Trainer Matt Laurie has taken advantage of giving Treasurethe Moment an exhibition gallop at Caulfield in preparation for her next assignment. The Group 2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) on Saturday will be the multiple Group 1 winner’s likely next outing with the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) also under consideration…. Read More »
Bjorn Baker’s two Golden Slipper contenders will have different build ups to the $5 million feature, with Paradoxium set to be given a serious hit-out on Tuesday and Warwoven a quiet week. Warwoven raced his way into the two-year-old showpiece with an emphatic win in Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team is facing the possibility of missing out on a place in Saturday’s Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill after a dramatic final round of qualification races over the weekend. The stable entered Saturday with two fillies—Medicinal and Gin Twist—firmly in contention for the $5 million juvenile… Read More »
The promising three-year-old filly Masmelo scored a fluent win in the Listed Natasha Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. The Neville Parnham trained, Chris Parnham ridden daughter of Mashchino jumped at a starting price of $4.80 as the second favourite behind the strong $1.50 main fancy, the Daniel Morton trained Wonderfully… Read More »
Three-Two-One … that was the perfect, progressive race result countdown achieved by the Sean and Jake Casey trained Aberdeen Flyer who took out the Listed J C Roberts Stakes over 1800m at Ascot on Saturday. Aberdeen Flyer’s close-up third place finish had come in the Listed Challenge Stakes over 1500m… Read More »
Swift Dragon was unfancied in the betting markets but made a mockery of his $19 starting price with a decisive win from race favourite Esperanza, with the previously unbeaten Rockhampton raider Better Blitzem back in third. Having celebrated his third winner of the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) earlier this year… Read More »
A bumper eleven race card has been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
Star apprentice Braith Nock rode the biggest winner of his emerging career when Cristal Clear took out the Group 2 Ajax Stakes. Trainer Rob Archibald confirmed Cristal Clear will go straight to the Doncaster Mile, run over the famous Royal Randwick mile course on April 4, Day One of The… Read More »
A set of blinkers and a quick back-up has provided the connections of Salty Pearl with a rich prize at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher stable had no qualms about backing Salty Pearl up into the $500,000 VOBIS Platinum Guineas (1600m) on Saturday after the filly had chased home the smart… Read More »
Chris Waller has captured his fourth successive Coolmore Classic, while James McDonald has moved to within one win of Damien Oliver’s record number of majors following Lazzura’s brave victory in the feature race at Rosehill. Lumping 58kg, Lazzura became the first mare since Sunline (60kg) in 2002 to carry more… Read More »
Jockey Ben Melham will be shooting for another Australian Cup after Birdman confirmed his chances with an easy win at Caulfield. Melham will partner the Chris Waller-trained galloper in the Flemington feature on March 28 after guiding the Irish-bred import to victory in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m)… Read More »
The colours of a Legend of the Australian turf have been carried to victory in a $1 million race at Caulfield. Big Wigs defied the widest draw to sweep down the outside of the Caulfield straight to claim the Showdown (1200m) on Saturday. The Phillip Stokes-trained colt carried the colours… Read More »
Sixties, the talented colt, impressed with a dominant effort but Waller’s previous eight winners of the feature three-year-old race were all fillies starting with all-time great Winx in 2015. Waller also won the race with Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Funstar (2020), Hungry Heart (2021), Zougotcha (2023) and… Read More »
Bryce Heys started the day at Rosehill, but he wasn’t there to welcome back his 100th winner when Flying For Fun posted her first Group race success in the Maurice McCarten Stakes. Heys saddled up fourth placed Mailata in the opening race in Sydney, before heading up the freeway bound… Read More »
Vauban looked under siege on the home turn before his superior stamina genes kicked in and he drew clear to win the Group 3 $350,000 Sky High Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The former Irish hurdler might be a rising nine-year-old showed he is still a force to… Read More »
Warwoven has secured one of the final spots in the Golden Slipper with victory in the Pago Pago Stakes. Bjorn Baker is now set to have two leading contenders in the Golden Slipper after Warwoven booked his place in the race with a professional performance in the Pago Pago Stakes…. Read More »
Pembrey, ridden by James McDonald, led throughout and comfortably held her rivals at bay to win the Group 3 $250,000 Magic Night Stakes (1200m). Although Pembrey is not currently among the entries for the Golden Slipper, her Magic Night victory guarantees her a place in the $5 million race next… Read More »
The filly may be paying the price for the strong company she kept last year, but Mating Call has the potential to overcome that on her path towards a possible Australasian Oaks berth. Co-trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy Macgillivray could not be happier with the way their emerging talent has… Read More »
Fans of “SF”, or Sydney form, are likely already aware of him, but at double-figure odds Sibaaq could be one who slips under the radar. A drifter in betting markets out to $11 on Friday, trainer Declan Maher believes that despite sharing a surname with leading trainer Ciaron Maher, his… Read More »
Some runners get better with age and, after recent performances, the forty-six start veteran Hatchet certainly falls into that category as he looks to further enhance that reputation when he contests the $150,000 Gold Jewel over 1400m at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Robert Heathcote-trained seven-year-old arrives on a… Read More »
