Sheer Madness has his connections dreaming of Group One races after a win at Flemington. Co-owner Frank Salanitri, brother of trainer John, has November’s Victoria Derby in mind for the son of Moshe after his win in the VRC Member Raymond Ali Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Ridden by apprentice Ethan… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy has opened favourite for the Thousand Guineas but may run in the more lucrative Caulfield Guineas on the same day. Lindsay Park is still yet to decide whether come October 14 the filly, who is unbeaten in Melbourne, will take on the boys or stick… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn will ditch the ride on his wife’s horse in the Caulfield Guineas if he is asked to mount up on Hawkes Racing’s Chautauqua in the world’s richest turf race. Royal Symphony’s trainer Tony McEvoy said he had briefly spoken to the colt’s regular rider about a potential clash… Read More »
A year after celebrating their first win as a training partnership with Thronum in the Rosebud, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are looking to mark the occasion with victory in the Listed race again. Bott is relaxed at the prospect of Siege Of Quebec stepping back in distance on Saturday… Read More »
Trainers Jim and Greg Lee continue to set the bar high for three-year-old Lightz who continues the quest for his maiden win in a black-type race at Rosehill. The Randwick-based brothers challenged the son of Golden Slipper winners Sepoy and Polar Success to at least qualify for the coveted race… Read More »
Classy fillies Catchy, Formality and Tulip are among 35 horses from Lindsay Park stables nominated for Victoria’s richest race for three-year-olds, the Caulfield Guineas. Group One winners The Mission, Invader and Summer Passage along with unbeaten colt Royal Symphony are also among the 327 contenders for the October 14 race,… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2017 Caulfield Guineas. The Caulfield Guineas will be run on Saturday 14th October at Caulfield racecourse. [crownbetoffer] Horse 1 A THOUSAND DEGREES 2 ABERRO 3 ACE HIGH 4 ADDICTIVE NATURE 5 ADSUM 6 AL MAH HAHA 7 AL PASSEM 8 ALBUMIN 9 ALKASHAAF 10 ALL DAY… Read More »
The Caulfield Guineas is firmly in the sight of Tony McEvoy following the first-up win of Azazel at Flemington. Having his first run since a throat operation, Azazel powered home to win the VRC Members’ Pavillion Handicap on Saturday. Ridden by Luke Currie, Azazel ($5) scored by three quarters of… Read More »
One look at a Frankel colt at a Sydney Easter yearling sale was enough for Robbie Laing to hunt out potential buyers. With a reserve of $500,000, Laing took a gamble on the colt after he was passed in at auction for $475,000. That 2016 purchase, named Frankel My Dear,… Read More »
THE KING IS RETIRED, LONG LIVE THE KING WHY NOW? The great jockey hasn’t ridden since December and says his son’s fledgling career as an apprentice is one he’d be happy to follow instead. Lachlan King will represent Australia at the Longines Prix Future Racing Stars in France next month…. Read More »
A colt Tony McEvoy has always held in high regard begins his Caulfield Guineas campaign at Melbourne’s first city meeting of the season. Azazel resumes in Saturday’s 1000m handicap for three-year-olds at Flemington, his first start since his trainer scratched him from the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes in February…. Read More »
A recent jump-out has kept the Tony McEvoy-trained Nistaan up to the mark for the VOBIS Gold Ingot for which the rising three-year-old is favourite to break his maiden. Nistaan resumed with a third at Caulfield on July 1 over 1200m behind the talented Lone Eagle and Evil Cry at… Read More »
New Zealand stakes winner Qiji Phoenix will join the Chris Waller stable to be prepared for the Caulfield Guineas. The two-year-old was unbeaten in three starts as a two-year-old in New Zealand for Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs but was unplaced on an unsuitable track in the Group Two BRC… Read More »
Trainer Greg Eurell will aim high in the spring with I Did It Again after the gelding made an impressive start to his racing career at Caulfield. I Did It Again was well supported in early markets for the John & Denise Cobcroft Handicap (1200m) on Saturday and the two-year-old… Read More »
Fresh from Supply And Demand’s Grafton Cup win, trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are turning their attention to an expensive colt also on the pathway to black-type racing. Siege Of Quebec will make his Sydney debut at Rosehill on Saturday as he bids to continue to justify his $1.2… Read More »
Attacking the line with the keen resolve shown by his legendary sire Pierro, promising colt Octabello (2c Pierro x Charlotte de Belle, by Secret Savings) made an eye-catching winning debut at Bendigo on Friday. Easy in the market, although specced at long odds, the Mick Price trained colt was ridden… Read More »
Promising colt Hualalai atoned for a last-start glitch in style at Rosehill to stay on course for a crack at the Group One Caulfield Guineas in spring. After finding himself too far off the pace to catch Gaulois at the same track a fortnight ago, the addition of blinkers sharpened… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle has suffered a blow with boom colt Doubt I’m Dreaming collapsing and dying at trackwork. The Mornington trainer rated Doubt I’m Dreaming potentially the best horse he has trained, with the colt a dominant winner of a Listed race at Moonee Valley on debut before being beaten… Read More »
Royal Symphony has made a one-act affair of a late-season juvenile race at Flemington in a performance that has his trainer and jockey excited about the future. The two-year-old backed up his strong Pakenham debut win in May with an explosive 3-3/4-length victory in Saturday’s Gippsland Region Handicap (1400m) after… Read More »
The perfect day, four Group 1 nail-biters and some of Australia’s hottest live acts came together for day one of the Caulfield Cup Carnival. Over 21,000 enthusiasts today made the most of the sunshine at the Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas, which saw some of racing’s finest hit the track, including Winx… Read More »
