Brett Thompson is confident Amy’s Shadow will handle the rise in class and distance when she tackles the $125,000 Country Classic at Rosehill. The five-time premier central districts trainer believes his lightly-raced grey is ready for a crack at the longer 2000m trip and he has no concerns about the… Read More »
Well-bred mare But I Know is headed for the Country Classic in a fortnight after winning her second TAB Highway Handicap at Randwick. Trained by Taree’s Ross Stitt, the four-year-old ($6) shot to the lead at the 200m and held off outsider Lost Command ($16) by a half-neck on Saturday…. Read More »
Dominant Eagle Farm winner Ready For Danger is headed to Sydney after his impressive win in the TAB Handicap. Jockey Jim Byrne dropped Ready For Danger ($4.80) into a perfect spot running third after an early speed battle and came away to beat Pleased ($4.20) by 2-/4 lengths. Trainer Matt… Read More »
Country Classic contender Rapture Miss has been a major beneficiary of Canberra trainer Matt Dale’s satellite stable at Moruya where she gets to work on the beach. Dale says he has been inspired by the success leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir has had with a base in the seaside environment… Read More »
Matt Dunn may not have managed to win the Highway Handicap at Rosehill but he has come away with an even bigger prize following Miss Dubois’ victory in the Country Classic. The Murwillumbah trainer is the most successful in the two-year history of the Highway races for country-trained horses. On… Read More »
It has taken a while for Overdue to have his first start in Sydney and Albury-trained gelding is making up for lost time. The durable six-year-old had raced exclusively in country NSW since he began his career in 2014 until trainer Kym Davison brought him to Warwick Farm early last… Read More »
It’s no longer a case of the master versus apprentice for Frank and Joe Cleary at Rosehill. Yet a rare trip to Sydney for the Queanbeyan trainers will still be an experience to savour. Father and son would have been pitted against each other in the Country Classic (2000m) on… Read More »
A 20-hour round trip from the Queensland border to Sydney has proved lucrative for trainer Matthew Dunn as he notched a two-state treble. While he was at Eagle Farm on Saturday watching two-year-old Arrestar win on debut, his wife, Kiera, was representing the stable at Rosehill, where Flitero won the… Read More »
