One of the leading fancies for next month’s Blue Diamond Stakes will take the biggest step of her campaign at Cranbourne on Monday morning. Charm Stone is one of a number of big names from the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable who will trial over 800 metres. It will be… Read More »
The Robert Heathcote-trained Ekaterina is a $7 chance in early markets for the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Saturday. Ekaterina has started eight times for three wins including a dominant last start victory in a Benchmark race over 1400 meres at Eagle Farm on December 10. “She’s going well… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where the depth looks strong across the program. Race One: 2 Fighting Star Race Two: 7 Beauty Nova Race Three: 2 Brave Dreams Race Four: 3 Multisuper Race Five: 7 Owner’s Praise Race Six: 6 Fast Buck Race… Read More »
Two runs at 1200m this preparation had been good but the drop back to 1100m and some luck in running allowed Kir Royale ($5) to take out Race 10 on the card, a benchmark 78 contest over Forzanini and Snapped. Well backed race favourite Snapped was the talking point of… Read More »
Multiple Group 3 placings, including when last seen at Caulfield, meant the Joe Pride trained Mariamia had to concede weight to most of the field in Kia Ora Captivant at benchmark 88 level at Rosehill, something she was able to overcome. Sent around as an $8.50 chance in the 1100m contest,… Read More »
The Magic Millions race day on the Gold Coast was stopped after jockeys conducted a secret ballot to decide if the conditions were safe enough to continue. Fourteen millimetres of rain had fallen on Saturday resulting in the track becoming unsuitable after two races were run on the ten-race card…. Read More »
The Mike Moroney stable holds loftier plans for Snapper after the sprinter landed his first win at stakes level at Flemington. Snapper led throughout to claim the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m) on Saturday with the stable hoping the five-year-old will return to the track in a couple of months for a Group 1 sprint…. Read More »
The feature race meeting in the country today, the Gold Coast Magic Millions meeting has been called off due to the state of the track. The meeting was called off after Race 2 after jockeys and stewards came to the conclusion the track was not safe to race on. There… Read More »
Blake Shinn has secured his first win for the year when he guided NSW visitor Spirit Ridge to victory at Flemington. The Annabel Neasham-trained former UK galloper took out the Vale Sir Patrick Hogan KNZM CBE (2000m) on Saturday under a well-judged Shinn ride. Shinn spent the Christmas-New Year period on the sidelines… Read More »
Patience in racing is rarely used but for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace it is one of their greatest virtues. With a large team of horses at their disposal, Maher and Eustace are not rushed in sending their horses to the races, especially two-year-olds. So, it was with interest to learn… Read More »
While focus may be on the Gold Coast this Saturday for the stable’s juveniles, Red Resistance ($3.70) backed up some smart trials to lead all of the way on debut in the Ned Australian Whiskey Handicap (1100m). Former leading Victorian jockey Brett Prebble, who has recently moved to Sydney, got… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Saturday, with the depth across the program being relatively solid. Race One: 1 Cash Cove Race Two: 1 Great Command Race Three: 3 Happy Friday Race Four: 1 Retallica Race Five: 1 Vittoria Perfetta Race Six: 7 Petrograd Race Seven:… Read More »
Two of Alpine Edge’s three career wins came as a two-year-old prior to running second in the 2021 Magic Millions 2yo Classic but he is set to jump favourite with James Mcdonald in the Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m). Alpine Edge was last seen at Toowoomba in the inaugural King Of… Read More »
Navy Cross gave Adrian Bott his first Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) last year, and Gai Waterhouse her third, and they will have Zoumon, Too Much Caviar and Splendiferous line up in this year’s $1 million staying feature. The training duo boast the current favourite for the third race at the Gold Coast… Read More »
Somebody’s bad luck can sometimes be somebody else’s good fortune. The Mishani Enterprises team had targeted the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic from a long way out and their strategy was good enough to secure Mishani Renegade a place in the big race lineup. The Les Ross trained runner… Read More »
While focus may be on the Gold Coast with Deficit and Green Shadows seeking Magic Millions riches, Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou best chance on Saturday may be Cotton Fingers in Race 5 at Rosehill, a benchmark 72 race over 1300m. “We were really happy with him the other day, 1100 is probably a… Read More »
Ciaron Maher broke new ground on the Gold Coast on Friday, paying the most he has ever paid for a yearling. Victoria’s leading trainer went to $2.5 million for the first foal from Group 1 winner Booker, a colt by sire-of-the-sale I Am Invincible, on Day 4 of the Magic Millions… Read More »
Richard Freedman has never tasted major Magic Millions success but believes he has the horse to win Saturday’s Magic Millions 3yo Guineas (1425m), but admits he’ll need some luck as new stable star Fashion Legend aims for his fourth win in a row. As can be the case with three-year-old… Read More »
The Michael Moroney stable are returning 183% on punters investment at Flemington this season and have a strong trio assembled for Saturday. Swords Drawn will contest a benchmark 100 over 2000m, Jungle Jim a benchmark 78 over 1200m, while Snapper will fly the flag in the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m). A son of… Read More »
The glitter strip is alive and well. All of racing’s big players … and then some … are in town at the Gold Coast and millions of dollars are changing hands in what sometimes resembles a feeding frenzy in the sales ring. Bragging rights … flash headlines … dominate the… Read More »
