From whatever angle Trent Busuttin assesses Tagaloa, he believes the horse is back to his best but admits he won’t know for certain until he races. Tagaloa, who Busuttin trains in partnership with Natalie Young, resumes in the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield on Saturday. “Natalie… Read More »
Ryan and Alexiou will welcome back Gimcrack Stakes runner-up Mallory, who is a pre-post favourite for Saturday’s Group Three Widden Stakes (1100m). The filly showed good race sensibility to thread her way between runners at her only start and beat all but nominal Golden Slipper favourite Enthaar. Ryan is looking… Read More »
Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou will decide on race morning whether Standout is given the chance to defend his Expressway Stakes title at Rosehill. The four-year-old flopped at his only attempt on rain-affected ground in last year’s Canterbury Stakes and connections are loathe to run him if track conditions… Read More »
Andrew Bobbin is hoping his country Cup project horse Dubai Dominion’s detour to the city will pay off and provide him with his first city winner. Bobbin has only been training for a few months and has set up a base in Stawell. Dubai Dominion has had three starts for… Read More »
All the talk this week has been about the impressive way both BIVOUAC (Exceed and Excel-Dazzler) and NATURE STRIP (Nicconi-Strikeline) have returned this autumn following their recent trials. Well, move over boys because down in Victoria we have Cox Plate winner SIR DRAGONET (Camelot-Sparrow) who trialled like, well the best… Read More »
Kyle Wilson-Taylor doesn’t do things in half-measures. The young apprentice rode six winners over the weekend. Earlier in the season he rode four winners each over successive Saturdays at Toowoomba. On one of those Saturdays, he also rode a winner at the Gold Coast making it five winners in one… Read More »
Filly Kahma Lass is already in Sydney, making her first local appearance in a tough trial at Rosehill on Wednesday when she finished eighth to Nature Strip. A Group One winner of the New Zealand 1000 Guineas, Kahma Lass will be set on a traditional fillies’ path encompassing the Light… Read More »
Jamie Richards says a Sydney autumn campaign is still on the table for Epsom Handicap winner Probabeel, although the $5 million All-Star Mile is her immediate target. There was speculation the mare would campaign exclusively in Melbourne but Richards said that was not necessarily the case. “We haven’t ruled out… Read More »
A quality field of eight will contest the Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill following the early scratching of Southern Lad, who will instead tackle a support race. The Group Two sprint will feature the return of Caulfield Guineas and Golden Rose winner Ole Kirk, who has drawn the inside, and… Read More »
John Sargent does not expect Emeralds to upstage her higher-profile Expressway Stakes rivals but he is anticipating a profitable autumn from the emerging mare. Emeralds established herself as a genuine stakes performer in the spring, placing in the Golden Pendant and claiming the scalp of subsequent Villiers Stakes winner Greysful… Read More »
Samadoubt made his first public appearance since the 2019 Craven Plate in the second 900m trial and showed his rivals a clean pair of heels. The Group One Winx Stakes winner, who has been sidelined for a year by a tendon injury, bowled along under his own steam to lead… Read More »
Star sprinters Bivouac and Nature Strip have tuned up for their highly-anticipated clash in the Group One Lightning Stakes with impressive barrier trials at Rosehill. The pair lined up in the opening 900m heat on Tuesday with Nature Strip landing midfield on jumping before mustering speed and striding up to… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with depth looking strong across the program. Race One: 3 Great Son Race Two: 10 Happy Hour Race Three: 2 Jazz Steed Race Four: 4 Ever Force Race Five: 3 Whiskey Neat Race Six: 7 Daily Beauty… Read More »
“Yes, colts are more valuable than fillies, significancy,” says Dr Kevin Doyle, “for at the 2021 Gold Coast Yearling Sale colts on average were between 13-22% more valuable than fillies.” An exponent of Equine Foetal Sex Testing, Dr Kevin J Doyle MVB MRCVS, states that Foetal Sex Determination is one… Read More »
David Vandyke has become the first trainer to officially pull the plug on the Eagle Farm track announcing that he would no longer nominate horses to race at the controversy plagued city venue until further notice. That is HUGE news! It might be just one trainer’s decision at this stage,… Read More »
A bold mid-race move and a sustained run home proved to be the winning formula for the Mark Newnham trained Skymax in the Australia Day Cup which was contested over 2400m at Warwick Farm. Jockey Robbie Dolan pushed Skymax (the $2.80 favourite) to the head of affairs mid-race, throwing the… Read More »
Mark Newnham has continued his sparkling run of form in Sydney’s feature summer races, adding the Listed Australia Day Cup to his bulging haul. The in-form trainer won the Villiers Stakes with Greysful Glamour while Spirit Ridge delivered him the Summer Cup-January Cup double. It was import Skymax’s turn at… Read More »
The Richard and Chantelle Jolly trained All Banter landed her third successive win under an inch perfect ride by Craig Williams when adding the Listed W J Adams Stakes at Caulfield to her list of victories. All Banter set her rivals to task to try and run her down in… Read More »
The Greg Eurell trained Blazejowski, unwanted in the betting at $17 (Sportsbet), bounced back to his best form to take out the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield. “He has been very frustrating this whole prep,” admitted Eurell. “He has been hard work. “He has been terrific at home where… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg, who won the Blue Diamond with Written By in 2018, looks to have another real live candidate for this year’s edition of the Blue Diamond after Dosh took out the Neds Blue Diamond Preview for fillies at Caulfield. A chestnut daughter of Rich Enuff, Dosh ($5.50) was… Read More »
