Matt Laurie is developing a knack for training winners on the annual VOBIS raceday at Caulfield having won the inaugural running of the million-dollar Showdown (1200m) in 2019 with Prince Of Sussex, and has followed up in 2022 with Chartres taking out the $500,000 VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m). A group of Victorian hobby… Read More »
Trainer Danny Williams and jockey William Pike have combined to take out the first race at Randwick with Bandi’s Boy. It was shades of Nash Rawiller on Think It Over when William Pike ‘s mount Bandi’s Boy drifted towards the outside fence in the opening race at Randwick, but it was… Read More »
Talk about longevity. A jockey who was already inducted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame as far back as 2003 could add another major headline to his extraordinary career on the first Saturday in May, Kentucky Derby Day ⊠a full nineteen years after he received that prestigious… Read More »
Results over the last month confirm that Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedmanâs stable at the Gold Coast is now starting to gather real momentum with Freedman having produced six winners from fifteen runners over the last thirty days ⊠a telling forty percent winning strike rate. It was always… Read More »
Senior rider Matthew Cahill along with in demand apprentice Ellen Hennessy may not throw a leg over a horse tomorrow even though they are booked on 11 of them between the pair. Both came down very heavily at Canberra in race 4 on Friday. Hennessy, whose vital 3kg claim was… Read More »
Zaaki’s connections have officially abandoned plans for a return to Royal Ascot with the star import a confirmed starter at this year’s Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Trainer Annabel Neasham on Friday announced via social media that the gelding would aim to defend his Hollindale Stakes and Doomben Cup crowns in preference… Read More »
Even John Sargent concedes he was a little worried early on with Bastida, who is the Sydney trainer’s representative in Monday’s $300,000 Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington. The Pierro gelding’s pedigree suggested he would be a stayer, but inglorious performances at his first two starts â a second-last placing over 1500m… Read More »
Extreme Choice will stand for one of the highest disclosed fees in Australian history for the upcoming breeding season. Newgate Farm finalised its stallion fees late on Thursday and announced that the son of Not A Single Doubt, who is the sire of Stay Inside, She’s Extreme, Espiona, Tiger Of Malay and… Read More »
Stable star Duais might be in the spelling paddock, but Edward Cummings is keen to continue making inroads in Sydney and he is hoping Sunborn can land another blow for his team at Randwick.Sunborn will tackle a new-look Midway Handicap (1100m), the regular Saturday fixture restricted to fillies and mares this week, and… Read More »
Troy Corstens has long had Saturday’s Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday in mind for Umgawa, just not necessarily the race he will run in. The three-year-old will be racing for the biggest payday of his career in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Mile, but Corstens was eyeing an even bigger prize. The… Read More »
John O’Shea isn’t sure if Zou Tiger can turn the tables on last-start conqueror Zougotcha when they clash again at Randwick, but he is confident both are talented two-year-olds going places. The Chris Waller-trained Zougotcha camped in behind the speed when they met on a heavy 10 track at Canterbury, chasing down Zou… Read More »
With the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival themed as âWhere Stories Are Toldâ itâs Nature Strip whose now Worldâs Best Racehorse, equal to Life Is Good, the Pegasus World Cup hero. With both Nature Strip and Life Is Good sitting equal on top of the IFHA World Best Racehorse Ranking on… Read More »
The Four-Year-Old Classic Series plays a vital role in the rejuvenation of Hong Kong’s talent pool and this Sunday (24 April) at Sha Tin Romantic Warrior is out to ratify his hype when he lines up in the HK$25 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Victorious last… Read More »
Trainer Kieran McDonagh hopes market support for Lord Lonsdale in the Westspeed Platinum Autumn Final (1200m) at Ascot is well placed. Lord Lonsdale opened $14 with Tabtouch for the $100,000 event, but has now tightened to $9 and is one of three runners in single figure odds. Adam Durrant’s in… Read More »
With a just over a week before the end of April, the Warrnambool-based trainer has bagged 11 victories across Victoria and Western Australia. Headlining his cast of winners has been In The Boat, a genuine surprise packet since transferring from Perth. Since making the move last year, the four-year-old has… Read More »
Group One winning mare Bella Vella will return to racing this Saturday after failing to get in foal for a second season as a broodmare. The Will Clarken trained Bella Vella is now seven years of age, but a zest for racing has encouraged Rosemont Stud to see if she can become… Read More »
John O’Shea looks to have an exciting prospect in former Irish galloper Diamil. The curtain has closed on the Sydney autumn carnival, but trainer John O’Shea still has a few bullets to fire as he prepares to unveil a pair of promising imports at Randwick. Four-year-old Diamil will line up in… Read More »
Having to carry 57-kilos isn’t ideal for Gracias Amigo as far as trainer Grahame Begg is concerned but that’s the price this five-year-old gelding who has found good form of late has to pay as he lines up in the VOBIS Gold Mile (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. “He’s not treated well… Read More »
Greg Eurell will take a team of three runners to Caulfield on Saturday, all with their sights set on the rich incentives offered on the annual VOBIS raceday. While Promises Kept ($26) lines up on the million-dollar Showdown (1200m), he saddles up a pair in the VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m) in Don… Read More »
The recent retirement of a stable flagbearer has Mark Newnham looking for a change of fortune at Randwick where he will have up to four runners. Dual Group 1 placegetter Harmony Rose was scratched from last weekend’s JRA Plate on the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival after suffering a leg… Read More »
