Saturday’s Caulfield Cup will be run thousands of kilometres away from Hong Kong, but that doesn’t mean Zac Purton’s competitive instincts have lessened. Hong Kong’s champion rider heads a big group of jockeys from that jurisdiction in Melbourne for the $5 million event, some of whom are yet to ride… Read More »
Co-trainer Adrian Bott believes the presence of four three-year-olds adds intrigue into what is shaping as a wide open The Everest at Randwick on Saturday. Bott and Gai Waterhouse are yet to win an Everest and this year their stable’s hopes rest with three-year-old colt Storm Boy and three-year-old filly Lady Of Camelot…. Read More »
Former trainer Darren Weir has lodged an appeal against the two-year disqualification handed down by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) in July for using a jigger on three horses. Weir’s legal team, Guthrie & Associates, has filed the appeal with the Supreme Court, arguing that the penalty is “altogether excessive… Read More »
A liking for red wine and good food may not be the right recipe for a jockey looking to take a light ride in one of Australia’s great feature races. But after a winter stint in Singapore, jockey Daniel Moor is back in Melbourne again looking to build a name… Read More »
Two-time Everest winner trainer Chris Waller is confident the fresh approach taken with Joliestar gives the mare her best chance of success in Saturday’s $20 million race at Randwick. Joliestar turned in a scintillating performance to win the Show County Quality at Randwick first-up this spring and the four-year-old hasn’t raced for… Read More »
Star Japanese galloper Prognosis was given a look at the Moonee Valley circuit with race jockey Damian Lane in the saddle ahead of Australia’s weight-for-age championship, the Cox Plate. The $4 favourite for the Group 1 2040m showpiece, made the trip from where he has been stabled at Werribee after completing… Read More »
Ceolwulf was well beaten by Pride Of Jenni in their only clash to date but trainer Joe Pride is convinced the recent Epsom Handicap winner will run a much better race when they meet again in the King Charles III Stakes at Randwick. Exciting four-year-old Ceolwulf stormed home to claim his first… Read More »
A lack of suitable restricted races in the right distance range forced Gavin Bedggood to head to a Stakes race with promising imported galloper Kingswood. And after success in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday, Bedggood says he will now raise the bar further into the Melbourne… Read More »
Miss Celine has become the latest two-year-old to add its name to the honour roll of Debutant Stakes winners for Lindsay Park with a blistering burst of speed at Caulfield. The daughter of Magnus became the seventh two-year-old since 2000 to win for the Hayes family after coming from last… Read More »
A narrow defeat then a failed protest bid in a Group 1 contest may just give Godolphin mare Zardozi a weight edge in the Caulfield Cup. Zardozi was beaten in a photo finish in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on October 5 before apprentice Zac Lloyd lodged a protest… Read More »
Fangirl will chase a second-straight King Charles III Stakes win at Randwick this Saturday, but the 2024 edition is unlikely to look anything like last year’s. The Chris Waller-trained mare dominated her rivals in the race’s first running in an October timeslot with a $5 million purse, cruising home by 2-3/4… Read More »
This year’s $20 million The Everest is the most open edition seen in eight editions, and Tuesday night’s barrier draw has done little to sort out the field of 12 for Saturday’s 1200m newly anointed Group 1 at Royal Randwick. I Wish I Win remains a narrow favourite at $5 after… Read More »
A third win by a Japanese-trained galloper in the Caulfield Cup has been made a little tougher with Warp Speed drawing wide in the Group 1 handicap. Warp Speed will have to overcome barrier 19 â he will jump from gate 16 if the three emergencies do not gain a start… Read More »
Amelia’s Jewel faces the biggest test of her high-profile career this Saturday at Randwick, but co-trainer Rob Archibald believes there are enough things in her favour to suggest a peak performance is possible in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes. The daughter of Siyouni takes on recently-crowned Horse of the… Read More »
Coolmore Australiaâs Tom Magnier has described the decision between rising stars Storm Boy and Switzerland for their coveted slot in The Everest as one of the hardest heâs faced in racing. Both three-year-olds are brimming with potential, but in the end, Storm Boy, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott,… Read More »
Warmonger has fallen from favour with many punters in the lead-up to Saturday’s Caulfield Cup, but co-trainer Mick Price remains optimistic about his chances in the $5 million event. The Cranbourne trainer is convinced the rise to 2400 metres will bring out the best in the gelding, who he trains in… Read More »
Joe Pride is happy with his confirmed starter in this Saturday’s The Everest at Randwick, but the Warwick Farm trainer has not surrendered hope of having more than one runner in the inaugural edition at Group 1 level. Think About It, the horse who won last year’s $20 million event,… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings says Traffic Warden is fine to represent Godolphin in The Everest after reporting to stewards the colt had been involved in a stable mishap. Cummings reported to Racing NSW Stewards Traffic Warden had sustained minor abrasions to his hocks last Thursday. “He took fright, slipped, got a scrape, it’s… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will leave a decision on their sole Caulfield Cup entrant Que Tempesta to as late as possible before deciding on whether to run the stayer. An imported gelding, Que Tempesta had been on track for a start in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup… Read More »
Memories of Shane Dye scoring aboard Octagonal at Warwick Farm came flooding back when Blake Shinn produced Antino to win the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Shane Dye set Octagonal alight mid-race to claim the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm in 1997, an act Shinn replicated in… Read More »
