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 »
The bid by Jamie Kah to become the first jockey to reach 100 winners in Melbourne in a season will have to wait another day. Jamie Kah will have to wait until Saturday at Caulfield for another shot at reaching the 100-win mark after a winless day at Sandown. Assured of… Read More »
Trainer Shane Nichols and jockey Dean Yendall renewed their association with the win of So You Assume at Sandown. The pair joked prior to the running of the Ladbrokes Blended Multi Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday who was responsible for dumping who from certain runners. Yendall has ridden countless winners for Nichols and was aboard… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club were saddened today to hear about the passing of 2008 W.S. Cox Plate champion Maldivian. Maldivian was a winner of nine races from 30 career starts, winning three Group 1 races and amassing $2,821,800 in prizemoney, and his victory in the W.S. Cox Plate remains… Read More »
Veteran rider Peter Hall will be guiding winners of a different kind as the new jockey coach at Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA). In announcing the appointment, Racing Careers and Training Manager Ron Fleming said Mr Peter Hall’s skills showed in his career stats of more than 1000 wins… Read More »
Mornington trainer David Brideoake is forgiving of Red Can Man’s Melbourne debut and anticipates an improved performance from the former West Australian galloper at Caulfield on Saturday. Having his first start in Victoria, Red Can Man finished seventh to The Astrologist when he started favourite in the Jack Styring OAM Sprint… Read More »
Having had the benefit of a start up the straight at Flemington, David Brideoake is expecting improvement from Red Can Man at Caulfield. David Brideoake is looking at racing around a corner to bring out the best of Red Can Man in a stakes race at Caulfield. Red Can Man will be… Read More »
Tony Gollan was understandably well pleased with what he saw at the trials at Eagle Farm yesterday morning. Gollan runners won four trials with one runner, EF Troop, catching the eye in particular, when winning Trial 14 by eleven lengths. Back in the care of @tonygollan and thriving! Ef Troop… Read More »
Multiple Brisbane Metropolitan Trainers Premiership winner Tony Gollan will be looking to flex the stable’s muscles at Grafton today where the powerful yard has the seasoned Outback Barbie and Garibaldi engaged in the $200 000, Listed Ramornie Handicap over 1200m. Outback Barbie needs no introduction. The five-year-old Spirit Of Boom… Read More »
MyRacehorse has arrived on our shores, and in the new world of micro-ownership they have the ‘blessing’ in Australian of the Kentucky-based establishment Spendthrift Farm. In ‘not afraid to think big’ Spendthrift’s B Wayne Hughes saw 5,314 MyRacehorse owners of Authentic win the Kentucky Derby, and now its MyRacehorse with… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 4 Jimmu Race Two: 2 Seize The Moment Race Three: 8 Fire Ball Race Four: 4 Savvy Kingman Race Five: 4 Party Warrior Race Six: 8 Beauty Cheers Race… Read More »
As the current Hong Kong season draws to a close, the action is still very much alive and well in the Hong Kong sales market with another two Australian horses being snapped up by Hong Kong buyers this week. And the search for suitable horses covers all corners of Australia,… Read More »
In form Zipping Boy will chase a fourth straight win when he runs at Caulfield on Saturday. But which 1100m race the son of Squamosa contests is yet to be decided by Jerome Hunter, although the Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings Handicap over 1100m is the favoured option. However, Hunter has… Read More »
It could be an exciting afternoon for Jarrod Austin, with two progressive three-year-old’s racing within 15 minutes of each other on Wednesday. The Warwick Farm-based trainer will see Dawn Flight go around at Kensington in the Admire Mars At Arrowfield Handicap (1300m) quickly followed by Remus in the Tursa Grafton… Read More »
