Sue Olive harbours ambitions of sharing her first feature race victory with Mystical View in Saturday’s Listed Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont Park. Sue Olive is having her second crack at a stakes race after Kaymay contested the Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Ascot last April…. Read More »
A giant six-metre-round digital racecourse will display virtual racing, allowing showgoers to join in by riding a hobby horse or running alongside the on-screen competitors. The adventurous can also mount up and test their ability on a horse simulator used by jockeys to improve fitness and technique. Racing and Wagering… Read More »
A slight setback has resulted in Spanish Mission no longer flying to Melbourne on the first shipment of international competitors for the Melbourne Spring Carnival. The first shipment is due into Melbourne on Saturday and missing the flight means Spanish Mission will no longer run in the Caulfield Cup on October 16. Trainer Andrew… Read More »
Ballarat-based Archie Alexander believes female horses are creatures of habit and for that reason has mapped out a spring program for Chaillot akin to last year. That program got Chaillot to within three-quarters-of-a-length of a Group 1 win and being a year older and more mature Alexander believes the mare may be able to go closer this time around. The Group 1… Read More »
Better known over a longer trip, the Tony and Calvin McEvo -trained Secret Blaze has been a surprise packet over shorter trips in his return from a long lay-off. But after three runs from his injury enforced break, Secret Blaze is ready to take the step up in journey for the Group… Read More »
Twelve months after Rothfire broke down as an odds-on favourite in the Golden Rose, trainer Rob Heathcote is back for another shot with a pint-sized filly affectionately known as ‘little pumpkin’. Heathcote is the first to admit the scars from that experience are still raw, but he is hoping unheralded Queenslander Startantes,… Read More »
James Cummings says this weekend will be critical in determining which horse claims Godolphin’s Everest slot with a trio of three-year-olds high on their list. Golden Rose favourite Anamoe, Heritage Stakes contender Paulele and Ingratiating are all under strong consideration to represent them in the $15 million sprint. Seasoned campaigner Trekking, who… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Tom Dabernig was left scratching his head after his stable high-flyer Fifty Stars finished last in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. After a thorough veterinary examination, Dabernig has decided to push ahead to the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown on Saturday in a bid to turn around the horse’s form. Dabernig was not disappointed… Read More »
Richard Litt will saddle up two stakes runners at Rosehill but it his Midway Handicap contender he would prefer to discuss. “Why does no-one ask me about Catapult? He might be my only winner on Saturday,” Litt said. Litt might regard Catapult as his best winning chance, but 2021 Gloaming Stakes… Read More »
Craig Williams is hoping it will be third time lucky for Godolphin sprinter in the Group 1 Moir Stakes at The Valley. After a quartet of winners at Flemington on Wednesday, Williams will ride partner Trekking for just the second time in his 37-start career in Friday night’s 1000m scamper. Trekking was just under 1-Âľ… Read More »
The Golden Rose has been a happy hunting ground for Hugh Bowman, but it could hold even more significance if he can claim the early-spring feature aboard Remarque. Not only would the Hawkes Racing colt deliver Bowman his sixth win in the Group 1 showpiece, it would also provide the… Read More »
Entriviere can build on a momentous week for Te Akau Racing when she heads to Rosehill to continue her push for inclusion in the inaugural running of The Invitation. Te Akau’s nine-time Group 1 winner Avantage sold for an online record of $NZ4.1 million on Wednesday and will join the broodmare band… Read More »
After riding all three Gr 3 winners at Newcastle last week, star provincial rider Jeff Penza has been given two upcoming Gr 1 rides. But, because he rides outside the city bubble he will have to quarantine for a week in order to be available. He has chosen to do… Read More »
He opened $1.33 in Final Field betting, but that didn’t stop punters stepping in to Zaaki in Saturday’s Underwood Stakes with the boom import quickly backed into $1.28. That’s after opening $1.40 in Monday’s All-In market with the 7YO gelding totally dominating a market that sees Probabeel – who has… Read More »
Warrnambool-based trainer Symon Wilde will have his first Victoria Derby runner following the win of Gundec at Flemington. Gundec earned a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on October 30 with his hard-fought win in the Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) on Wednesday. Providing Craig Williams the third leg of a winning quartet, Gundec ($7) scored a three-quarter length… Read More »
Regarded by Jamie Richards as one of the best juveniles he has trained, Sword Of State will make a belated Sydney debut when he returns for the first time as a three-year-old in the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill. A Group One winner in New Zealand, Sword Of State was due to kick… Read More »
Barb Raider has answered a question in the back of her trainer Jerome Hunter’s mind as to whether the filly will stay. The daughter of Rebel Raider left Hunter with a clearer picture of where to head after Barb Raider registered a comprehensive win in the Kennedy Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Thursday…. Read More »
Kris Lees isn’t sure whether Zetarita can reach the heights of her dam Onemorezeta, but so far the filly is proving a carbon copy of her mother. Both horses were beaten on debut at country tracks, broke their maidens at their second runs at Muswellbrook then made the steep transition to metropolitan… Read More »
He is maligned by punters but Godolphin gelding Best Of Days has a fan in jockey Hugh Bowman. Bowman is the first to admit the seasoned campaigner doesn’t win out of turn but he says it isn’t for want of trying. “He’s got a style where he needs things to… Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. stable has landed the first blow in juvenile ranks for the new season with Cavalla scoring at Flemington. The Darley Spring Preview (900m) on Wednesday was the first two-year-old race of the season and a preview of the spring two-year-old races at Flemington in coming weeks. Cavalla was… Read More »
