In a case of short-term pain for long-term gain, Michael Freedman has opted to pit Randwick Guineas winner Communist against weight-for-age superstar Anamoe in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Freedman could have sent the three-year-old around against his own age group in the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), which is also… Read More »
Finishing just over a length from Alligator Blood in a Flemington Group 1 race last spring gave Andrew Forsman the confidence to tackle the All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley with Aegon. The problem for Forsman and connections was how were they going to get into the $5 million race on Saturday where most of the… Read More »
In a disappointing turn of events, jockey James McDonald has lost one of his key rides for Saturday’s Golden Slipper card with Lost And Running withdrawing as a final acceptor in The Galaxy. The announcement was made after trainer John O’Shea informed Racing NSW stewards on Wednesday morning that the… Read More »
Congratulations Sydney for giving us the exciting Gateway to The Golden Slipper, with Cylinder now the $3.50 Betr favourite for the ‘big one,’ the $5m Longines Golden Slipper Stakes. As Cylinder drew Barrier 3 of 16 runners, he’ll be carrying 56.5kg, again with James McDonald in the saddle, while its… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 2 Dragon Pride Race Two: 8 Raging Blaze Race Three: 10 All Is Good Race Four: 2 Let’s Do It Race Five: 7 G One Excellent Race Six: 3… Read More »
The iconic Cheltenham Festival continues on Wednesday night, headlined by the Group l Queen Mother Champion Chase. Race One: 7 Impaire Et Passe Race Two: 4 Gerri Colombe Race Three: 5 Red Risk Race Four: 3 Edwardstone Race Five: 4 Delta Work Race Six: 18 Dinoblue Race Seven: 1 A… Read More »
Alligator Blood has retained his position at the top of the betting for the All Star Mile after drawing favourably in barrier seven. The Gai Waterhourse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper is one of 15 horses for the $5 million race at Moonee Valley on Saturday. After watching Alligator Blood work at Moonee… Read More »
She’s the only maiden galloper in the field but the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained Facile isn’t just there to make up the numbers in the $4.92 million Golden Slipper to be run at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday. The Trapeze Artist filly has gone close to shedding the maiden tag on three… Read More »
There was a big turnout at Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday morning for the barrier draw of the $5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper. Jockeys, trainers and owners alike were all in attendance hoping to snag a favourable barrier for the world’s richest two-year-old race on turf. The James Cummings-trained and… Read More »
Racing is a cut-throat game and Daniel Moor admits he has done things he would normally not do to get a ride, especially around Spring Carnival time. Out of respect for Jamie Kah, Craig Williams and Ethan Brown, all sidelined through recent falls, Moor chose not to get on the front foot… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney was beginning to question himself prior to imported galloper Alenquer working at Moonee Valley. The trainer left The Valley on Tuesday morning in a better frame of mind after watching the entire work ahead of the $5 million All Star Mile at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Moroney was… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn says Alligator Blood only has to hold his form to be the one to beat in the All Star Mile at Moonee Valley. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper was taken to Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning for his final hit-out ahead of Saturday’s $5 million… Read More »
The iconic Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday night, headlined by the Group l Champion Hurdle. Race One: 5 Facile Vega Race Two: 3 El Fabiolo Race Three: 12 Nassalam Race Four: 1 Constitution Hill Race Five: 6 Marie’s Rock Race Six: 2 Tekao Race Seven: 4 Gaillard Du Mesnil… Read More »
Arapaho added another cup to his collection after proving too classy for his rivals in Monday’s $200,000 Canberra Cup. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding added he 2000-metre event to the Grafton Cup and Premier’s Cup that he has won since being recruited from France. Arapaho has also placed in a Newcastle Cup,… Read More »
Amy and Ash Yargi celebrated their biggest win as a training team after Rebel Racer’s upset win in Monday’s $300,000 Group 2 Adelaide Cup at Morphettville. The husband-and-wife combination enjoyed their maiden Black Type success when the six-year-old son of Rebel Raider scored a fighting win in the 3200-metre event. It… Read More »
Fresh from a red-letter day at Ascot on Sunday, trainer Dan Morton is aiming for interstate success at Morphettville this afternoon. Still on a massive high after plundering Perth’s feature three-year-old races 24 hours earlier, Morton will saddle up Stafford’s Lad in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m). Morton’s stocks in the… Read More »
The fifth running of the All Star Mile (1600m) will be run at Moonee Valley this year with Caulfield out of action with its redevelopment. So many stars will be on show including multiple group 1 winner Alligator Blood ($3) and Cox Plate runner-up I’m Thunderstruck ($5). Doncaster winner Mr Brightside ($6) and… Read More »
Australia’s leading jockey, James McDonald, has been given the go ahead to ride at the Golden Slipper day meeting at Rosehill this Saturday, after a successful appeal against his careless riding ban. The original suspension of six meetings was reduced to four, enabling the champion jockey to take part in… Read More »
The biggest Group 1 day on the Australian Racing calendar arrives at Rosehill on the weekend as they run the Golden Slipper amongst some brilliant feature races. That richest 2yo race on the planet sees the Golden Slipper (1200m) favouritism (pre-draw) sit with Godolphin’s Cylinder ($4) off his Silver Slipper and… Read More »
Mike Moroney will continue to tinker with Alenquer’s gear as he strives to get the best out of his star recruit ahead of his Australian debut in Saturday’s $5 million All Star Mile at The Valley. The Flemington horseman will apply a tongue tie when he works at The Valley… Read More »
