Joe Pride might be tempted to take an overseas holiday more often after producing a winning treble at Rosehill despite being on a rare family break. Smart mare Lekvarte opened the trainer’s account in the fifth race before Dragonstone took out the Starlight Stakes (1100m), while stayer Stockman added the icing to the… Read More »
The weather gods may not have smiled on the Melbourne Racing Club ahead of their Caulfield Spring Finale. But it did not dampen the spirits of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable who came away victorious with Military Mission in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m). It was the first win in… Read More »
It isn’t quite an Everest, but Sam Clipperton and Joe Pride have combined to plunder another feature sprint, teaming up to snare the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) with Dragonstone. The horse tackled Saturday’s race on a seven-day back after finishing fourth in The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange and while Clipperton didn’t… Read More »
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have celebrated their biggest day on the racetrack together capturing a Group race double at Caulfield. After the win of King Magnus in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on the Saturday, the pair was back in the winner’s circle 40 minutes later welcoming… Read More »
Gerald Ryan captured a Festival Stakes on protest almost twenty years ago and came close to doing so again during an intriguing stewards’ room hearing into the feature race at Rosehill. Ryan’s charge Williamsburg went down by a half-head to the Brad Widdup-trained Phearson after being baulked for clear running in the straight…. Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their dominance of Sydney’s pre-Christmas two-year-old races, producing Magic Millions prospect Storm Boy for a comprehensive debut win at Rosehill. Starting a $1.85 favourite with online betting sites, the colt lived up to his barrier trial form, showing natural speed to lead then finding another… Read More »
Race experience has proven invaluable for Eneeza who registered a comfortable victory in her second race start on Saturday. A debut placegetter during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza headed to Caulfield to contest the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m), coming away with a stylish victory. Despite… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be out to add a second Zipping Classic to the trophy cabinet when Duke De Sessa lines up at Caulfield. The multi-state trainers collected the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) with Southern France when the race was run at Sandown, a week after the conclusion of the… Read More »
Silk Racing owners officially confirmed on Thursday that Equinox, acclaimed as the world’s best racehorse, has been retired to stud following his commanding victory in the Japan Cup. Trained by Tetsuya Kimura, Equinox concludes his racing career with an impressive record of 10 starts, boasting 8 wins, 2 runner-up finishes,… Read More »
Over a long period of time, jockey Craig Williams has had considerable success in the Royal Blue, Lime Hoops, Hooped Cap of owners Colin and Janice McKenna. Williams will partner a couple of the husband-and-wife part-owned gallopers in two feature races at Caulfield on Saturday, firstly Modown in the Group 2 Sandown Guineas… Read More »
It would be fitting if Wendy Kelly’s next feature win came with a product of Maurice and she will be looking to achieve that feat this Saturday at Caulfield. The Cranbourne trainer will start Mauricio in the $300,000 Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m). Kelly was the original trainer of Hitotsu,… Read More »
Pakenham-based trainer Charlotte Littlefield has not had many opportunities of success in ‘Black Type’ races and will miss her latest attempt at Caulfield. A planned trip back to England, booked six months ago, means Littlefield will miss out on seeing Modown line up in the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Littlefield has saddled… Read More »
The lucrative prizemoney purse for The Ingham has swayed connections of Detonator Jack to keep him in Sydney for the $2 million summer centrepiece. A brilliant winner of The Gong at Kembla Grange last Saturday, Detonator Jack was being considered for a start for the $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) as several… Read More »
In a remarkable weekend for the Parnham family, the father-son duo of Neville and Steven Parnham celebrated a significant victory at the Group 1 Railway Stakes with their four-year-old gelding, Bustler. This triumph in the prestigious $1.5 million Railway Stakes, held over a mile at Ascot, marked a career milestone… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis and connections of Extremely Rowdy could be seen celebrating their smart filly in style as the $4 chance backed up a last start dead heat maiden win to take out a 3yo handicap on Cranbourne Cup day. Gelagotis was full of confidence pre-race and was justified with what he… Read More »
Zac Lloyd has declared Insurrection his favourite horse after maintaining his perfect record on the talented sprinter with an all-the-way victory in The Warra. Not only is Insurrection the galloper who secured Lloyd last season’s Sydney apprentices’ title, he has also managed to win every time the young gun has been in… Read More »
He had to settle for the minor prize in two lucrative races, but Detonator Jack has finally had his moment in the sun, responding to the addition of blinkers with a dominant win in the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange. Trainer Ciaron Maher made the gear change after the gelding… Read More »
Teo Nugent made the most of his 53kg allotment and led a select field of sharp sprinters a merry dance in the $175,000 Apache Cat Classic (1000m) aboard Taunting for Michael Hickmott. Taunting ($6) showed excellent gate speed to hold out noted speedster Midwest ($4 EF) for the lead and travelled better… Read More »
Ben Brisbourne may have a nice staying three-year-old on his hands after $15 chance Motorace was able to lead all of the way in the Cranbourne Classic (2025m) under Craig Newitt. A last start winner of a Class 1 at Albury, the Denman gelding was afforded every chance by Newitt, controlling the… Read More »
Comfort Me drew barrier 18, leaving Rhys Radford feeling deflated, but it’s a position the young trainer knows only too well. On face value it’s a body blow, but if the emergencies come out Comfort Me jumps from gate 15 and jockey Peter Knuckey gets to work. Comfort Me, one of the most consistent… Read More »
