John Moloney hopes to return to the Gold Coast next month in search of some summer riches. In 2017, Flying Jess gave Moloney his biggest payday as a trainer when successful in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at the Gold Coast. It is another Gold Coast race, the Magic Millions 2YO… Read More »
Lee Curtis has compared Bauhinia favourably to multiple Group One winner Private Steer after the lightly raced filly produced a whirlwind finish to claim a Magic Millions feature at Wyong, cementing her passage to the Gold Coast next month. Curtis prepared Private Steer early in her career and indicated Bauhinia, who stormed home… Read More »
A program designed to culminate in a Magic Millions raid will have its next instalment when smart sprinter Moravia lines up in the Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Trainer Michael Freedman gave the four-year-old a freshen-up following his sound fifth to Dragonstone in the Choisir Handicap (1100m) on Melbourne Cup day with the… Read More »
Paul Preusker believes Steparty is back in career best form and at peak fitness ahead of Saturday’s Group 2 The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick. A Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) placegetter, Steparty struggled for form earlier this year and was gelded after finishing 13th in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). “He just… Read More »
Champion Perth jockey, William Pike will be sidelined for the remainder of the Ascot carnival after suffering a broken wrist riding an e-scooter. It’s a major blow for the star hoop who was hoping to close out the Ascot carnival on Saturday partnering Western Empire in The Gold Rush (1400m)…. Read More »
The All-Star Mile (1600m) will join Flemington’s feature sprint, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) on March 8 and run three weeks prior to the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). Racing Victoria on Tuesday released the race conditions for the All-Star Mile which was granted Group 1 status by international… Read More »
It was a clinical victory by the Hong Kong champion, poised throughout in fourth on the rail before dispatching of his rivals soon upon straightening, winning the Hong Kong International Cup by 1.5 lengths by Liberty Island with Tastiera third. “It’s been a remarkable effort by Danny [Shum] and his… Read More »
The Marco Botti-trained Giavellotto has continued his stellar 2024 to record a maiden Group 1 victory in convincing style by taking out the Hong Kong International Vase at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Settled midfield on the fence, whilst there were some nervous moments in the straight as Giavellotto was checked… Read More »
They came, they saw and they conquered. The eastern states raiders made it a clean sweep of Perth’s Group 1 races when Light Infantry Man rebounded to win the Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Giving powerhouse trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey, Ethan Brown the final Group 1 of… Read More »
They came, they saw and they conquered. The eastern states raiders made it a clean sweep of Perth’s Group 1 races when Light Infantry Man rebounded to win the Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Giving powerhouse trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey, Ethan Brown the final Group 1 of the Australian… Read More »
Saddling up half the field in the Bribie Handicap, Tony Gollan had weight of numbers on his side and the race went virtually to script as the two most fancied of his sextet, Golden Boom and Zarastro, fought out the finish. It was the former who came out on top, jockey Kyle… Read More »
It felt as if the stars aligned for Berkeley Square to win the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) with local trainer Dan O’Sullivan re-uniting with stable apprentice Jaylah Kennedy to take their hometown Cup. Kennedy, who had ridden Berkeley Square in his first six runs this campaign, including two wins at open level, wasn’t… Read More »
Brisbane’s dominant trainer for the past decade, Tony Gollan will realise a long-held ambition when he saddles up in-form gelding Antino in the Hong Kong Mile at the International meeting at Sha Tin. A brilliant winner of the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield two starts ago, Antino beat all but proven weight-for-age… Read More »
James McDonald boasts an enviable book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday spearheaded by Romantic Warrior who gets his chance to make history in the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup. McDonald has nine rides in the ten-race program with the most highly anticipated of those Romantic Warrior who on… Read More »
Barrier one has provided the past two winners of the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) and Storyville has just edged into favouritism after drawing the inside gate in Saturday’s $1.5 million feature. Three-year-old fillies have dominated the race in recent years with Perfect Reflection, Arcadia Queen, Kay Cee and Amelia’s Jewel… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and hometown Cups have not been a happy mix for the trainer. With his major Victorian bases at Cranbourne and Ballarat, to date only the Cranbourne Cup has gone his way with Dr Drill and Charterhouse being successful when in a training partnership with David Eustace. At Ballarat he is… Read More »
Spicy Martini looks to be a filly with a bright future after winning the Mode Stakes at Doomben and maintaining a perfect record in her two starts to-date. The listed feature over 1200-metres rounded out her Queensland Summer Carnival campaign and co-trainer Toby Edmonds is now looking to the wintertime and the… Read More »
Sometimes in life, somethings never change. In racing, that one hundred percent applies to Overpass. Another trip west for the star sprinter and it will be another trip home lumping rich prizemoney on his back yet again. Four times he’s been to Ascot; four times he’s been a winner. Two Quokka’s,… Read More »
Joe Pride has been at a loss to explain the efforts of Private Eye this spring and he is no closer to figuring it out following the gelding’s inexplicable return to form in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. While the Group 1 winner hasn’t been racing poorly – he was beaten 1-1/2… Read More »
Sydney jockey Rachel King wondered if she would make it to Caulfield in time for her ride on Arapaho in the Zipping Classic. King was forced to miss two of her earlier rides on the Caulfield card after being stranded in Sydney on Saturday due to a delay with flights because of… Read More »
