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 »
Trainer Michael Trotter hopes a trip to Bendigo will turn into a lucrative payday. The Cranbourne-based Trotter will saddle debutant Beaunified in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) on Saturday as he chases a second winner for the week after Rumbled Again scored at Sandown on Wednesday. Saturday’s race carries a first prize of… Read More »
Lightly raced Belle Savoir kicks off a late autumn campaign at Bendigo that her trainer Nick Ryan hopes will lead to Stakes races in Adelaide. The Bendigo Gold Bracelet (1400m) on Saturday will be Belle Savoir’s first outing since the then three-year-old filly finished fifth in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle… Read More »
A little over 12 months ago Maddie Raymond and connections of Earlswood were on top of the world after the Australian debut win at Caulfield. Success in the Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield had the team looking forward to the spring later in the year, but seven months later it was a different story. Earlswood failed… Read More »
Grahame Begg will have two bites of the cherry when he heads to his former home track of Randwick to chase his first Sydney Group 1 win in more than a decade. Begg spent almost 25 years training out of the premier course and had remarkable success with the likes of… Read More »
There is a racing adage that you should forgive a good horse one bad run and James Cummings is hoping it rings true for Golden Mile in the Doncaster. The three-year-old turned in the worst performance of his career when last to superstar stablemate Anamoe in the George Ryder Stakes (1500m) two weeks… Read More »
Trainer Greg Eurell says Promises Kept is still learning to be a racehorse but is showing signs of being a promising stayer. After breaking through for his maiden win at Sale, the next step on the path is the Bendigo St Leger Trial (2200m) on Saturday. In turn, Eurell hopes that will lead to… Read More »
The racing community is mourning the loss of Group 1 champion I’m Thunderstruck, whose life tragically ended following a routine knee operation. The two-time G1 winner suffered a catastrophic injury that left OTI Racing, the Mick Price stable, and all involved in his career heartbroken. Terry Henderson of OTI Racing… Read More »
