Greg Eurell is hoping a drop in weight and a better barrier draw will see Taut You Could show his credentials in a second-up run at Caulfield. A debut winner at Cranbourne last November, Taut You Could runs in the MRC Membership Renewal Handicap (1200m) on Saturday following a pleasing first-up… Read More »
Mark Newnham is doing all he can to take bad luck out of the equation for well-related colt Mindspace ahead of the two-year-old’s Randwick debut. A full brother to Group 1 winner Nakeeta Jane, Mindspace has shown glimpses of ability but his coltish manners and lack of focus are already… Read More »
Dan O’Sullivan might have wondered where his next good horse was going to come from after Affair To Remember’s injury-enforced retirement and it would be appropriate if it is Berkeley Square. The son of Territories, who runs in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) at Caulfield, is from the same family… Read More »
Pearling Path gets the chance to prove his excellent effort at Royal Ascot was no fluke in the Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown. The Holy Roman Emperor colt did fledgling trainer John O’Donoghue proud at last month’s showpiece meeting in Berkshire – belying odds of 80-1 to finish… Read More »
Two-time Group 1 winner Sierra Sue joined the list of mares to sell for seven figures in Australia this season when she changed hands for $1.55 million on Wednesday. The former Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained mare, who won the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and Futurity Stakes at Group 1 level carrying… Read More »
As a nine-year-old his best days are probably behind him, but Lyall is hopeful of sneaking a few more wins out of the Viscount gelding. Lyall’s want could come as soon as Saturday with Great Again to make his stable debut in the $125,000 Listed Bolton Sprint (1200m). Great Again… Read More »
John O’Shea has a theory that classy horses make an immediate racetrack impression and Snitzel youngster Zoukerino has done exactly that with a stylish debut win on Randwick’s Kensington track. A $500,000 yearling buy, the colt had impressed O’Shea in his trials and trackwork but the trainer was unsure how he… Read More »
A mare of great talent, Exotic Deel has accrued over $106,000 in prize money in a career that has produced four victories from 24 starts. While this is a respectable record, Olive hopes keeping the daughter of Dundeel (NZ) fresh between runs will unlock the potential that she has shown… Read More »
Ben Melham could not have asked for a better return to the saddle when he guided Delicious Tycoon to an all-the-way win at Sandown. Injured when he tumbled passing the winning post at Morphettville on Adelaide Cup Day in March, Melham had been back riding for only three weeks following a lengthy… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable has high hopes for their debut quinella pairing at Sandown. Proscenium Arch and Guru Ram Das represented the stable in the Ladbroke It! Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday with the former prevailing a comfortable winner. Punters sent out Guru Ram Das as the $3.50 favourite, but ridden… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees remains on weather watch with Mugatoo but admits the chances of the horse making his much-anticipated comeback in the Winter Challenge at Randwick are lengthening. While the 2021 All-Star Mile winner enjoys wet ground, the Newcastle trainer is reluctant to run him first-up on a rain-soaked track. Randwick was… Read More »
Group 3 winner Kiss Sum is back in work after a short break in Queensland as he takes his first steps towards an assault on the $10 million Golden Eagle. The rising four-year-old returned to Tracey Bartley’s Wyong stable earlier this month and is likely to kick off his spring campaign… Read More »
Streets Of Avalon is set to resume at Caulfield after a bout of travel sickness forced him to miss a start in the inaugural running of The Archer at Rockhampton. The Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday will kick start Streets Of Avalon’s latest campaign which may see head to the other side… Read More »
In big breaking news from the Queensland trainer’s ranks, trainers Les Ross and Brenton Andrew have confirmed that they are in process of establishing a training partnership. “We are still getting through the paperwork, but the agreement has been reached and, hopefully, we can get underway at the start of… Read More »
Nerodio was having a short break after winning a second consecutive Beaufine Stakes (1000m) two weeks ago, but trainer Stephanie Bakranich had a change of heart. “My original plan was to bypass the Bolton and give him a freshen-up before the Belmont Newmarket (1200m),” Bakranich told The Races WA. “I… Read More »
Master Jamie, who was the toast of the town after winning the Rockhampton Cup on July 9, will now head to Townsville to defend his crown in the Cleveland Bay Handicap on August 6, a race which he won last year when defeating Doctor Zeus, who himself is likely to… Read More »
Julius Sandhu initially wasn’t sold on starting Moya Lass in Wednesday’s $50,000 Ladbroke It! Handicap but a couple of factors won him over. A small field of seven competing on one of Victoria’s most spacious racetracks over 1300 metres is the perfect launching pad for the two-year-old’s career. “It’s a great race… Read More »
Mornington trainer Rob Blacker may have his first runners in feature Group 1 races during the Melbourne Spring Carnival. In a training career dating back to 1997, Mornington trainer Rob Blacker has only had one starter contest a Group 1 race. That was emerging stayer Tigertiger in the Sydney Cup (3200m) at… Read More »
The top apprentice riders in Queensland have served up a treat this season in their pursuit of Premiership honours. The battle for the Brisbane Metropolitan Apprentice Jockey Premiership between Kyle Wilson-Taylor and Jaden Lloyd was a cut and thrust affair for months until a combination of Wilson-Taylor edging ahead and… Read More »
Australian racing and breeding has lot one of its most enduring participants following the death of Beryl White, aged 88. White was half of the combination responsible for the purple and white colours carried from Golden Slipper winners to Melbourne Cup placegetters across almost half-a-century, almost always by horses with… Read More »
