Lunar Flare has been rewarded for her consistency with a breakthrough win at stakes level at Mornington. The Grahame Begg-trained mare took out the Listed R M Ansett Classic (2400m) on Sunday to give the daughter of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente her sixth win from 25 starts. Sent off the $2.60 favourite under Michael… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr remain upbeat despite the unplaced effort of Profiteer in Group 1 company at The Valley. Having his first start at weight-for-age and fifth career start, Profiteer was sent out favourite in the Moir Stakes (1000m) last Friday night, finishing sixth behind Wild Ruler. Despite the defeat, Kent… Read More »
Jimmy Byrne took great pleasure in piloting the Desleigh Forster trained Apache Chase to victory in the 2021 edition of the prestigious Weetwood contest at Toowoomba on Saturday. “Desleigh and I have been friends for a long time, and it is always a pleasure to bring home a winner for… Read More »
A tough on speed performance saw an upset in the Golden Rose, more Group l glory for Daniel Moor while a couple of further Everest slots were filled. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: In The Congo Throughout… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Group lll Celebration Cup (1400m). Race One: 3 Zacian Race Two: 1 California Concord Race Three: 8 Sunny Delight Race Four: 2 Fourawarrior Race Five: 1 Turbo Warrior Race Six: 1 Great… Read More »
Golden Rose day has proven a frustrating one for champion jockey James Mcdonald but he has bounced back with a Gloaming Stakes victory aboard Head Of State. McDonald went into the meeting with rides on a handful of the leading fancies, including odds-on Golden Rose favourite Anamoe. But he came away… Read More »
Lightly raced Chaillot is expected to chase Group 1 glory later in the spring after an impressive return victory at Sandown. The Archie Alexander-trained mare looked in trouble early in the straight but charged home late to claim the Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1300m) on Saturday. The victory was Chaillot’s fifth from nine starts with the mare now unbeaten in four first-up… Read More »
A race day phone call from Gai Waterhouse has inspired Tim Clark to produce a daring ride on In The Congo and in doing so pinch victory in the Group 1 Golden Rose. Clark revealed that while his plan was always to lead, he wanted to give the colt a mid-race rest before… Read More »
Zaaki has confirmed his position at the head of Cox Plate betting with a comfortable win in his Melbourne debut at Sandown. The European import extended his winning sequence to five with victory in Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) on Saturday. Sent out the $1.18 favourite under Craig Williams, Zaaki had… Read More »
Vangelic has ended an 18-month drought from the winner’s stall with victory in the Group 2 Golden Pendant at Rosehill, claiming the scalp of New Zealander Entriviere in the process. The mare had gone winless since breaking her maiden on debut in January last year, but she had been competitive… Read More »
Experienced jockey Glyn Schofield has capped a remarkable comeback to the saddle with an upset stakes win aboard Yonkers at Rosehill. Schofield had been riding at the top level in Sydney since relocating from South Africa almost 15 years ago but took a break from the sport at the end of last… Read More »
Chris Waller has already locked in Nature Strip as his Everest contender, but he has flagged emerging stablemate Home Affairs as having the right profile to fill the vacant slot held by owners Coolmore. The colt showcased his credentials with a brilliant show of sustained speed to win Saturday’s Listed… Read More »
New Zealand galloper Elephant has rebounded from his sole defeat with an impressive win at Sandown. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained gelding suffered his first defeat in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at The Valley on September 4 before relishing the class drop in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Adrian Bott has not ruled out Entente backing up three weeks in a row to chase a ninth Metropolitan success for co-trainer Gai Waterhouse. The gelding put himself in the frame for a start in the Group 1 staying feature when he proved his distance credentials with a dominant win in Saturday’s… Read More »
Queen Of Dubai ran her rivals into the ground to claim her second career win at Sandown. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly led through to take out the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) on Saturday at her sixth race start. Starting her career in Sydney, the stable sent Queen Of Dubai to… Read More »
By the time he turned six, Forever Newyork had twice run a place in the Southern District Country Championships qualifier and raced in Sydney 11 times (half of his 22 starts at that stage, compared to eight on his home track). The trips to the state capital included a win… Read More »
=A day after being confirmed for a slot in The Everest, Libertini has displayed signs of lameness in her near foreleg. Trainer Anthony Cummings informed stewards that the mare was found to be sore after finishing sixth to Classique Legend in a Randwick barrier trial on Friday. She was examined… Read More »
Former Singapore sprinter The Inferno is the latest galloper to gain a berth in The Everest after a deal was struck with slot holder James Harron. The Inferno earned his spot with his second placing to Wild Ruler in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on Friday night. With… Read More »
James Harron has used his The Everest nomination to get the former Singapore superstar THE INFERNO (Holy Roman Emperor – Spina Rosa) into the big race following his stunning Gr 1 effort last night. “I’m delighted to team up with Glenn Whittenbury and set The Everest alight with The Inferno,”… Read More »
This morning, NSW stewards stood star apprentice Ellen Hennessy down from riding at Rosehill this afternoon, as they investigate a breach of Covid rules. The transplanted 3kg Irish rider, who had four mounts at Rosehill, is the latest jockey who has been caught by stewards breaking the rules. She admitted… Read More »
