Zambardo did not make it to the race that was pencilled in as his Group 1 target this preparation, but co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr remains optimistic he can land a big payday this campaign. Last year’s Champions Stakes runner-up will get the chance to push his claims for a start… Read More »
Peter Snowden has taken plenty of positives from the effort of Beadman in the Doomben 10,000, but the colt has one more test to pass to confirm plans for a Stradbroke Handicap mission. The colt handled his first experience at weight-for-age with aplomb when finishing fifth to veteran Rothfire in the… Read More »
Trainer Rob Heathcote continued his successful Brisbane carnival when Abounding secured her place in the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap with a courageous win at Doomben on Saturday. A striking chestnut mare with a white blaze on her nose, Abounding edged out Cifrado and Harry’s Yacht in a thrilling finish to the… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell has some thinking to do after Meridius appreciated a class drop with success at Sandown. The Cranbourne-based horseman must decide whether to take Meridius to Queensland for the later part of the Winter Carnival or send the gelding for a spell to concentrate on the Magic Millions Carnival in January. Coming back… Read More »
James McDonald has described Chris Waller as a once in a generation trainer after delivering the champion horseman his 200th Group 1 win with Birdman in the Doomben Cup. Only two other trainers – Tommy Smith and Bart Cummings – have celebrated 200 or more victories at the highest level, both ending… Read More »
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher declared Fireball Miss on target for the Queensland Oaks after her impressive win in the Group 2 $300,000 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday. “Fireball Miss has thrived since coming up here to Queensland,” Maher said. “She stays at Tony Gollan’s yard and I can’t thank… Read More »
Agent Zero gave leading syndicators Dean and Adam Watt of Dynamic Syndications their 999th winner when he took out the PF Civil Handicap (1800m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. But Dynamic’s Adam Watt was lukewarm on backing up with Agent Zero in next Saturday’s Group 1 $1 million Queensland Derby (2400m) at… Read More »
Chris Waller has run into Pride Of Jenni enough times to know that taking on the front-running mare will bring most horses undone, and leaving her to her own devices will play into her hands. Finding a happy medium is something not even the champion trainer can attest to having… Read More »
A quick back-up into one of the signature two-year-old events of the Brisbane winter carnival is on the table for emerging filly I Am Dirty if she can make it two wins in succession in the Bill Carter Stakes at Doomben. After enduring a wide run when unplaced on debut at… Read More »
The Doomben Cup has been a long-range goal for Vauban, and with the horse as well as his trainers can get him, Tim Clark is banking on the import’s staying prowess to be an asset in his clash with star mare Pride Of Jenni. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott opted… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is hoping to enhance the chances of gaining a start with Chillies in the Queensland Derby via three-year-old race at Ipswich. A last start third in the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington on Anzac Day, Chillies runs in the Seven QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (2180m) on… Read More »
Lindsay Park has already unleashed one above-average ready-to-run purchase this season and the training team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes will be looking to make that two this Saturday. The brothers have Stars Of Dom set to debut in the $150,000 two-year-old fillies event over 1000 metres at Sandown…. Read More »
Calvin McEvoy was initially not thrilled to see Pride Of Jenni bob up as a surprise rival for Half Yours in the Hollindale Stakes, but he is optimistic that having had a run against her will aid his prospects in features to come. The Melbourne Cup winner finished third in… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has secured the services of Craig Williams for Splash Back in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Splash Back made an impressive start to her Brisbane campaign winning the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on May 2 and will head to the Group 1 Kingsford… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to restrict Sun God to shorter distances has reaped immediate dividends with the import posting a stylish first-up victory in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes at Scone. A winner over 2400m in Europe, the four-year-old didn’t fire when tried over staying and middle-distances locally, prompting Waller to… Read More »
Tuileries shouldered a weight-carrying record, overcame a wide barrier and defeated a top class field of mares in the Group 3 $250,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1300m) at Scone on Saturday. Champion Peter Snowden’s talented Tuileries turned a formidable task into a routine triumph with a win described as “breathtaking” by… Read More »
Grahame Begg’s first attempt at Melbourne Cup glory with a winner of the Andrew Ramsden Stakes ended in heartbreak, but he is hoping to have better luck in 2026. Zakouma ensured the Cranbourne trainer can start planning a path towards this year’s edition of Australia’s greatest race after winning the… Read More »
The horse at the centre of trainer John O’Shea’s four month disqualification has posted his biggest win with a tenacious effort in the Listed Ortensia Stakes at Scone. Bev’s Nine was a late scratching from a race at Rosehill in February when Racing NSW veterinarians ruled him to be lame,… Read More »
Star jockey Rachel King decision to take the shortest route home near the inside rail provided Miss Freelove proved a winning move in the Listed $200,000 Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday. In another tight finish, less than a length separated the top four finishers with Miss Freelove… Read More »
There was of repeat of the Anzac Day gap-job, but Concord Connie reinforced her status as one of the Victoria’s most promising female gallopers with another Flemington on Saturday. The Charlotte Littlefield-trained daughter of Contributer cruised to a 1-1/4-length win in the $150,000 K A Morrison Handicap (1400m) for three-year-olds…. Read More »
