Golden Rose placegetter Zou Tiger, the clear-cut favourite for the inaugural Tapp-Craig, is no certainty to run with connections reluctant to send him around on a bottomless track. Randwick was downgraded to a heavy 10 on Thursday morning after receiving 30mm of rain in the preceding 24 hours and trainer… Read More »
As President of the Victorian Jockeys’ Association, you would think Stephen Baster would be clued in as to the timing of Group 1 races. Before retiring in November 2019, Baster rode 14 Group 1 winners and had his finger on the pulse, but nowadays he is selling real estate on the Mornington Peninsula while also helping his… Read More »
The carnival schedule has been tweaked since Shadow Hero won the Gloaming-Spring Champion Stakes double three years ago, but Mark Newnham has still been mindful of following a similar programming template for his latest hopeful Matcha Latte. Shadow Hero claimed the 2019 Gloaming Stakes second-up before going on to defeat Castelvecchio in the… Read More »
Leading Sydney rider Tommy Berry will give The Everest race-day ⊠the richest day on the Australian racing calendar ⊠a miss and will instead head south to ride at the Caulfield Cup race-meeting which takes place on the same day (October 15). It couldnât have been the easiest of… Read More »
Itâs the 132nd Velka Pardubicka, the Gran Pardiubicka of 2022 on Sunday, and can the 2021 hero Talent as race favourite make it consecutive victories in the âworldâs toughest horse race.â In winning last yearâs gruelling cross-country steeplechase of 6900m in 9-12.79mins for trainer Hana Kebelkova, he faces 14 opponents… Read More »
Amenable failed to create any headlines at last year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne, but that did not reflect the opinion Michael Kent Jnr had of him. The son of Lonhro possessed a number of attributes that prompted both Kent and his co-trainer, Mick Price, to think he was a colt… Read More »
Christophe Soumillon moment of madness when he unceremoniously nudged Rossa Ryan out of the saddle mid-race initiating a fall which could have had resulted in serious injury for his rival jockey, has had a sequel with the Aga Khan Breeding / Owner operation ending their retainer relationship with the champion… Read More »
Emerging apprentice Dylan Gibbons has provided a bright spot on a wet and muddy day at Canterbury with a winning treble for his master Kris Lees. While the heavy 10 conditions ensured a tough afternoon for most riders, Gibbons made it a meeting to remember, opening his account aboard Always On… Read More »
Invincible Caviar, who trainer Peter Moody says most resembles her dam, the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, has made a winning return to racing at Sale. By I Am Invincible, Invincible Caviar is one of seven foals of Black Caviar and registered her second career win with a first-up victory in the Carlton Draught Handicap (1208m) on… Read More »
Townsville’s Georgie Holt has already achieved her first target of 100 winners in her first five years as a trainer and is on her way to the next aim of winning a premiership at her home track. Georgina Holt has built up from a team of three gallopers when she first… Read More »
Fresh from plundering their first Group 1 win as a training partnership with Ellsberg, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou have already set their sights on another with classy colt Williamsburg. The three-year-old will back-up from his third-up success in the Dulcify Quality last weekend as part of a five-race plan to… Read More »
Ben and J D Hayes reaped the rewards of being patient with stable star Mr Brightside and have learned from that approach with Gentleman Roy. Mr Brightside provided the brothers with their first Group 1 success when taking out the Doncaster Handicap in the autumn and now it is Gentleman Roy’s time to shine… Read More »
Kiss Sum might be first-up in the Silver Eagle, but trainer Tracey Bartley has left no stone unturned in his quest to have the horse fit and ready to fire. With no grass training tracks available at his home track of Wyong due to renovations, Bartley used a Rosehill barrier trial for… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman have tried to keep some speed in the legs of Elliptical as they chase Caulfield Guineas success. While not officially a winning trainer of the stallion making race, Sam Freedman was his father’s assistant when Super Seth won a thrilling edition in 2019. That year was… Read More »
Even before Wednesday’s barrier draw, Michael Kent Jnr was keen to see I’m Thunderstruck settle closer than usual in this weekend’s $1 million The Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield. Coming up with the inside alley has only solidified the co-trainer’s desire to see that happen. The five-year-old son of… Read More »
Co-trainers Dan and Ben Pearce have given their ok to extend Let’s Galahvant’s campaign after his successful exploits in winning the Listed Hannans Handicap (1400m) at Kalgoorlie last Thursday. After a 12-start campaign that commenced in May it was intended for Let’s Galahvant to be spelled, but such has been his… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with solid depth across the program. Race One: 5 Heroic Master Race Two: 1 Island Surprise Race Three: 8 Amigos Giggle Race Four: 12 Pakistan Zindabad Race Five: 9 Fortune Master Race Six: 2 Zone D Race… Read More »
Connections of smart three-year-old Giga Kick have leapt at the opportunity to compete in the $15 million The Everest at Randwick instead of sticking to more familiar scenes in Melbourne. A deal completed overnight saw James Harron select Saturday’s Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) winner for his slot which has… Read More »
Godolphin-owned and race favourite Golden Mile has drawn barrier five for Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas while second favourite Berkeley Square has drawn barrier two. Lloyd Kennewell, however, believes his three-year-old Meridius is the forgotten horse. Meridius closed off his preparation for Saturday’s stallion making race over 1600m with a gallop at Caulfield on Tuesday… Read More »
Annabel Neasham doubted she would be back at Caulfield with Zaaki, but a gallop at the course has likely changed her mind. Zaaki and stablemate Mo’Unga galloped on Tuesday at Caulfield in preparation for the Group 1 Might And Power Stakes (2000m) on Saturday with Zaaki, ridden by Jamie Kah, leading home Mo’unga. Mo’unga looked a little sluggish under Damien Oliver, but… Read More »
