A home-town hero has emerged as the shock winner of the US$20 million Saudi Cup. Emblem Road, a rank outsider, produced the finish of his life sustaining an electric run all the way up the home straight and to the line, scorching home to leave the rivals in his wake… Read More »
Musk Creek Farm would prefer to think good management was the key to its success on Day 1 at this year’s Inglis Premier Sale, but it is prepared to concede karma may have played a role. The Victorian farm only had the colt to offer after they bought Personalised to go… Read More »
China Horse Club added to the team of colts it has purchased in partnership with Newgate Farm and Trilogy Racing when it spent up on a son of Deep Field on Day 1 of the Inglis Premier Sale. The partnership paid $520,000 for the colt from the Mossman mare Mossin’ Around,… Read More »
Co-trainer David Eustace says Hitotsu will not be lacking for fitness when he runs first-up in the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Victoria Derby winner Hitotsu has had a faultless preparation for his return outing at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained three-year-old makes his reappearance in the Group 1 Australian Guineas… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown has not totally ruled out a start in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington but says The Inferno should be considered a doubtful starter. The Inferno was a little sore in the days following the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on February 19 after almost falling early in… Read More »
The first-up performance of Mr Brightside has convinced Lindsay Park the gelding has gone to another level in his second campaign for the stable. The Ben and JD Hayes-trained galloper is preparing for a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19 and will have his… Read More »
Widden Stakes winner Queen Of The Ball will be nominated for next weekend’s Reisling Stakes but Sydney’s weather will determine if she lines up. The youngster scored a scintillating victory on a good surface in the Widden two starts ago but struggled in the soft conditions when fifth as favourite in… Read More »
Just two short months ago, the world stage was about to open up for the South Australian based jockey Caitlin Jones with the stamp on her passport indicating ‘Destination Dubai’ … courtesy of trainer Will Clarken’s decision to take two horses … He’s a Balter and Parsifal … to the… Read More »
A rider made the best ever comeback from injury, A champion mare showcased her greatness yet again while at Caulfield, there was more evidence to suggest that an Airbnb party at Mornington can do you the world of good. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good,… Read More »
Jockey Jake Bayliss’ career in Singapore is finally up and running after the young hoop landed a double at Kranji on Saturday. The situation surrounding Covid-19 and other formal protocols and paperwork initially delayed Bayliss’s scheduled arrival in Singapore to the point where he only had his first taste of… Read More »
Things did not go to script for Sweet Dolly, who was looking to keep her perfect record intact when she tackled the QTIS Jewel Qualifier, a Three-Year-Old Plate over 1200m at Mackay, with the Kevin Hansen filly fading out of contention when it mattered most after leading the field for… Read More »
The meeting scheduled for the Sunshine Coast today has been abandoned. The incredible weather system which has punished the South-East corner of Queensland since Friday is still very much of major on-going concern with non-stop rainfall and wide-spread flooding having a devastating effect on the lives of so many people…. Read More »
Brad Cox insists he has managed to focus on preparing Mandaloun for the Saudi Cup despite the distraction of his horse being awarded the Kentucky Derby earlier this week. The Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit has been officially disqualified after testing positive for the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone, a prohibited substance in… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, highlighted by the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), a lead up towards the Hong Kong Derby. Race One: 2 Daily Charm Race Two: 1 Boys Party Race Three: 5 Fiery Diamond Race Four: 2 Crossford Race Five: 9… Read More »
Jockey Ben Allen has been rewarded for his dedication to hard work in stripping off the weight to record his first Group 1 win. Marabi gave the former leading apprentice his biggest victory when successful in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Allen has been aboard Marabi in six of her seven… Read More »
Six months after a horrific race fall that left him with a fractured neck, Brenton Avdulla has overcome his demons and made a remarkable comeback with a heart-warming Group 1 win aboard Hinged in the Surround Stakes at Randwick. It has been a rocky road back to the saddle for the top… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman added to the family’s storied history in the Blue Diamond Stakes when they won the 2022 edition with Daumier at Caulfield on Saturday. The Godolphin colt gave the father/son training combination back-to-back wins in the $1.5 Group 1 event following Artorius’s win last year, while Anthony… Read More »
Glamour mare Verry Elleegant has done it again. The six-year-old has captured her eleventh Group 1 win with back-to-back victories in the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, showing her trademark fight to lift when challenged by runner-up She’s Ideel and score by a head. In doing so she became… Read More »
Wary of the weight scale in the Guy Walter Stakes, Michael Freedman admits he wasn’t exactly confident that Forbidden Love could come away with a win at Randwick. The mare had to concede four kilos to horse the ilk of Doncaster Mile and Cantala Stakes runner-up Icebath under the set weights and… Read More »
Sierra Sue will receive a wildcard invitation into the All-Star Mile after registering a second Group 1 at Caulfield. Victory in the Futurity Stakes on Saturday was one of two races designated as ‘win and you’re in’ to the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19. Sierra Sue… Read More »
