While Chris Waller has two of the favourites in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington in Nature Strip and Home Affairs, fellow trainers Leon and Troy Corstens also have dual representation. Unfortunately, their pair of The Astrologist and Swats That are at the other end of the market as the two longest-priced runners in Saturday’s Group 1… Read More »
David Payne is realistic in his expectations for Raging Bull in the Hobartville Stakes, but he is a little more ambitious when it comes to the three-year-old’s longer-term goals. While the gelding will find some of his rivals too sharp over the 1400 metres of Saturday’s race, Payne is hoping it is… Read More »
After flopping at her first Sydney start, Merson Cooper Stakes winner Ebhaar has been receiving some tutelage on racing manners in a bid to resurrect her 2022 Golden Slipper campaign. The filly started a short-priced favourite in the Widden Stakes last month but after racing ungenerously, she tired late to… Read More »
The Black Caviar Lightning is far from Australia’s richest sprint, but that’s not to suggest it can’t be the most lucrative. Whoever wins Saturday’s 1000-metre Group 1 will be able to boast they have the country’s best sprinter, but two starters in particular are racing for much more than the… Read More »
“We don’t believe it is fair or safe to ask him to carry close to top weight at the age of 12. Since we are responsible for the welfare of Tiger Roll, we must protect him from the idiotic opinion of this handicapper. We therefore regret to announce that he… Read More »
Darren McAuliffe believes Clairvoyance can surge through the remainder of her campaign after a confidence-boosting victory at Pinjarra two weeks ago. Following a couple of indifferent performances, the Nostradamus mare was back on top of her game after fighting back from serious injury and illness. Redisplaying her customary speed and… Read More »
The trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and Kerrin Mcevoy is set to be a force at Rosehill when they team up in three of the four black-type races. With James Mcdonald riding at Flemington, McEvoy has picked up five rides for the champion trainer, led by Ranch Hand in the… Read More »
James Cummings was perplexed with the performance of Renosu when resuming at Caulfield and is expecting a better performance at Flemington. Renosu and stablemate Rakomelo clash in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, looking to get their autumn programs back on track. A one-time leading fancy for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday… Read More »
South Australian sprinter Gytrash has previously been a giant killer in the Lightning Stakes and his co-trainer thinks he can cause another upset at Flemington. Gytrash won the 2020 Group 1 sprint as a $21 outsider, relegating the $1.45 favourite Nature Strip to fourth place and defeating home Redzel and Loving Gaby. That edition of the Lightning… Read More »
Juggling the conflicting demands of a short-term assignment with those of a longer-term goal is not always an easy task and James Cummings is walking that tightrope with top colt Anamoe. The Cox Plate runner-up drops back to three-year-old company for his second-up assignment in the Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill… Read More »
Hawkes Racing is giving high-priced colt Magic every chance to fulfil a destiny it dreamed of for him from the moment the team secured him for $2.5 million at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Wayne Hawkes declared minutes after the son of Snitzel was knocked down that he hoped he… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Coolangatta remains on track for the $5 million race despite being a no show at the Randwick barrier trials on Thursday. The unbeaten filly and Magic Millions winner was withdrawn from her 1050 metre heat after co-trainer Ciaron Maher decided she didn’t need the extra hitout. “She is in… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic does not see his unbeaten three-year-old Pinstriped racing on top of the ground for the first time being a hindrance at Flemington. Pinstripe has been to the races on two occasions, for two wins, and takes a significant rise in grade on Saturday when he lines up in the… Read More »
Having captured three Golden Slippers in the past decade, Tommy Berry has a decent insight into what type of horse it takes to win the world’s richest two-year-old race. On Saturday at Rosehill, he will test the credentials of Cythera in the Group 2 Silver Slipper (1100m) after partnering the I Am… Read More »
Trainer Neville Parnham is confident he has got Platoon fit and healthy ahead of a cameo campaign at Ascot on Saturday. Platoon is ready to open his assault in the Listed Detonator Stakes (1800m) and Neville Parnham is looking forward to his return. “He had a nice little gallop (Wednesday) to top… Read More »
A bigger and stronger King Magnus will kick off his All-Star Mile campaign when he runs at Flemington on Saturday. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock-trained galloper runs in the Listed Elms Handicap (1400m) in the lead-up to the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19. King… Read More »
Anthony Cummings’ promising filly Stray makes strong claims for the Autumn carnival after returning with a bang to breakthrough at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. After what trainer Anthony Cummings described as a luckless debut preparation, the exciting two-year-old has returned with a bang to take out the second event at Randwick-Kensington on… Read More »
The VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is next on the agenda for Sir Bailey after he broke through for his maiden win at Sandown. Sir Bailey is a son of Jameka who won the 1400m Group 2 race for two-year-olds at Flemington in 2015. Besides the Sires’ victory, Jameka, trained by Ciaron Maher, was… Read More »
An outstanding record at Rosehill has convinced Mark Newnham to kick off Expat’s carnival campaign at the western Sydney track. The speedy mare will resume in Saturday’s Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) over the same course and distance that yielded a first-up victory last preparation, albeit in benchmark company. However,… Read More »
Star New Zealand mare Probabeel has been retired after suffering a suspensory ligament injury to her off foreleg. Cambridge Stud, which raced the Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old, confirmed the retirement via a statement on Wednesday afternoon. “While we are both saddened at the news, we are eternally grateful for the unique role that… Read More »
