The prospect of rain ahead of the HK$12 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (22 May) would complete Russian Emperor’s precise preparation, according to trainer Douglas Whyte. Seeking a third G1 victory this season after successes with Russian Emperor (Citi Hong Kong… Read More »
The equal highest-priced filly ever sold at Magic Millions National Weanling Sale headlined a bumper second day of selling at the 2022 edition, which concluded on Friday. John Kelly’s Cloverfield Bloodstock went to $750,000 for a daughter of Zoustar and Members Joy, which equalled the previous best price paid for… Read More »
Andrew Noblet is hoping a little less weight and a slightly firmer track will swing the Australian Hurdle in the favour of Out And Dreaming at Sandown. Out And Dreaming has finished second and third to Saunter Boy at his last two appearances, but in the Australian Hurdle (3900m) on Sunday has… Read More »
Andrew Bobbin is still getting to know Ocean Beyond but he has a plan as to where he wants to go with the sprinter. Part of the plan is to run in the Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington for which the sprinter is a $26 chance with TAB. Longer… Read More »
Phillip Stokes and owner-breeder David Peacock have had considerable success with ‘Discreet’ horses over the years. Maybe Discreet, Serenely Discreet, Just Discreet and some of the winners the pair have raced together to capture ‘Black Type’ success. Their latest filly from the ‘Discreet’ family is Far From Discreet who runs in the Donate… Read More »
A gelding by a Melbourne Cup winner out of a Melbourne Cup placegetter is set to have his first start at Warracknabeal in country Victoria. Rising four-year-old Fioarchie runs for the first time for Andrew Bobbin in the Emmett’s/John Deere Maiden Plate (1600m) on Saturday. Fioarchie is by 2013 Cup winner Fiorente and is out… Read More »
Stablemates Aleas and Irish Sequel resume their rivalry in the Lord Mayor’s Cup and trainer Chris Waller does not expect there to be much between them. The pair has been on the same path this autumn, finishing fourth and fifth respectively behind O’President at Newcastle, before Irish Sequel edged out his stablemate over 1800m… Read More »
Emerald Kingdom, racing from an outside draw and starting at odds of $31, upstaged all of his rivals to win the Group 3 BRC Sprint at Doomben a year ago. The win came on the same day that Zaaki won the 2021 Doomben Cup and, like his more illustrious contemporary,… Read More »
Pitting a filly against seasoned mares isn’t Gerald Ryan’s ideal scenario but he is optimistic Bitcoin Baby has the quality to rise to the challenge. The three-year-old will resume in Saturday’s Furphy Handicap (1200m) having been off the scene since her midfield finish in the Listed Gosford Guineas in December. “She… Read More »
Setbacks have impeded Lucky Patch’s ascent this season but trainer Francis Lui believes the speedster can take a step towards reaffirming himself as one of Hong Kong’s premier sprinters in Sunday’s (22 May) HK$3.7 million G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m). “He seems to be getting better. His last run… Read More »
Trainer Daniel Meagher will be hoping for Lim’s Lightning to strike back as an all-star cast of 16 gallopers line up in the G3 Kranji Mile (1600m) at Kranji Racecourse on Saturday (21 May). Meagher’s stable star, and Singapore’s highest-rated galloper, Lim’s Lightning took all before him in six of… Read More »
Take a jockey away from riding and it’s never easy for them, more so when you’re an apprentice, new to the game and just starting to hit your straps. Luke Campbell has not ridden in a race since March, but the natural lightweight jockey is ramping up for a return after… Read More »
“Any win by any margin would be fine by me.” That was trainer Anabel Neasham’s summing up of the hopes and expectations for her superstar Zaaki’s mission at Doomben on Saturday where the high quality seven-year-old will step out to defend his Group 1 Doomben Cup crown. Zaaki’s spectacular, runaway… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer John Moloney hopes to have two gallopers contesting the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship at Flemington. Milton Park progresses his claims for the 1600m final at Flemington in July in the Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday while stablemate Imperial Lad runs in the TCL TV Handicap (1600m). The… Read More »
Richard Jolly would have to walk away somewhat disappointed if one of his two fillies couldn’t get the job done in Saturday’s Group 3 David Coles Am Stakes (1200m). Last start Group 3 Breeders Stakes (1200m) winner See You In Heaven is the odds on favourite ($1.80 TAB) ahead of stablemate Aitch… Read More »
A capable Group race sprinter on his day, Sansom has become a head scratcher for his trainer Phillip Stokes in his bid to find the spark to turn the gelding’s form around. Sansom heads to Flemington on Saturday to run in the Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) and break a losing… Read More »
Literary Magnate is Flemington bound while trainer Matthew Williams will study the fields at Sandown before committing Toregene to a run on Saturday or Sunday. Matthew Williams may look to taking lightly raced filly Literary Magnate to Queensland for a stakes race if she is successful at Flemington. Literary Magnate… Read More »
Seven months ago, Oceanic Flash was winless after a handful of starts and his owners had started to consider their options. Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou convinced them to persevere and it proved sage advice, with the grey son of Sacred Falls going on to claim a hat-trick of victories. “They were nearly… Read More »
The combination of Sydney’s rain-soaked tracks and a trouble-free campaign have catapulted Bethencourt into a purple patch of form that has not only earned him a shot at stakes company, but favouritism for the Lord Mayor’s Cup. The gelding has glided through heavy 10 conditions at his past two starts at… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have Halvorsen in career best form and are hoping it will be enough to secure them their first Group 1 win. Halvorsen heads to Adelaide on Saturday to run in the The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville. The pair, who have been training together for just over 18 months,… Read More »
