Trainer Robbie Griffiths believes Enxuto is shaping as a genuine contender for the Doncaster Mile following the performance of rival Sabaj in last Saturday’s All-Star Mile at Flemington. Sabaj finished fourth in the $4 million feature, a result Griffiths felt added further credibility to the recent form lines shared between… Read More »
A $2.8 million yearling, The Next Episode ($2.60 fav) was briefly held up for a run in the straight before barging his way into the clear and surging to the line to win Wednesday’s Asahi Super Dry Handicap (1000m) by a length over Under Focus ($11). It was the youngster’s first… Read More »
Buggsy gave the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable a glimpse of his potential before being purchased at a Ready To Run sale last year. And the son of Harry Angel gave his trainers and connections a return on their investment when he scored a debut victory in the… Read More »
Vauban will bid to start the autumn carnival in exactly the same way he began the last – by winning the Sky High Stakes at Rosehill. Co-trainer Adrian Bott said the stable had opted to follow the same template as 12 months ago, at least for his first two runs…. Read More »
Court rules Racing NSW invalidly appointed ATC administrator The NSW Supreme Court has ruled Racing NSW did not have the legal authority to appoint an administrator to the Australian Turf Club. Justice Francois Kunc found the regulator acted outside its powers when it designated Morgan Kelly to the role on… Read More »
Former jockey Michael Fitzgerald has passed away at the age of 33. Racing Victoria and the Victorian Jockeys Association confirmed Fitzgerald’s death on Tuesday. Fitzgerald began his riding career as an apprentice to his father, the late Wangaratta trainer Allan Fitzgerald. During his time in the saddle he competed in… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have laid 11 charges against racehorse owner Robert Stutchbury following an investigation into the care and welfare of horses under his supervision. Nine of the charges allege breaches of the Australian Rules of Racing relating to a failure to provide proper and sufficient nutrition to a number… Read More »
The Emma-Lee and David Brown stable landed their biggest win when Mcgaw won The Showdown at Caulfield and are looking to repeat the effort again 12 months on. McGaw took out the $1 million last year and to that stage the victory was the Browne’s biggest on Australian soil until the three-year-old… Read More »
Now into his third Australian campaign, the Chris Waller-trained Birdman may just be about to show the credentials his owners saw when purchasing him as a young horse in Ireland. A winner at his first two starts over staying trips, Birdman was purchased by a syndicate of owners including Ozzie Kheir and John O’Neill with a view to one day potentially winning… Read More »
Class mare Lazzura will spearhead a two-pronged assault for Chris Waller in his quest for a fourth successive Coolmore Classic crown, although she faces a weighty task. The four-year-old sits at the top of the handicaps alongside Manaal with 58kg, an impost no mare has carried to victory since the mighty Sunline… Read More »
Jockey Jett Stanley will celebrate the biggest win of his brief career with a plane flight to Sydney. Stanley guided the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained American Wolf to a nail-biting win in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville on Monday. However, celebrations will be put on hold with Stanley… Read More »
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Racing NSW stewards have laid three charges against prominent trainer John O’Shea following an inquiry into his alleged behaviour after one of his runners was scratched at Rosehill in February. The inquiry, which commenced on Monday, relates to incidents that occurred after Bev’s Nine was withdrawn from the Queen Bee… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price is keen to give promising colt Guest House valuable exposure at Rosehill Gardens ahead of his assault on the Golden Slipper. Price, who trains alongside Michael Kent Jr, will travel to Sydney on Thursday morning to supervise the colt’s important gallop on the Rosehill course proper. The… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin Mcevoy stable is banking on a drop in grade being the catalyst of a return to form for Veight. The Group 1 winning son of Grunt has not been successful since winning the George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill just on two years ago. Having contested a Group 1 race… Read More »
Black Opal Stakes winner Music Time is a strong chance to line up in the Golden Slipper, with connections set to decide on Thursday whether to pay the $150,000 late nomination fee. Trainer Gratz Vella had originally leaned towards giving the colt a break after his impressive victory in Sunday’s… Read More »
A rider has been confirmed for last Saturday’s Group 2 Reisling Stakes winner Chayan ahead of the upcoming Golden Slipper. The Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained daughter of I Am Invincible will be partnered by veteran jockey Craig Williams, an 82-time Group 1 winner who claimed the Golden Slipper two decades… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has put out an SOS for UK rider Jamie Spencer to partner Light Infantry Man at Caulfield. Light Infantry Man is set to run in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) on Saturday and Maher has been in touch with Spencer about his availability to ride the gelding. Spencer… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths says Enxuto is one of many horses in the mix for a tilt at the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). Despite not being a winner beyond three-year-old open grade, the son of Lean Mean Machine will be given his chance to sneak into the Doncaster field in the Group 2… Read More »
Group 1-performed sprinter Stretan Angel will be a headline addition to May’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale after her connections confirmed she will go under the hammer at the southern hemisphere’s premier breeding stock auction. The daughter of Harry Angel was among the top sprinters of her generation, recording three… Read More »
