One-time Caulfield Cup hope Colette has come back from a foot complaint to record a comfortable win at Caulfield. After missing work and two races on the way to a potential Caulfield Cup start, Godolphin and trainer James Cummings elected instead to start Colette in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. It was Colette’s class that shown… Read More »
Jockey Tommy Berry said he hadn’t heard a welcome like it and trainer Terry Robinson was moved to the point of tears after the crowd roared their appreciation following Art Cadeau’s thrilling Kosciuszko victory. With the end of Sydney’s lockdown this week, 10,000 spectators were allowed on-course at Randwick on Saturday, the… Read More »
Lightly raced filly Fangirl has vindicated Chris Waller’s decision to bypass the Flight Stakes with a valuable black-type victory in the Reginald Allen Quality. Waller opted to miss the Group 1 when Fangirl drew wide and instead aimed her at Saturday’s Listed race. The three-year-old underlined her quality with a fast-finishing… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr look to have a strong hand in both of the three-year-old classics at Flemington after the win of Gunstock at Caulfield. A race after Daisies won the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Saturday, Gunstock took out the Group 3 Neds Classic over the same trip. Daisies booked her spot for the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m)… Read More »
Extreme Flight has extended his winning streak to three with a hard-fought victory in a stakes race at Caulfield. The Anthony and Sam Freedman -trained colt took out the Listed Gothic Stakes (1400m) on Saturday following a maiden win at Moe and success at Sandown. Under the guidance of Damien Thornton, Extreme Flight, the $2.90 favourite, held off Prince Alexander… Read More »
Daisies will head straight into the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks after breaking through for her maiden victory at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr – trained filly took out the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Saturday to book her place in the VRC Kennedy Oaks over 2500m at Flemington on… Read More »
Defending Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet has been euthanised after breaking down at The Valley. Sir Dragonet has been euthanised after breaking down in a track gallop at The Valley in preparation for the 2021 Cox Plate. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper was preparing to defend his title… Read More »
A strong twelve race program has been set down for Singapore on Saturday, highlighted by the Group l QEll Cup (1600m) Race One: 4 Miracle Race Two: 5 Helushka Race Three: 1 Magnifique Race Four: 12 New Garden Race Five: 2 Aftermath Race Six: 6 Intrepid Race Seven: 2 Everest… Read More »
When Laqdar Ramoly arrived in Western Australia for a 12-month training program in 2019, the idea of winning the 2021 top apprentice jockey award would have seemed unlikely. Without the COVID-19 pandemic, the young rider would be back home in Mauritius instead of collecting the trophy for best all-round apprentice at the 2021 Western Australian… Read More »
Ben and JD Hayes will have their first runner in one of the spring majors after Racing Victoria vets passed Port Guillaume fit to run in the Caulfield Cup 2021. Port Guillaume presented with lameness when inspected by RV vets on Thursday, but on re-examination on Friday was cleared to… Read More »
A drop in distance and reverting to some previously worn head gear is the little change Lindsay Park is looking for to get Sandy Prince back into winning form. Not that the Ben & Jd Hayes -trained galloper is out of form, it is just the son of Pride Of Dubai has been overdoing things… Read More »
Colette is set to run on Caulfield Cup Day but not in the race Godolphin or her trainer James Cummings had been hoping for. Instead of contesting the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), the five-year-old daughter of Hallowed Crown will instead contest the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Colette had been tracking nicely for the… Read More »
Newcastle Hunter Hall of Fame Inductee, Peter Snowden and his son Paul, will send five of their team to Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting and all five will be well fancied. The barrier draws have been kind to the Snowden team with all five starting from barriers one to six. The… Read More »
Nineteen years ago, the mighty Northerly took out the 2002 Caulfield Cup, carrying the highest weight to victory for thirty-five years. That outstanding win came, amongst others, between two other magnificent victories by Northerly who scored back-to-back wins in the 2001 and 2002 Cox Plates. The champion runner was trained… Read More »
The British Flat Racing Jockey’s Championship, which concludes on Saturday, has come down to a spell-binding, grandstand finish between Oisin Murphy and William Buick. The very tight battle seemed highly unlikely to take place just a week ago when Buick lagged a full nine winners behind Murphy, but the state… Read More »
The last time jockey Michael Dee was aboard a Group 1 winner he was far from being the punter’s pal. Earlier in the year, Dee partnered with $301 shot Lunar Fox in the Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington landing one of the biggest shock results in Australian racing history. With five Group 1 wins to… Read More »
Training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are set to part ways at the start of December with the pair deciding to continue training independently. An email was sent out to owners this morning outlining the pairs intention to train in their own right from December 1st this year. The… Read More »
It’s reaching an inevitable end, but it won’t lessen the emotional impact for co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi. Reality is starting to bite for the brothers and the realisation is sinking in that Rock Magic’s remarkable racing career is drawing to a close. A stable pin-up for the stable, a $1.6… Read More »
A question mark lingers over the fitness of Port Guillaume ahead of the Caulfield Cup. Racing Victoria veterinarians inspected 15 of the 18 runners plus the two emergencies ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 handicap over 2400m on Thursday. All horses were pass fit with the exception of Port Guillaume who was showing signs of lameness… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler and his son Tom will get a definitive answer as to whether Adele Amour is an Oaks filly when she runs at Caulfield. Adele Amour runs in the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Saturday in a bid to turn around her form from a disappointing last start effort… Read More »
