Champion jockey James Mcdonald will break new ground when he rides Crystal Pegasus in the Group 3 Bendigo Cup. It will be McDonald’s first trip to Bendigo after trainer Chris Waller asked the jockey to ride the stayer in the $500,000 race over 2400m on Wednesday. NSW-based McDonald has been the toast of… Read More »
Edward Cummings is exploring all avenues in his quest to have Duais at her best ahead of next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup and one option is to tread a path that was a staple of his grandfather’s Cup success. Cummings’ stable star Duais was a surprise nomination for Saturday’s $1 million Group 1… Read More »
Only 34 horses remain in contention for next weeks Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. The final field is set to be decided this Saturday after the running of the Archer Stakes which gives the winner ballot exempt entry into the race if they are included in the below acceptances. Geelong… Read More »
There is no shortage of excitement and enthusiasm surrounding John Leek Jr and his stable. The Pakenham trainer says he can’t help but be thrilled after he was sent a further group of star hores by Perth’s leading owner, Bob Peters. By his own admission in the latter stages of… Read More »
The West Australian racing community welcomes the launch of public consultation today for a set of principles on the care of all horses across the state. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, with the help of experts in horse management and veterinary science, has developed Standards and Guidelines… Read More »
Jamie Kah’s belief in Chain Of Lightning, combined with the lack of a ‘good Derby chance’, are what led Melbourne’s leading rider to choose Rosehill over Flemington this weekend. Kah will partner the Peter Moody-trained mare in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m), which is run on the same day… Read More »
Emissary will not be racing at Flemington on Saturday, but the Geelong Cup winner’s owners will be sweating on the result of one race in particular almost as intently as if he was engaged in it. The Mike Moroney-trained import was left as the 24th ranked horse in the order of entry… Read More »
With the Cox Plate mission aboard Anamoe accomplished, James McDonald’s attention now shifts to the stage he last year dominated like no one else in Melbourne Cup Carnival history. The champion jockey looks poised to challenge last year’s Cup Week heroics when he won 10 races across the four days,… Read More »
Muramasa will be lining up for only his fourth start when he runs in the Victoria Derby at Flemington. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable is hoping Muramasa can repeat the effort of Hitotsu in the 2022 Victoria Derby. Like Hitotsu last year, Muramasa will wear the same colours that the Ciaron Maher… Read More »
Graeme Begg and the owners of Lunar Flare cannot wait for the first Tuesday in November. Lunar Flare showed she was on target for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1 with her second placing to imported galloper Francesco Guardi in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m) on… Read More »
One cup won, another one to come. That’s the ambitious aim of trainer Raquel Reid, but she’s up for the challenge. Reid can end her weekend on a big high when she saddles up Eeyore Wayz in the XXXX Northam Cup (1600m) this afternoon. The six-year-old must overcome a distance test,… Read More »
Anamoe confirmed his status as a champion, Bella Nipotina got a much deserved Group while a legend of Australian racing passed away. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Anamoe Wins Cox Plate Anamoe confirmed his status as the best horse in Australia and a… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by the Group ll Premier Bowl (1200m). Race One: 2 Sunny Baby Race Two: 8 Lifeline Vision Race Three: 2 One Voice Race Four: 2 Super Sunny Sing Race Five: 6 Flying Dragon Race Six: 4 Powerful… Read More »
A wait of almost 24 hours did not bother Bella Nipotina who collected her maiden Group 1 win at Moonee Valley. Held over from the abandoned meeting on Friday night to be the 11th race on a mammoth Cox Plate Day, the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) ended up being a walk in the park… Read More »
It only took one race for John O’Shea’s fortunes to take a turn for the better and the trainer was in celebration mode after Promise Of Success swooped down the outside to claim the $2 million The Invitation. O’Shea has ridden out a rough couple of weeks with Benaud unable to accept… Read More »
Lessons learned on the golf course helped Hugh Bowman back his judgement aboard Sharp ‘N’ Smart at Randwick, and while it didn’t land him a hole in one, it did win him a Spring Champion Stakes. Bowman found himself three-wide aboard the New Zealand raider but using the strong wind to advantage,… Read More »
The margin was narrow but the performance all class as Golden Mile dug deep to edge out Communist and win the inaugural running of the $1 million Callander-Presnell at Randwick. Winning jockey Hugh Bowman said he was always comfortable Golden Mile had the race in hand after he allowed the Godolphin colt to… Read More »
James Cummings and his trusted Melbourne lieutenant Sean Keogh leapt around the back parade ring away from prying eye after Anamoe scored a stirring win in the Cox Plate. The victory in the weight-for-age Group 1 contest at Moonee Valley on Saturday wiped away the disappointment of 12 months earlier when Anamoe was beaten into… Read More »
Francesco Guardi will not be winning the Melbourne Cup in 2022, but Chris Waller has already flagged his intention to target next year’s edition with Saturday’s dominant Moonee Valley Cup winner. The son of Frankel atoned for a luckless run in $750,000 The Bart Cummings, when he almost fell in the middle… Read More »
Berkeley Square has vindicated trainer Dan O’Sullivan’s faith in the three-year-old as a stayer with a fighting win at Moonee Valley. Victory in the Group 2 Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) on Saturday was a precursor to the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Sent out… Read More »
