Juvenile Divine Glory has done little wrong in her two starts to date but ever looking for a winning edge, Peter and Paul Snowden have opted for a key gear change when the filly kicks off her autumn campaign at Rosehill. The daughter of Hellbent finished a solid third to Platinum Jubilee in the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben and J D Hayes harbour Group 1 ambitions for Gentleman Roy after his first-up win at Sandown. Having his first outing since finishing out of the money at Moonee Valley in October, Gentleman Roy rode the speed in taking out the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) on Thursday. Sent out the… Read More »
Quality three-year-old Jacquinot has landed a first-up win that had punters taking the short odds at Sandown holding concerns during the race. Having his first start since finishing ninth in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in October, Jacquinot dived late to claim the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1300m) on Thursday…. Read More »
Few people can boast having trained a winner for His Majesty The King, but Chris Waller can now tick that off his bucket last after the enigmatic Chalk Stream emerged triumphant in the Listed Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm. Waller has achieved more than most in racing, highlighted by his association… Read More »
Clinton Mcdonald has his eyes firmly fixed on the Oakleigh Plate after Star Patrol made a winning return at Sandown. Star Patrol landed his first win at ‘stakes level’ when he took out the Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) on Thursday. The Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Sandown on February 25… Read More »
De Sonic Boom will be set on a path to the Blue Diamond Stakes after her debut win at Sandown. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly took out the filly’s division of the Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) on Thursday to give the stable hope of a third straight… Read More »
Jockey Jordan Childs knows what is required to win the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and believes The Instructor has the credentials to give him a second win in Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race. Childs won the Blue Diamond in 2018 aboard Written By and said after The Instructor won the Listed Blue Diamond… Read More »
Rachel King has made the most of a late pick-up ride with victory aboard So Audacious at the Australia Day meeting at Warwick Farm, a fortuitous connection to the filly’s family providing her with some extra insight. The top jockey had ridden the three-year-old’s dam, two-time winner Audacious Choice, a mare trained… Read More »
Some potential kinks in the armour of the two Expressway Stakes favourites have convinced John O’Shea to test the black-type waters with improving sprinter Pizarro. The four-year-old has been scratched from a benchmark race at Rosehill on Saturday in preference for the harder assignment and O’Shea is happy to roll… Read More »
An outside draw has left trainer Michael Freedman in two minds about whether to start unraced filly Mumbai Muse in the Widden Stakes at Rosehill, or to wait seven days and take on the males at her home track of Randwick. The filly has shaped well in two trials, including… Read More »
A total of 81 horses have been nominated for the fifth edition of the All-Star Mile which will this year be run at Moonee Valley. Entries for the $5 million All Star Mile closed on Wednesday with late nominations, incurring a $2500 fee, can be made until Monday. Once late… Read More »
The countdown to the 2023 Golden Slipper begins in earnest at Rosehill with the return of nominal favourite King’s Gambit in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes. The colt has sat atop Slipper markets since his scintillating win in the Debutant Stakes at Caulfield in October and makes his Sydney debut… Read More »
Michael Freedman is approaching Forbidden Love’s upcoming campaign with cautious optimism, hoping she replicates past seasons by saving her best performances for the autumn. With the exception of her three-year-old year, the mare’s form has tended to dip in the spring, including last preparation when she failed to place in five… Read More »
Let fast horses be fast. That is the realisation trainer Archie Alexander has come to with Starry Legend who will have his second start for the stable in the Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Thursday. Starry Legend was initially prepared by John Sadler, winning four of his… Read More »
A unique Bega Cup hat-trick is looming ominously for the powerful country training partnership of Barbara Joseph, and Paul & Matt Jones this Sunday. The Joseph/Jones combination won the 2021 $80,000 Bega Cheese Bega Cup (1600m) with roughie Mercurial Lad before claiming last year’s Cup with Room Number. The stable will… Read More »
The idea of taking Stafford’s Lad on an interstate trip looms as an appealing prospect for top Perth trainer, Dan Morton. A South Australian campaign is on the cards for Stafford’s Lad with the G2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) viewed as an ideal target. Dan Morton wanted to race Stafford’s Lad in last… Read More »
Renowned trainer of stayers John Sargent expects Outlandos to relish a seven-day back-up into the Listed Australia Day Cup following an eye-catching performance at the Magic Millions carnival. The gelding settled last from a wide draw and motored to the line to get within half a length of winner Sky Lab in the… Read More »
Quality filly Laced Up Heels will be joined by stablemates Wild Belle and Shaddow Fear in an upcoming Melbourne campaign. The $5 million All Star Mile at Moonee Valley on March 18 is the main target for Laced Up Heels , who created a big impression last year. In her maiden… Read More »
A Group 1 campaign for Jacquinot commences at Sandown when he lines up against three-year-olds in the Manfred Stakes. The Group 3 race over 1300m is the kick-off point for the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr -trained colt who have earmarked the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes and Futurity Stakes,… Read More »
Caitlin Jones is hard at work preparing herself both mentally and physically for her upcoming defence of the Saudi Cup International Jockeys Challenge title which she won at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh last year. This yearâs Saudi Cup International Jockeys Challenge will take place on Friday, February 24…. Read More »
