Kerrin McEvoy will be back in time to partner Classique Legend when he resumes in The Shorts despite incurring a careless riding suspension out of the Chelmsford Stakes meeting. The top hoop was outed on Saturday for allowing Broken Arrows to shift in near the 900m in the Acy Securities Handicap (1200m) won… Read More »
Danny O’Brien was confident Superstorm would run well in the Feehan Stakes, but it required a Damien Oliver special. Success in Saturday’s Group 2 race over 1600m provided the winner with a ballot exemption into The Valley’s weight-for-age showpiece, the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on October 23. With Damien Oliver sneaking up on the rail,… Read More »
Chris Anderson has a few options at his disposal in the three-year-old ranks after Rubiquitous and The Rattlesnake provided the stable with a one-three finish in the 3YO Open Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Rubiquitous had not raced since January and Anderson pulled the right rein scratching from the Sunshine Coast… Read More »
He did it the hard way, but Think It Over has ground out a determined victory in the Chelmsford Stakes to put himself on a Group 1 path. The six-year-old needed every inch of the long Randwick straight to reel in Tulloch Lodge gelding Riodini, who led and booted clear… Read More »
Express Pass has finally lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him with a comfortable victory in the inaugural running of the Chautauqua Stakes at The Valley. Saturday’s 1200m Listed race was renamed to honour the “grey flash” who scored one of his biggest wins at track while The Valley also… Read More »
Just over an hour after his victory on the horse he regards as the best sprinter in the world, James Mcdonald has scored a win aboard the horse rated Australia’s next middle-distance star. In a heady afternoon for Sydney’s champion jockey, McDonald guided Nature Strip to an arrogant success in… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman has backed up her impressive debut win at The Valley with another stylish performance in taking out the Atlantic Jewel Stakes. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly scored on August 21 under Brett Prebble who again had the mount in Saturday’s 1200m victory at The Valley. Zouzarella was… Read More »
Six months after a broken leg cost him his first stakes win aboard Jamaea, apprentice Brock Ryan has ridden the road to redemption with a milestone victory aboard the exciting filly. Jamaea, trained by Ryan’s mentors Robert and Luke Price, dashed home from near the back in Saturday’s Group 2… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown describes himself as the world’s biggest pessimist, but he is hoping for a successful spring with former Singapore star The Inferno. Brown says The Inferno is potentially the best horse he has trained and believes the sprinter could be a contender in Australia’s richest race, The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in October. The Inferno took out the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at… Read More »
Nature Strip has monstered his rivals to smash his Concorde Stakes hoodoo, prompting trainer Chris Waller and jockey James Mcdonald to declare him a more complete athlete. The multiple Group 1 winner has been beaten as favourite in the race for the past two years but it didn’t stop punters… Read More »
Smart three-year-old Mynumerouno has shown he is an above average three-year-old with a dogged win at The Valley. The Nick Ryan-trained gelding added Saturday’s Inglis 2022 Yearling Sales Series Plate (1200m) to his previous two wins and a placing from his three starts. Now Ryan is contemplating stepping Mynumerouno up to stakes company, but he won’t… Read More »
Forgot You has appreciated a rise in distance and a fast pace in breaking through for his maiden victory at The Valley. Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young Young made the right decision in electing to bypass a maiden race at Cranbourne on Thursday in favour of Saturday’s PFD Food Services Handicap (1500m). Nearing the hometurn they were… Read More »
James McDonald has remembered the late Nini Vascotto after winning the race named in her honour. Vascotto, a former Australian Turf Club employee who bravely battled cancer for many years, lost her fight last month and her funeral surface was livestreamed on Friday. McDonald paid tribute to the popular racing identity… Read More »
Ten races have been set down for Te Rapa on Saturday in what looks a good quality meeting. We take a look at each of the ten races and give our tips and best bets for the meeting at Te Rapa. Race One: 1 Two Madison Race Two: 5 Midnite… Read More »
Twelve races have been set down for Singapore on Saturday in what looks a good quality meeting. We take a look at each of the twelve races and give our tips and best bets for the meeting at Singapore. Race One: 1 Captain Singapore Race Two: 3 Mister Dynamo Race… Read More »
Eight races have been set down for Wanganui on Saturday in what looks a good quality meeting. We take a look at each of the eight races and give our tips and best bets for the meeting at Wanganui. Race One: 3 Intent Race Two: 5 Hooks Race Three: 7… Read More »
John O’Shea’s trained Berdibek has sprouted wings to descend on his rivals and take out the Wyong Gold Cup in a canter on Friday. Positioned at the rear of the field for most of the running, the talented grey had all but one runner ahead of him when approaching the… Read More »
The King Of Bundaberg … King Klaus … is heading for the Sunshine Coast where he will tackle an Open Handicap over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club meeting on Sunday. King Klaus’s presence will be a bonus attraction on the day. The six-year-old gelding, trained by Gary Clem,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable expect to see a fitter Generation step out for the second run of his campaign at The Valley. Generation lines up in the Inglis 2022 Yearling Sales Series Plate (1200m) on Saturday after finishing third in his return run in the Group 3… Read More »
You’ve got to be in it to win it and that’s why Moruya trainer Michael Gatty and connections of Gorush Lightning have snapped up as many tickets in The Kosciuszko as they can to give their sprinter a chance to contest the $1.3 million country feature. Gatty is realistic about… Read More »
