Mick Price is aware of his tendency to get overly-ambitious when a member of his team indicates above-average ability, but it is unlikely to stop him doing similar with Globe. The untapped Charm Spirit four-year-old added another picket to the fence he has formed to start his career when he demolished… Read More »
He only hailed from across the Tasman, but Palmetto presented more like a European galloper than a New Zealander when he first arrived at John Sargent’s stable. It has taken two campaigns and a dose of TLC for the horse to acclimatise but now that he has, he’s put back-to-back wins… Read More »
John Allen last week reminded everyone of his affinity for South Australia with Australasian Oaks success and on Saturday the jockey completed the Adelaide Group 1 quaddie with victory in the $500,000 Robert Sangster Stakes. The Irishman is now a part of the select band of riders to have won all… Read More »
Joe Pride doesn’t know where Think About It’s ceiling is, but he does know he has a potentially top sprinter on his hands after the Stradbroke Handicap favourite overcame obstacles to win the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. It is Pride’s fifth victory in the 1200-metre feature and while his… Read More »
Local trainer Maddie Raymond has missed-out on seeing her galloper Rolls take out the Listed Warrnambool Cup. Raymond and partner Paddy Bell were on the highway travelling to Melbourne airport ahead of departing for Spain for a friend’s wedding when the 2350m race was run on Thursday. Ridden by local jockey Harry Grace, Rolls ($11) scored a 1-½… Read More »
Punters expected trainer Ciaron Maher to collect a seventh Grand Annual Steeplechase but it was not the one they expected. Stern Idol was sent out the $1.85 favourite in Thursday’s 5500m marathon but was pulled-up prior to the last obstacle by jockey Steven Pateman. Instead, it was left to stablemate Rockstar Ronnie who led throughout to give Irishman Chris McCarthy his… Read More »
The Group 1 credentials of two Ciaron Maher’s Robert Sangster Stakes runners are not for debate and Australia’s leading trainer is confident it is only a matter of time before his other representative joins them. Ruthless Dame will chase a maiden win at the highest level in the 1200-metre fillies and… Read More »
The Gosford stand-alone meeting has been a successful playground for leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees and he is hoping to continue in that vein with a trio of runners in the $500,000 The Coast. The track has hosted a Saturday metropolitan meeting for the past two years and Lees has captured… Read More »
Saunter Boy has confirmed his star status on the jumps circuit with a second win in the feature hurdle of the Warrnambool May Carnival. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained jumper carried 70.5kg to win last year’s Galleywood Hurdle but rose just 0.5kg to take out the 3200m contest on Wednesday. Sent out… Read More »
Declan Maher knows only too well what is required to win Australia’s longest race, Warrnambool’s Grand Annual Steeplechase. A round table discussion between those involved in Stern Idol has led the jumper to the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained former French jumper had been entered… Read More »
Britannicus has wiped away the disappointment of defeat for his connections in the Brierly Steeplechase to claim a thrilling win at Warrnambool 12 months later. A brave ride by Aaron Kuru saw Britannicus cut the corner at second of the Tozer Road obstacles that brings the field back onto the course… Read More »
Confidence lost, everything lost. It is what punters say, but it can also transfer over to horses and have an effect on their careers. Trainer Dane Smith has had to rebuild the confidence of San Remo following a fall in the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool last year. After two wins to start the 2023 jumps… Read More »
Henry Dwyer is looking forward to the jumps return of Riding High who will contest the first feature race of the Warrnambool May Carnival. The three-day meeting kicks off on Tuesday with the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) the feature of the opening day. It will be a little over 12 months since Riding High last… Read More »
At the beginning of her career, a feature Sunday meeting at Rockhampton would have seemed an unlikely setting for reaching 1000 career winners by jockey Samantha Collett but 2023 The Archer Day will be one the 33-year-old will remember. In reaching this new level, Collett joins both her parents, Judy Thornton… Read More »
They’ve proven to be a gun stable for training stayers in recent times and the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace partnership have added more silverware to the cabinet with Affaire A Suivre ($7.50) taking out the Group One $500,000 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. After drawing the widest barrier in a… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has served a reminder of his talent with a pinpoint frontrunning ride on Coal Crusher at Rosehill, although the win might not be enough to keep the heavyweight rider in Sydney. Rawiller had been based in Perth before making the move east a few months ago and while he was… Read More »
When the call came through to trainers asking what distance they wanted the VRC St Leger run over at Sandown, Matt Cumani was open minded. Due to the death of Dean Holland in a race fall at Donald on Monday, the traditional Anzac Day meeting at Flemington the following day was… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody will look to the Melbourne Spring Carnival with Legacies who kept an unbeaten record with an impressive win at Sandown. A debut winner at Cranbourne on April 14, Legacies added the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) to her record on Saturday. The Anzac Day Stakes is traditionally run at Flemington but was rescheduled… Read More »
She didn’t execute the race to perfection, but Dipsy Doodle’s class shone through as she posted her second career win at Rosehill to book herself a shot at the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Scone. Bringing up James Cummings’ 27th two-year-old win of the season, Dipsy Doodle ($2.70 unibet fav) mustered… Read More »
Trainers Toby and Trent Edmonds are looking to keep the ‘picket fence’ run of The Vowels going in the Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm. The Vowels will be aiming for his sixth straight win when he contests the Group 2 1600m race for three-year-olds on Saturday, his toughest test to date. Commencing his winning… Read More »
