Coolmore Stud purchased RANCH HAND (Fastnet Rock – Mezulla) at the Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $260,000 and all concerned thought bringing him back up here for some Black Type in the Gr 3 Ken Russell Memorial. He was first-up but had been a dual acceptor in Sydney, scratched for… Read More »
Ayrton as kept his record intact recording a soft return victory in the Darren Gauci Handicap at Caulfield. Two class acts in Ayrton and Jamie Kah combined for a stylish victory in the Darren Gauci Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr.-trained Ayton kept his… Read More »
The decision to bypass the Hollindale Stakes with Brandenburg and target a lucrative prize money purse closer to home has reaped the perfect reward for trainer John Sargent, even if he wasn’t trackside to see it. Brandenburg was slated to contest the Gold Coast feature and the Sydney-based trainer and… Read More »
Race caller Brett Davis summed up the Listed Adelaide Guineas the best when he said as CHERRY TORTONI (Night Of thunder – Tortoni) eased down near home, “he is a different class.” Todd Pannell rode the Victorian who was a $2 chance with Sportsbet and he rode him as if… Read More »
Explosive Jack may be given the opportunity to chase a fourth Derby success after taking out the South Australian version at Morphettville on Saturday. The three-year-old added the Group 1 race over 2500m to previous wins in the Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) and the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at… Read More »
Former New Zealander Polly Grey has given Chris Waller successive wins in the $250,000 Gosford Cup, aided by a smart ride from in-form jockey Tommy Berry. Berry had planned to settle the mare midfield but when the speed wasn’t as fast as anticipated, he cruised forward to trail leader and… Read More »
Kris Lees was confident he had found the right target for Enchanted Heart and he was proven correct when the mare bounced back from a last-start flop to post her first black-type win in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. After scoring an upset win over exciting sprinter Lost And Running… Read More »
Warwick Farm trainer Glen Thompson has had an afternoon to remember at Gosford, notching his first Saturday grade, Sydney metropolitan win with four-year-old Avion Fury. It was a grinding victory by the gelding, who started a $3.90 favourite and wore down Parry Sound ($5.50) to take out Saturday’s Ironhorse Benchmark 78… Read More »
The South Australian stable of David Jolly gave a strong guide to the chances of Streetcar Stranger at Caulfield by electing to bypass a race at Saturday’s South Australian Derby meeting. Streetcar Stranger was an acceptor for the Terry Howe Printing Sprint Series at Morphettville but Jolly decided to send the gelding… Read More »
Top Queensland jockey Jim Byrne is just too good. He rode the Team Snowden filly MABOOSHA (Dream Ahead – Boomex) in this Gr 3 Gold Coast Guineas over 1200m and she drew wide but Byrne just knew what to do. Visiting Melbourne Cup winning hoop Jye McNeil conversely on Amish… Read More »
Holbien has broken a string of minor placings with a strong all-the-way victory in the JRA Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. Saturday’s victory by the Steve Richards-trained galloper was his first since winning over 1600m at The Valley last June. Holbien fronted up on 12 occasions following that victory, registering four seconds and… Read More »
Bjorn Baker looks to have a promising juvenile on his books after Overpass made light of a tough run to outclass his rivals in the opening race on Gosford’s stand-alone program. After struggling to muster speed from an outside draw, Overpass ($2.70 fav) went back in the field but finding himself camped… Read More »
Star WA mare Celebrity Queen has been sold for $2.5m at this evenings Inglis sale. The Group One Oakleigh Plate winner was knocked down to Coolmore Australia on account of Holbrook Thoroughbreds for $2.5million at Inglis Riverside. The lightly raced mare has amassed over $720,000 in earnings from fourteen starts… Read More »
Top local jockey Matthew Cahill has produced a superb tactical ride on bold frontrunner Inverloch to clinch an upset victory in the $200,000 Wagga Cup. While Cahill has won a host of feature races throughout his career, including the 1998 Black Opal Stakes aboard Speed Week and 2005 The Shorts on Black… Read More »
Trainer Neville Parnham is bullish in-form pair Flying Missile and Ultimate Command can replicate their one-two finish from a fortnight ago in tomorrowâs Happy 70th Terry Brennan Plate (1100m) at Ascot. Flying Missile was able to get the better of Ultimate Command a fortnight ago over 1000m, with the pair clearing out… Read More »
Tony Gollan has what he believes are three good hopes in his bid to win the Gold Coast Goldmarket for a fifth time this weekend. Gollan won the most recent running of the race with Snitch, to add to previous wins with Raido, Gundy Son and his dual Group 1 winner Spirit… Read More »
Trainer Matt Smith admits to being a little surprised by the handicapper’s assessment of The Coast but he is keeping faith that Nimalee’s class can carry her through. The Emancipation Stakes winner has top weight of 59kg, half a kilo more than 2020 Group 1 Doncaster Mile placegetter Brandenburg and seven kilos… Read More »
A rain-affected track at Gosford is expected to play into the hands of smart mare Enchanted Heart as she bids for her first black-type win in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes. The four-year-old is the only horse to have beaten up-and-coming sprint star Lost And Running, overpowering him to score… Read More »
Just months after he was plucked out of retirement, former Hong Kong galloper I Am Power will attempt to resurrect his racing career in Australia. The six-year-old will line up for his first start in more than two years in Saturday’s Tooheys Benchmark 78 Handicap (1200m) at Gosford, kicking off… Read More »
Off an Eagle Farm double last week, including a stakes success, Kelly Schweida is hoping to repeat the dose when he takes a talented team to the Gold Coast on Saturday. Miss Hipstar was a winner of the Listed Dalrello Stakes last week, while Slow Hands relished some give in… Read More »
