Sydney’s loss will be Melbourne’s gain with trainer Chris Waller confirming Nature Strip will have his next start in the Darley Champions Sprint on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington. Connections had also been weighing up whether to keep Nature Strip in Sydney for his namesake race, the… Read More »
Renowned for having a sharp eye for a thoroughbred, owner Alan Bell appears to have unearthed another handy galloper in Warwick Farm winner Golden Age. While the Hawkes Racing three-year-old has a long way to go to emulate the feats of some of Bell’s former stars, who include the great… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is hoping Emissary will gain enough of a rehandicap for the Melbourne Cup to force a start in the great race at Flemington. Emissary came from second-last in the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) on Wednesday to put his hand up for a start in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren has his eyes on a bigger prize after Grand Pierro took out the Listed Geelong Classic on Wednesday. The Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday week now beckons for the three-year-old after he showed his staying prowess to claim victory in Wednesday’s 2200m contest. Ridden by… Read More »
Having watched fellow Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas pull off an Everest coup with Giga Kick, Jerome Hunter is hoping to make an audacious Sydney raid of his own. Hunter will bring two horses to Randwick on Saturday, headlined by Queensland Oaks runner-up Barb Raider, who resumes in the $2 million The Invitation… Read More »
Eleven Eleven is set to break new ground for trainer Greg Hickman when he lines up in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley. In a 30-start career that has seen Eleven Eleven register nine wins, the six-year-old will have his first start racing left-handed when he runs in the Group 1 sprint 1 over 1200m on Friday night…. Read More »
Chris Waller is chasing a fifth win in the weight-for-age championship of Australia, the Cox Plate, with a horse that will be having his first start for the trainer. Irish-bred El Bodegon will appear in Waller’s name on Saturday in the Group 1 race over 2040m. Waller and connections have been involved… Read More »
The lure of a Group 1 race in his adopted hometown has been enough to convince Bjorn Baker to back-up Renaissance Woman in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. The filly arrived back in Sydney earlier this week after landing a brilliant victory at Caulfield on Saturday, coming from last… Read More »
Damien Oliver has picked up the Melbourne Cup mount on last weekend’s Caulfield Cup winner Durston. The three-time Melbourne Cup winner was on Wednesday confirmed as the replacement for Michael Dee, who partnered the Chris Waller-trained import to victory in the Caulfield Cup. Dee was unavailable to partner Durston in… Read More »
âIt seems the entire country, perhaps the world, is waiting with bated breath to see Flightline in the Breedersâ Cup Classic,â stated Jeannine Edwards, the former ESPN and ABC Sportscaster. Of course, Jeannine Edwards is talking of the Ladbrokes $1.57 odd-on favourite Flightline for the Longines Breedersâ Cup Classic, run… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with solid depth across the program. Race One: 4 Rainbow Light Race Two: 2 Lucky Archangel Race Three: 6 See U Again Race Four: 5 Hero Star Race Five: 5 Amazing Boy Race Six: 6 Excellent Peers… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Jaden Lloyd, who last saw competitive race action on July 9, returns to the saddle at Ipswich on Wednesday where he has accepted three rides as he looks to ease himself back into the fray. An extremely talented young rider, Lloyd, by his own admission welcomed his extended… Read More »
The David Vandyke trained Orbisyn will make his long awaited return to action at Ipswich on Wednesday where he will contest a modest Class 4 Handicap over 1100m. The chestnut son of Rich Enuff was all the rage early in his career after coming out and winning his first four… Read More »
In a disappointing blow, quality three-year-old Top Of The Pops has been ruled out of the Ascot Pinnacles carnival after a track work accident last week. Trainer Dan Morton had high hopes for Top Of The Pops and rated him as a leading contender for the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m)… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is hoping the Cox Plate can turn into a war of attrition and their lone starter Gold Trip will prove the best stayer. Gold Trip is backing up into the Group 1 2040m showpiece at Moonee Valley on Saturday after finishing second to Durston in the Group 1… Read More »
Manikato Stakes favourite Paulele has drawn what James Cummings has described as the ‘perfect’ barrier for Friday night’s $2 million Group 1 Manikato Stakes. The son of Dawn Approach came up with barrier six in the capacity field of 14 plus four emergencies but will start from gate four if… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are looking to Interpretation winning the Geelong Cup and getting a weight penalty to gain a start in the Melbourne Cup. The imported son of Galileo sits as number 33 in the Order of Entry into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 with… Read More »
Annabel Neasham is looking to put away the disappointment of 12 months ago when she saddles three runners in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Zaaki, Mo’Unga and Laws Of Indicies gives Neasham three runners in the Group 1 weight-for-age championship over 2040m on Saturday, the only trainer with multiples runners in the race. Neasham was deflated 12 months… Read More »
The Australian Bloodstock team did not have any complaints with Rodrigo Diaz’s time in Australia until Monday morning. That was when the barrier draw for Wednesday’s $500,000 Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) was conducted. The David Simcock-trained gelding fared terribly, drawing gate 17 â which will become 15 if the… Read More »
Colin Webster will let the dust settle on Trix Of The Trade’s outstanding return win before deciding which road to take ahead of the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) in November. Trix Of The Trade overcame top weight and a challenging run to power home from near last and justify Colin Webster’s… Read More »
