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 The unbeaten filly and Magic Millions winner was withdrawn from her 1050 metre heat after co-trainer Ciaron Maher decided she didn’t need the extra hitout.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 »
Love Envoi can maintain her unbeaten record with victory in the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown. A £38,000 purchase after winning a Wexford bumper for prominent point-to-point trainer Sean Doyle last spring, the Westerner mare has proved a real find for Noel Fehily Racing…. Read More »
Metropolitan Handicap winner Montefilia will ramp up her carnival preparations with an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill. The mare is scheduled to resume in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on February 26 and trainer David Payne is keen for her to have a day out to… Read More »
Goldfront’s Sue Olive is optimistic Snickerdoodledandy can pocket another win when she returns to WA racing on the weekend. Snickerdoodledandy is back on her old stomping ground once again and lines up in Sunday’s Listed Pinjarra Classic (1300m). Sue Olive trusts her decision to extend Snickerdoodledandy’s racing career before she’s retired to… Read More »
The Hobartville Stakes will be a pivotal race for Tulloch Lodge pair Converge and Silent Impact, albeit for slightly different reasons. Co-trainer Adrian Bott is keen to see a bold showing from Converge to signal whether he should stick to his age group this autumn or take on the older horses… Read More »
The Silver Slipper will be a pivotal race in terms of autumn plans for Shalatin, with trainer Joe Pride still pondering which leg of the two-year-old triple crown will be the best fit. The rangey colt has shown enormous potential in his two appearances and returns to Rosehill on Saturday for his… Read More »
The Caulfield racetrack will close for six months as the MRC begins to build a second track. The Melbourne Racing Club has announced its intention of racing moving for six months from Caulfield to Sandown following the 2022 Spring Racing Carnival. Plans are for the course proper to undergo renovation… Read More »
Former Singapore galloper The Inferno will strike new ground at Flemington when he races on the straight track for the first time. Trainer Cliff Brown said he would have liked to have taken The Inferno to Flemington for a look at the straight course ahead of the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m)… Read More »
Zac Purton is looking to up the ante in his push for a fifth jockeys’ championship tomorrow night (Wednesday, 16 February) at Happy Valley, taking yet another imposing book of rides as he hopes to build on his unmatched 35 wins at the city circuit this term. Sitting eight wins… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the meeting. Race One: 12 Raging Blaze Race Two: 4 Exceptional Nice Race Three: 3 Wind Speeder Race Four: 1 The Runner Race Five: 3 Circuit Booming Race Six: 1 Loyal Baby Race… Read More »
While he will be without his legion of adoring fans in the stands at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty ‘The Pride of Hong Kong’ is primed to bounce back from a rare defeat last month in Sunday’s (20 February) HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m). And, as Hong… Read More »
Trainer Rhys Radford gives Playing God gelding, Son Of Bacchus, a big hope of making an impact in the Listed Pinjarra Classic (1300m). The six-year-old takes the first step in what Rhys Radford believes will be the start of a lucrative summer and autumn campaign on Sunday. Radford’s backing of Son… Read More »
