Caulfield Cup hero Duke De Sessa will return to Ireland following his retirement from racing after suffering a leg injury. The $2 million import amassed close to $4.4 million in prizemoney across his career, highlighted by his commanding front-running win in the 2024 Caulfield Cup, where he held off the… Read More »
A ruling by the Racing Penalties Appeal Tribunal (RPAT) today has granted Grant and Alana Williams a stay of proceedings against the RWAA Stewards decision to suspend their licenses. They are entitled to resume training immediately and the stay of proceedings will remain in effect until March 10, pending the… Read More »
Trainer Paul Shailer’s highly promising two-year-old Toorak Jewel will be spelled with immediate effect after presenting with lameness following an exhibition gallop at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Tassort won a trial by 9.80 lengths at the end of December and then showed herself to be the real… Read More »
Unit Five created history winning the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at just his second start and Ciaron Maher is confident the unbeaten colt can break new ground again this weekend at Caulfield. The son of Supido headlines a three-pronged attack on the $2 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes for Maher, who… Read More »
Lindsay Park has opted against rolling the dice with a $55,000 late entry fee for Hard Kick in Saturday’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. While Hard Kick will not take his place in the $2 million feature, Cranbourne trainers Ken and Kasey Keys have paid up to secure… Read More »
Chris Waller’s Canonbury Stakes quinella of Hidrix and Confederation will again clash this weekend with the pair to continue their Golden Slipper build-up in the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill. Hidrix defeated his stablemate by 1-3/4 lengths in the 1100-metre Canonbury, when both were on debut, but Waller is optimistic… Read More »
From 17 Tuesday to 18 Wednesday February Tattersalls stage their Southern Hemisphere Session its Online February Sale hand-in-hand with Australian’s Inglis Digital. “We are delighted to once again collaborate with Inglis Digital and to present a session that will attract strong international interest,” said Tattersalls Online Sales Manager Katherine Sheridan…. Read More »
The three-year-old filly Playin’it Sweet enhanced her already impressive record when she outgunned her rivals in the Listed Challenge Stakes over 1500m at Ascot on Sunday. The Adam Durrant trained daughter of Playing God was saluting for the seventh time in her twelfth career start … and she also has… Read More »
What a difference a day can make. Ask Ash Morgan! Morgan went to Taree on Friday and it was almost like they were putting the meeting on for him as he came away with five winners and a second place from seven rides. His wins came for four different trainers… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Dunn has struck the opening blow in the 2026 Evergreen NRRA Country Championship race series which kicked off with the Coffs Harbour qualifier on Sunday, winning the race with the four-year-old mare Considered, who jumped as the $2.45 favourite. Dunn had made his intentions clear with regard to… Read More »
Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner Autumn Glory is set to race in new ownership when she lines up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Ellerslie, with Yulong Investments securing the talented daughter of Ocean Park. The progressive filly has been carefully managed by Roger… Read More »
The mighty Forever Young completed an historic Saudi Cup double when he outgunned a very game Nysos at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday. Forever Young is the first runner to win the Saudi Cup on two occasions, with Saturday’s triumph in the US$20 million feature etching his… Read More »
Autumn Boy is likely to be without blinkers for his first-up assignment in the Hobartville Stakes with champion jockey James McDonald convinced he doesn’t need them. McDonald partnered the three-year-old in a 1000m exhibition gallop between races at Randwick on Saturday, Autumn Boy clocking 1:08.25 for his solo workout and stretching… Read More »
Tropicus and Point Barrow will target the Oakleigh Plate in search of another Group 1 sprint win for Anthony and Sam Freedman. The 1100m sprint on Saturday has been the autumn speed test in Melbourne for the handicappers and like last Saturday’s Black Caviar Lightning winner Tentyris, both horses enter the Caulfield the race first-up. Tropicus has not been sighted since running sixth to Giga Kick in the… Read More »
James McDonald won’t yet put Autumn Glow in the same bracket as Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior, but he concedes she is on the way. Turning in a performance that McDonald admitted gave him goosebumps, the mare swept to a 2-1/2 length win over Aeliana in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Sydney colt Sixties used Saturday’s $200,000 C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington to flash his Australian Guineas bona fides, completing a day out for star rider Damian Lane in the process. The Chris Waller-trained colt proved a class above his rivals in the 1400-metre Group 3, overcoming sitting three-wide without… Read More »
Last year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes hinted it and the Black Caviar Lightning confirmed it, with Tentyris stamping himself Australia’s newest sprint star at Flemington on Saturday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained colt made it back-to-back Group 1 wins with an explosive display against proven weight-for-age performers in the 1000-metre event. The… Read More »
Chris Waller declared Joliestar was finally the complete package after the mare enhanced her already dynamic first-up record to win the Expressway Stakes at Randwick. When former stablemate Caballus ($4.60) skipped to a commanding lead halfway up the straight, Waller admitted he was unsure if Joliestar ($2.60 fav) could bridge the gap. But… Read More »
Savvy Hallie has caused a minor Light Fingers Stakes upset, outsprinting odds-on favourite Apocalyptic to take out the first three-year-old fillies feature of the Sydney carnival. After dominating the Princess Series in the spring, Apocalyptic was sent out a $1.50 favourite with Savvy Hallie considered her only serious threat as… Read More »
Improving filly Ciaron’s Star has edged closer to a berth in the Golden Slipper after a tough victory in the Pierro Plate (1100m) at Randwick, although connections are keen to see her reaffirm that form before locking in a start in the $5 million feature. Settling prominently under Tommy Berry,… Read More »
