Imported mare Lighthouse faces her sternest test on Saturday when she steps up to stakes level at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained mare runs in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) looking to stretch her unbeaten sequence in Australia to four. But Lighthouse will meet new conditions on Saturday,… Read More »
Master Eight is shaping up as one of Hong Kong’s rising sprint stars and trainer Frankie Lor is hopeful the speedster can intensify his development in Saturday’s (1 January) HK$3.7 million G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) his toughest test to date. “It’s his first time at Group 3 level… Read More »
He’s been knocking on the door with three seconds from his past four outings, but the Damien Lane-trained Budhwar will get his opportunity to post a well-deserved victory when he contests the Midway Handicap over 1100m at Kensington this Saturday. The Wandjina gelding was only just nutted late on the line… Read More »
Douglas Whyte paid Blake Shinn the ultimate compliment after the Australian closed a spectacular December with victory aboard Will Power in the Class 1 Fo Tan Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin’s eight-race all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night (29 December). Revered as the most successful rider in Hong Kong history with… Read More »
There may be a few nursing sore heads from New Year’s Eve celebrations when the first race is run at Flemington on Saturday. Racing Victoria and the Victoria Racing Club have jointly brought forward the start to Saturday’s feature meeting by two hours in a bid to complete the meeting prior to the warmest part of… Read More »
He’s had 15 throws at the Highway stumps for two wins and three placings, and Terry Robinson’s King’s Trust will again have another attempt at the $100,000 event at Randwick Kensington this Saturday. The six-year-old has competed almost exclusively in the race restricted to country-based trainers amassing over $190,000 in earnings… Read More »
Champion trainer Adam Durrant will be searching for a fourth victory in the TABtouch Perth Cup this Saturday when he saddles up Come Right Back in the $400,000 Group 2 feature. After previous wins with Lords Ransom (2010), Real Love (2015) and Star Exhibit (2019) off the back of lead-up… Read More »
Convict Sam showed enough staying potential as a younger horse to warrant a start in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. But when preparing for a return to racing as a four-year-old, the curse of many horses, a tendon injury, struck and sent Convict Sam to the sidelines for two years. Convict… Read More »
Trainer Terry Kelly wishes he had a stable full of horses like Skelm who will chase a maiden stakes race victory at Flemington on Saturday. Skelm runs in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) and will be racing to replicate his last start victory over 2600m at Flemington on December 18. On that occasion Skelm… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainer Ben and Jd Hayes are hoping Crosshaven can recapture his three-year-old form when he runs at Flemington on Saturday. Crosshaven lines up in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) looking to break a run of outs that stretches back to the 2020 Melbourne Cup Carnival. On that occasion, Crosshaven defeated… Read More »
It is all systems go for champion trainer Tony Gollan as he gets ready to fire up what he hopes will be an explosive start to the new year when he sends out a formidable team of horses to contest the three feature races on the card at Doomben on… Read More »
Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey has been sold to Northern Farms in Japan where she will continue life as a broodmare. The Group One winning mare amassed over $4.2m in earnings including wins in the G1 Australian Guineas and the $5m All Star Mile before being retired earlier this month…. Read More »
The Robert Heathcote trained Release The Beans, who is currently placed nineteenth in the Order Of Entry for the $2 million Three-Year-Old Magic Millions Guineas, will take his place in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Saturday where he will look to seal his place in the… Read More »
Spendthrift Australia which was located on 600 acres just outside of Melbourne will close down with the property to be sold. “This has been a very difficult decision for us. We have a wonderful team in Australia and will be working closely with them to help make this as smooth… Read More »
Paul O’Sullivan is buoyant of a positive result with stable star Duke Wai in Saturday’s (1 January) HK$3.7 million G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin, hopeful his charge can reap the benefits from his remarkable reliability on the track. “He tries hard and the handicapper has… Read More »
It was a battle of master and apprentice when Tom Sherry and champion hoop Hugh Bowman fought tooth and nail down the Gosford straight in a stirring edition of the $200,000 Group 3 Belle Of The Turf Stakes on Wednesday. The Mark Newnham-trained Expat ($8) was too strong on the line for heavy… Read More »
The Exceed And Excel gelding proved too strong for Authentic Jewel ($10) by a long neck with King Of Sparta ($4) making up many lengths at the finish to be a further half length back in third. The three-year-old has turned the corner in recent times putting three wins together on the… Read More »
Jamie Kah does not believe she has ridden a horse that is as ‘horse shy’ as debut Mornington winner Liberated Girl. The Peter Moody-trained daughter of Iffraaj scored in the Polvin Fencing Straight Maiden Plate (1500m) on Wednesday under a patient ride from Kah. “I wanted to slot in three-wide with cover, but she wouldn’t go… Read More »
Progressive filly Playz With Fire has filled visiting trainer Rob Gulberti full of excitement after landing another impressive victory at Belmont yesterday. The daughter of Playing God caught the attention of onlookers when rattling home from back in the field to break her maiden status at Pinjarra on December 12… Read More »
The patience of Cliff Brown has been rewarded with Place Of Gold providing the trainer with a debut win at Mornington. A two-time trial winner at Cranbourne in August, Brown could have pressed the button then and given the son of Turffontein a start during the spring. But the Mornington-based horseman elected to give the… Read More »
