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 »
An eleventh-hour decision to pull Captivant out of the spelling paddock has proved to be a masterstroke after the colt delivered a first G1 win for his sire Capitalist in the Champagne Stakes. While the 1600m feature was initially on Capitvant’s schedule, trainers Peter And Paul Snowden decided to freshen… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Bill Ryan can start planning a Victorian Spring Carnival assault after Still A Star landed a stakes race win at Caulfield. Star Tasmanian mare Still A Star will head for a winter break with Group 1 spring aspirations having secured an important victory on the mainland. The Listed… Read More »
Smart sprinter Splintex has earned a winter carnival berth after he returned to the winner’s list at Randwick. Splintex has posted a fitting win for owner and war veteran Geoff Grimish on the eve of Anzac Day, taking out the Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick. Grimish served in the Vietnam… Read More »
Gimmie Par has broken through for her maiden victory against four opponents at Caulfield. The younger half-sister of multiple Group 1 winner Ole Kirk has broken her maiden status with a tough win in the Wilde Racing Handicap at Caulfield. Gimmie Par, by Not A Single Doubt, was having her… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has shown no ill effects from a heavy fall in the first race to win the Frank Packer Plate on outsider Senor Toba. The Queensland Derby is firmly on the radar for unheralded three-year-old Senor Toba after his victory in Saturday’s Frank Packer Plate at Randwick. Hugh Bowman… Read More »
Tough as nails gelding Paths Of Glory has scored an overdue win, fighting tenaciously to stave off favourite Zaaki and claim the J R A Cup at Randwick. From an inside draw, Rachel King gave the six-year-old a perfect run behind the speed and presented him at the right time… Read More »
Apprentice Laura Lafferty says she has finally got the monkey off the back after riding Intredpidacious to victory at Caulfield. The John O’Shea -trained filly took out the L. U. Simon Builders Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday to provide Lafferty with her maiden city victory. But it was a… Read More »
Chris Waller has a happy knack of finding the right three-year-old filly for the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. He has produced Egg Tart and Toffee Tongue in recent years and may have Brookspire represent the stable in next week’s 2000m contest for three-year-old fillies after her win in… Read More »
One of Sydney’s top jockeys has been lucky to escape serious injury after a fall in the home straight at Randwick. Hugh Bowman has suffered a heavy fall which has marred the opening race on All Aged Stakes day at Randwick. Bowman was attempting to steer Rothenburg into clear running… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman fell heavily in the first race at Randwick. He was on the top weight ROTHENBURG (Rothesay – Swiss Alps) who was making good ground when the fall occurred at the 200m mark. Bowman was angling for a run between horses when the horse clipped heels. The… Read More »
