It has proven third time lucky for Inn Keeper and his connections in the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m), the feature sprint of the Warrnambool Three-Day Carnival. The Symon Wilde-trained sprinter has been a mainstay of the Warrnambool carnival and on Wednesday was lining up for the fourth consecutive year. Inn Keeper… Read More »
Two months ago, trainer Brett Scott lay in hospital in a coma with a head injury courtesy of a kick from one of his horses, but on Wednesday he was the toast of Warrnambool following the win of The Statesman in the Galleywood Hurdle. Scott was a former champion jumps jockey before switching to… Read More »
Jockey Aaron Mitchell has made a successful transition to jumps racing scoring a win at his first competitive ride in a steeplechase at Warrnambool. A successful flat jockey with more than 200 wins to his credit, Mitchell rode the Patrick Payne-trained Michelin to victory in the Dunroe Steeplechase (3450m) on Wednesday. It was… Read More »
The two-year-old has finished in the placings in all three starts in her career but faces tougher opposition at Gosford’s The Coast raceday. A daughter of Rubick, Sweet Ruby broke her maiden two starts ago at Muswellbrook before placing behind Baby Wong last start, who had run second in Group… Read More »
Reset, an undefeated multiple G1 winner on the racetrack and the headline act on the Darley roster at Northwood Park in its formative years, passed away in the evening of Tuesday, 4 May at Woodlands, where he enjoyed his retirement. Bred by Phillip Esplin and Geoff Hodgkinson, Reset was by… Read More »
The Listed Warrnambool Cup is set to form part of a bigger spring picture for European import Le Don De Vie when he has his fifth Australian start on Thursday. Prepared by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Le Don De Vie was purchased by Australian connections and set for a Cups campaign,… Read More »
The rivalry between Zed Em and Gold Medals in the Grand Annual Steeplechase is well established with each lining up for their fourth start in Australia’s toughest race. South Australian jumper Spying On You will also be out to show his toughness in the 5500m marathon and 33 jumps on Thursday, when he contests… Read More »
Kieran Mcdonagh is considering extending Final Chill’s campaign to include the $100,000 Eurythmic Stakes (2150m) at Ascot on Saturday. McDonagh thought about resting Final Chill after the Road To Jericho WA Qualifier (3100m) at Albany, but had a change of heart. “He bounced out of the run really well,” McDonagh told The… Read More »
Training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have hit the board running and are set for their most successful Warrnambool Three-Day Carnival after a training treble on the opening day. Three winners back-to-back on Tuesday, two over jumps, has the pair insight of their record of five winners over the carnival…. Read More »
The multiple-Group 1 winning trainer is sending a team of horses up the coast, headlined by Brutality in the feature event, and Easy Eddie in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m). Joseph Pride has targeted the $500,000 The Coast (1600m) with Brutality since the race was announced. “He was in the paddock… Read More »
Flying Agent has landed a betting plunge on the opening day of the Warrnambool Three-Day Carnival with an emphatic victory in the Brierly Steeplechase. As much as $8 was bet in early markets on Tuesday’s race which eventually saw Flying Agent run the $1.80 favourite with Sportsbet. There was one sticky… Read More »
The daughter of Dream Ahead has only missed the placings twice in her 10-start career and has won $150,000 in prize money. The four-year-old is nominated for the Takeover Target Stakes at listed level but will instead contest a benchmark 78 for the fillies and mares. Although she’s dodging a… Read More »
The three-year-old has won four out of his five career starts, including a last start win in the Listed Galilee Series Final over 2400 metres. The son of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente drew favourably in barrier six and gets Luke Currie aboard for the first time. Cindy Alderson said she holds confidence Liqueuro can… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes hopes Ancestry may be the runner to kick start far greater representation from his stable at the Warrnambool Three-Day Carnival. Stokes set up a Victorian base at Pakenham in early 2019 and prior to that had only limited representation from his stable in Adelaide. The trainer sent Snitzkraft to Warrnambool last year… Read More »
Clayton Douglas says nothing will top his win in the 2018 Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool, but success in the Galleywood Hurdle would be something special. Not only would victory on The Midnight Shift in Wednesday’s feature hurdle at the Three-Day Carnival give Douglas victory in all three of the big jumps’… Read More »
In her first official hit out since last year’s Ascot summer carnival, Kay Cee finished her heat nine lengths adrift of tearaway leader, We’ve Got Dreams. Ridden by Brad Parnham, Kay Cee made up little ground from the back of the eight-horse trial and was allowed to cross the line without… Read More »
Full fields of good quality were on show at the provincial track, with Archedemus winning his second Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The club was unable to hold the meeting last year due to the COVID-19 rules that Racing New South Wales had put in place. Hawkesbury Race Club CEO Ken Rutherford said… Read More »
David Eustace cannot see any reason why Explosive Jack should not be able to add a Group 1 South Australian Derby victory to the one he achieved in Sydney. Explosive Jack won the Group 1 Australian Derby at Randwick on April 10 and will on Saturday attempt to add the South Australian… Read More »
Bit Of A Lad may not have the longevity at the May Three-Day Carnival that Gold Medals has, but the way he is shaping he will have the opportunity to bypass that galloper. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained seven-year-old will be lining-up for the fifth year at the Warrnambool… Read More »
The extraordinary story of Not A Single Doubt continued at Morphettville on Saturday when his 3YO daughter Instant Celebrity powered to victory in the $500,000 SAJC Robert Sangster S. 1200m G1. Bred & raced by Trevor and Beth Robertson, and raised at Mill Park Stud, Instant Celebrity was given the… Read More »
