Ciaron Maher credits the variety of training establishments the stable can utilise in bringing out the best in Bella Nipotina who is on the cusp of starting another campaign. Bella Nipotina is slated to run in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday, kick starting her tenth campaign. The… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has labelled Caballus the second-best colt he has trained behind Ozzmosis after the three-year-old overcame a high-class field to win the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick. Bought for $315,000 by syndicators Darby Racing as a tried horse, Caballus continued his perfect record for his new connections, adding Saturday’s Group 3 race… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable has strengthened their claims on capturing a first Blue Diamond Stakes together with a potential quartet of runners in the Group 1 race at Caulfield. Peter Snowden has won Melbourne’s premier juvenile race on three occasions and will chase a first with his son on February… Read More »
Annabel Neasham will give Castanya every chance to earn her way into the Golden Slipper after the filly took an important step with a sweeping victory in the Listed Lonhro Plate at Randwick. The youngster’s performance franked the form of Slipper second favourite Switzerland, who she finished runner-up to on debut, while… Read More »
Owner Tony Ottobre always knew there was plenty of talent hidden away in Pride Of Jenni, but first she had to dispose of her wayward tendencies. It took the best part of three years for Pride Of Jenni to eventually show Ottobre that talent when she racked-up back-to-back Group 1… Read More »
Robbie Laing doubts there will be a fitter horse than Hey Fat Cat in the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield. Successful at Sale and Sandown in his last two starts, Laing decided to bypass another restricted race at Sandown during the week for the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Laing also… Read More »
Michael Dee is unsure how long his association with Atishu will last, but the top Melbourne jockey is happy to team up with her in this Saturday’s Group 1 CF Orr Stakes. The six-year-old will have her first start since winning the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in… Read More »
Luke Nolen has undergone surgery to stem internal bleeding after a fall at trackwork at Pakenham on Thursday morning. The rider most famous for his association with champion mare Black Caviar was transported to the Alfred hospital after a fall with fractured left ribs and pelvis problems the initial concern. But… Read More »
David Payne doesn’t have the budget to compete at the top-end of the yearling sale market, so the bluebloods are never on his short list. Instead, he backs his decades of experience and horsemanship to hunt for hidden gems. Trawling through the yearlings on offer last year, Payne came across a… Read More »
Bad luck thwarted the first racing campaign of Snow Patrol who is set to make his racing return at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding is being aimed at the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington next month. First-up though is the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
While Black Caviar was winning races from her two-year-old year through to retirement as a six-year-old, her trainer Peter Moody said she did not reach full maturity until her later racing years. Mr Brightside is no Black Caviar, but he is about to embark on an autumn campaign in the… Read More »
Fully Lit announced not only himself at Rosehill on January 20, the two-year-old did a good job of also shining the spotlight on fledgling syndicator RedFox Racing. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt carried RedFox’s red and black colours to a win that elicited a much more raucous reaction than… Read More »
Mick Price is aware there are more suitable immediate options for Ayrton than this Saturday’s CF Orr Stakes, but he thinks it is the right Group 1 race to have a crack at. Waiting for him will be star miler Mr Brightside, but the $750,000 weight-for-age Group 1 event is… Read More »
Former AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan is reportedly the frontrunner to assume the role of the new chairman of Racing Victoria, according to several media outlets. While no official confirmation of his acceptance has been made, sources suggest that McLachlan is the preferred candidate of Victoria’s Racing Minister, Anthony Carbines. This… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas winner Griff is on a mission to add another classic win to his resume, this time in Sydney. The colt is set to resume in the $250,000 Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick this Saturday for what will be an exclusively Sydney campaign. Trainer Ciaron Maher is upbeat about… Read More »
Imperatriz failed to flatter in her final serious hitout before her return to racing, but Michael Dee is maintaining the faith ahead of this month’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning. Dee blamed complacency for the eight-time Group 1 winner’s lacklustre showing at Cranbourne on Monday morning, which saw her beaten home… Read More »
Young Werther is not your normal racehorse. While most horses enjoy time in the paddock, Young Werther is more comfortable with stable life. Trainer Danny O’Brien revealed Young Werther has been in the stable since his last start second in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) in December. O’Brien said Young Werther was… Read More »
Chris Waller is poised to sacrifice a potential $2 million pay day in the Inglis Millennium in order to concentrate on the Golden Slipper with blue-blooded colt Switzerland. The champion trainer says there is a “ninety per chance” Switzerland will not contest next Saturday’s sales-restricted feature for which he is a… Read More »
Up-and-coming sprinter Our Kobison has broken the 1200-metre Rosehill track record, bettering the mark held for almost 30 years by top galloper All Our Mob . While the firm ground was producing quick times throughout the day, Our Kobison was brilliant in carting the field up to leader Dipsy Doodle then finding another gear… Read More »
Annabel Neasham has credited Lady Laguna’s rich vein of form to maturity after the mare strung together her third consecutive win in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. While the four-year-old has only missed a place six times in 22 starts â five of those in Melbourne and the… Read More »
