Remarkable stallion Redoute’s Choice is on the brink of a milestone. Filly Global Balance gave the Arrowfield Stud stallion his 99th stakes winner with her success in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks under lights on Wednesday. And while the champion sire has chances with stakes runners in four states on Saturday,… Read More »
All Too Hard will attempt to add two more Group One wins to his record over the next two Saturdays. The Hawkes training team confirmed on Sunday the colt would run in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield with the intention of backing up a week later in the Australian Guineas… Read More »
Pierro has had a searching hit-out in a 1200m barrier trial ahead of his return to racing in a couple of weeks. His lightly-raced Gai Waterhouse-trained stablemate Landing led the field up in the 1200m trial at Warwick Farm with Pierro closing to within three-quarters of a length under Mark… Read More »
New Zealander It’s A Dundeel has returned to Sydney to begin his Australian Derby campaign and will be seen against Pierro in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Friday. The Murray Baker-trained colt won four races in NSW last spring including the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. He went… Read More »
The Australian Guineas is likely to be removed from All Too Hard’s autumn agenda to give the star colt his best chance of setting the record straight in Sydney. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes has outlined a program which takes in only one more run in Melbourne before All Too Hard returns… Read More »
Mike Moroney admits it will be a tough ask for Wall Street to match it with All Too Hard on Saturday but he still believes there’s a big race win left in the veteran galloper. The eight-year-old kicks off his campaign in Saturday’s Group One C F Orr Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn goes into the first Group One race of the year knowing he’s on a colt capable of taking him on the ride of a lifetime. Caulfield Guineas winner All Too Hard returns in Saturday’s C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, a race that will kick-start the autumn… Read More »
Star colt Pierro is among the nominations for the BMW released on Tuesday but his program is still up in the air. The three-year-old made his first public appearance since his Cox Plate third with an impressive barrier trial win at Rosehill on Tuesday. In the absence of an injured… Read More »
All Too Hard was the star attraction at Friday’s Flemington jumpouts and didn’t let onlookers down with a hitout that signalled he was on target for his autumn assignments. The Caulfield Guineas winner stepped out for his second jumpout in as many weeks, winning his 800m heat in 46.9 seconds…. Read More »
A single burst of pure brilliance at Caulfield on Tuesday morning has put to rest any concerns lingering over last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready. It also got a week of high expectation off to a hopeful start for Peter Orton who will be up early again on Friday… Read More »
Three of the biggest names from the Gai Waterhouse stable dominate the top of the first Doncaster Mile market but it is a stablemate making a comeback who has attracted immediate support. Triple crown winner Pierro shares the top line of betting with his Caulfield Guineas conqueror All Too Hard… Read More »
he Group One Orr Stakes is among the options for the return of Cox Plate runner-up All Too Hard. Trainer John Hawkes said the three-year-old would have a jump-out in the coming weeks ahead of his resumption in Melbourne. The Listed Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 2 and… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has launched his bid for a third Doncaster Mile win with 21 entries for the $2 million race. But missing from his nomination is Rangirangdoo, the veteran sprinter-miler who won the race in 2010. The Australian Turf Club received 190 entries for the Doncaster when… Read More »
The major targets in an autumn campaign for Pierro are undecided, the glamour colt’s owner says. Greg Kolivos said all options – with the exception of an Australian Derby start – remained on the table for the Gai Waterhouse-trained star. “We haven’t locked in a specific program yet,” Kolivos told… Read More »
The lessons learned from an unsuccessful trip to Melbourne with Famous Seamus will be heeded in the autumn by trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith. On the back of his first stakes win the Listed Lightning Stakes at Randwick, Famous Seamus went to Flemington for a 1200m Listed race on Melbourne Cup day,… Read More »
Tomorrow marks the end of 2012, which – it is safe to say – has been one of the more dramatic racing years on record. There have been some remarkable highs and some incredible lows, some fantastic feel-good stories mixed in with more than a whiff of controversy. We wanted… Read More »
High-profile colt All Too Hard has returned to work at Roseill but will do his lead-up racing to the Australian Guineas in Melbourne. The Caulfield Guineas winner, who came back to the Sydney stable of the Hawkes Racing Team last week to begin his build-up, will race in the colours… Read More »
The new owners of Black Caviar’s half brother All Too Hard will offer a 10 per cent share in the valuable colt. The Caulfield Guineas winner, the most valuable asset in Nathan Tinkler’s dwindling Patinack Farm thoroughbred empire, was sold to Vinery Stud in a $25 million deal finalised on… Read More »
The Nathan Tinkler-owned Caulfield Guineas winner All Too Hard has been sold to Vinery Stud, the under-siege mining magnate’s thoroughbred operation has confirmed. The sale of the colt, a half-brother to racing superstar Black Caviar with the potential to generate millions of dollars in stud fees, comes as Tinkler’s business… Read More »
A relieved trainer Ricky Maund has been fined $10,000 for raceday treatment of a horse but Victorian officials have warned he could be one of the last offenders to escape a stiffer penalty. Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey said Maund could have “slipped through the break” as he predicted… Read More »
