In April 2020, apprentice Jerry Chau, who was learning his trade in South Australia at the time, got the call-up from the Hong Kong Jockey Club granting Chau permission to ride in Hong Kong, initially until the end of the 2019/20 season. Chau had spent just over a year in… Read More »
A step up in distance is what the trainers at Lindsay Park hope will assist Think ‘N’ Fly to provide them with their first city winner in Victoria. Since taking over the reins at Lindsay Park following Tom Dabernig’s decision to go it alone, Ben and JD Hayes have produced five winners, but… Read More »
A year after taking out the feature race on the corresponding program, Noble Boy will step out for his latest trainer at the Winter Stakes meeting at Randwick. The six-year-old will have his second start for Theresa Bateup in Saturday’s Heineken Handicap (1200m) after Clare Cunningham, who prepared him to win the… Read More »
The Godolphin team has decided Zapateo will be their sole representative in a two-year-old race at Caulfield with stablemate Vianello to run in Sydney. Both fillies were down to run in the Neds Handicap (1100m) on Saturday, however Vianello has been scratched and is set to run in the Acy Securities Handicap (1100m) at Randwick…. Read More »
A wealth of experience with imported horses has taught Matt Smith that time and patience are key, so he is happy to take small steps with two of his latest acquisitions. Former Europeans Ashim and Montabot will head to Randwick on Saturday to contest the Midway Handicap (1300m) and Schweppes Handicap… Read More »
With fitness on her side and a liking for the Caulfield layout, trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra have thrown Propelle in the deep end in the Sir John Monash Stakes. On paper it would appear that Propelle does not have a lot going for her ahead of her third outing at… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Sheila Laxon, who trains in partnership with John Symons under the Esprit Racing banner, will be looking to score one for the locals at the Sunshine Coast meeting on Sunday, the last meeting of the Queensland Winter Carnival which was delayed a week following last weekendâs… Read More »
A paddock accident dashed hopes of an Oaks bid but trainer Mark Newnham is banking on stoutly bred filly Allinthistogether making up for lost time. By Melbourne Cup winner Shocking out of a High Chaparral mare, the filly has shown the stable good ability from the outset but did not make it to the… Read More »
A day after having to settle for second with Phobetor in the Ramornie Handicap, trainer Michael Costa has gone one better with Purrfect Deal to land a memorable Grafton Cup victory. The triumph held special significance for Costa, who spent 18 months in the NSW Northern Rivers town during his tenure as a… Read More »
From ten starts in black-type races, Tricky Gal has notched six minor placings, so her trainer Matthew Smith is going to the well again hoping for a change of luck. The mare will take her place in the Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday when she will meet… Read More »
Unraced youngster Sir Crackle has been lighting up the trial track but his trainer is trying to keep a lid on expectations ahead of his debut at Randwick. By pioneering Royal Ascot-winning sprinter Choisir, Sir Crackle has won his two most recent trials by a combined total of more than… Read More »
Jamie Kah is not letting the disappointment of not reaching a milestone at Sandown worry her. Kah was winless on Wednesday when requiring a single win to reach triple figures and become the first jockey to do so in the metropolitan area of Victoria. While not a city meeting, Kah was… Read More »
As somebody who pushed for provincial trainers to be offered similar opportunities to their country counterparts, Theresa Bateup is rapt to see the introduction of Midway Handicap races on Saturdays. While she didn’t have a runner in the inaugural edition last week, which was won by the Greg Hickman-trained Our Bellagio… Read More »
Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred stayer Over The Sky should be suited by the rise in trip according to his co-trainer Mick Price. Mick Price has been looking forward to the day where he could test Over The Sky at 2000m. That opportunity comes on Saturday when Over The Sky runs in the MRC Membership Renewal… Read More »
Yeah Dardy is an outside chance to win the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m), but trainer Justine Erkelens believes he can buck the odds and cause an upset at Belmont Park on Saturday. Yeah Dardy has not raced since March, but Erkelens has elected to roll the dice and tackle the Beaufine Stakes… Read More »
A dearth of suitable races has kept I Am Power away from the track for the best part of seven weeks and now his trainer has finally found a likely target, the possibility of a heavy surface presents a fresh challenge. The Irish-born, former Hong Kong galloper has made a… Read More »
Viviane will chase her maiden victory when she runs in the Neds Handicap at Caulfield. Simon Zahra would like to see Jamie Kah adopt tactics on Viviane at Caulfield where the filly is allowed to run and not restrained. Viviane will be Kah’s first ride at Caulfield on Saturday when the pair… Read More »
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is returning to Melbourne with promising three-year-old Malkovich in the search of a late season stakes victory. A winner at Caulfield on June 26, Malkovich returns to that track on Saturday chasing success in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m). Baker said it was after the… Read More »
Silly Point displayed his willingness to win on Wednesday, breaking through at start five in the Bowermans Commercial Furniture Plate (1150m). The three-year-old had missed out narrowly first-up at Canterbury but had been freshened for his second-up assignment at Randwick-Kensington. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes was full of praise for the son… Read More »
A gelding operation has done the trick with the Snowden-trained King Of Sparta as he broke his maiden at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. The son of I Am Invincible had run fourth in the Group 2 Silver Slipper and the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes earlier in his career. But it was the… Read More »
