Ultra-consistent It’Sourtime will get the chance to add to his record when heads to the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. While It’sourtime may only have registered four wins from his 20 starts, the gelding does have 11 minor placings to his credit and more than $560,000 in prize money. Added to that record… Read More »
Improving sprinter Deepour will be in unchartered waters in the Missile Stakes when he not only takes on Group company for the first time but does so on a seven-day back-up. Trainer Adam Campton has talked himself through all the pros and cons of the decision and reached the conclusion it is… Read More »
After a stellar career that encompassed eight seasons of racing, time has been called on the career of Lindsay Park-trained galloper So Si Bon. With nine wins from his 95 starts and more than $2.3 million in prize money, So Si Bon retires a happy and sound horse. So Si Bon started his career… Read More »
Twelve months after claiming the Coffs Harbour Cup with Hosier , trainer Kris Lees finds himself in the opposition corner and hoping to topple the reigning titleholder with his talented backmarker Acquitted. Formerly owned by Lloyd Williams, Hosier made a winning debut for the Lees stable in the corresponding race last year… Read More »
Trainer Shawn Mathrick saw something new from his promising sprinter Cause For Concern in a gallop ahead of his first shot at open company. Cause For Concern takes on a handy field of sprinters in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, the first feature race of the new season…. Read More »
Trainer Aidan O’Brien is contemplating a potential bid for the prestigious Cox Plate with his star galloper, Paddington. After a remarkable display at the Sussex Stakes in Goodwood under challenging conditions, O’Brien expressed his interest in the Cox Plate. “We will definitely look at it (the International at York) and… Read More »
Promising colt Doull, the one-time Coolmore Stud Stakes favourite, has been transferred to trainer Annabel Neasham’s stable. The Snitzel colt was previously under the guidance of Anthony and Sam Freedman but has not raced since the Redelva Stakes in April. During his career, Doull achieved a notable debut win at… Read More »
Gold Trip, the reigning Melbourne Cup champion, is all set to embark on a high-stakes spring campaign under the guidance of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Following last year’s winning formula, the Cox Plate will serve as the final lead-up race before the stayer’s bid to defend his crown at… Read More »
Wyong trainer Sara Ryan will be racking up the frequent flyer miles in the lead up to having her first starter in Victoria. Having just completed her first full season as a trainer, Ryan has a runner at Wyong on Thursday, travels on Friday to Coffs Harbour where she has Attractable running in the Coffs Harbour… Read More »
An incredible barrier trial performance has Group 1 placed sprinter Big Parade as the clear top seed amongst Joe Pride’s trio of Missile Stakes runners and the trainer is optimistic his new recruit can back it up with a win. Inheriting Big Parade from Mark Newnham following the latter’s move to Hong Kong,… Read More »
Jockey Tim Clark provided an optimistic assessment of Melbourne Cup 2023 contender White Marlin, expressing satisfaction with the horse’s current condition. The talented import, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, is steadily building momentum towards peaking in November. Following White Marlin’s first trial over 1100m at Canterbury, Clark shared… Read More »
The anticipation is building for trainer Simon Miller as his star mare Amelia’s Jewel takes the next step in her preparation for a much anticipated interstate campaign in the spring. The exciting four-year-old validated star status by winning the G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) G2 WA Guineas (1600m) double last year… Read More »
I Am Me is likely to have an exclusive Sydney spring campaign which is set to kick-off in the Missile Stakes at Rosehill. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained five-year-old is also an entrant in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. However, Eustace said the Group 2 race… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are eyeing an ambitious program with unbeaten sprinter What You Need. High on the agenda is the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in October and already there has been some discussions on gaining a slot in Australia’s richest race. What You Need has… Read More »
New Zealand’s newly-crowned champion apprentice jockey, Tayla Mitchell, is bidding farewell to the local racing industry to pursue a promising career in Australia. Mitchell secured the title with a slender one-win lead over her closest rival, Kelsey Hannan, but had already set her sights on Melbourne before her triumph. She… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price has ambitious plans for his promising unbeaten galloper, Globe, aiming for a coveted start in the prestigious Cox Plate at The Valley this spring. The goal is to secure a place in the Cox Plate on October 28 by targeting the Feehan Stakes (1600m) at The Valley… Read More »
He had to wait until the eighth race, but Zac Lloyd has sealed the Sydney apprentices’ premiership with a win at Randwick, scoring aboard in-form sprinter Insurrection to cap a remarkable season. Zac Lloyd came into Saturday’s final meeting of the term with a three-win lead over arch-rival and close friend… Read More »
The benefit of the hills and numerous tracks at Lindsay Park’s training base at Euroa has paid a dividend with The Summit scoring at Moonee Valley. A French-bred galloper that had shown above average ability in France before being sold to Hong Kong, The Summit landed a win in the Travis Harrison Cup (1600m) on Saturday at… Read More »
Flash Flood has stretched out to 2040m and completed a winning hat-trick with a hard-fought win at Moonee Valley. After wins at Sandown and Caulfield, Flash Flood had his first try at 2040m on Saturday and landed the prize in the Luna Hand Care Handicap. Ridden by Carleen Hefel who had ridden the… Read More »
Scott Collings admitted to feeling some pre-race nerves before Mogo Magic allayed them with another commanding performance at Randwick to underscore his claims for the $2 million Kosciuszko. The Goulburn sprinter was venturing into unchartered waters with the Godolphin Lifetime Care Handicap (1100m) his first Saturday-grade test outside Highway company…. Read More »
