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 »
When Craig Williams fielded a call from trainer Clayton Douglas, he was expecting news about his Everest winner Giga Kick. While there was some conversation about the rising four-year-old, Douglas wanted to know the jockey’s availability for a couple of unraced two-year-olds in his team. A gelding by Lean Mean Machine with the name Title… Read More »
James McDonald has wasted no time reminding Sydney’s star apprentices who’s boss, sooling juvenile Caballus to a narrow but impressive win at his first Saturday ride back from an overseas break. The midweek Canterbury meeting was McDonald’s first in the harbour city since June 7, the champion hoop having spent… Read More »
Kosciuszko hopeful Mogo Magic will face an important test at Randwick when he ventures out of Highway Handicap company and into benchmark grade. While conceding Saturday’s Godolphin Lifetime Care Handicap (1100m) will be the three-year-old’s biggest challenge to date, trainer Scott Collings is also confident the horse is up to the task…. Read More »
Michael Freedman will unveil a host of his carnival hopefuls at the Randwick trial session on Friday, headlined by Group 1 winner Communist. With the retirement this season of stable star Forbidden Love, Freedman is relying on a mostly young team of rising three and four-year-olds to form the backbone of… Read More »
Keats has become a staple of 1600-metre races in Victoria, but the imported galloper will get out to at least 10 furlongs for the first time in almost a year when he contests Saturday’s Luna Hand Care Handicap at The Valley. Seven of the gelding’s past nine runs have been over… Read More »
Trainer Annabel Neasham has her sights set on the prestigious Melbourne Spring Carnival with two exciting fillies in her stable. Leading the charge is the talented Kristilli, who dazzled the racing world by claiming the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick in only her second race appearance. Neasham expressed… Read More »
Alligator Blood is set to make waves this spring as he aims to add more victories to his already illustrious career. Under the guidance of trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the seven-year-old gelding has clinched four Group 1 triumphs, three of which were achieved in Melbourne this season. The… Read More »
It is a riveting daily show that runs until Monday. The chase for the Australian Jockey’s Premiership title for the 2022/23 racing season is going down to the wire in a fascinating contest between Aaron Bullock and Jimmy Orman … two jockeys trading winner for winner in their battle for… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has split their two-year-old fillies between a race in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. Outback Miss and Spicy Margs were both among acceptances for the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Morphettville and the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Price said Outback Miss would represent the stable in… Read More »
