An association that stretches back three generations has resulted in a multi-million dollar windfall for jockey Nash Rawiller and trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes, the quartet scooping the pool in the two main races at Rosehill. Rawiller combined with the Lindsay Park horsemen to capture the $1 million Golden… Read More »
Birdman has finished his Spring Carnival campaign on a high with victory in the 2026 Champions Stakes at Flemington, delivering another Group 1 success for trainer Chris Waller and jockey Ben Melham. Sent out at $5, Birdman produced a powerful finish over the 2000m to defeat $3.30 favourite Cosmic Crusader… Read More »
A four-year-old mare with an explosive turn-of-foot prevailed in Saturday’s Champions Sprint at Flemington, but it wasn’t the one most expected. Point Barrow sprung a Group 1 surprise when she took out the $3 million 1200-metre event that included Tempted, who only three weeks earlier dethroned Ka Ying Rising in the… Read More »
It might have been a tad harder earned than her long odds-on price would have predicted but Autumn Glow stamped every bit of her queen-like class in winning the Champions Mile at Flemington. In her first race at the course and her first run outside of Sydney, even the most minor… Read More »
Autumn Glow has continued her remarkable career with victory in the 2026 Champions Mile at Flemington, claiming her 15th win from just 16 starts and another Group 1 success for trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald. Sent out as the dominant $1.18 favourite, the star mare was made to… Read More »
Act Up has delivered Lindsay Park a two-state juvenile double after wearing down fellow Victorian-trained youngster Silent Intent to win the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill. His feature race victory has not only banked him sufficient prizemoney to put him safely in next year’s Golden Slipper field, but has… Read More »
Point Barrow has caused a major upset in the 2026 Champions Sprint at Flemington, producing a brilliant late finish to claim Group 1 glory for trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman and jockey Mark Zahra. Sent out at $18, the talented mare showed an impressive turn of foot over the 1200m,… Read More »
After missing a run in the Melbourne Cup by just one spot, Pinhole took the opportunity at hand in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes to stamp himself as a stayer of the future on the Australian scene. At 25th in the order of entry for last Tuesday’s 3200m feature won by Point Of… Read More »
It will be a totally different contest for Sabaj when he lines up for his second start of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper scored earlier in the week, winning a Listed race over 1800m at Flemington Melbourne Cup Day. Sabaj returns to Flemington… Read More »
At the mile, most trainers concede that defeating Autumn Glow at Flemington on Saturday is a big ask and Sam Freedman is in that category but if there is an improver to be there behind her, Tom Kitten could be the one. A gear change, back to successful territory, and running… Read More »
Class prevailed in Thursday’s VRC Oaks when Sydney filly Proxima Dea maintained her unbeaten record with an emphatic win in the $1 million Group 1 at Flemington. The David Payne-trained filly banged a sixth picket in the fence when she carried rising superstar jockey Zac Lloyd to his first Group 1 win… Read More »
Lady Catalina has finally delivered on the big stage claiming a Stakes race on Oaks Day at Flemington. The three-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon from Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game had been a cause of frustration for trainer Ciaron Maher but put all that behind her with victory in… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has been a hard man to beat this Spring Carnival, which is what made Thursday’s Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final so important to the likes of Dom Sutton. It is a $500,000 race that is the culmination of a series that takes in heats at country tracks restricted to… Read More »
There is not a great deal more for Autumn Glow to prove on the track but the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival will present a new scene for the barnstorming mare. Through her thrilling 15-start career, Chris Waller’s latest champion has done all of her racing in the… Read More »
It took three false starts and a custom-built freight container for New Zealand-born filly Jenni In Rome to arrive in Sydney, but luckily for trainers Richard and Will Freedman, there has been no sign of trouble since. The two-year-old was purchased out of the Karaka Sale, but as she was… Read More »
Lazzura is a long odds-on favourite to continue her domination of Sydney’s spring fillies and mares’ features in the Hot Danish Stakes, and jockey Tommy Berry is as confident as punters that she will get the job done again. After placing behind Savvy Hallie first-up in the Sheraco Stakes (1200m),… Read More »
It won’t atone for missing the Golden Eagle win on Skyhook, but a Five Diamonds victory aboard Verona Rose will provide Kerrin McEvoy with a consolation of sorts. The regular rider of the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained Skyhook, McEvoy was ruled out of partnering him in last weekend’s $10… Read More »
It is rare for Joe Pride to saddle up a two-year-old runner pre-Christmas, but in Godolphin filly Originate, the trainer has found himself a readymade juvenile. Best known for his patient approach and knack for getting longevity from horses such as Private Eye, Coal Crusher and Estadio Mestalla, Pride says Originate’s… Read More »
She might be a handful on the training track but it is so far so good for Sequinned towards her next assignment in the Group 3 Red Roses Stakes on Thursday. The three-year-old daughter of Irish sire Pinatubo impressed with a 2½-length victory at Caulfield against her age and sex… Read More »
Should Bustling be able to take out the Subzero Handicap at Flemington on Thursday, he will break a 915-day winless drought. Not quite three years but getting him back to his best would feel that long for co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. Bustling’s last win was in the… Read More »
