There isn’t much Ciaron Maher hasn’t achieved in racing but one box he is yet to tick is winning a Golden Slipper. Scott Darby, director of syndicators Darby Racing, is hoping Sweet Embrace Stakes winner Spicy Miss is the one to change that at Rosehill on Saturday. “We did tell him after… Read More »
Reigning Japanese Horse of the Year Forever Young headlines a nine-runner field assembled for the US$12 million Group 1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan on March 28, with several initial contenders electing not to make the trip to the Middle East. Forever Young will be joined by last year’s Dubai… Read More »
Last season Private Harry, then trained by Nathan Doyle, successfully made the jump from winning the rich $3 million Sunlight at the Gold Coast to claiming Group 1 glory in The Galaxy at his next start. Now, the Kelly Schweida-trained Grafterburners will attempt to replicate that lucrative double. Private Harry… Read More »
Cranbourne-based trainer Mick Price admits he will feel more pressure watching Hot Digity Boom step out in Adelaide than he will with his Group 1 runners competing in Sydney and Melbourne. Price’s partner Shona, along with daughters Kelly and Stephanie, all have a share in Hot Digity Boom, who lines… Read More »
Sunshine Coast based trainer Natalie McCall has sent out two winners from three starters over the last three race meetings in which she has had runners … and the stable will be looking to continue that run of form at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Those winners were Silver Smash, who… Read More »
The well named Rich On Bubbles (Capitalist – Champagne Boom) will go out in search of a third successive win when he tackles the Valley Pearl over 1200m at Caulfield on Saturday. The Ben, Will and J D Hayes trained gelding is unbeaten in two starts this preparation, having saluted… Read More »
When apprentice Holly Nottle landed the narrowest of victories in a photo-finish aboard Rommel’s Journey at York in Western Australia on Sunday, she created a landmark achievement by reaching the total of one hundred winners faster than any jockey has done before in that state. Nottle claimed this distinction setting… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Arapaho has been retired with trainer Bjorn Baker citing “wear and tear” as the reason for calling time on the gelding’s racing career. Making the announcement on Thursday, Baker described Arapaho as “an outstanding ambassador for our stable” and a “tough and genuine” racehorse. “The decision… Read More »
Streisand has not been to the races since the Blue Diamond, but the events since have only strengthened her claims on this Saturday’s Golden Slipper according to Clinton Mcdonald. The Cranbourne trainer was particularly pleased to see Chayan frank the Blue Diamond form with a resounding win in the Group… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien does not think a quick rise in distance will hamper the prospects of Getta Good Feeling when she heads to Caulfield. A first-up winner over 1200m down the straight at Flemington, Getta Good Feeling heads to the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The O’Brien stable has… Read More »
In the spring, it was Via Sistina. This campaign, it has been Autumn Glow. Aeliana has been in the shadow of two superstar stablemates for most of her past six starts but at Rosehill on Saturday, the mare gets her time to shine in the Ranvet Stakes (2000m). Not only will… Read More »
The last time the Ciaron Maher stable won the Tasmanian Derby, it started a chain of Derby victories around the country. Explosive Jack won the Tasmanian Derby in 2021 before going on to claim the Australian Derby in Sydney and the South Australian Derby in Adelaide. The three-year-old would then… Read More »
Ben Hayes believes Evaporate is a Group 1 winner in waiting, but with star mare Autumn Glow among his George Ryder Stakes opponents at Rosehill, he concedes connections might have to wait a little longer. The winner of six of his 21 starts, Evaporate almost captured an elusive major last… Read More »
In more than three decades as a trainer, Mick Price has only seen one other horse suffer the same affliction that has kept Reserve Bank away from the racetrack for almost a year. The Goodwood winner, who is set to resume in the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill… Read More »
The Listed Darby Munro Stakes, race four at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, is the main curtain-raiser leading into three hours of Group 1 action that incorporates five successive races at the elite level worth a combined total of $8 750 000 in prize-money. The results of James McDonald in those… Read More »
Three months ago, Chayan wasn’t considered a Golden Slipper prospect. In fact, co-trainer Annabel Archibald planned to put the filly in the paddock without giving her an official barrier trial. But a stock-standard jump out changed that thinking, and the experience changed Chayan. “She had an unofficial jump-out at Christmas… Read More »
The transfer of the William Reid Stakes to Caulfield may not be ideal for Baraqiel but it is the race the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin -trained sprinter has been set for. The William Reid Stakes (1200m) is traditionally run at Moonee Valley and winds up the Group 1 action in Melbourne for… Read More »
Ryan Wiggins is one of the best examples of a ‘have saddle, will travel’ jockey and an average week can see him traverse the eastern seaboard of Queensland many times over. This week his itinerary includes Ipswich where he hops aboard the David Vandyke-trained Mr Racing who is looking to break… Read More »
The Longines World’s Best Racehorse Ranking are out for March 2026 and it’s the sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising who leads the first edition on 128. Now with an amazing record of 18 consecutive race wins, he was first up on 25 January with a 1¼ length victory over Helios… Read More »
Unbeaten sprinter Smooth Chino has locked in a place in the $5 million Quokka after being chosen to represent the Unibet slot. Prepared by Indianna Weinert, the progressive gelding will contest the April 18 feature at Ascot in partnership with Unibet and Chief Racing, following his rapid rise through the… Read More »
