Jamie Mott’s opportunity aboard Roch ‘N’ Horse came about due to a fellow rider being suspended, but he is hoping to cement his position in the saddle aboard the mare who could be bound for England later in the year. Mott will partner Roch ‘N’ Horse in this Saturday’s $1 million… Read More »
The Newhaven Park Country Championship Series kicked off with a popular local winner at Tuncurry on Sunday, with the Terry Evans trained Sir Ravanelli taking out the first series qualifier ahead of the Grant Jobson trained Imatruestar, with both runners earning their place in the $500 000 Championship Final which… Read More »
Saturday’s CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington does not carry Group 1 status, but co-trainer Sam Freedman would like to think the $200,000 Group 3 can be a stepping stone to a deserved elite-level success later in the campaign for Elliptical. The son of Dundeel has won just one of his six… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Military Mission brought up the stable’s first success in the Group 3 Hobart Cup when winning easily on Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly Military Mission was just the stable’s fifth runner in the feature event with Waterhouse first saddling up Stoway in 2003. Prior to Military Mission,… Read More »
Unbeaten in five starts this preparation, The Inevitable made light work of a quality field taking out the Listed Thomas Lyons Stakes [1400m] at Hobart on Sunday. Brunton’s fifth success in the feature event, The Inevitable easily justified his heavy market support when coasting to the line to score by two-and-a-quarter lengths…. Read More »
Craig Williams has already upended champion sprinter Nature Strip on a three-year-old in a feature race this season and he will be looking to do it again next weekend. Williams will partner the Matthew Smith-trained Buenos Noches in the $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. The son of Supido was beaten… Read More »
James Cummings is still tossing up whether to split gun colts Aft Cabin and Golden Mile next weekend, or keep them both in Sydney for one more run. With the Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill and C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington both held next Saturday, Godolphin has the option of keeping… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Sunday, with the depth across the program being relatively solid. Race One: 2 Malibu Beach Race Two: 1 Popeyethesailorman Race Three: 1 Etwas Neues Race Four: 6 Mister Dynamo Race Five: 1 Captain Singapore Race Six: 9 War Pride Race… Read More »
Anamoe has capped an outstanding afternoon for Godolphin, providing the Royal Blue army with its fourth black-type win of the day with his bullish return in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. Godolphin had earlier claimed the two Blue Diamond Preludes in Melbourne with Barber and Exploring and the Light Fingers Stakes in Sydney… Read More »
Peter Moody was happy to be proven a ‘mug’ by Pounding, who registered the first Black Type win of his career in the $200,000 Group 3 Carlyon Cup. The 1600m event was the 10th run on of a campaign that started on July 23 for the son of Exceed And Excel and… Read More »
Pre-race interviewers take note, there is one important question for Jerome Hunter next time they get him before one of his team go around in a feature race; “is the family on track?”. Minutes after Rich Fortune made it back-to-back wins to start the preparation, Hunter was interviewed by Racing.com with his… Read More »
Glint Of Silver made the most of a fitness edge he had on most his rivals to pick up a Group 2 win in the $300,000 Autumn Stakes at Sandown on Saturday. Trainer David Pfeiffer said he deliberately headed to the 1400-metre event with the son of Rubick, who was having… Read More »
In Secret has laid the foundation for another Group 1 shot after overcoming a dawdling start to kick off her autumn campaign with a win. The Godolphin filly has been tardy to jump in her barrier trials and was again slow out of the gates before gathering herself to settle midfield… Read More »
Jacquinot enhanced his status as one of the most valuable stallion prospects in Australia when he was crowned the winner of a dramatic $750,000 Group 1 CF Orr Stakes at Sandown on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained son of Rubick was awarded the race in the stewards’ room after… Read More »
Lofty Strike was denied a shot at Group 1 glory at last year’s Blue Diamond meeting, but the son of Snitzel emphatically declared on Saturday that he is on track for a shot at redemption 12 months on. The Julius Sandhu-trained three-year-old scored a dazzling first-up win under Craig Newitt in… Read More »
Annabel Neasham experienced the best and worst of racing in the space of a few seconds with one of her two Inglis Millennium runners posting a sensational win as the other suffered a heavy fall. Neasham’s first thought was for two-year-old Dorothy Gail and her jockey Tom Marquand, who crashed to the… Read More »
James Cummings flexed his Blue Diamond muscle at Sandown on Saturday when jockeys sporting Godolphin’s famous royal blue silks won both $300,000 Blue Diamond Preludes. Barber lived up to his high billing when he won the colts and geldings edition, while Exploring put up her hand for a start in the $2 million… Read More »
Tasmanian racegoers were very close to witnessing one of the biggest upsets in recent history only for Dunkel to dive through late and take out the Listed Tasmanian Derby. The shortest priced favourite in the Derby since Northwest Passage in 2017, Dunkel was tipped to win in a canter, however it didn’t… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Soul Choice had no concerns booking her ticket for the Tasmanian Oaks when taking out the Listed Strutt Stakes at Hobart on Friday evening. A maiden success in the feature for the Waterhouse and Bott stable, Soul Choice only faced four rivals and led… Read More »
Just a little over a month since Brett Prebble decided to move his riding career to Sydney, another multiple Group 1 winning rider has decided to do the same. Brad Rawiller is in Sydney, knowing that it will be a tough test as he looks to establish a new phase… Read More »
