Last year’s winner of the Melbourne Cup, Without A Fight, is a notable omission from the 72 horses that remain in contention for Australia’s great race. Without A Fight was topweight when weights were released on September 17, but the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper, who has not raced since… Read More »
Kovalica has not won a race since his victory in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) with the Chris Waller stable hoping the now five-year-old can atone for an unlucky defeat in last year’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m). “Kovalica is probably the headline horse. He has been off his best form… Read More »
Exciting French-bred galloper Eliyass is set to have his first start in Melbourne after galloping at the track on Tuesday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper worked with stablemate Just Fine on the course proper at Flemington, the venue for his Melbourne debut in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) on… Read More »
Storm Boy has been added to the list of horses who will contest this year’s The Everest with Coolmore opting for the rich sprint over stretching him out to the 1600 metres of the Caulfield Guineas. The high-priced son of Justify will fill Coolmore’s slot in the $20 million 1200m race… Read More »
Mr Brightside has effectively been ruled out of this year’s $5 million Group 1 King Charles III Stakes with the gelding’s final Cox Plate lead-up run to be the week prior. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said he and his brothers had settled on an October 12 run for the seven-year-old, with the $1… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride is upbeat about the chances of Ceolwulf becoming his latest winner of a feature Randwick mile race, having decided a Group 1 Epsom Handicap start is the right option for the promising galloper at this stage of his spring preparation. Pride has won the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) over… Read More »
It might be a case of out of sight, out of mind, but Bjorn Baker hasn’t given up hope of Overpass joining stablemate Stefi Magnetica in the $20 million The Everest. An outstanding fresh performer who has twice claimed the scalp of Amelia’s Jewel in The Quokka first-up, Overpass hasn’t raced since capturing… Read More »
Ten years after James Cummings celebrated his first Group One win alongside his legendary grandfather Bart, he has brought up his 50th in the same race, producing Broadsiding for an historic Golden Rose victory. The champion juvenile became the first horse to win the Golden Rose (1400m) first-up, unleashing his trademark whirlwind… Read More »
Talented mare Makarena has put a valuable Group win on the board, claiming the scalp of Amelia’s Jewel to win the Golden Pendant at Rosehill. The mare was forced to do the bullocking work behind runaway leader Belclere first-up in the Sheraco Stakes (1200m) and did a good job to fight on… Read More »
Berkeley Square’s resurgence to winning form over longer trips at the right time of year has trainer Dan O’Sullivan weighing up which rich ‘secondary’ Cup is the right one for his talented stayer. Berkeley Square ($4.40 betting favourite) stamped himself back on the winners’ list at Flemington two weeks ago… Read More »
Perspiration has overcome a tardy start to score an upset win in the Listed Heritage Stakes at Rosehill. Sent out an $11 chance with betting apps in Saturday’s 1100m race for three-year-olds which was reduced to just five runners after scratchings, Perspiration was slowly away and a few lengths off his… Read More »
Ciaron Maher had four runners in Friday’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m), including boom colt and race favourite Growing Empire, but it was the outsider of his quartet that produced a stunning victory. Southport Tycoon ($21), winner of the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), stuck to the inside under Mark Zahra and… Read More »
The Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) was billed as close to a match race between Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside but Declan Bates ensured the mare, trained by Ciaron Maher, wasn’t for catching and extended her head-to-head lead over Mr Brightside. With just a field of four, Pride Of Jenni ($1.90) edged… Read More »
Linebacker is one of the few horses rated a genuine chance of spoiling Godolphin’s Golden Rose party and co-trainer Tom Charlton cannot find any chinks in his armour ahead of the Group One showdown. The colt made an eye-catching return when doing his best work late for fourth to Saturday’s rival… Read More »
The will Mr Brightside run, or won’t Mr Brightside run in the Feehan Stakes, has been given an emphatic thumbs up by the Lindsay Park team. Trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes have decided to tackle three opponents in the Group 2 race over 1600m at Moonee Valley on Friday… Read More »
Growing Empire has created a massive reputation in a short period of time, but the Yulong colt will take the hype to a new level with a win in Friday night’s Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley. The 1200-metre weight-for-age event will be just the sixth start for the Ciaron Maher-trained youngster,… Read More »
Storm Boy will have a barrier extension for the Golden Rose as trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott look for every edge in their quest to help the high-profile colt land a Group One win. The horse cost himself in the Golden Slipper with a tardy start and was again slightly behind… Read More »
There will be a lot riding on the future of three of the four runners from the Ciaron Maher team in the Manikato Stakes. For potential stallions Growing Empire and Southport Tycoon, a Group 1 win in Friday night’s 1200m weight-for-age dash would look good on their CV while success would be… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy team is looking to build on the breakthrough win of Rue De Royale when he heads to a Stakes race at Moonee Valley. After securing his maiden victory at Bendigo on September 8, Rue De Royale heads to The Valley on Friday night to run in the… Read More »
Jamie Kah is now free to ride on the day that offers more prizemoney than any other in Australian racing after altering the dates of her suspension handed down by the Victorian Racing Tribunal last week. Kah was outed for three weeks for failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures… Read More »
