Trainer Jason Warren has a dream That dream is to get Grand Pierro into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 3. The clock has already started ticking with Grand Pierro resuming in last month’s Mildura Cup, in which he finished fourth, and progresses to the Travis Harrison Cup (1800m) at… Read More »
Connections of in-form stayer Tazima are hoping their patience is rewarded when the horse chases a fourth straight win at Randwick. The gelding has been kept on ice since making it a hat-trick of victories on July 11, trainer Chris Waller saying they’ve deliberately waited for Saturday’s Premier’s Cup Prelude… Read More »
Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Idle Flyer will be among a number of stars stepping out at another key barrier trial session at Rosehill as the Matt Smith-trained mare ramps up preparations for her return. Idle Flyer will tackle Friday’s opening 1000m Group heat, which includes ATC Australian Derby… Read More »
Michael Freedman hasn’t ruled out trying Ninja over a mile again in the future, but his immediate focus is on shorter races and testing the waters for a potential Everest bid. The four-year-old will resume in a strong renewal of the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday,… Read More »
Champion mare Aeliana remains on course for a major spring campaign despite a barrier trial mishap that has brought the Memsie Stakes further into calculations for her first-up assignment. The multiple Group 1 winner became caught behind the barriers before the opening heat at Warwick Farm on Tuesday, trapping a… Read More »
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance!” Those words might have been heard from Moonee Valley Racing Club head office after Chris Waller submitted his entries for this year’s Cox Plate. Waller has more than a quarter of the entries for this year’s $6 million race, which were revealed on… Read More »
Aeliana had been loaded into the barriers when she got a hind leg caught momentarily in the stalls. Understandably, no risks were taken with the three-time Group 1 winner and she was withdrawn from her 1000m heat. If Aeliana’s leg issue is nothing serious, Waller has a fall-back option to enter… Read More »
Champion galloper Mr Brightside has taken another positive step towards his spring campaign after an encouraging jump out at Flemington on Monday. The 10-time Group 1 winner pleased co-trainer JD Hayes in his first public hit-out since undergoing minor fetlock surgery late last year, with Mark Zahra aboard while Craig… Read More »
Roulette King has taught Trevor Rogers how to say no and the Cranbourne trainer never expected the reward for continually denying prospective buyers would be seeing his small team increase. But so impressed was one potential buyer with Rogers’ dedication to his untapped four-year-old that he added to his stable…. Read More »
His Spring Carnival program might be a little different this year, but there will be a similar starting point for Jimmysstar. Ciaron Maher’s explosive gelding will have his first trial of the campaign over 900 metres at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning. The son of Per Incanto first appeared at… Read More »
Nash Rawiller produced another trademark front-running masterclass to guide Run Harry Run to a gutsy victory in the Kia Ora Bloodlines to Headlines Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill. The champion jockey judged the race to perfection aboard the Lindsay Park galloper, extracting two determined efforts from the gelding to fend off… Read More »
Lindsay Park’s astute purchase of former New Zealand galloper Touchdown is continuing to pay off after the progressive five-year-old produced another impressive display at Flemington. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained gelding made it five wins and three placings from just nine career starts with a commanding victory in the… Read More »
Progressive mare Gatwick has thrust herself into Stakes race calculations after producing a determined front-running display to claim Saturday’s Ranvet Handicap (1200m) at Rosehill. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained mare made it two wins from her past three starts, leading throughout under Zac Lloyd before digging deep to… Read More »
Blake Shinn could hardly have scripted a better return to race riding, producing a winner with his very first ride back after an injury-enforced absence. Returning to Flemington for the first time since his serious fall on Melbourne Cup Day last year, Shinn guided the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Nearco… Read More »
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 »
