The Jeffrey Caught trained Fortification ($8) prevailed in a driving finish to take out the TAB Townsville Cup by 0.20 lengths from the game $41 outsider Bering Sea. The fact that less than a length separated the first four runners across the line … Play Me Now and Unbiased finished… Read More »
The smart Graeme Green trained galloper Master Jamie is now a fourteen-time winner after showing his class by shrugging off the difficulties of carrying 58kg from a number thirteen barrier draw to take out the Cleveland Bay at Townsville in style. Master Jamie has a proud record, having twice racked… Read More »
The Astrologist has continued his affinity with the Flemington straight track by taking out the Aurie’s Star Handicap. Saturday’s Group 3 sprint was The Astrologist’s third win in as many starts on the Flemington straight and was punctuated with a narrow third in the Listed Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on July 24…. Read More »
James Mcdonald has cheekily quipped, ‘Anamoe who?’ after the Group One winner’s stablemate Paulele returned with a rousing performance in the Rosebud at Randwick. Anamoe is predicted to be one of the major players in the three-year-old features this spring but his James Cummings-trained stablemate Paulele has set the bar high, making light… Read More »
Maturity and a gelding operation have been keys to Groundswell finally living up to the promise he showed as a spring three-year-old. Gelded after his three-year-old season, Groundswell has won five of his subsequent 10 starts, adding Saturday’s VRC Season Premiere Stakes (1410m) to his record. Setting a fast tempo… Read More »
Former steward turned trainer Michael Costa has celebrated the most significant win of his career with Phobetor claiming some high-profile scalps to win the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick. Costa worked as a Racing NSW steward before taking out his trainers’ license and setting up a stable at Warwick Farm, making… Read More »
The daughter of Oasis Dream was lining-up for her fourth Australian start and registered her second victory when taking out the VRC Member Julie Purnell Plate (1410m) on Saturday. Turaath had been successful in midweek grade at Sandown at her previous start and now Raymond would like to raise the bar… Read More »
Top jockey Glen Boss has booted home a winner at his final Sydney meeting before he heads to Melbourne for the spring. Glen Boss is closer to the end of his career than the beginning and the three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey admits he is approaching every major racing carnival as if… Read More »
Kelly Schweida will give in-form stayer London Banker a short reprieve after he backed up to win the Benchmark 90 Handicap (2200m) at Doomben on Saturday. The son of Tavistock broke through for his first Australian win a week prior at Eagle Farm and Schweida said he made the decision… Read More »
Champion jockey James Mcdonald has continued where he left off last season, dominating the opening races at Randwick with a trio of beautifully timed rides to land the first three winners. McDonald opened his account aboard the Chris Waller-trained Hot Spring Gold ($9.50) before adding wins aboard progressive stayer Harpo Marx ($2.50 fav)… Read More »
German import Schabau has registered his first win in two-and-a-half years with an all-the-way win at Flemington. Under Brett Prebble, Schabau scored his first win since taking out the Listed Royal Higgins Quality (2600m) at Flemington in March 2019 when successful in Saturday’s 2021 County Achiever John Ledger (2530m). The win in 2019 was Schabau’s third… Read More »
Win some … win lose. That is a saying as old as the ages, but it also implies that you can win big or lose big. James Herron, who is a slot holder in The Everest, has seen both sides of that toss of the coin, the latest being the… Read More »
Trainer Kenneth Deacon knew he was rolling the dice when he decided to back up San Bernardino at Ipswich within twenty-four hours of his Eagle Farm run. The gamble had little to do with the horse. Deacon knew his horse well and, as the result ultimately showed, he knew what… Read More »
It is the turn of Townsville to take centre stage on the North Queensland carnival circuit with two successive racedays on Friday and Saturday. Today’s feature, the Lightning Open Handicap over 1000m, went the way of the Garry Dickson trained Temple Run, who proved good enough to land his third… Read More »
Gosford trainer John Cooper is confident Arabolini can take out the $130,000 Cliff Clare Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. Beaten by under a length a fortnight ago after copping a check at the 150m that halted all momentum, Cooper couldn’t have been more proud of his five-year-old gelding for the… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning trainers Michael and Richard Freedman have flexed some of their spring carnival muscle with stakes winners Forbidden Love, Tiger Of Malay and Glistening all stepping out in barrier trials at Randwick. Stable star and Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside wasn’t in action on Friday with his next public… Read More »
Ranting broke his maiden status in last October’s Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, a three horse race that produced a thrilling finish. In a gruelling conclusion, Ranting, lifted across the line by jockey, Ben Melham, defeated Hanseatic by a half-length with another short-head to Anders. Corstens, who prepares Ranting… Read More »
On paper, it would not appear Perth galloper Red Can Man has a lot going against him when he steps up in trip at Flemington. Having his first try over 1410m in Victoria, Red Can Man has drawn the widest alley in the VRC Season Premiere Plate on Saturday. As the… Read More »
Scottish Dancer may not be the best horse in Victoria but he is proving a good commodity for training newcomer Andrew Bobbin. Set to run in the VRC Member Michael Kiely Trophy (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday, Scottish Dancer is the star performer of Bobbin’s team. The five-year-old son of… Read More »
The Michael Costa-trained Phobetor faces his toughest challenge to date against multiple Group One winner Kolding in the Missile Stakes. There was a time when most of Tommy Berry’s exchanges with Michael Costa happened in the stewards’ room but at Randwick on Saturday, the pair will team up to chase… Read More »
