The decision to bypass the Magic Millions Classic with Prost and concentrate on a Golden Slipper bid appears to be a shrewd one, with the colt returning to post an emphatic win in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. Prost ($3.50 equal fav) became the tenth individual two-year-old winner for Gai Waterhouse… Read More »
Coleman has leapt to the top of markets for Melbourne’s premier juvenile race after a comprehensive first-up win at Caulfield. After a troubled early start to his autumn campaign, Coleman took out the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday to remain unbeaten after a debut win at the track in… Read More »
Racing NSW has launched legal action against Tabcorp, the major sponsor of The Everest, Australia’s richest turf race. The legal proceedings, reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, stem from allegations of contract breaches by Tabcorp, including claims of insufficient promotion for major horse races in NSW. This development has escalated… Read More »
The Group 1 find of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival has been given a ‘wildcard’ entry into the All-Star Mile, this year to be run at Caulfield. Pride Of Jenni recorded successive wins at Group 1 level at Flemington last November, firstly taking out the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on Victoria… Read More »
Josh Parr has partnered speedy gelding Malkovich to his only two stakes wins and he is optimistic of a three-peat in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. The six-year-old will extend to 1200m for just the third time in 33 starts on Saturday having struggled at his two other attempts… Read More »
King Charles III’s horse Desert Hero has been ruled out of the Sydney autumn carnival, but trainer William Haggas has confirmed stablemate Dubai Honour is locked in for an Australian return. Haggas said it was only in the past 24 hours that connections had decided Desert Hero, who had been among the leading… Read More »
Golden Eagle winner Obamburumai will return to Sydney this autumn for the Doncaster Mile with Josh Parr confirming he has been booked for the Group 1 ride. Parr partnered the Japanese-trained horse to win the $10 million Golden Eagle in the spring, replacing superstar jockey Yutaka Take , who was injured in a race… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will get a better understanding of their latest debutant after he races at Caulfield. Evaporate faces six opponents at his first start when he heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. The son of Per Incanto, who… Read More »
Former star mare Verry Elleegant will have a Group 1 race at Randwick renamed in her honour. The Australian Turf Club has announced the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) will be rebranded as the Verry Elleegant Stakes from this year as a tribute to the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner. Trained by Chris… Read More »
Following his 10th placing in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on January 1, Regal Power has been retired. Regal Power ends his career as an eight-year-old and off the back of 41 starts since his debut at Belmont Park in 2018. The son of Pierro won 10 races, placed eight times… Read More »
The news of a probable career ending injury to Alligator Blood is not the way racing enthusiasts want to see any horse bow out, particularly after a career which has had it all … from excellence to adversity, from glory to controversy, from reaching heights to combating the lows. But,… Read More »
Cult galloper Alligator Blood may have run his last race, with trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott confirming the star galloper had sustained an injury to his pastern, located between the fetlock and top of the hoof. The seven-year-old gelding won a trial at Rosehill on Thursday morning under regular jockey Tim Clark however… Read More »
July 1, 2023 to January 26, 2024 … that period represents the just shy of seven months that Nikita Beriman has been out of the saddle with a shoulder injury. Thatâs a long time in the life of a jockey, but, like most riders, how long an injury takes to… Read More »
Jockeys and stewards agree that more trials are needed before the green light is given for racing to commence on the new Caulfield Heath inner track. Six official trials were held for the first time on Monday and while the feedback was positive, Victorian Jockeys Association CEO Matt Hyland said… Read More »
A trip to Moonee Valley earlier in the week has paved the way for exciting three-year-old Veight to make a winning return to the racetrack. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained colt became the first of his age to win the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) since Holler scored in 2016. Sent out… Read More »
In a masterful training performance, John O’Shea has nursed dual Group 1 placegetter Zou Tiger back from two bouts of surgery to produce him for an emphatic win in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick. A high-class three-year-old, Zou Tiger placed in the 2022 Golden Rose and last year’s Randwick Guineas, but… Read More »
Almost a year to the day since Golden Slipper winner Shinzo made his debut, Chris Waller and owners Coolmore have unveiled another son of Snitzel who they hope can head down a similar path. Switzerland ($2.70 fav) lived up to the promise he had shown at the trials with an authoritative… Read More »
Astute purchases by Newgate Farm and China Horse Club have shown good signs of delivering greater rewards as the Peter and Paul Snowden -trained High Octane and Holmes A Court ran first and second in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) for colts and geldings at Caulfield. Both debutants, High Octane was… Read More »
Race experience counted as the Clinton Mcdonald-trained Hayasugi snared her win just at the right time â right on the winning post â to throw herself into contention for the Blue Diamond Stakes in four weeks’ time. Hayasugi in Japanese means ‘too early’ but there was nothing of that about Jamie… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is banking on a return to Caulfield being a winning formula for Ayrton. The six-year-old runs in the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) at his favourite track on Friday. Ayrton has raced at Caulfield on six occasions, registering five wins, four of which have… Read More »
