It would be fair to say that Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young were not that happy seeing barrier 16 against the name of Forgot You in the Caulfield Guineas. But the last start winner of the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) at The Valley is drawn next to Guineas favourite Anamoe in Saturday’s 1600m Group 1… Read More »
Jockey turned trainer Clayton Douglas will watch his first Group 1 runner from the couch at home when Inverell contests the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. The young Mornington horseman will send Inverell north for the 2000m race for three-year-olds while stablemate Mimosas will run in the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Both horses were… Read More »
Tofane will need to prove herself the equal of More Joyous to win the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The Mike Moroney-trained daughter of Ocean Park is burdened with topweight of 58kg in Saturday’s 1600m handicap, the same weight More Joyous lumped to a narrow victory in the 2010 edition. Like Tofane, More Joyous was a multiple Group 1 winner prior… Read More »
It’s the 131st Velka Pardubicka Steeplechase, and again it’s the best of European cross-country chasers who assemble in the Czech Republic for this famous steeplechase of 6.9km. With some 19 horses facing 30 fences, this famous cross-country has been run at Pardubice since 1874, with the 2017 winner No Time To Lose… Read More »
A course-proper gallop at Caulfield has I’m Thunderstruck in perfect order at his second try at winning a Group 1 race. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.-trained son of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking is set to contest the Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. I’m Thunderstruck was a “flashing light… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable was disappointed it had to abandon plans of taking Mirage Dancer to Sydney to defend his crown in The Metropolitan. Mirage Dancer spiked a temperature last Thursday which forced his withdrawal from the Group 1 2400m race at Randwick on Saturday, a race he defeated Mugatoo in… Read More »
Following their victories at Flemington and Randwick respectively, Grand Promenade and Montefilia have been penalised 1kg for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace -trained Grand Promenade won the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2520m) on Saturday which gave the stayer a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne… Read More »
The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival could be set for its first disruption following an investigation by Racing Victoria over an alleged COVID breach of some the states leading trainers. The Herald Sun has reported that Racing Victoria is investigation a potentially illegal lunch by some of the states leading trainers… Read More »
Symon Wilde may not start Tralee Rose again before the Melbourne Cup despite the mare being down the ballot order. Tralee Rose went within 1-¼ lengths of gaining a start in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 2 when second in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) on Saturday. Victory in… Read More »
Having won the two-year-old Group 1 feature at Caulfield, Artorius will attempt to add the three-year-old Group 1 feature to his record. The 2021 Caulfield Guineas has been the spring aim for Artorius, and it has been finally decided that is the race the three-year-old will next run in. The Group 1 race for… Read More »
Star Queensland sprinter Rothfire will not take his part in this years edition of the $15m Everest after the decision was made to send the horse for a spell after his run in the Premiere Stakes on the weekend. Slot holder James Kennedy made the announcement of the scratching of… Read More »
Joe Pride has already ticked one goal by winning the Epsom Handicap with Private Eye, now he is setting his sights on the horse’s next mission. Pride celebrated his first win in the feature Randwick mile when the four-year-old stormed down the outside to claim the Group 1 race on Saturday…. Read More »
Hugh Bowman reached a massive milestone, a Group l double was done by Regan Bayliss while Incentivise put one two of his four hooves on the Caulfield Cup. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: 100 Not Out For… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has credited his association with champion Winx for helping him achieve a feat managed by only three other jockeys in Australian history. The gifted hoop has become just the fourth rider to boot home 100 Group 1 winners, bringing up the milestone aboard the David Payne-trained Montefilia in Saturday’s Metropolitan… Read More »
Peter Moody is looking forward to the Caulfield Cup after Incentivise survived a high-pressure race to claim the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Incentivise shortened into $2.50 favouritism with TAB for the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 16 after registering his second Group 1 win on Saturday. Having started his career with co-owner Steve Tregea in Queensland, Incentivise stretched his winning sequence to eight… Read More »
Regan Bayliss has enjoyed one of his best afternoons on a racetrack, producing a brace of outstanding rides to claim a feature race double on one of the biggest days of the Sydney spring. Bayliss captured the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) aboard the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained outsider Never… Read More »
For the second year in a row, the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable have confirmed a Melbourne Cup starter by winning The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Grand Promenade followed in the hoofsteps of Persan 12 months earlier by winning the Group 3 race and earning a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on… Read More »
The unstoppable Gai Waterhouse has masterminded another Group 1 boilover with Never Been Kissed upstaging her more fancied rivals to win the Flight Stakes at Randwick. The filly’s victory came a week after Waterhouse and co-trainer Adrian Bott produced In The Congo to upset star colt Anamoe in the Golden Rose and brought… Read More »
Tommy Berry has had to learn the hard way that Masked Crusader is no Chautauqua but the sprinter is an undeniable talent in his own right. The Hawkes Racing five-year-old underlined his Everest claims with a dashing win in Saturday’s Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Randwick and Berry is adamant there is improvement… Read More »
Fred Kersley landed his biggest victory when he guided Godolphin colt Kallos to victory in Danehill Stakes at Flemington. Prior to Saturday’s win in the Group 2 dash up the Flemington straight 1100m course, Kersley’s previous biggest win had been at Listed level in last year’s Cranbourne Cup. Kersley went close to winning the Group… Read More »
