ltra consistent mare Savatiano has broken through for a long overdue maiden Group 1 victory in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. A six time Group winner and twice placed at the top level, not even a final stride lunge from the Anthony Cummings-trained Mizzy could deny Savatiano her… Read More »
John O’Shea has celebrated his first top level victory since departing Godolphin in 2017 courtesy of Lion’s Roar in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. The Randwick-based trainer is no stranger to success at the highest level with 28 Group 1 victories to his name prior to Saturday’s Randwick Guineas. Group… Read More »
Zoutori has added to his record on the straight course at Flemington by taking out the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. Jockey Luke Currie has again proven a giant killer guiding $20 outsider Zoutori to victory in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Currie was the beneficiary of Jamie… Read More »
Anamoe has charged into Golden Slipper calculations after taking out a strong renewal of the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained colt flew under the radar for the key Golden Slipper leadup with pre-race attention generally focused on dominant Inglis Millennium winner Profiteer, Stay Inside… Read More »
La Rocque has overcome greenness up the Flemington straight to land an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. Mornington trainer John Mcardle was told not to come home if favourite La Rocque did not maintain her unbeaten record in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Dual Australian Cup winner Harlem will be fronting the starter for the final time when he lines up in the Group 1 race at Flemington. Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes has warned punters not to dismiss Harlem in the Australian Cup despite saddling up race favourite Fifty Stars in the… Read More »
Life has come full circle for English jockey Tom Marquand as he prepares to reunite with the horse that launched him into the international spotlight. Marquand took Sydney racing by storm last autumn, landing the first Group One win of his career aboard Addeybb in the Ranvet Stakes and adding… Read More »
Mick Price has made a hit-and-run visit to Sydney this week to oversee a crucial trackwork gallop for Golden Slipper favourite Profiteer ahead of his Todman Stakes showdown with unbeaten youngsters Stay Inside and Remarque. A scintillating winner of the Inglis Millennium, Profiteer has been staying at the Sydney stable… Read More »
Nature Strip lost some of his lustre in the spring but after returning to his best in the Group One Black Caviar Lightning in Melbourne, the star speedster is on target for another dominant autumn campaign in Sydney. The multiple Group One winner will be given the chance to defend… Read More »
While disappointed that Fifty Stars was unable to become the first three-time winner of the Blamey Stakes at Flemington, Lindsay Park remains confident the imported galloper can give the stable a fourth straight win in the Australian Cup. Fifty Stars, successful in last year’s Australian Cup, was ridden by John… Read More »
Richard and Michael Freedman won a Gr 1 race at Randwick when their filly FORBIDDEN LOVE (All Too Hard – Juliet’s Princess) stormed the fortress to win the Surround Stakes over 1400m, running away. It shocked a few as the filly was a $10 chance. She certainly didn’t win like… Read More »
In an epic battle that revived memories of grand galloper Octagonal, Verry Elleegant has edged out Godolphin pair Colette and Avilius in a thrilling edition of the Chipping Norton Stakes. Less than a length separated the first five horses across the line with the Chris Waller-trained mare lifting to land… Read More »
Boilovers don’t come much bigger than this! Lunar Fox silenced pundits and punters alike when the colt claimed the Group 1 Kennedy Australian Guineas at a starting price of $300. Lunar Fox was second-up here and had done little to catch the eye when resuming finishing 13.20 lengths behind Tagaloa… Read More »
The Group 2 Darley Blamey Stakes proved to be the gateway to the All-Star Mile for the Chris Waller trained Star Of the Seas with the winner now gaining entry into the big race. As such, it was a very important victory for the well performed, six-year-old chestnut who gathered… Read More »
John Sargent is three weeks away from having his first Golden Slipper runner after Four Moves Ahead rebounded from a setback to win the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick. Renowned as a trainer of classic horses, Sargent is showing another string to his bow this autumn with Four Moves Ahead… Read More »
Chris Waller’s good season with two-year-olds continued at Randwick with O’President upstaging his more fancied rivals to snare the Skyline Stakes. The premier trainer has arguably his best group of youngsters yet with the likes of Home Affairs, She’s All Class, Head Of State and Shaquero all in Golden Slipper… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2021 Australian Guineas. The Australian Guineas will be run on Saturday 27th February at Flemington racecourse. Time: 4:05PM Distance: 1600m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Australian Guineas Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2021 Chipping Norton Stakes. The Chipping Norton Stakes will be run on Saturday 27th February at Randwick racecourse. Time: 4:25PM Distance: 1600m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Chipping Norton Stakes Have Your Say: Who do you think… Read More »
James Cummings is confident the race and track conditions set up for emerging star Colette to replicate her first-up performance in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes. The mare snuck under the guard of punters when she cruised to victory as a $12 chance in the Apollo Stakes two weeks… Read More »
Champion jockey and Australian Hall Of Fame member Jim ‘Jimmy’ Johnson has passed away at the age of 92. Racing Victoria, the Victorian Jockeys’ Association and the Victoria Racing Club each acknowledged the sadness of the occasion and paid homage to the decorated hoop. Johnson was a three-time Melbourne Cup-winning… Read More »
