Local trainer Symon Wilde has registered a third victory in Australia’s most gruelling race, the Grand Annual Steeplechase when outsider Count Zero staged a form reversal to land the prize. Count Zero was backing up from finishing last in the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) on Tuesday, more than 35 lengths adrift of the… Read More »
An alteration to the programming for the South Australian Derby has led to the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable requiring a change of planning with their trio of runners. Price and Kent Jnr won the Group 1 South Australian Derby over 2500m at Morphettville two years ago with Jungle… Read More »
Class rose to the top with Group 1 winner Tuvulu lumping a big weight to victory in the Listed Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool. Regarded as the ‘Newmarket of the bush’ Tuvalu carried 61.5kg to land the 1200m contest on Wednesday and earn himself a trip to Queensland for the Winter Carnival…. Read More »
Former Irish jockey Shane Jackson won two of the feature jumps races at the Warrnambool May Carnival and now is after a major flat win as a trainer. Jackson won the Brierly Steeplechase on Gold Medals in 2018 and the Grand Annual Steeplechase in 2020 aboard Ablaze, however the Galleywood Hurdle… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Stern Idol carved a slice of Warrnambool May Racing Carnival history on Tuesday when the hulking gelding prevailed in a Brierly Steeplechase for the ages. Maher edged one clear of J Houlahan as the most successful trainer in the history of the famed carnivals majors â the Brierly, Galleywood Hurdle,… Read More »
A decision to bypass a staying race at Flemington could provide David and Coral Feek with their first success at the highest level. Gold Wolf heads to the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday having bypassed the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington last week. David Feek… Read More »
Stern Idol will carry a weight that has not been carried to Brierly Steeplechase victory in 85 years on Tuesday, but trainer Ciaron Maher is confident he is up to the task. The imported fencer as 73kg topweight in the $175,000 event over 3450 metres on Day 1 of the Warrnambool May… Read More »
Trainer Brad Widdup will be keeping watch on the weather as he prepares handy mare Ausbred Flirt for the Hawkesbury Gold Cup on her home track. Widdup has Ausbred Flirt nominated in the $250,000 Group 3 event over 1600 metres and also has a number of other horses entered for the program…. Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes thought his hopes of landing a second win in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville were over shortly after the start of the Group 1 race. Instead of being near the leading division and out wide on a track favouring horses getting well away from the fence in… Read More »
Vibrant Sun has produced a gutsy on-pace performance in the Australasian Oaks to come out on top in the Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies dominated by daughters of stallion The Autumn Sun. Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, Vibrant Sun went into Saturday’s 2000m feature at Morphettville with… Read More »
Though her stable star may have retired, the Zaaki connection is still helping Annabel Neasham tread winning paths with imports as a step back in grade saw Might Ulysses take out the Listed Brisbane Mile (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Finishing outside of the placings on his Australian debut in the… Read More »
Goulburn trainer Matthew Dale has set his sights on a stakes race at next month’s Scone Cup carnival with Martini Mumma after the promising filly stepped up in a Highway Handicap at Rosehill to continue her unbeaten preparation. Dale was keen to test Martini Mumma in Saturday’s Highway over 1100m after the… Read More »
Autumn progression has been key for Elphinstone as the daughter of Street Boss notched a career highlight in the VOBIS Platinum Guineas at Caulfield. Tony Mcevoy is known for his eye for horseflesh and his purchase of this filly for $200,000 at the 2022 Magic Millions Yearling Sale has paid dividends with… Read More »
Mick Price is looking to add another South Australian Group 1 feature to his trophy cabinet when he saddles Vibrant Sun in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr at Cranbourne, has won three of South Australia’s four Group 1 races on multiple occasions. However, he… Read More »
Kris Lees will be represented in $775,000 The Archer for the third year in succession and he is hoping to use that experience to advantage. Lees will start Australian Bloodstock gelding Ucalledit in the 1300 metre slot race at Rockhampton on Sunday when he is banking on the addition of blinkers helping… Read More »
Success in The Showdown at Caulfield will see Bold Bastille top the $1 million mark in prize money without the filly winning a feature two-year-old race. The Lindsay Park-trained filly has taken advantage of the excellent prize money on offer winning the $500,000 Inglis Banner on debut at Moonee Valley and… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Estriella has maintained her position at the head of betting for the Robert Sangster Stakes despite drawing a wide gate. Estriella drew out in barrier 11 of the 14 acceptors in the Group 1 race for fillies and mares over 1200m at Morphettville on Saturday in which she… Read More »
Star mare Amelia’s Jewel is set to change trainers, joining Annabel Neasham’s stable after her upcoming run in The Goodwood at Morphettville on May 11. This decision follows her recent second-place finish in WA’s $5 million slot race, The Quokka. Under the set weights and penalties conditions of The Goodwood,… Read More »
The horses who provided Chris Waller with last year’s Sydney 2YO Triple Crown were retired within the space of a few hours on Monday morning. Newgate Farm confirmed that Militarize, its three-time Group 1-winning son of Dundeel, would be standing the upcoming season at the Hunter Valley stud. Earlier in the day,… Read More »
Bjorn Baker’s Overpass, with Josh Parr in the saddle, successfully defended his title in the $4 million Quokka, boosting the gelding’s total winnings to an impressive $5.8 million. The five-year-old was positioned just behind his stable companion, Malkovich, before making a decisive move on the turn. Overpass quickly took the… Read More »
