Tinto returns to the scene of her Group 1 Queensland Oaks victory and will take on older horses in the Tatt’s Cup at Eagle Farm Saturday. The filly dominates the betting at $2.60 with Peter Moody’s Wish Come True, an imported galloper who is coming off his maiden Australian, on… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller headed into last week’s Stradbroke meeting with high hopes as he was saddling up leading chances in several of the feature races. At the day’s end however, he walked away empty-handed after Brazen Beau ran a narrow second, Vilanova third in the Qld Derby and Moriarty second… Read More »
It’s been close to three years since his last win but Ironstein heads the market for the running of this year’s Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) with his Jockey Jason Taylor, looking for a second victory in the race after Mowerman took out the 2003 edition. He holds the call at… Read More »
The feature for the fillies and mares on Ipswich Cup day is the Gai Waterhouse Classic where Mick Price’s 3yo filly Jazz Song heads the betting at $3.30. It’s been a very good race for favourites in recent years with Peron (2013), Gai Choice (2012) and Born To Rock (2011)… Read More »
The Group 1 JJ Atkins, formerly run as the T. J. Smith Stakes, has been a good race for Nash Rawiller in recent years, having claimed this feature last year on Romantic Touch and in 2010 for trainer Chris Waller when piloting Pressday to victory. Rawiller will team up with… Read More »
Punters only want four horses in this year’s Brisbane Cup according to early markets, among them, last year’s winner of this race Moriarty. The Chris Waller trained galloper is coming off a strong win in the Eagle Farm Cup and only has to carry 1.5kgs more than last year despite… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller will be hoping Vilanova can deliver him his second successive Queensland Derby after Hawkspur’s took at the race last year. Like Hawkspur, Vilanova was an impressive winner of the G3 Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) in his final hit-out for the Derby. After drawing gate 15, Vilanova’s price… Read More »
Can Spirit Of Boom bow out of racing a winner and be the first Queensland horse since La Montagna to win Queensland premier race, the Stradbroke Handicap? Spirit Of Boom has been in outstanding form but history says that the weight he has been allocated for Saturday’s feature, will make… Read More »
New Zealand visitor Sacred Star is the early favourite for the last race on a big program at Eagle Farm this Saturday, the G2 QTC Cup. The 4yo will contest this race first up from a spell but his NZ record is strong and a recent barrier trial was enough… Read More »
It’s been a stellar season for Victorian Trainer Darren Weir who has led the winner in over 200 races this year and he looks set to add another to that list, and his second Group 1 of the season, with Akzar in Saturday’s Group 2 Eagle Farm Cup. Like last… Read More »
A training mishap during the week that saw Arabian Gold pull a shoe at trackwork with, according to trainer David Vandyke, “a couple of nails in a comprising position”, hasn’t dampened punter’s enthusiasm for the filly in Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks. The daughter of Dubawi was the dominate winner… Read More »
Chris Waller has won two of the past four editions of this race and looks set to bolster his strike rate further still, with Brazen Beau on Saturday. Waller prepared Pressday to victory in 2010 and last year won it with Zoustar and well send Brazen Beau out as the… Read More »
Chris Waller will have five representatives in this race (Permit, Secessio, Wazn, Sacred Flyer and Madam Nash), a rare Sydney staying feature that Waller doesn’t already have on his mantelpiece. However, the market suggest Waller may have to wait another year as outside of Secession ($7.50) his remaining four runners… Read More »
Punters are hoping Queensland champion Buffering can register his first home-state Group 1 win this weekend and have made him favourite in early markets for Saturday’s G1 Doomben 10,000. He went agonisingly close to claiming this race in 2012 with a head second to Sea Siren and ran third last… Read More »
Early markets for the final race on the card at Doomben this Saturday, the G3 Premier’s Cup, suggest that Precedence can record back-to-back victories in the race. The rising 9yo took out last year’s edition carrying 57.5kgs and after a G2 and G3 win during the spring, has been allocated… Read More »
The leading contenders for the QLD Derby to be run in a fortnight’s time, will have their final hit-out in Saturday’s Group 2 Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben. Not surprisingly, the quinella from last fortnight’s Rough Habit Plate, Amexed and New Zealand filly Telepathic, head the market at $4.00 and… Read More »
Fittingly Darley’s representative in a race carrying their name, Emblems, is the early favourite for what is shaping up as the toughest race on the Doomben card this Saturday. Emblems is $5 for the BRC Sprint with no less than five runners on the second line of betting including Kelso… Read More »
The set weight conditions of this race and current form of David Vandyke’s Arabian Gold make it impossible to go past her as the top selection for the G2 The Roses at Doomben on Saturday. She won the Adrian Knox in good style before beating the boys home in the… Read More »
Chris Waller produced the Quinella in last year’s G1 Doomben Cup with Beaten Up and Foreteller and this year, he’ll be hoping his two runners entered for the $500k feature, Moriarty and Junoob can repeat the feat. Both are coming of good performances in the G2 Hollindale Stakes a fortnight… Read More »
As it usually does, the running of the Scone Cup this Friday has brought together a capacity and competitive field with Darley representative Wistful topping early markets at $5.50. Wistful will be out to join stable-mates Raspberries (2012), Dysphonia (2011) and Jeremiad (2004). Like Darley’s two most recent winners, Wistful… Read More »
