Champion trainer Chris Waller is gearing up for the prestigious Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with a formidable lineup of four top horses. Among the likely contenders are Soulcombe, Waterville (now known as Mr Waterville in Australia), Francesco Guardi, and Manzoice. Francesco Guardi appears to be in prime form following a… Read More »
A mid-winter card isn’t normally flush with horses boasting world-class pedigrees, but two superbly related gallopers are set to compete at Sydney’s final metropolitan meeting of the season. The Bjorn Baker-trained Rupertaar and Tazaral from the Peter and Paul Snowden yard have been accepted for races on Saturday, the pair both hailing from internationally… Read More »
James Mcdonald has given Nature Strip his seal of approval after partnering the champion sprinter in a course proper workout at Rosehill. The $20 million earner stretched his legs on Tuesday morning with McDonald reporting via Chris Waller Racing’s Twitter account that the rising nine-year-old felt great. “He seems in good form, he’s… Read More »
The Hayes family will have another member operate under the Lindsay Park banner from the start of the 2023/24 racing season with Will Hayes to join his brothers in a training partnership. Lindsay Park announced the appointment on Monday morning with the 28-year-old will join his twin JD and their… Read More »
Ken Keys would have liked to have given Scheelite more time in the spelling paddock, but the Cranbourne trainer is happy with the way the most exciting member of his stable is tracking as his return to racing nears. The unbeaten colt will trial at Cranbourne on August 7 ahead of a… Read More »
Class rose to the top in Melbourne’s final Stakes race of the 2022-23 season with Godolphin galloper Ingratiating scoring at Caulfield. Showing considerable improvement from his first-up in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield a fortnight earlier, Ingratiating stamped his authority in the straight. Ridden by Blake Shinn, Ingratiating… Read More »
Zac Lloyd has shot to the front in the race for the Sydney apprentices’ title, booting home a trio of winners at Rosehill to overtake rival Dylan Gibbons with just two meetings of the season remaining. Gibbons went into Saturday’s 10-race card with a two-win lead but after two of his mounts… Read More »
Zac Lloyd has played a starring role at the penultimate Sydney Saturday meeting of the season, taking out the feature race on Victorian Barbie’s Fox as part of a winning treble that has vaulted him to the lead in the apprentices’ premiership. The young rider was relieved to get the verdict on… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody may have to go and raise the bar with Mollynickers after the filly registered a comfortable win at Caulfield. Mollynickers took out the VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) on Saturday to give Moody successive wins in the race for two-year-olds. Boogie Dancer won the corresponding race last year and later in the Spring… Read More »
Tim Clark has celebrated a significant career milestone with his 1500th winner and fittingly he has achieved the feat aboard the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Taormina. Clark has a long record of success for Tulloch Lodge and is their go-to rider in Sydney, but says he only became mindful he… Read More »
Ourbooros may have saved himself from a gelding operation with his hard-fought win at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old landed his first win at career start number four when successful in the Quayclean Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. Price spoke pre-race of the possibility of sending Ouroboros to be gelded if again beaten… Read More »
Racing geldings doesn’t exactly fit the brief for Newgate’s stallions syndicate, but the in-form Resonator is at least providing his high-profile connections with a lively winter sidebar. The son of Brazen Beau was cut midway through his two-year-old season and no longer a stud prospect, he was offered for sale on… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben and J D Hayes is again looking forward to seeing Nicolini Vito racing around a bend. After a first-up performance down the straight at Flemington on July 1 in which Nicolini Vito finished fifth, the gelding returns to Caulfield on Saturday to run in… Read More »
Ruby Tuesday won’t just be racing to garner black type for her connections when she contests Sydney’s final stakes race of the season. She will also be bidding to fill the coffers for breast cancer research. Ten per cent of the mare’s prizemoney is donated to the cause and if Ruby… Read More »
Pat Carey will break new ground when Starlight Scope competes for the first time in Stakes company at Caulfield. Starlight Scope will tackle weight-for-age company for the first time when she lines up in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. A winner of four of her 19 starts, Starlight Scope is out of the… Read More »
Racing.com is set to revolutionise the way horse racing is experienced by enthusiasts across the nation. The channel recently announced that all the action-packed races from Victoria and South Australia will now be broadcast in high definition through Foxtel and Kayo. This move marks a significant step forward for Racing.com,… Read More »
The Winter Challenge will be a campaign starting point for Sibaaq, but Annabel Neasham is looking for a bold performance as the import bids to reignite his career after a lacklustre autumn. Placed in the Five Diamonds Prelude and the Big Dance last spring, Sibaaq just missed out on a $2… Read More »
The spring campaign of Gold Trip, the defending Melbourne Cup champion, is expected to be influenced by historical trends, with the Caulfield Cup 2023 emerging as the most likely target. While no topweight in the Melbourne Cup has successfully defended their title, there is a connection to the Caulfield Cup… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s Melbourne Cup 2023 contenders are ready to showcase their form as they participate in crucial trials at Rosehill on Friday. One of their leading hopes, Goldman, will begin his journey to the Melbourne Cup in the opening trial over 1000 metres, where he will face… Read More »
Amelia’s Jewel is due to enter Simon Miller’s Ascot stables tonight (Tuesday) to be prepared for her Melbourne and Sydney spring campaign. “She’ll trial up here (Perth) twice and then we’ll put her on a plane in the middle of September or start of September and head over,” Miller told The… Read More »
