It is an old chestnut … but it keeps getting roasted. The race won by Real Sensation at Flemington on Sunday perhaps provided a one stop shop in showcasing what is wrong with the current whip rule. Jockey Billy Egan got the $13 chance home by the narrowest of margins… Read More »
Sircconi will start a campaign that trainer Nick Ryan hopes may lead to a Group 1 contest in Brisbane at Sandown on Saturday. The only thing that will stop Sircconi making his racetrack return at Sandown will be if the track is too firm. Sircconi has been allotted 60kg for… Read More »
The Francis Lui trained Golden Sixty stretched his unbeaten run to fourteen straight victories with a magnificent effort at Sha Tin to take out the HK$20 million G1 FWD Champions Mile. The son of Medaglia d’Oro is undefeated since July 2019. Golden Sixty is now just three wins off Silent… Read More »
It took a while coming and it is going to take a while to come to fruition, but the news confirming a massive $38 million redevelopment of the Gold Cost Turf Club will ultimately provide a great boost for both the Queensland racing industry and the Gold Coast economy. By… Read More »
Splintex is back in the winner’s stall after claiming his first victory in over a year in the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. It was the entire’s first win since he won the Arrowfield Sprint at Group 2 level during the Sydney autumn carnival last… Read More »
As the better class horses have their winter break, Robbie Griffiths and Matthew de Kock hope to strike during the off-season. While the weather may not dictate that winter is approaching, a look through the nominations at Sandown suggests the off-season is upon us. After a spate of meetings at… Read More »
Mizzy and Sisstar are equal favourites with Tab.com.au in their all in market for the Group 1 TAB Classic (1200m) this Saturday at Morphettville. Mizzy comes here with relatively fresh legs after finishing down the track in the George Ryder behind Think It Over. 1200m against her own sex looks… Read More »
The Richard and Michael Freedman-trained Love Tap is set for his first public appearance at Rosehill on Tuesday. The son of Tapit was last seen running fourth in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in October last year. Love Tap is set to reunite with Nash Rawiller, who rode… Read More »
Snitzel’s smart sprinting son Splintex added a second Group win to his resumé with a slick performance in the $160,000 ATC Hall Mark S. 1200m G3. It was a nicely timed victory, just before Anzac Day, for his owner-breeders, former soldier Geoff Grimish & his wife Mary, well-known in the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have won another feature three-year-old staying race with Through Irish Eyes taking out the Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington. Through Irish Eyes has relished the open spaces of Flemington with a strong staying performance to claim the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington…. Read More »
A late burst of speed has carried Three Kings to victory in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington. The Tony And Calvin Mcevoy stable is hopeful Three Kings can be the latest winner of the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington to put their hand up as a future… Read More »
A one-time favourite for the Melbourne Cup has broken through for his maiden win in Australia. Trainer Phillip Stokes will work backwards from the Melbourne Cup to plan his assault on this year’s race with Amade, winner of the William Newton VC Handicap at Flemington. Amade was having his second… Read More »
Fresh from a winning treble at Randwick, John O’Shea will raise the bar for two of his team in the coming weeks. The sleeping giant among Sydney’s training ranks since ending his tenure with Godolphin, John O’Shea is again a force to be reckoned with after closing out the autumn carnival with… Read More »
On the back of a successful autumn in Sydney, Chris Waller will chase more feature race success in Adelaide and Brisbane. The curtain has closed on the Sydney autumn carnival but for leading trainer Chris Waller, that just means his team will turn its attention interstate. Sydney’s dominant conditioner for… Read More »
The Mark Newnham trained Lord Olympus ($8) was yet another visitor on the day to make a winning debut in Queensland. The three-year-old proved too strong for his rivals in the Listed Mick Dittman Plate, beating Zingalong ($19) by 0.25 length. Lord Olympus certainly had the credentials coming into the… Read More »
Tycoon Evie ($2.10), who was bidding for four wins in a row, dominated the market in the Listed Princess Stakes over 1630m at Doomben but, in the end, she had to settle for second best behind the Chris Waller trained Easifar ($11) who took the favourite’s measure close to the… Read More »
The Annabel Neasham trained import Olmedo ($6 Sportsbet) scored his first win in Australia when he took out the Listed Tails Stakes over 1630m at Doomben. The six-year-old set the target in the home straight and although Reloaded ($9) threatened to go past Olemo in the final stages with a… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where it is a bumper Group l day, with most eyes on Golden Sixty in the Champions Mile (1600m). Race One: 10 Mission Smart Race Two: 5 Packing Award Race Three: 1 Fantastic Way Race Four: 11 New… Read More »
Godolphin, James Cummings and Cloudy have landed another stakes race win, taking out the Breeders’ Stakes at Morphettville. Godolphin filly Cloudy has won a second stakes race during the Adelaide carnival claiming the Group 3 Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The James Cummings-trained daughter of Frosted had two weeks earlier… Read More »
Kolding might often sit in the shadows of his high-profile stablemates but he has rounded out Chris Waller’s stellar autumn carnival with an All Aged Stakes (1400m) triumph. His victory gave the premier trainer a G1 win for the fifth week in succession, also delivering Waller’s 125th in an already… Read More »
