Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 5 Cizen Lucky Race Two: 5 Beyond Sacred Race Three: 4 Cash Cove Race Four: 2 Magnificent Gold Race Five: 2 Tributo Race Six: 3 Ninesixthreethree Race Seven: 5 Sun Step… Read More »
He drew the car park in the Golden Eagle at Rosehill two weeks ago and never saw the fence, but Godolphin galloper Vilana ($4.80F) has bounced back to win the $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle. Given a peach of a steer by Nash Rawiller, the four-year-old entire proved too strong… Read More »
She’s been a work in progress for some time, but the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Pierossa ($19) has put it all together to win the $200,000 Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle. After settling midfield with cover during the run, jockey Sam Clipperton managed to pull her out to the centre of… Read More »
Uncle Bryn has been in Australia less than a year but has made an immediate impact for Cranbourne trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, winning three races from ten starts and scoring his biggest win to date in Saturday’s listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m). There looked a genuine speed on paper and… Read More »
The hype around Brayden Star leading into the Cranbourne Shooting Star, a rare class 3 race worth $175,000 was justified as the lightly raced northern hemisphere three-year-old broke the 1500m track record with a comfortable … length win. Sent around a … favourite off the back of a 7.5 length win… Read More »
She only had one trial leading into the $150,000 Max Lees Classic at Newcastle, but the Brad Widdup-prepared Fire Lane ($13) has shown maturity beyond her years to win by a short half head over Godolphin’s Cylinder ($4.60F). Bjorn Baker’s Line Of Law ($6) was a further length and a quarter back in… Read More »
As soon as Fun Fact missed the start you only wanted to be on King Frankel ($3.30F) in The Beauford over 2300m at Newcastle. Apprentice hoop Tyler Schiller was handed an easy lead over the staying journey, and took full advantage to defeat Kukeracha ($6) by two and a half lengths with Gin Martini ($6)… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, headlined by the Panasonic Cup (1400m), a Class One event. Race One: 10 Superb Capitalist Race Two: 3 Run Des Run Race Three: 8 Golden Bull Race Four: 6 Righteous Doctrine Race Five: 5 Flying Dragon Race Six:… Read More »
Ascot trainer Mitchell Pateman concedes the barrier has added another layer of difficulty for This’ll Testya to win the G3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Following wide gates in the Crawford Stakes (1000m) and Prince Of Wales Stakes (1000m), when runner-up to Miss Conteki, This’Ll Testya will have… Read More »
He was a dominant winner of the Silver Eagle two starts back, before not having any luck in the Golden Eagle, and jockey Nash Rawiller is hopeful he can give Godolphin runner Vilana a much sweeter steer in tomorrow’s $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle. After drawing the car park in barrier 20… Read More »
He will forever be remembered for his association with champion mare Winx, but jockey Hugh Bowman will aim to add even more feathers to his cap when he heads to Hong Kong for a riding sting this Sunday. Coming off a successful couple of weeks where he won the Group 1… Read More »
Rob Blacker would have preferred Harry Coffey stuck with Skyphios for Saturday’s 3YO Cranbourne Classic, but the Mornington trainer doesn’t have any complaints with his replacement rider. Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Mark Zahra will have his first ride on the son of Fiorente in the $175,000 event. Blacker turned to the owners once he… Read More »
Things didn’t go to plan in the richest race Uncle Bryn has contested this spring, but the import’s trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are hoping to console themselves with victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m). The son of Sea The Stars is backing up from last weekend’s $2… Read More »
Joshua Krispyn was caught off guard somewhat by the attention Alaskalot received on debut last month. The promising three-year-old ran a slashing second to Kosta’s Crown and the manner in which he made up ground late caught the eye of most. Alaskalot certainly captured the imagination of interested buyers and before… Read More »
The promising three-year-old ran a slashing second to Kosta’s Crown and the manner in which he made up ground late caught the eye of most. Alaskalot certainly captured the imagination of interested buyers and before the gelding had time to cool down, Krispyn’s phone went into overdrive. As a half-brother to… Read More »
He took out the inaugural running of The Hunter in 2019 with Street Cry mare Savatiano, and Godolphin’s James Cummings will be looking to repeat the dose when he saddles up three genuine chances in this weekend’s edition at Newcastle. The race includes Group 1 winners Apache Chase and In… Read More »
He’s been in a purple patch of form of late with victories in the $2 million Five Diamonds and $1 million VRC Oaks, and jockey Tommy Berry is aiming to keep the momentum going with a strong book of rides at Newcastle’s The Hunter meeting this Saturday. With over $2.4 million… Read More »
It’s been a tedious wait for the connections of John O’Shea-trained Waihaha Falls, with it looking likely that he will not gain a start in this weekend’s $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle. The relatively new feature has attracted a star-studded capacity field of 16 runners with four emergencies, and… Read More »
Callsign Mav now has some stiff competition for Jamie Mott’s favourite horse of the spring, but he gets the chance to cement his position at Cranbourne this Saturday. The ex-Kiwi gelding will be reunited with Mott in the $500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), seven days after the popular jockey logged his… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have reason to be excited about the team they have assembled for their hometown Cup meeting on Saturday and one yet to be seen this side of the equator has them particularly bullish. Brayden Star will make his Australian debut in the $175,000 Shooting Star (1500m). The four-year-old… Read More »
