He might not be as quick as say Black Caviar, but this unbeaten 3YO colt OXLEY ROAD (Exceed and Excel-Bonnie Mac) is going to win a lot of races for trainer Peter Moody. Well, you’d think so anyway after he led all the way toying in the end with his… Read More »
He didn’t want to go in at first, but when he relented and went in the boom horse VOWMASTER (Written Tycoon-Bring A Ring) jumped midfield, settled for about two strides, then went very hard toward the lead three wide and, well, folded up in the straight to run 5th. It… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn was a happy man walking into Caulfield this morning on Blue Diamond Day. The gun rider, who has four Blue Diamond victories to his name, only returned to action on Wednesday at Sandown following a tough six months on the sidelines with a serious neck injury. A win… Read More »
Star filly Enthaar has been the red hot favourite for the $1.5m Blue Diamond Stakes throughout betting but she has been an alarming drifter in markets in the last twenty four hours. The Maher/Eustace trained filly was as short as $2.00 for the Blue Diamond in all-in markets but has… Read More »
The votes have been tallied and first ten horses to gain entry into the $5 million All-Star Mile have been officially announced by Racing Victoria. The main contenders based on the voting for the All Star Mile will line-up in todays Futurity Stakes which is set to shape the race… Read More »
This Saturday will see ten race card assembled at Singapore. As always the big competitive fields will give punters plenty of value. View our Singapore tips and best bets. Race One: 6 Red Claw Race Two: 2 Ima Race Three: 1 Kharisma Race Four: 8 Tsurian Race Five: 2 Shepherd’s… Read More »
The HH The Amir Sword Festival for 2021 has opened and popular local jockey Soufiane Saadi heads into tonight’s Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup on the highly rated Perfect Empire. In coming off winning the Thoroughbred Classic of 2000m at Doha, the 4yo Perfect Empire was previously fourth in the Qatar… Read More »
David Pfieffer thinks he has found the ideal race for ex-Godolphin galloper Plague Stone, who returns from a short break in the Sharp Extensive It Handicap at Rosehill. Pfieffer said his only concern was a wide barrier in 10 but everything else was on track for the five-year-old’s return over… Read More »
Apprentice Justin Huxtable is keen to make up for lost time when he returns to race riding at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Huxtable was hospitalised after rupturing his spleen, among other injuries, in a freak incident at the Gold Coast race meeting on January 9. He was tossed from his… Read More »
The Golden Slipper campaign of Four Moves Ahead remains on track despite the gun filly’s scratching from a key lead-up race at Rosehill. A dominant winner of her only start last month, Four Moves Ahead had been the early favourite for the Group Two Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill on… Read More »
Short-priced Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Enthaar has passed a fitness test and will take her place in the Group One race. Racing Victoria veterinarians re-inspected Enthaar on Friday and gave her the all-clear to start in the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. A day earlier, they… Read More »
A bunch of the nation’s best two-year-olds will aim to shine brightest in the 50th anniversary of the Neds Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with the Club given permission by the Victorian Government to proceed with up to 9,000 spectators, split into three zones across the course…. Read More »
Yesterday alarm bells rang when the Gr 1 Blue Diamond favourite ENTHAAR (Written Tycoon-Final Agreement) looked lame in the near fore. Today, a rigorous vet examination took place for three Blue Diamond Stakes contenders. The highest profile of those being Enthaar, and she has been passed fit to race on… Read More »
The Autumn Sun and Press Statement were already Group One winners when they claimed the Hobartville Stakes but this year Chris Waller will rely on two emerging talents. The Elanora and Wheelhouse will bid to deliver Sydney’s leading trainer his third victory in the Group Two feature, which he last… Read More »
James Cummings has dominated Melbourne’s two-year-old races this season and he is hoping to add the jewel in the crown with three runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes. The Godolphin trainer’s trio are all well fancied with both Arcaded and Ingratiating last-start winners, while Anamoe was beaten in a photo… Read More »
It quite literally is a case of David vs Goliath at Canberra this afternoon. Gai and Adrian’s Tulloch Lodge brings the unbeaten YALETOWN (Vancouver-Marianne) to Canberra this afternoon for a crack at the Canberra Guineas Preview over 1400m. He then will be set for the $150,000 Canberra Guineas on 8… Read More »
One of the key runners in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes has been withdrawn from the field due to lameness. Trainer Grahame Begg withdrew Dosh from the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes on Friday morning, a day after a veterinary inspection found the two-year-old filly with bruising near the near foreleg… Read More »
Last years Blue Diamond Stakes winning jockey Michael Walker is heading into this years edition of the race as bullish as what he was 12 months ago. Michael Walker will ride the Cindy Alderson-trained two-year-old Jigsaw in the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday where he is a $15 chance… Read More »
Western Australia star Arcadia Queen has topped the polling for the third edition of the $5 million All-Star Mile which will be raced at Moonee Valley on March 13. Arcadia Queen earned top spot after fetching 15,105 votes, while the David Jolly-trained Behemoth finished in second place with 14,699 votes…. Read More »
Madeleine Wishart rode her first winner since returning from a six-month injury enforced layoff when she piloted the Kevin Kemp trained Dreamtimer to victory in a Class 2 Handicap at Doomben. Ironically, Wishart was also aboard a Kemp trained horse, Alert And Ready, when she fell during the running of… Read More »
