After 46 days without a community transmitted COVID case in Victoria, the Victoria Racing Club has announced the removal of the segregated safe zones for their upcoming Anzac Day meeting at Flemington. Victoria presently has three COVID cases in hotel quarantine after international travellers were allowed to fly into Melbourne from last week…. Read More »
John Sadler says a lot hinges on the performance of Starry Legend in the $950,000 The Showdown at Caulfield on Saturday. Unbeaten in two starts, Starry Legend will be tackling the 1200m journey for the first time which is a concern for Sadler. Success on Saturday, after wins at Sandown… Read More »
Trainer Brett Pope is yet to decide on the immediate future of yesterdayâs TABtouch-Pinjarra Cup winner Divine Shadow. Divine Shadow scored an effortless 3 ž length win in the $120,000 feature, his first at Listed level. Brett Pope said he wasn’t sure where he would send the gelding next but hinted at… Read More »
Trainer Simon Miller is looking forward to the return of Flirtini as the talented mare begins her countdown to dual Group 3 races in May. Flirtini is due to start in the Northam Stakes (1100m) on May 2 and will then target the Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot… Read More »
Coolmore Stud in NSW will stand the only ever unbeaten American Triple crown champion in JUSTIFY (Scat Daddy – Stage Magic) this year but they may well have an eye out for his little bro now too. Thatâs because, as you can see in the video, he just ploughed through… Read More »
A start in Melbourne or Adelaide is on the cards for lightly-raced Capriccio this weekend after she was a recent withdrawal from a race at Caulfield. Warrnambool-based trainer Daniel Bowman is in two minds where he will head with promising filly Capriccio. But he knows the filly will be racing… Read More »
Good Idea will be attempting a rare Cups double when he runs in the Sydney Cup at Randwick. Phillip Stokes says he could not have Good Idea in any better shape as the gelding chases the Adelaide and Sydney Cups double. Good Idea is set to run in the Group… Read More »
Connections of Mr Quickie are considering a trip to Sydney for the galloper while he will also be entered for a race in Melbourne. Connections of Mr Quickie are on weather watch as they ponder where the multiple Group 1 winner will have his next start. Mr Quickie won the… Read More »
A luckless eighth at his first run back after a break has Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman enthusiastic for the future with Begood Toya Mother. Daniel Bowman says he was rapt with the return of Begood Toya Mother at Caulfield which showed the gelding still has the zest for racing. Begood… Read More »
The Sydney Cup campaign of Quick Thinker is back on track after he rebounded to form with a superior staying performance in the Chairman’s Quality at Randwick. The New Zealander had been winless since last year’s Australian Derby but he relished the soft conditions and genuine tempo to outlast Rondinella by a head. Andrew Forsman, who trains the… Read More »
The world was still abuzz when news of Jamie Kahâs win at Gr 1 level for Godolphin at Randwick made its way to Aintree in England. Godolphin, in England, is a wanted name and so when Jamie won not just at G1 level in a $3million race, but became the… Read More »
The Les Creek trained Royal Mile made light work of the opposition in the Port Adelaide Guineas when taking out the Listed race by a very comfortable 2.50 length margin to add more weight to his growing reputation. With this victory, the Danerich gelding completed a hat trick of wins… Read More »
There were no surprises in the Group 2 WATC Derby over 2400m at Ascot where the $1.30 favourite Western Empire, trained by Grant and Alana Williams and ridden by William Pike, proved too strong for his opposition. Less than two lengths separate the first four horses across the line as… Read More »
The Richard and Michael Freedman trained Express Princess, a $2.90 favourite, prevailed in a tough two-horse battle with the second favourite Mosshiki ($3.20) to land a BM 70 Handicap over 1615m at Doomben. The Freedmanâs are certainly picking their battles well when it comes to taking on a Queensland assignment…. Read More »
The Joseph Pride trained visitor Ballistic Lover ($3.70) got the chocolates in the Three-Year-Old Quality Handicap over 1050m at Doomben, but her supporters almost had a heart-in-mouth moment a couple of strides from the line. At that late stage, even though the very smart Simply Fly (the $3.50 favourite) was… Read More »
Fender stamped himself as a horse to watch after scoring an untroubled win at Doomben in a BM 78 Handicap over 1200m. Earlier in the week trainer Brett Cavanough had pointed out some longer-term targets that he had in mind for the well performed son of Toranado which centred on… Read More »
Edward Cummings will decide early this week whether Adrian Knox Stakes winner Duais will take her place in the G1 Australian Oaks. The filly gave the young horseman his first stakes success as a trainer in his own right when she raced away with Saturday’s G3 feature at Randwick on Saturday. Hailing from one of racing’s… Read More »
The first day of the Championships delivered in spades on a number of fronts, with stars maintaining and confirming their status in the sport. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Jamie Kah Creates More History Jamie Kah has… Read More »
Jamie Kah has become the first female in the world to win a G1 race for global powerhouse Godolphin. She has taken Melbourne racing by storm and on Saturday at Randwick, Jamie Kah brought her magic touch to Sydney to win one of Australia’s most prestigious races for one of… Read More »
Independent Road, the sole runner for Lindsay Park at Caulfield, recorded a fighting win over Grand Promenade. Lindsay Park is invariably represented with multiple runners at the majority of metropolitan meetings in Melbourne, but on Saturday at Caulfield Independent Road was their sole starter. Contesting the Promenade By Geoff Lindsay… Read More »
