The Matthew-Dunn trained Snitz will make his return to racing on Saturday, in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush over 1100 metres. The son of Snitzel won the Takeover Target Stakes at Listed level and ran third behind Everest winner Classique Legend by 0.7 lengths. He was then sent to the… Read More »
Sunday’s Mazda Northam Stakes shapes as one of the races of the Perth year. With the likes Valour Road, Flirtini, Cup Night, Rock Magic, River Beau, Gemma’s Son and Free Trade, the Group 3 event should be a cracking and frenetic race. The $150,000 Northam Mazda Stakes (1100m) could also… Read More »
Trainer Daniel Meagher landed his first Group 1 win in his own right when Lim’s Lightening took out the Lion City Cup at Kranji in Singapore last Saturday. Meagher, who was associated with seven Group 1 wins at Kranji when assistant to his Melbourne Cup winning father John Meagher during… Read More »
In a complete reversal of fortunes, Australasian Oaks favourite Steinem has drawn barrier one for the Group 1 contest at Morphettville. The daughter of Frankel will be having her fourth race start in the 2000m contest on Saturday. Following wins at Pakenham and Sandown in her first two starts, Steinem… Read More »
It is the bizarre case of Daniel Jack Smith. Smith was disqualified for eight years after being found guilty of betting offences. Many people will recognise Smith’s photo, but not the name. Smith plied his trade as a jockey in New South Wales and Queensland as Terry Treichel before relocating… Read More »
A fresh and rejuvenated Night Raid has the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr stable confident of a good showing in the TAB Classic (1200m) at Morphettville. Night Raid is one of three three-year-old fillies in this year’s Group 1 assignment restricted to fillies and mares on Saturday. The daughter… Read More »
Progressive gelding Rainbow Connection will palm off Queensland in a bid to win a pot of gold in the Hawkesbury Guineas (1500m) on Saturday. The Matthew Dunn-trained gelding has impressed in his three starts to date, running behind some useful horses such as Salina Dreaming and Juan Diva. The three-year-old… Read More »
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 »
