Craig Williams will be the new rider for Mnementh when the sprinter lines up in a Stakes race at Caulfield. After giving Albury trainer Mitchell Beer his biggest success when taking out the Listed Santa Ana Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington on July 1, Mnementh will attempt to add the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) on Saturday… Read More »
Hailing from an outstanding European family, the Aga Khan-bred Tazaral has a way to go to emulate the records of his half-sisters, but he has taken a step in the right direction with his first Australian win. The Irish import started his career with Dermot Weld before joining the Peter and Paul… Read More »
Victoria’s leading jockey for the 2022-23 season Daniel Stackhouse said it was a big thrill to win the race named in honour of Deane Lester at Flemington. Set to be named Victoria’s leading jockey at season’s end, Stackhouse guided the Ben and Jd Hayes-trained Mimi’s Award to victory in the Deane Lester Flemington Cup… Read More »
The standover tactics of jockey Damien Oliver has extracted the best from Sunsource in a narrow victory at Flemington. The win by the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained galloper in the Byerley Handicap (1800m) on Saturday earned the two-year-old a start in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on opening day of the… Read More »
Winning a Villiers Stakes has been a blessing and a curse for tough gelding Brutality, but he has finally got his head back in front at Randwick in what might prove his career swansong. The six-year-old has been difficult to place since taking out the 2021 summer feature but trainer… Read More »
Godolphin and James Cummings will look to continue their good run of form in Adelaide with their two-year-olds after Exploring scored a first-up win at Flemington. The Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on July 29 is the potential next assignment for Exploring after her victory in the VRC Member… Read More »
I Wish I Win has been crowned the best horse in Australia, according to the recently published Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023. Trained by Peter Moody, I Wish I Win, achieved a remarkable rating of 121, solidifying his position at the top. This accolade comes as no surprise… Read More »
Trainer Willie Mullins has emerged triumphant in a fierce battle with Australian contenders, securing a highly sought-after horse with aspirations of competing in the prestigious Melbourne Cup. Spending a substantial sum of 320,000gns at the Tattersalls July Sale, Mullins successfully acquired the wildcard entry known as Ethical Diamond. Ethical Diamond,… Read More »
Group Two winner Brutality is nearing the end of his racing career, but his connections have set one final goal before he bows out. The rising seven-year-old has won just over $980,000 in stakes and trainer Joe Pride is keen to see him tip over the $1 million mark before his likely… Read More »
A month after riding his first four-timer at Randwick, leading apprentice Dylan Gibbons has done it again. The 21-year-old came into Saturday’s meeting with a strong book of rides but more importantly, he capitalised on them. After opening his account aboard Chase My Crown in the Highway Handicap (1400m), Gibbons added wins… Read More »
Former Kiwi galloper Ucalledit has shown his Civic Stakes win was no fluke, turning in another rousing performance to add the Listed Winter Stakes at Randwick to his resume. The victory gave leading apprentice Dylan Gibbons his fourth win of the afternoon and vindicated trainer Kris Lees’ decision to run the horse… Read More »
Greg Eurell went to the Karaka Yearling Sale earlier this year to buy what he hoped would be the next generation of stable stars, but it could be a filly who had already had a couple of starts at the time that proves his best pick-up. A conversation with existing client… Read More »
Wary of the potential pitfalls of a small field, the Chris Waller team almost had its worst fears realised when Cigar Flick was badly held up in the opening race at Randwick before a superb piece of Jason Collett riding saved the day. With leader and race favourite Epic Proportions in front and Adam… Read More »
If Mathew Ellerton had his time over again, he probably would have started General Beau in last week’s Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final at his home track. Instead, the four-year-old runs this Saturday at Caulfield, in a $200,000 Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) that has come up stronger… Read More »
Trainer Tom Dabernig wants to ascertain whether Flying Mascot still has the zest for racing after a long stint on the sidelines. Flying Mascot has not raced since last October after scintigraphy discovered bone bruising after a long campaign stretching out over 12 months without a serious break. After a spell and a steady build-up, Flying Mascot is… Read More »
The aptly named Refreshing has given champion jockey Damien Oliver his first winner back since a golfing holiday in the US. Oliver and a group of golfing tragic mates had a two-week break in the US playing some of that country’s best, and exclusive, golf clubs. The champion jockey said it was… Read More »
In a significant move ahead of the highly anticipated Spring Carnival, four-time Group 1 winner Montefilia has switched trainers and joined the renowned Chris Waller stable. Previously trained by David Payne, the five-year-old mare has been absent from the racing scene since her ninth-place finish in the Group 1 Queen… Read More »
The nation’s capital is set to have its first $1 million race day with the Canberra Racing Club moving to condense its annual carnival into a single showcase meeting, headlined by the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes. The two-year-old feature will be one of four stakes races on a bumper… Read More »
Champion sprinter Nature Strip is set to make his return to Chris Waller’s Rosehill stables for his final preparations ahead of the Spring Carnival. Nature Strip, with career earnings surpassing $20 million, hasn’t raced since his fourth-place finish in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick in April. The… Read More »
Knight’s Choice proved in Saturday’s Winx Guineas just why John Symons has had such a big opinion of him, but the questions around the gelding don’t end with what to do with him next. There is a chance it might not be the Sunshine Coast trainer’s decision to make with… Read More »
