Breaking

• Wasted Emotions put down

  A SADDENED Danny Williams is hoping Commandare can put a smile on his face at Royal Randwick today. He is still mourning the loss of Wasted Emotions.

   
• Shinn heads north chasing wins

  BLAKE Shinn is one of thousands of Sydneysiders heading to Queensland during the Christmas period but there is no time for any leisure in his visit to Doomben.

   
• Glory to the Brave

  WYONG horseman Stephen Farley is hoping Christmas arrives a day late for old stager Brave Lancer in the Summer Cup at Royal Randwick today.

   
• One lucky rooster

  HAVING a rooster live with a horse is not the perfect match, according to the Chinese zodiac. The rooster is more compatible with an ox or a snake.

   
• Racing highlights of 2009

  BRENT Zerafa nominates the highlights of the 2009 racing year, ranging from Takeover Target’s win in the TJ Smith Stakes to Bart Cummings’ continued brilliance.

   
• Barrier to success

  JOHN O’Shea could not be happier with Ambers Waltz heading into her final race before she jets north for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast.

   
• Bart can Cup it off

  MASTER trainer Bart Cummings has had his most successful year in a decade, winning six Group Ones including the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, AJC Derby and VRC Oaks.

   
• Dealer an ace for the summer

  INJURY-hit excitement machine Dealer Principal has continued his road back to the races with a solid barrier trial at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Boss: I’m still a hope

  AT 10am yesterday Glen Boss had been sacked as the rider of Cox Plate winner So You Think. By late afternoon, Boss declared himself back in the game.

   
• Gai throws Rock on Summer road

  GAI Waterhouse has added spice to the Summer Cup (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Boxing Day by nominating Rockwood for the Group Three staying feature.

   
• Christmas raincheck for trainer

  TRAINER David Pfieffer will sacrifice Christmas at home with his family to make sure Graceful Anna’s preparation for the Magic Millions carnival runs smoothly.

   
• Scenic Shot out, Newport fav

  LOCAL WA star Scenic Shot has been officially withdrawn from the Perth Cup leaving NSW visitor Newport as topweight for the New Year’s Day feature.

   
• Super-quick colt is ready to Rock

  MARK Kavanagh has produced some special racehorses in his time, but he has never worked with one possessing the raw speed of new superstar We’re Gonna Rock.

   
• Waller needs change of luck

  WITH Peter Snowden breathing down his neck, Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller is banking on Tromso to provide him with a timely Christmas present at Randwick.

   
• Park leaves Canterbury in dark

  RACING NSW and the Sydney Turf Club will not pursue Friday night racing at Canterbury until after the proposed sale of Harold Park.

   
• Gai schusses in from Aspen

  FRESH from a family holiday skiing with the jetset on the slopes of Aspen, Gai Waterhouse will today be back on more familiar ground at Randwick.

   
• Begg’s Cristal mile

  HE HAD no luck with sprinter All Silent in Hong Kong but Grahame Begg is hopeful Palacio De Cristal can end the week on a high in the Inglis Villiers Stakes at Randwick today.

   
• Pumper form is razor sharp

  TOP jockey Jim Cassidy, fresh from a double at Wyong and a treble at Canterbury, is quietly confident his hot streak can continue at Royal Randwick today.

   
• Chance Bye a great buy

  AN unknown Kembla trainer stole the show at Randwick yesterday as a filly he bought on finance ripped hundreds of thousands of dollars from the betting ring.

   
• Blueblood beats battlers

  GAI Waterhouse watched her $400,000 yearling debut in a $9100 race rather than the $250,000 Inglis Nursery after owners failed to pay a $2200 entry fee.