Success on the straight Flemington track in the Listed Talindert Stakes is likely to be beneficial for Maharba later in the year. New trainer Grahame Begg hopes the gelding may return to Flemington during Melbourne Cup week for the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m). Formerly trained by David Payne in Sydney, Maharba was transferred into Begg’s care… Read More »
So You See has bounced back to record a second win in three starts taking out the Australian Childhood Foundation Trophy (1600m). Trainer Mike Moroney explained the mare had a high temperature after So You See scored at Sandown on January 7 and while the mare’s blood picture and her work had been… Read More »
Chris Waller was offering no excuses following the first-up defeat of Nature Strip in the Lightning Stakes admitting the world champion sprinter was slightly off his game. Starting a $1.95 favourite, the gelding jumped smartly and made the running but he was under pressure with 200m to go, battling away to finish… Read More »
The Golden Slipper picture has had more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel, but trainer Tony Gollan can see no reason to doubt the credentials of his undefeated Magic Millions winner Skirt The Law. The filly will make her Sydney debut in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
Sheikh Mohammed and more recently Godolphin have had an exceptional record in Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes. Godolphin has three wins in the Group 1 race, winning with Earthquake (2014), Lyre (2019) and Daumier last year while Sepoy won in Sheikh Mohammed’s colours in 2011. Next Saturday’s race is likely… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 10 Fortune Master Race Two: 8 Go Go Sixteen Race Three: 1 Beauty Joy Race Four: 3 Innoconstruction Race Five: 1 Ching Race Six: 5 Green N White Race Seven:… Read More »
Just 20 minutes after the disappointment of Nature Strip’s unplaced return in Melbourne, Chris Waller had something to smile about when lightly raced colt Osipenko claimed the feature race at Rosehill. Osipenko ($8) put his hand up as an autumn force when he scooted through along the inside to win the Group… Read More »
Coolangatta has become the third three-year-old filly in the 25 past years to take out the pure speed test of the autumn, the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. Just like Isca (1999) and Regimental Gal (2004), Coolangatta was first-up from a successful spring campaign that saw her collect the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Elliptical looks set for a good autumn campaign following an impressive first-up win at Flemington. The son of Dundeel will now chase his maiden Group 1 win when he returns to Flemington in two weeks’ time for the Australian Guineas (1600m) following Saturday’s narrow win in the Group 3 C… Read More »
Apprentice Zac Lloyd has celebrated the biggest win of his fledgling career, earning high praise from trainer Michael Hawkes with his victory aboard Electric Girl in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill. Indentured to Godolphin head trainer James Cummings, the teenage rider also has close links to the Hawkes stable and… Read More »
Not only did the colt finish second in the Merson Cooper Stakes at Flemington in November after breaking his jaw in a barrier incident pre-race, he bounced out of the setback with a stunning return in Saturday’s Group 2 Silver Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill. With Platinum Jubilee ($4.40) setting a… Read More »
Sydney trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are masters at placing their horses and have picked up an important stakes victory for filly Wollombi. The Group 3 The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday was Wollombi’s fourth win in 11 starts, with her last three coming in successive starts. Ridden by Damien Oliver, Wollombi ($12) scored… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Andrews is confident Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) favourite A Lot Of Good Men has the right profile to add his name of the feature event’s honour roll at Pinjarra tomorrow. A Lot Of Good Men stamped himself as the one to beat for the $250,000 event with two… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Saturday, with the depth across the program being relatively solid. Race One: 5 Fast And Fearless Race Two: 2 Free And Happy Race Three: 1 Last Samurai Race Four: 3 Star Glory Race Five: 8 Star Empire Race Six: 2… Read More »
Tony Gollan is acutely aware of the task confronting Baller in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning, but Queensland’s leading trainer is confident the benefit of his spring campaign will stand him in good stead. Baller returns to the track that he ran so well at last spring, a campaign… Read More »
With one target having already been achieved, trainer Simon Zahra is eyeing another with Krakarib. Standing in the way is the performance of the two-year-old in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday. Krakarib won the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day and Zahra would like to add the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes to… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have had a lot of faith in Uncle Bryn who starts his build up towards an All-Star Mile start at Flemington. The Listed Elms Handicap (1400m) on Saturday is the starting point for Uncle Bryn who Busuttin and Young hope gains an All-Star Mile (1600m) start at Moonee Valley on March… Read More »
Ringing endorsement from jockey Chris Parnham and confidence in Street Parade has trainer Russell Stewart brimming with high hopes that he can take out the Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. “You don’t get much out of Chris, he’s laid back and cruisy, but he was… Read More »
John Sargent hasn’t given up on Owen County developing into a classics contender despite a head-scratching loss of form in the spring. The gelding produced some eye-catching performances as a two-year-old when he typically did his best work late, stamping him as a horse to follow over longer distances at… Read More »
An outside barrier draw has done little to diminish the confidence of James Cummings as he looks to Aft Cabin to build on his reputation as one of the country’s most exciting three-year-olds. After resuming with a dominant win in the Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m), Aft Cabin heads to Saturday’s… Read More »
