Mystic Journey kicked off her Spring in style, Godolphin flexed their muscles and a high class three year old stamped his Caulfield Guineas credentials in Adelaide . All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Mystic Journey Wins PB Lawrence… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. GOLDEN ROSE Bivouac $26-$11 (after winning Vain Stakes @ Caulfield) Exhilarates $51-$26 (after winning Quezette Stakes)… Read More »
Exhilarates has completed a feature three-year-old double at Caulfield for Godolphin after unleashing a powerful finish to record a first-up victory. A race after her James Cummings-trained stablemate Bivouac blitzed his rivals in the Vain Stakes, Exhilarates was equally impressive in winning Saturday’s Group Three Quezette Stakes. Having her first… Read More »
Exciting colt Bivouac has made an early-season statement with a dominant win in the Group Three Vain Stakes at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained Bivouac only had five rivals in his season return in Saturday’s 1100m sprint for three-year-old colts and geldings but left them in his wake in the final… Read More »
The pool of Godolphin three-year-olds is deeper than most with Pandemic adding his name to the list with his win at Randwick. The gelding came to Saturday’s benchmark 70-race over 1100m off a debut win at Wyong over 1000m on July 23. On that occasion he beat the Gerald Ryan-trained… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2019 Vain Stakes. The Vain Stakes was raced at Caulfield racecourse on 17/8/2019. Replay: Bivouac explodes for the easiest of wins, an absolute exhibition! 💥@JamesCummings88 @HugeBowman @MelbRacingClub https://t.co/5IyJXmR9K1 pic.twitter.com/2eEVQwhVZ1 — Racing.com (@Racing) August 17, 2019 Results Runner Tote 1st 2. BIVOUAC $2.80… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2019 Vain Stakes. The Vain Stakes will be run on Saturday 17th August at Caulfield racecourse. Time: 2:40pm Distance: 1100m Class: Group 3 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Vain Stakes? – Comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey… Read More »
As nine-year-old Hartnell prepares to launch his latest preparation in a familiar weight-for-age race, trainer James Cummings is convinced the grand campaigner retains his zest for racing. Hartnell resumes from a spell in Saturday’s Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield, the same 1400m weight-for-age race Cummings has used to… Read More »
Godolphin three year old Bivouac is favourite to take out the Vain Stakes (1100m) this Saturday at Caulfield. The James Cummings trained colt hasn’t raced since scoring an impressive win in the Kindergarten during the Championships. Trial in Sydney was solid and Bowman is booked to steer. He heads the… Read More »
Star Surprise faces a test of his sprinting credentials in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield, with trainer Mike Moroney interested to see how the gelding measures up against some well-performed colts over a suitable distance. Saturday’s Group Three Vain Stakes (1100m) for three-year-old colts and geldings had 15 nominations but… Read More »
Anthony Cummings has taken the wraps off Baller and Libertini with both winning barrier trials at Randwick as they step up another gear heading to spring. Cummings plans to start both on August 24 when black-type racing gets into full swing at Randwick with the meeting featuring the Group One… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2019 Vain Stakes. The Vain Stakes will be run on Saturday 17th August at Caulfield racecourse. Nominations: Horse 1 AUSSIE 2 BILLJIM 3 BIVOUAC 4 CONDO’S EXPRESS 5 DIRTY WORK 6 DUBIOUS 7 EXCESS FUNDS 8 EXPRESS PASS 9 I AM IMMORTAL 10 INDEPENDENT ROAD… Read More »
Castelvecchio and Prince Fawaz, already Group 1 winners over 1600 metres, are the $11 equal favourites at TAB for the Caulfield Guineas to be run on October 12. The Richard Litt-trained Castelvecchio was victorious in the Champagne Stakes at Royal Randwick last April while Prince Fawaz won the J.J. Atkins… Read More »
Godolphin’s depth of talent among its three-year-old ranks is the envy of most Australian racing stables and there’s mounting evidence it could become even stronger. From a yard that includes last season’s Golden Slipper and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes winners as obvious spring chances, trainer James Cummings is also counting… Read More »
A city win for a filly or mare at this time of year is important as many owners look to their breeding prospects. In the case of Moccasin Miss, Gary Portelli would also like to see her shed her new nickname when she runs at Rosehill. She is becoming known… Read More »
The hype surrounding Libertini has proved spot-on with the filly claiming a soft win as odds-on favourite in the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Scone. Among those spruiking the two-year-old is her trainer Anthony Cummings who has no doubt she is a future Group One winner. Having her third start in… Read More »
Their friendship has spanned four decades and countless horses but for trainer Anthony Cummings and owner Gerry Harvey, the best might be still to come. Cummings will saddle up exciting Harvey-owned filly Libertini in the Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday, almost 40 years after he met the… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. PERCY SYKES STAKES Athiri $11-$8 AUSTRALIAN OAKS Aliferous $51-$15 (after winning the TAB Adrian Knox @… Read More »
Bivouac has led home a Cummings-family trifecta in the Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick with James getting the verdict over father Anthony in the opening race on day one of The Championships. The Godolphin colt was given a beautiful run by Blake Shinn and surged to the front halfway up the… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2019 Kindergarten Stakes. The Kindergarten Stakes was raced at Randwick racecourse on 6/4/2019. Replay: .@godolphin colt Bivouac makes it look easy in the Widden Kindergarten Stakes, taking out the opener on Day 1 of #TheChampionships for @JamesCummings88 & @blake_shinn. pic.twitter.com/vUUFSTFHkF — TAB (@tabcomau)… Read More »
