Up-and-coming mare Salina Dreaming will be on trial for stakes racing when she lines up at Randwick. As a younger horse, Salina Dreaming was a nervous Nellie but thankfully for her exasperated trainer Angela Davies, with age has come maturity. Despite constantly testing the patience of her Gosford conditioner, Salina… Read More »
A smaller field in the Listed Anniversary Vase at Caulfield may be the recipe for Begood Toya Mother finding winning form again. Daniel Bowman does not want to undo all the hard work that has gone into enabling Begood Toya Mother to settle in his races. So, the Warrnambool-based horseman… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea will be out to cap a fruitful autumn with a strong team at Randwick. A horse who has been the backbone of John O’Shea ‘s autumn and another who promises to be a future flagbearer will bid to close out the trainer’s carnival on a high. Randwick… Read More »
Champion jockey William Pike likes what he sees from Marocchino and says there’s no reason why they can’t continue their successful association at Ascot on Saturday. William Pike holds a perfect record on the Lou Luciani -trained gelding and remains bullish they can extend their productive strike rate to a… Read More »
Despite the COVID restrictions in place during the first half of the financial year, Racing Victoria has announced record growth in turnover. Wagering on Victorian racing continues to grow and is up 32.6% in the first half of the 2020-21 financial year. Figures released by Racing Victoria show turnover on… Read More »
Gifted sprinter Masked Crusader will chase his second G1 win this campaign in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Touted as an Everest wildcard in the spring, Masked Crusader has finally begun to develop into the horse he always promised to be. With a G1 win in the bank courtesy… Read More »
Co-trainer David Eustace has a lot of time for Through Irish Eyes who he says will relish the 2800m of the Listed VRC St Leger. Under a different set of circumstances, David Eustace believes last start runner-up Through Irish Eyes would be entering the Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington… Read More »
Brisbane has been a happy hunting ground for Victorem and another winter carnival raid is on the cards if he performs on the final day of The Championships. Health issues have hindered Victorem at two of his past three starts but trainer Jenny Graham is optimistic her stable star can… Read More »
Tommy Berry is aboard the favourites in both G1 races at Randwick but his most significant ride will be in the Highway Handicap. Five weeks ago, Tommy Berry caught up for lunch with his good friend Neville Layt and the Queanbeyan trainer was keen for him to ride Redicon on… Read More »
Jockey-of-the-moment Jamie Kah will have her first race ride for John O’Shea when she partners All Hallows’ Eve at Randwick. Renowned as a savvy judge of jockeys, John O’Shea will put his faith in two female riders this weekend, one an established star and another a promising talent. The man… Read More »
Tony Gollan has rated Good Soize the best chance he’s ever had to notch a Classic success ahead of her return in Saturday’s Listed Princess Stakes at Doomben. Good Soize is on a path to the Queensland Oaks in June and Gollan said the 1630m of Saturday’s race fit perfectly… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker will have weight of numbers on his side with three runners in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Eight years after Fuerza went within a whisker of winning the G1 Champagne Stakes, Bjorn Baker will use the same formula in the hope of going one better on Saturday…. Read More »
The Candy Man again confirmed his dislike for being away from home with a last start flop in Victoria, but history says the punters should be wary of the big grey horse when he returns to home footing at Doomben on Saturday. The Barry Baldwin trained seven-year-old shoots for a… Read More »
Victory in the H C Nitschke Stakes on the Morphettville Parks circuit before a break will set Annavisto up nicely ahead of a spring assault. In-form Victorian-trained filly Annavisto travels to Adelaide for her first trip interstate in a bid to extend her winning sequence to three in the Listed… Read More »
Tasmanian galloper Still A Star is returning to Melbourne for another attempt at breaking through on the mainland. Still A Star contests the Listed Anniversary Vase (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday after which she will head to the paddock to prepare for a spring campaign. A winner of eight of… Read More »
Chris Waller-trained gelding Yangtze Rapids broke through for his maiden win in fine style at Canterbury on Wednesday. The son of Frankel’s first win has eluded him in his first seven starts, going down by narrow margins before his 2.8 length victory over 1550 metres. Waller notified stewards of his… Read More »
Star Of Manhattan has broken through for her maiden win at Bendigo in the style of a horse that has loads of ability. Henry Dwyer has been surprised by the rapid improvement of Star Of Manhattan who broke through for her maiden victory at Bendigo on Wednesday. Lining-up for her… Read More »
Albany Racing Club will host ‘The Road to Jericho’ Western Australia qualifier this Monday 26 April where the winner will be guaranteed a start in the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool Racecourse in Victoria. The $100,000 race in Albany is one of several guaranteed start races hosted around the country, with… Read More »
A trip north to the Brisbane Winter Carnival hinges on the performance of Riddle Me That in the Anniversary Vase at Caulfield. Mornington trainer Matt Laurie says the defeat of Riddle Me That at Caulfield at his last start remains a sore point that he hopes is rectified on Saturday…. Read More »
Queanbeyan-based trainer Neville Layt sadly passed away on Tuesday afternoon after a battle with illness. Layt, 76, passed away at Canberra Hospital on Tuesday afternoon with wife Barbara by his side. ‘Nifty’, as he was affectionately known, trained the stakes winning Karuta Queen who won the Magic Millions two-year-old Classic… Read More »
