James Cummings is welcoming a clash with star New Zealand filly Orchestral after Zardozi served a reminder of her talents with a dashing victory in the Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill. The pair is on a collision course towards the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) in two weeks and Cummings believes it… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes will hold talks with the ownership group of Bold Bastille over a potential Golden Slipper start after her impressive win at Caulfield. The filly led throughout to claim the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m) on Saturday to keep dreams alive of starting… Read More »
Father-and-son training combination Mark and Levi Kavanagh are looking for a fortuitous autumn campaign with First Immortal after his first-up win at Caulfield. First Immortal’s autumn campaign launched with victory in the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) on Saturday which may lead to the gelding heading towards two ballot exempt races for the… Read More »
Filly Drifting and Victorian colt Dublin Down are the final two horses to earn Golden Slipper spots, but whether they take up the challenge is yet to be decided. The Tony and Calvin Mcevoy -trained Dublin Down secured a berth with his upset win in Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes (1200m), staving off Anode and relegating short-priced favourite Gatsby’s into… Read More »
Fangirl, one of Chris Waller’s leading chargers towards The Championships, has had her autumn campaign declared over after a Friday morning incident required her to be transported for veterinary treatment. Waller announced via X (formerly Twitter) that a wound to one of the five-year-old mare’s legs was enough to end… Read More »
A confused Attractable has arrived in Melbourne ahead of his biggest challenge to date. The Sara Ryan-trained galloper runs in the $4 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday as a prelude to the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick next month. Ryan explained Attractable has his feet taped… Read More »
Coolmore has confirmed that Ryan Moore will partner favourite Storm Boy in the $5 million Golden Slipper with James Mcdonald to ride the Chris Waller-trained Switzerland. The announcement was made by Coolmore on Thursday, a day after McDonald was in the saddle for an exhibition gallop aboard Storm Boy at Randwick. Speaking… Read More »
Ciaron Maher already has one Coolmore Classic trophy on his mantlepiece, and he believes emerging mare Semana has the credentials to deliver him another. Maher and former training partner David Eustace captured the race two years ago with Lighthouse and Maher says Semana is just as talented as the American import. “Every bit I think,”… Read More »
A field of 12 will line up for the sixth running of the $4 million All-Star Mile which will be run at Caulfield for the second time. The All-Star Mile is rotated between the three Melbourne race clubs with Caulfield staging the race for the second time on Saturday. Race… Read More »
Richard Cully wasn’t able to be on track at Morphettville on Monday to witness Excelleration win the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m), but for those who were, the race did not disappoint. Fresh off a win in the Group 3 Launceston Cup (2400m), the sparingly raced seven-year-old was again well supported… Read More »
The training partnership of brothers Ben, Will and J D are living the dream with multiple Group 1 winner Mr Brightside in their stable. The New Zealand-bred galloper has provided firstly Ben and J D and later Will, when he joined the training ticket, with 16 victories from 31 starts, six… Read More »
Godolphin colt Traffic Warden has defied a wide draw and a jinx on Blue Diamond Stakes participants to claim an all-the-way win in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington. Jumping from the widest gate under Jamie Kah in the Group 2 contest over 1400m for two-year-olds, Traffic Warden showed tremendous early… Read More »
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Autumn Angel has overcome a luckless first-up run to score in a Stakes race at Flemington. Moody queried whether the filly had the fitness on her side prior to the running of the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) on Saturday after her first-up run at… Read More »
A jockey has been handed a six-month ban following his involvement in betting on horse races. Dale Evans, a seasoned jockey with a remarkable career spanning 14 years and nearly 1,000 wins, underwent an inquiry in Queensland, Australia, prompted by information provided to stewards by two prominent betting operators. Evans… Read More »
Adrian Bott isn’t sure if his two Randwick Guineas runners are sharp enough to upset the favourites, but he does believe both can make their mark this autumn. Bott and training partner Gai Waterhouse will start Les Vampires and Ganbare, both horses arriving at Saturday’s 1600 metre race via the Hobartville Stakes (1400m),… Read More »
Duais, a three time Group 1 winner, has been retired abruptly, just one day after her connections secured a spot in the All Star Mile. Trainer Ed Cummings’ galloper underwent scans on Thursday morning due to swelling detected in her off-fore leg, revealing an injury to her medial suspensory branch…. Read More »
They shared in Classique Legend’s remarkable Everest triumph, but trainer Les Bridge and jockey Kerrin Mcevoy are yet to team up for a Group One win. The pair is hoping to change that on Saturday when they combine with emerging three-year-old Celestial Legend in the Randwick Guineas (1600m), more than 20 years… Read More »
Chris Waller spent a long time deliberating on the best race for Espiona this weekend before making the call to bring her back to Sydney for a clash with Everest winner Think About It in the Canterbury Stakes. While Waller expects the Joe Pride-trained sprinter to extend his unbeaten record at Randwick,… Read More »
In the week of the Group 1 that was Exceed And Excel’s biggest win as a racehorse, Darley on Wednesday announced that its champion sire had been retired from stallion duties. The 23-year-old has been pensioned after putting together one of the great careers by an Australian stallion, having thrown… Read More »
A trip to Flemington for a jump-out consisting of horses in the Newmarket Handicap provided Magic Time with the ideal lead-up to the Group 1 handicap. Trainer Grahame Begg took advantage of giving Magic Time a look at the straight 1200m course over which the mare will race first-up on Saturday. Magic… Read More »
