Will Clarken admits it is a ‘bold’ play, but the South Australian horseman thinks if ever there is a time to back-up Ironclad on opposite sides of the country it is now. The imported gelding today flew out with a host of eastern states horses bound for Perth and the… Read More »
Read the latest racing updates and information out of Western Australia for their race meetings on Saturday, November 11th, 2022. 1 – LUCY WARWICK What a way to launch the Ascot Pinnacles Carnival for Lucy Warwick! The top jockey produced two gem rides on Admiration Express and This’ll Testya to… Read More »
A Perth local, Oliver has ridden 127 Group 1 winners but just three have come in his home state, with wins in the 1992 WA Derby (now a Group 2), the 2009 Kingston Town Classic (now The Northerly) and more recently aboard Voodoo Lad in the 2018 Winterbottom Stakes. The… Read More »
âFlightline, 139, who closed out his undefeated career in the Longines Breedersâ Cup Classic, maintains his commanding lead in the ninth Longines Worldâs Best Racehorse Rankings.â In being the Worldâs Best Dirt Horse on 139 for his 19ÂŒ length victory in the TVG Pacific Classic, he scored by a record… Read More »
Another big weekend of Group 1 racing in Japan and we head to Hanshin for the QEII over 2200m for fillies and mares. Originally the third leg of the fillies’ triple crown, the Japanese variant of the QEII became what it is today in 1996, with some well-known globetrotters on… Read More »
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 »
