to his stellar season claiming a second win in the Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence. Shinn returned to Victoria last August following a three-year stint in Hong Kong and captured his second ‘Scobie’, 18 years after collecting the coveted prize as an apprentice. The Scobie Breasley Medal… Read More »
The feature of the day saw some progressive sprinters clash and it was Sweet Ride ($4) who came out on top in the Benchmark 100 Steveos Scamper (1000m), scoring by a head over Omni Man ($2.40F unibet). Backed into second favourite, jockey Michael Dee was able to get across into… Read More »
Floating Artist ($5) has notched up his first win since winning an open handicap in September 2021, taking out the Xtreme Freight Handicap (2040m) at Benchmark 100 level. In that time he’s placed in a Group 3 Coongy Handicap (2000m) and a Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m), as well… Read More »
Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible has broken her maiden in style with a classy first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud to put herself on a potential Golden Rose path. By super sire I Am Invincible out of a half-sister to Anamoe, Tiz Invincible is bred in the purple and proved… Read More »
Olentia’s appearance at Rosehill wasn’t always in Chris Waller’s plans, but a poor scope result from stablemate Extremely Lucky prompted a late change of tact – and a winning one. Waller flagged during the week that only Extremely Lucky was likely to run in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1200m) as he didn’t… Read More »
Fireburn’s younger half-brother Kintyre has laid down an important spring marker with his gallant victory in the opening race at Rosehill. Trainer Gary Portelli said it was imperative the three-year-old turned in a competitive performance in Saturday’s Inglis Pink Bonus Handicap (1300m) to give him the confidence to press forward with his… Read More »
Lakota Fire backed up a dominant maiden win at Morphettville three weeks ago to score narrowly in the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley against better opposition, with plenty of options over the Spring. The father and son training duo appear to have a smart, American bred juvenile on their… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Recommendation made a giant leap in the autumn to become a Stakes winner. And if the now four-year-old is to be a player in the upcoming Spring Carnival, the son of Shalaa will need to again take that next step. Recommendation is down to run first-up in the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable is expecting an early morning trip to Moonee Valley to be beneficial for three-year-old Pride Of Sullivan. The daughter of Pride Of Dubai heads to The Valley on Saturday to contest the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) after scoring a debut win at Swan Hill during the three-day Carnival in June…. Read More »
After a lifetime in racing, Racing Victoria has appointed Rob Montgomery as its Chairman of Stewards. Montgomery takes over from Robert Cram who retired after the Moonee Valley meeting on July 29. Starting out as an apprentice jockey in the South Island of New Zealand, Montgomery moved to Australia and rode trackwork at the Epsom Training Centre… Read More »
Nature Strip might have been beaten in his Rosehill trial on Friday morning, but Chris Waller was ‘delighted’ with what he saw from the champion sprinter. The two-time Australian Horse of the Year jumped well in the 900-metre workout, travelled strongly in third spot and was never urged along by James Mcdonald at… Read More »
The last time Inundation raced at Moonee Valley he ran a course record over the 1000m journey. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained returns to the same course and distance on Saturday to contest the SteveOs Scamper Handicap. Price said Inundation has had numerous problems since that record-breaking run on Christmas Eve last year, the most serious… Read More »
Alligator Blood announced that he could be in for another Group 1-winning campaign with a slick Rosehill trial win on Friday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained star was a dominant winner of the first of a star-studded set of trials, which saw a number of Australia’s best horses in action…. Read More »
Untapped filly Cigar Flick headlines Chris Waller’s Rosehill team for Saturday, but she isn’t the only promising horse preparing to step out for the stable. While many of the trainer’s big guns were in action at Friday morning’s barrier trials, the next tier of talents will be given the chance to… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be out to keep their early season momentum rolling when they chase their second black-type win in as many weeks at Rosehill. After capturing the Group 2 Missile Stakes with I Am Me last weekend, the powerhouse stable will saddle up two runners in Saturday’s Listed Rosebud… Read More »
Willie Mullins, trainer of Melbourne Cup favorite Vauban, has signaled that the talented gelding is unlikely to race again before the prestigious event on the first Tuesday of November. Vauban secured a spot in the Melbourne Cup after a notable victory in the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Naas. Mullins… Read More »
