Darley shuttle stallion Harry Angel (IRE) continued his rise in the Australian breeding ranks after posting a career-best local sale result at the Inglis Classic on Monday. Initially arriving with limited fanfare among a competitive roster, the sire has steadily enhanced his reputation and is building momentum heading into the… Read More »
Aggressive placement has been the hallmark of Rosberg’s brief career to date and Clinton Mcdonald would love to continue that with a first-up run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. But the Cranbourne trainer is resigned to the fact he might have to reintroduce his boom colt, who finished third in… Read More »
Chris Waller has three of his brightest stars nominated for Saturday’s $300,000 Expressway Stakes at Randwick, but it is unlikely that they will all clash. Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah were among 10 entries for the 1200-metre Group 2, which is a stepping stone to Group 1 targets second up, and Waller… Read More »
Blonde Star has caused an upset in the Hobart Cup (2400m), giving both trainer Imogen Miller and jockey Erica Byrne Burke their first Group 3 victory. Sent out a $31 chance, the daughter of Starcraft outstayed the race favourite to score in a photo finish and breaking the 2400m course record at Elwick… Read More »
Racing on Saturday heads to Flemington with the running of Black Caviar Lightning Day, which sees the first Group 1 of the new year. The race is the Horse Racing equivalent of the 100m Sprint in Athletics, reserved for the top line speedsters and this year has attracted a top… Read More »
Ethan Brown has accepted a position on the Hong Kong jockey roster to begin from April 20 through until the end of the current season. The 26-year-old, who currently sits third on Melbourne Jockeys’ premiership with 27 winners, will be eligible for rides in Hong Kong from April 26. Brown took… Read More »
A trip to Caulfield for an exhibition gallop between races has knocked the rough edges off Tentyris ahead of his return in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained three-year-old is gearing up for a two-run campaign ahead of a potential overseas adventure that may… Read More »
One-time Golden Slipper favourite Incognito remains in the mix for the world’s richest two-year-old race, but he will undergo some gear changes to get his campaign back on track. The Breeders’ Plate winner disappointed first-up in the Canonbury Stakes last weekend, jockey Tommy Berry reporting post-race that he thought the colt suffered… Read More »
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His name is hidden away in the ownership group of the Peter Snowden trained Divine Secrets … listed eleventh out of fourteen owners in fact … but Nick Kyrgios was in demand for the post-race interview after the Deep Field filly had saluted at Canberra and the colourful character didn’t… Read More »
Bella Nipotina won almost $19 million and an Everest during her illustrious career but connections of glamour three-year-old Tempted are daring to believe she might be their best filly yet. “She is pretty special,” trainer Ciaron Maher’s assistant, Johann Gerard-Dubord said. “I would quote Craig Williams when he jumped off her after… Read More »
James McDonald has been sidelined for the Silver Slipper meeting after being suspended and fined for excessive use of the whip aboard Fireball in the Inglis Millennium. The champion hoop was found to have used the whip nine times prior to the 100m, four times more than is permitted under… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller continues to strengthen his Golden Slipper arsenal, producing unbeaten youngster Fireball for a classy first-up win in the $2 million Inglis Millennium at Randwick. Spelled after scoring on debut at Rosehill in November, the James Harron-owned colt and $4.60 favourite powered down the outside to deny Ghana’s Akan ($17)… Read More »
After a spring of chasing their tail with Tom Kitten, the autumn campaign of the Group 1 winner has commenced in far better fashion at Caulfield. Tom Kitten returned from a spell to claim the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on Saturday after the gelding gave his father-and-son training partners Anthony… Read More »
When the Tony Gollan trained Antino blasted the opposition out of the park in the 2025 Doomben Cup over 2000m, beating Fawkner Park by a touch under four lengths, the son of Redwood stopped the clock in 2.00.88, running the last 600m in 37.16 seconds … and stretching the balance… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes has broken through for a timely win with the victory of Oak Hill at Caulfield. The sprinter’s success in the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) on Saturday was the stable’s first in the metropolitan area since Vivacissimo and Crocodile gave it a double at Sandown on January… Read More »
Victoria Derby winning colt Observer has returned off a break to score a first-up win at Caulfield. First-up since his win in the Victoria Derby last November, Observer was given the perfect ride by jockey Ethan Brown in taking out the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Sent out the $4… Read More »
A little over a year after he announced a short-lived retirement, Opie Bosson ultimately landed Group 1 win number one hundred when he partnered the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained Legarto to victory in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa. “There have been many highlights and to get the… Read More »
Adrian Bott has labelled Agrarian Girl’s tenacity as her key asset and says she deserves a chance to race her way into the Golden Slipper after making a winning debut in the Lonhro Plate at Randwick. Starting a $31 outsider despite claiming the scalp of last weekend’s Canonbury Stakes winner Hidrix in… Read More »
Closer To Free has emerged as a Blue Diamond contender following his debut win at Caulfield on Saturday. A stylish Caulfield Heath trial winner last month for Adrian Corboy, Closer To Free was purchased on the strength of that trial by Danny O’Brien and stepped out for the first time in the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) for colts and geldings on Saturday…. Read More »
