Bart Cummings famously believed horses needed at least 10,000 metres of racing under their belts before they could win the Melbourne Cup, a philosophy that often saw the legendary trainer launch his spring campaigns in the Aurie’s Star Handicap. While those traditional training methods have largely disappeared, Saturday’s Flemington meeting… Read More »
Lindsay Park will launch a three-horse attack on Saturday’s Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington, with champion jockey Blake Shinn making his long-awaited return aboard War Machine. Shinn resumes at his first race meeting since suffering a serious fall on Melbourne Cup Day, while Mark Zahra also returns from his winter… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has sent Boomtown Boss south in a bid to get the talented gelding out of his comfort zone ahead of a first-up tilt at the Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. The Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) could prove the launchpad for an extended… Read More »
Chris Waller says he has unfinished business when it comes to star colt Autumn Boy, who will be given the opportunity to achieve what his sire, The Autumn Sun, didn’t. Also trained by Waller, The Autumn Sun raced nine times for eight wins before his residual value dictated he be… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Tennessee Bound has kept her winning record intact with a brave victory at Caulfield. Tennessee Bound extended her winning streak to six with her win in the Sportsbet Caulfield Cup Carnival Hospitality Handicap (1100m) on Saturday, but it came after early drama. The daughter of Written Tycoon… Read More »
Having started Satono Jasmine’s campaign with modest expectations, Brad Widdup isn’t sure where the filly’s ceiling is after she landed her fourth win in succession at Randwick. In just her second racing campaign, Satono Jasmine made a seamless transition to Saturday grade, producing a sparkling turn of foot from back… Read More »
A midweek track gallop at Flemington convinced trainer Nick Ryan he was making the right decision to take Doubt Time to Caulfield for the gelding’s debut. And the Ryan stable did not miss out on supporting the two-year-old who firmed from $31 into $8 in scoring a last-stride victory in… Read More »
Scintillation settled close to the lead, took control of the race early in the straight and easily held her rivals at bay in the Marcellin College Randwick Handicap (1100m). Master trainer John O’Shea told Racing And Sports that Scintillation has delivered on the first part of a long-range plan. “We… Read More »
Jockey Patrick Moloney has not lost faith in Express Class and believes he has the potential to one day win a good race. An impressive debut winner at Sandown just shy of 12 months ago, Express Class was then tested in three-year-old Stakes company in two runs the following month, including finishing third… Read More »
The staff behind Grahame Begg have kept the home fires burning while ‘the boss’ enjoyed a late season break ahead of a busy spring. Winners have continued with Queen Peta impressive at Sandown on July 8 and debutant Riverina Lulu at Flemington last Saturday. With Begg due back from his… Read More »
Fresh from clinching back-to-back trainers’ premierships at Hawkesbury, Brad Widdup has in-form mare Satono Jasmine ready to stretch her winning sequence to four at Randwick. The filly rises to Saturday company for the B & K Group Australia Handicap (1800m) off the back of a hat-trick of victories in provincial… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable kick off the campaigns of two young horses at Caulfield it hopes can rise to bigger assignments in the spring. Ghana’s Akan and Milsons Point contest the Stow Robotics Handicap (1100m) on Saturday, their first outings since the autumn. Milsons Point has been gelded since competing in the VOBIS Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield… Read More »
A race like the Listed Rosebud could become a serious option for dual Group placegetter Eviction Notice if the youngster can round out his two-year-old season with a win. Placed in the Canonbury Stakes and Silver Slipper during the summer, the Tulloch Lodge gelding was spelled after a midfield finish… Read More »
As Ciaron Maher prepares Gringotts for a Big Dance three-peat, a stablemate who placed behind him in last year’s $3 million showpiece will be bidding to end his season on a winning note at Randwick. Gringotts was second in a Gosford barrier trial on Wednesday, his first public appearance since… Read More »
On the eve of Sydney’s final Saturday metropolitan meeting of the term, another wave of carnival horses will step out in barrier trials at Rosehill as they ramp up preparations for their seasonal resumptions. Australian Derby winner Green Spaces, Queen Of The Turf Stakes heroine Idle Flyer and Flight Stakes… Read More »
Wet tracks and bad luck have plagued Barber this preparation, but trainer Richard Litt is hoping the stars might finally align at Randwick. Scratched from Rosehill last Saturday due to the rain-affected ground, Barber is set to take his place in the Elite Sand and Soil Handicap (1100m) this weekend,… Read More »
The Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Zou Sensation will keep to a regimented pattern of racing in Victoria after flopping on his latest travel interstate. Zou Sensation returns to racing in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday with the stable potentially eyeing a Group 1 contest later… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has options for three-year-old filly Signature Scent to add to her tally including two Stakes races. Signature Scent holds entries in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) and the Three-Year-Old Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield along with the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville. All three races will be… Read More »
Dual Group One winning colt Beiwacht was one of the headline acts in the opening trial at Warwick Farm on Tuesday and looked sharp winning the 900m heat. The Godolphin owned son of Bivouac made the step from three-year-old to open-age company in the Autumn, adding the All Aged Stakes to… Read More »
Andrea Leek is not yet sure where Cosmic Crusader will lead her this spring, but the Pakenham trainer is looking forward to producing him for the first time on raceday this Saturday. The Group 1-winning Western Australian gelding will make his Victorian debut in the $200,000 Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes… Read More »
