Trainer Phillip Stokes knows Lavish Thinker has one thing in his favour when he heads to Flemington. The 2500m of the Mahogany Challenge Final (2500m) on Saturday is the distance that Lavish Thinker is looking forward to according to the trainer. Lavish Thinker, who will be having his eighth start when he lines up on Saturday, reminds… Read More »
Relishing a recent tree change, Emperor will make a hit-and-run visit to his former home of Sydney where trainer Matt Dunn hopes the superbly bred colt can continue to build on his record and confidence. By star sire I Am Invincible out of Group 1 placed mare Jolie Bay, Emperor showed early… Read More »
With news that the new King Charles III Stakes will be run annually at Royal Randwick, it was the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes that broke the World Pool race turnover at Royal Ascot. The inaugural $5m King Charles III Stakes will be run at The Everest Carnival on Saturday,… Read More »
A hat-trick of wins in Sydney has earned promising three-year-old Grebeni a trip north for his first shot at stakes company in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast. The gelding has had an almost faultless preparation, narrowly beaten first-up at Kembla Grange before stringing together a midweek win… Read More »
Multiple Group 1 winner Artorius bids farewell to the racetrack, as trainer Sam Freedman fails to sway the decision for one last run. Following his fourth-place finish in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, Artorius will now embark on a new journey at Newgate as he enters the world of… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Packing Hurricane Race Two: 3 Classic Archi Race Three: 2 Lean Hero Race Four: 1 Sight Hero Race Five: 5 Gold Tack Race Six: 2 Summit Cheers Race… Read More »
Jockey John Allen has been hit with a significant blow as stewards have handed him a hefty 30-meeting suspension following an inquiry into a fall involving Linda Meech at Flemington on June 17. The incident took place during the Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at the iconic racecourse, when Allen,… Read More »
If a jockey wins a Group 1, he, or she, deserved to win a Group 1. No questions asked … being good enough to be given the opportunity in the first place and being accomplished enough to get the job done in the heat of battle at the elite level… Read More »
âIt was no Royal Ascot, but itâs nice to ride five winners anywhere in one day, thatâs for sure,â quipped Group 1 winning rider Martin Harley after he had given a masterclass performance in the saddle at the Rockhampton meeting on Sunday. Harley, who was champion apprentice in the UK… Read More »
Chris and Michael Gangemi have walked down this path before, but this time the brothers and co-trainers hope the trek might be a little different. Their enigmatic gelding and yearling sale topper Samizdat is looking to maximise what could potentially be his final campaign of racing. This is quite literally the… Read More »
Albury trainer Mitchell Beer breathed a heavy sigh of relief when Blake Shinn elected to start his suspension after the upcoming Flemington meeting. Beer had already booked the in-form jockey to partner Mnementh in the Listed Santa Ana Lane Print Series Final (1200m) on Saturday and was not relishing the task of finding a replacement… Read More »
Scott Collings is excited about where Mogo Magic might take those associated with the Duporth gelding, but he won’t let that impact his first-up ambitions with his stable star this weekend. The unbeaten three-year-old has been nominated for two races at Rosehill, the benchmark 72 for three-year-olds over 1100m and the Class… Read More »
Life has turned full circle for former South Australian galloper Royal Mile who is being prepared for a spring campaign by David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins and Matt Jenkins. Royal Mile was bred by Brideoake and is the second foal of the unraced mare Street Blaze and was sold to his former trainer Lee Creek… Read More »
Jockey Brad Rawiller has been suspended for eleven meetings following a careless riding charge for his actions on Air Defence in Race 8 at Pakenham on Monday. Approaching the 50m mark, Rawiller was deemed to have failed in his efforts to maintain a straight path for his mount, resulting in… Read More »
Fresh from his fairytale finish at his last Royal Ascot meeting, Frankie Dettori has confirmed he will have one final crack at winning the Melbourne Cup. The legendary Italian jockey, who announced at the start of the year that 2023 would be his last after 35 years in the saddle, will… Read More »
This time last week Matthew Sayers was confident he had a horse who might start favourite in the $175,000 Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington. Bolted In, the most exciting horse in Sayers’ Murray Bridge stable, had finished third behind Steparty and Blazing Harry at Flemington and with those two thought… Read More »
Every Winter, the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m) is a great race on a big day of Finals racing at Flemington. It will be a task to even make the field with all the nominations including the likes of King Magnus, Unusual Culture and the venerable So Si Bon back once… Read More »
Ben Pearce expects further improvement and believes the best is yet to come from Fear The Wind after the gelding’s winning spree continued at Belmont. A son 2013 Melbourne Cup champion, Fiorente, Fear The Wind ended his winter campaign on a winning high in the Rogan Josh Stakes (2200m) on Saturday…. Read More »
The G3 Winx Guineas (1600m) for the 3yos contains some in form younger horses like Grebeni ($4.80), Robusto ($8) and Flashing Steel ($12) all in good touch plus the very interesting runner becomes City Of Lights ($26) who is half-sister to horse that the race is named after. Stayers will go around in the… Read More »
Matthew Hoysted is doing his best to get Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara out of his head and the Eagle Farm trainer is pleased that he has feature racing to focus on this weekend. This Saturday’s Winx Guineas does not boast the purse or status of last Saturday’s final Group 1 of the… Read More »
