Superbly related import Tazaral will bid to become the latest member of his family to win a stakes race when he heads to Eagle Farm for the Listed Bernborough Plate. The son of Fastnet Rock is a half-brother to two overseas Group 1 winners in Tahiyra and Tarnawa, and while he… Read More »
The retirement of Group 2 winning mare Barb Raider has left a hole in the stable of Jerome Hunter which he hopes Rich Fortune can step up and fill. Rich Fortune heads to the Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Wednesday looking to add to her record of two wins and three… Read More »
Annual General Meetings held by the Cranbourne Turf Club and the Pakenham Racing Club has resulted in resolutions to merge the two clubs into one Super Club. Resounding support from the members of the two Clubs will result in the committees of both entities working towards the required regulatory approvals… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has had a fairytail finish to his illustrious riding career riding three winners at his last three rides. Oli had a good book of rides at Ascot but had to wait until race seven to get his first winner steering favourite Devine Belief to win before… Read More »
Lee Freedman may keep lower profile nowadays at his Gold Coast base compared to the heady Melbourne Cup and Golden Slipper winning times three decades ago, but the old magic returned with Encoder ‘s win in the three-year-old highlight of the Queensland Summer Carnival at Eagle Farm. Encoder took out the $300,000… Read More »
Brisbane’s recent stormy weather still made an impact on the Eagle Farm meeting which had jockey Martin Harley concerned that Abounding may not appreciated softer ground, but the determination of her win settled anything he had earlier thought. Abounding ($2.70 favourite) put in a late drive to take out the $200,000 Listed… Read More »
As a two-year-old Ginger ‘N’ Pink showed glimpses of good ability and now aged three she’s starting to realise that potential, winning her second race from as many runs this preparation, successful in a benchmark 70 over 1200m. The Zoustar filly won her maiden first up at Sandown Lakeside and went… Read More »
It’s a strategy that champion trainer Chris Waller has employed for many years and it proved successful once more when Kapakiri ($3.20F) saluted in the Toyota Forklifts Handicap over 2000m. Having boxes based on the Gold Coast gives Waller the opportunity to transfer horses that aren’t competing up to Sydney metropolitan grade… Read More »
There may have been limited form to work with but Traffic Warden had shown plenty of promise at his debut behind the well regarded Storm Boy and went on with it to win the opener at Caulfield, a two-year-old handicap over 1000m. Sent out as the $1.80 wagering sites favourite, Jamie… Read More »
Australia’s premier stayer, Without A Fight, is set to miss the upcoming autumn season due to a tendon injury, as revealed by trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman. The father-and-son duo issued a concise statement on Friday night, indicating that the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup champion will undergo an extended… Read More »
On first glance there is a ring to the name and, as a result, there has to be more to it when punters see Imezaaki in the form guide. However, outside of the dam’s name spelt backwards – sort of, the gelding has a completely unrelated to Zaaki chance to… Read More »
It has been a heady year for trainer Bjorn Baker and he is keen to continue that momentum through the summer as he sets his sights on next month’s Magic Millions carnival at the Gold Coast. Baker has been in tremendous form, winning the inaugural The Quokka with Overpass, the stallion-making Coolmore Stud… Read More »
Regally bred colt Highness might be laidback in nature, but there was nothing relaxed about his finishing burst as he overhauled short-priced favourite Spywire to win the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. Quick out of the gates, the horse relaxed almost two well for Tommy Berry mid-race then needed a stern reminder of… Read More »
As a Group One winner,Royal Merchant looked to have the Magic Millions Wyong 3YO & 4YO Stakes at her mercy and that’s how it panned out, despite a late scare from stablemate Semana. Triumphant in The Goodwood at Morphettville in May, Royal Merchant met much lesser-performed horses favourably at the handicaps under… Read More »
With his tail up after a Ballarat Cup Day hat-trick, Tony McEvoy is now dreaming of the futures he could win with classy colt Veight in 2024. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up is back in light work and not far off a return to the Ballarat stable McEvoy operates with son Calvin…. Read More »
Imperatriz’s avoidance of Sydney was one of the main talking points of this year’s Spring Carnival but her 2024 campaign will be geared around a trip to New South Wales with a journey to Royal Ascot ruled out for the five-year-old. The $3 million T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
The market had four-time Group One winner Zaaki as the popular pick for the last of The Pinnacles top shelf features, but it was outsider Dom To Shoot who delivered a maiden win at the highest level for jockey Jarrod Noske and father and son training combination Sean and Jake Casey…. Read More »
A minute before the official scratching time on Saturday, third emergency Loch Eagle still hadn’t gained a run in the $3 million The Ingham. A little over eight hours later, and the Kris Lees -trained gelding was striding clear to deliver apprentice Dylan Gibbons a memorable victory in the pinnacle race of the… Read More »
A sharpen-up victory for four-year-old All That Pizzazz in Brisbane is just what Tony Gollan wanted to see with the $730,000 New Year’s Day feature at Toowoomba now the firm aim. All That Pizzazz’s win in the Listed Bribie Handicap (1000m) was the seventh career victory in 14 starts for the gelding… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have captured their third Inglis Nursery in the space of four years with Odinson showing his class to overcome a wide run and claim the $500,000 juvenile feature at Randwick. Making his Sydney debut, Odinson ($5) flew the gates but drifted back to worse than… Read More »
