Young apprentice Brock Ryan has had an afternoon to remember at Rosehill, landing his first metropolitan treble then bettering it with a four-timer. It was an especially sweet moment for the junior rider who has endured a rotten run of bad luck, missing some key autumn engagements on Percy Sykes Stakes… Read More »
Group l racing returns to Ascot on Saturday night, where the feature race is the King George Vl (2400m).
Order Again has been rewarded for his consistency with an overdue victory in the Listed Winter Challenge, continuing Chris Waller’s domination of the feature race. Waller has now captured six of the past nine runnings and he was rapt to see Order Again finally have some luck this campaign. “He’s… Read More »
Jockey Dean Yendall says winning aboard Cru Classe in a distance race at Caulfield was one of the ugliest staying races he has been involves in. Cru Classe prevailed in the Ciaron Maher Racing Premiership Handicap on Saturday in a tooth and nail fight up the Caulfield straight. Under Yendall’s urgings, Cru Classe ($7) scored… Read More »
River Views has surprised the punters and his trainers taking out the third event at Caulfield on Saturday. The Written Tycoon gelding was sent out a $41 chance over the 1400m event before letting loose with an impressive turn of foot down the centre of the track to round up his… Read More »
A rails hugging ride by Damien Oliver aboard Godolphin mare Plaquette has continued the mares’ good form at Caulfield. Plaquette has now registered two wins and a second from four runs at the track after taking out the VRC Member Garry Franklin Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Oliver elected to ride Plaquette quietly… Read More »
King Magnus won’t be rushed into anything too grand at this stage of his career after landing a second successive win at Caulfield. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained galloper followed up his victory on July 10 by taking out the MRC Member Alan Yates Handicap (1400m) on Saturday…. Read More »
The John Thompson-trained Chat has arrived in the nick of time to win the July Sprint. A patient approach is starting to reap rewards with improving sprinter Chat after he further enhanced his first-up record to take out the July Sprint at Rosehill. Having his first start since finishing fifth… Read More »
After a false start last week, boom apprentice Kyle Wilson-Taylor notched his breakthrough Saturday city success at Doomben on Saturday aboard the Michael Nolan-trained Hinged. Wilson-Taylor has risen through the ranks in Toowoomba under the tutelage of Lindsay Hatch, who also mentored Baylee Nothdurft before he switched to Tony Gollan… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have Group One ambitions for rising three-year-old Silent Impact, who signalled his spring carnival intentions with a resounding Rosehill victory. By first season sire Maurice out of 2004 VRC Oaks winner Hollow Bullet, Silent Impact ($7) scored on debut at Goulburn before comfortably handling the class… Read More »
Boom apprentice Kyle Wilson-Taylor ticked another significant box in his career when he rode his first Saturday Metropolitan winner at Doomben today. The young hoop partnered the very smart Hinged to victory in the opening race on the card to a clear-cut victory to take the Michael Nolan trained runner’s… Read More »
There will be an added incentive for Hugh Bowman to win aboard Rule The World at Rosehill with both his father Jim and manager Bryan Haskins in the ownership of the horse. The former Tulloch Lodge galloper is prepared by Mudgee-based horseman Mack Griffith , who also works for Rule The World’s former… Read More »
A series of minor setbacks have restricted Trumbull to just one start in the past eight months and trainer Kim Waugh is looking forward to kicking off his latest preparation with a clean slate. Trumbull was spelled after suffering a foot abscess following his unplaced effort in The Hunter in November,… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan is trying to pinch some late Super VOBIS city money when Ashford Street runs at Caulfield. Ashford Street runs in the Neds Filter Form Handicap (1200m) on Saturday and it will be the three-year-old’s third run in under two weeks. The son of Moshe was successful at Murtoa on July… Read More »
If weights and measures can be relied upon, then Miss Albania should be returning a winner at Caulfield. The Enver Jusufovic-trained daughter of Magnus runs in the MRC Member Garry Franklin Handicap (1100m) on Saturday where she meets La Mexicana who had Miss Albania’s measure the last time they met at Caulfield… Read More »
The amount of rain that falls at Caulfield will determine whether Streets Of Avalon takes his place in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes. The track on Friday was rated a Soft 7 by Caulfield track manager Jason Kerr with the prospect of the track improving to a Soft 6 for Saturday’s 1200m weight-for-age… Read More »
A gelding procedure appears to be doing the trick for talented juvenile King Of Sparta, who can put his hand up as a spring carnival candidate with another good performance at Rosehill. The son of I Am Invincible ran well in some quality races during the autumn, including a fourth… Read More »
Phillip Stokes has not given up hope of winning another South Australian Trainers’ Premiership, but admits the task confronting him is tough. With two meetings remaining in town for the season, Stokes trails the leader Michael Hickmott by four winners, but on a brighter note he trails the Tony and Calvin McEvoy… Read More »
On vets’ advice, Champion two-year-old Pinatubo will not travel for the upcoming breeding season due to a viral eye infection which hasn’t cleared prior to his expected departure. “It’s extremely disappointing for our clients and the team at Darley, however we must first and foremost consider what is best for… Read More »
The participation of international horses in this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival remains pretty much in limbo at this stage, but the early signs are not good for those who like a good portion of overseas involvement in their Melbourne Carnival recipe. Yes, it is still a little over three months… Read More »
