Luke Fernie, trainer of impressive Perth Stakes winner (1100m) Ripcord, isn’t about to concede the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) to exciting filly, Live To Tell. The Simon Miller-trained Live To Tell is a raging $1.80 Tabtouch Fixed Odds favourite after scoring a staggering Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) victory on Saturday. Live… Read More »
It is Easter and that means it is the Easter Cup and the Victoria Handicap but not this year at Caulfield. The G3 Easter Cup (2100m) has some G1 standard horses engaged. White Marlin ($6) holds a prominent place in the early Melbourne Cup betting and is here for Tulloch Lodge…. Read More »
It may only be the beginning of April but it was as far back as November last year that Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott had White Marlin’s path to the 2023 Melbourne Cup laid out. Undefeated in five starts, including three runs in Australia since arriving from Ireland in early 2022,… Read More »
The abandonment of today’s Yarra Valley meeting due to issues with the track has left racing participants and punters frustrated. The announcement was made by Racing Victoria (RV) after stewards identified sections of the track near the 400m, 600m, and 800m marks that were significantly heavier than the rest of… Read More »
A brother to Russian Revolution was one of the star performers in the early part of this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, which commenced in Sydney on Monday. The Newgate Farm-prepared colt by Snitzel out of the Stravinsky mare Ballet D’amour was bought by James Harron for $1.4 million. Not only is… Read More »
Australian jockey Jamie Kah’s road to recovery has been given a positive update by champion trainer Peter Moody, who recently spoke with the star jockey about her progress following a serious race-fall last month. Moody told RSN 927’s Racing Pulse that he had a quick chat with Kah and was… Read More »
Trainer Kerry Parker says that Hope In Your Heart’s eye-catcher on a heavy track to finish fourth in the Doncaster Mile last Saturday hasn’t taken the shine of the mare’s demeanour as a short back-up into the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) is firmly the plan. Hope In… Read More »
If races are as good as the TJ from Saturday, then Day 2 of The Championships at Randwick will be spectacular. And we have so much international flavour on show. The G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at that Championship distance pits Australia’s best WFA horse Anamoe ($2.50) against a real quality… Read More »
Trainer Julius Sandhu has confirmed that Port Philip is set to compete in the Group 3 Easter Cup at Sandown, following a victorious run in the Yarra Valley Cup. Since joining Sandhu’s stable last year, the former Irish stayer has secured five wins in nine starts. Reflecting on Port Philip’s… Read More »
As the countdown to the $1.5 million Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) on April 15 continues, dual Group 1 winner Jacquinot is gearing up for the big race, with jockey James McDonald stepping in for a trial ride at Randwick. McDonald replaces Damian Lane, who is set to begin a… Read More »
Ed Cummings will monitor Arts over the coming days before deciding whether she backs-up in the ATC Australian Oaks following her scintillating win in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick. The Xtravagant filly unleashed a withering finish to come from back in the field and street her rivals in Saturday’s Group 3… Read More »
Right You Are didn’t get a chance to test his Australian Cup credentials, but David Eustace is eyeing a consolation victory this Saturday at Sandown. The rejuvenated gelding will be one of two runners for Eustace and his training partner Ciaron Maher in the $200,000 Easter Cup. The six-year-old missed the… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 3 Flamingo Trillion Race Two: 3 Inspiring City Race Three: 6 California Ten Race Four: 2 Victory Scholars Race Five: 2 Happy For All Race Six: 2 Flying Mojito Race… Read More »
Mr Brightside, the horse that has delivered Ben and JD Hayes nearly every ‘first’ of their training partnership, has given them another reason to celebrate with successive wins in the Doncaster Mile. Ridden by champion Hong Kong-based jockey Zac Purton, Mr Brightside ($6 fav) fought doggedly in the heavy conditions to… Read More »
Her legendary father T J Smith won the ATC Derby nine times but incredibly, Gai Waterhouse made it a first win in the Sydney classic with Major Beel on Saturday. Waterhouse has captured most of the Group 1 races in her hometown but the Australian Derby (2400m) had eluded her… Read More »
Katherine Coleman is expecting a big party after the Peter Moody stable claimed two Stakes races in different states. A little over 20 minutes after I Wish I Win came from last to win the Group 1 T J Smith (1200m) at Randwick, the beautifully bred Waltz On By claimed the Listed Bendigo… Read More »
A decade after Black Caviar won the second of her two T J Smith Stakes titles, Peter Moody and Luke Nolen have turned back the clock, combining with I Wish I Win to trump the country’s best sprinters. Chasing a record fourth win in Sydney’s flagship short-course race, Nature Strip… Read More »
Chris Waller has plundered the first two legs of Sydney’s juvenile triple crown with Militarize winning the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes two weeks after stablemate Shinzo’s Golden Slipper success. It continued a breakout two-year-old season for Waller, who is better known for his patient approach with horses and until… Read More »
Race experience proved beneficial for Shesallshenangians as the Simon Zahra-trained filly raced to an easy victory at Bendigo. A $115,000 yearling purchase on the Gold Coast last year, Shesallshenanigans collected a first prize of $137,500 along with $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses with her victory in the VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) on Saturday. Ridden by… Read More »
Group 1-winning trainer Desleigh Forster faces a six-month ban after being found guilty of using an illegal stock whip on a horse at the Eagle Farm pool. Forster has been charged with possession of a stock whip, use of a stock whip, and committing an act of animal cruelty. She… Read More »
