Kris Lees may send Le Romain to Melbourne after the three-time Group One winner triumphed for the first time in 12 starts at Randwick. The comfortable victory in the Group Three Show County Quality came despite carrying 61kg and giving 5.5kg or more to the rest of the field. “He… Read More »
Osborne Bulls has defied the racing pattern at Caulfield to land a narrow first-up victory. Having his first outing since winning at Scone in May, Osborne Bulls was dispatched to Melbourne by Godolphin for Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes. After settling at the tail of the nine horse field, Osborne… Read More »
Egyptian Symbol has defied top weight and a betting drift to win the Group Three Toy Show Quality at Randwick. After opening at $4.40 on Saturday, Egyptian Symbol eased to $8.50 with Zestful firming from $9 to $6 equal favouritism with Luvaluva and Nettoyer backed from $8.50 to $6,50. Tim… Read More »
Showtime will chase a Group One win in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield that his co-trainer hopes will secure a place on the stallion roster of one of Australia’s leading studs. The four-year-old captured a second Group Two win when successful in Saturday’s PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield, but a… Read More »
Tony McEvoy says there’s improvement to come from Sunlight after the filly scored a hard-fought victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The winner of the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast in January and later finishing third in the Golden Slipper, Sunlight was one of the better credentialled… Read More »
Chris Waller admits he is running out of words to describe the phenomenon that is Winx. But the trainer found a couple of new ones after the mare dominated the first running of the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday in front of thousands of adoring fans. As… Read More »
Superstar Winx scored her 26th consecutive win to edge ahead of Black Caviar’s unbeaten run of 25 much to the delight of Sportsbet punters. The online bookmaker has paid out over $40 million on the mare during her career and that total was added to after her effortless win in the Winx Stakes…. Read More »
Tim Clark’s pestering of Gai Waterhouse has paid off after the jockey guided Master Ash to victory in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick Master Ash sat handy until pouncing in the straight to pull one length clear of frontrunner Danawi and Smart Elissim in the 1300m… Read More »
Lindsay Park looks set for a successful season with its three-year-olds after providing a one-two finish in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s Group Three race was the first stakes race of the new racing season for three-year-olds with Tony Nicconi leading home stablemate Long Leaf. Ridden by Luke Nolen,… Read More »
In the first real test for the new season’s three-year-old fillies, Fiesta has set the benchmark in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta, raced by a Star Thoroughbreds syndicate, won the Group Three Widden Stakes in February before finishing second to subsequent Group One winner Seabrook… Read More »
An astute placement by trainer Clare Cunningham has reaped its reward with Segenhoe causing an upset in the staying race at Randwick. Sent out at $19 in Saturday’s Bob Ingham Handicap (2400m) Segenhoe was taken to the front early by Tim Clark and never relinquished his advantage, beating Vaucluse Bay… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy has plans to return Miss Siska to Adelaide for a stakes race after she won her first Melbourne metropolitan race at Caulfield. The half-sister to multiple Group One-winning sprinter Hay List, Miss Siska took out Saturday’s Beveridge Williams Handicap (1700m). Ridden by Luke Currie, Miss Siska ($4.80)… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has kicked off Winx Stakes Day with a win aboard timid gelding Butchoy in the TAB Highway Plate at Randwick. The four-year-old notched his first city success after sitting just off the pace before moving inside to pull 1-1/2 lengths clear of Cisco Bay and Not Bossy over… Read More »
Trainer Angela Plumb and her jockey brother Ryan Plumb wrote themselves into a little piece of Queensland racing history when they combined to win the Oakwood Park Handicap at the Gold Coast. Angela and Ryan became the first Queensland-based siblings to combine for a metropolitan win in the state when… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Randwick and Caulfield. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
A ripping card of racing has been assembled for Caulfield this Saturday where a crack field is set to take their place in the feature, the PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m). The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the… Read More »
The best of the best will be on show this Saturday at Randwick, namely the return of superstar mare Winx in the race named in her honour, the Winx Stakes (1400m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out seven metres for the entire… Read More »
David Payne believes Kementari is the only horse who can beat Winx when she returns at Randwick and will be more than happy if Ace High can finish within three or four lengths of the winner. Ace High is the leading home-grown hope in markets on the Caulfield and Melbourne… Read More »
A year ago, Craig Williams almost cost Hartnell victory in the P B Lawrence Stakes but not because of anything he did wrong in the race. There will be no repeat of the bizarre circumstances on Saturday when Hartnell defends the 1400m-Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Stewards hit… Read More »
While many of her seven-year-old contemporaries are headed for the broodmare barn this spring, any such plans for Winx can wait. Everything about her suggests her career is far from over. Winx heads the world rankings and, if her trainer and jockey are right, she is in better racing shape… Read More »
