Bush baby Rocket Tiger is taking his connections on the ride of a lifetime in a journey they hope can continue all the way to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. Home-bred, by an unfashionable sire in Cluster, and raced by a Murray River cod farmer, the unbeaten youngster is a… Read More »
The red hot favourite for Saturday’s Group Two Silver Slipper Stakes has been scratched from the race. The John Sargent trained Four Moves Ahead has been scratched from the Silver Slipper Stakes after knocking her knee in her box which requires treatment and rest. Four Moves Ahead was the heavily… Read More »
Enthaar the red hot favourite in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes will require veterinary clearance after being found lame in the near fore on Thursday morning. Short priced favourite Enthaar was among three horses who will need to be re-assesed by stewards on Friday before being passed fit to run in… Read More »
Peltzer will be on a mission to prove he is not Sydney’s version of Chief De Beers when he sets out to break his Rosehill hoodoo in the Hobartville Stakes. The burgeoning talent has won six of his nine starts, five of his victories coming at Randwick and one –… Read More »
Crowds are set to return to the race tracks in Victoria this weekend in time for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield. The Melbourne Racing Club has lodged an application with the State Government to host 9000 racegoers at Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes meeting. The club if successful in… Read More »
“The great horses like him are what you wake up for every morning,” said Eclipse Award trainer Brad H Cox of Knicks Go who is $3 with Sportsbet for the $20m Saudi Cup on 20 February. “He’s a fantastic horse and hopefully an international horse by Saturday, with everything going… Read More »
The Peter Moody trained two-year-old colt Lightsaber ($2.80) made it two wins from three starts when he scored an end-to-end victory at Sandown. The son of Zoustar had it all his own way early on, setting a leisurely gallop before cementing the win with a sustained run in the straight,… Read More »
Sunseekers rarely put Melbourne at the top of their list but that is precisely where Gerald Ryan is headed with Standout in his quest for a dry track. The classy sprinter has twice been slated to resume in Sydney and has been scratched both times due to rain-affected ground. With… Read More »
The John Thompson trained Bourbon Flyer ($6) got his career off to a flying start when he out-gunned the two main fancies Syracuse ($3.30) and Trifaccia ($2.30) to score a promising win on debut. The son of Flying Artie came into the race on the back of two trial runs… Read More »
Peter Snowden is utilising his lifetime of experience with thoroughbreds to help King’s Legacy recover from a spring form slump. The colt will be on notice to turn in a competitive performance when he resumes in the Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. A two-time Group One winner as… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn will be looking to renew his love affair with the Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday. The sparkle will be back in Dunn’s eyes this Saturday when he gets a leg up aboard the Greg Eurell trained Wolves for the 2021 Edition of the Blue Diamond just three days… Read More »
David Eustace was initially deflated when Enthaar drew an outside barrier for the Blue Diamond Stakes but his disappointment didn’t last long. The unbeaten filly will jump from barrier 14 in the Group One feature but Eustace has taken solace from watching a replay of Written By’s win in the… Read More »
Godolphin have announced their jockeys ahead of Saturday’s Group One Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Following the Blue Diamond Final Field being released on Tuesday, Godolphin waited to announce who they will have on board each of their runners with Champion jockey Damien Oliver allowed to have first pick. Godolphin… Read More »
The second heat of Racing Victoria’s Country Mile Series, in which whip use is restricted to five strikes for the entire duration of the race, was contested at Swan River on Tuesday. The result … a narrow win by the $11 chance The Moors over the $20 outsider Spanish Snitzel… Read More »
A full field of sixteen horses have accepted in Saturday’s $1.5m Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield racecourse. The feature two-year-old event in Melbourne the Blue Diamond Stakes has attracted Melbourne’s leading juveniles although a Sydney visitor Enthaar is the overwhelming $2.30 favourite with Sportsbet in early betting. Enthaar has been… Read More »
ART CADEAU (Artie Schiller-Jewelled Gate) is as honest as the day is long and he proved that when Tommy Berry rode him so vigorously over the final 100m to just win the $150k Country Championship heat at Goulburn this afternoon. He beat LEG WORK (Shamus Award-Tikal), a sparring partner who… Read More »
It was something of a double celebration when the Rodney Ollerton trained Safaris charged late to get the chocolates in the very last stride in the fifth race at Scone. Safaries, now a five-year-old, was out of action for more than two years through injury before resuming on 21 January… Read More »
Richard Litt plans to back up Mr Marathon Man in the Listed Parramatta Cup (1900m) on the same program. The son of So You Think finished at the tail of the field over 1600 metres at Randwick last Saturday but the Warwick Farm trainer said the seven-year-old would be much… Read More »
Richard Litt is weighing up his options for Black Duke, including whether to pit him against a crack field of three-year-olds in the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. Black Duke is among 18 entries for the time-honoured $400,000 Group Two feature over 1400 metres on Saturday. Named after one of Australia’s… Read More »
There is no doubt that if Artorius can win the Blue Diamond Stakes, his lead-in preparation will stand out as one of the most unorthodox in the event’s history. Artorius last raced at Sandown on January 23 when he was successful over 1300 metres, streaking away to win by 4-1/2… Read More »
