James Cummings and Godolphin have seen what a three-year-old filly can do when they line up in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. The Tony McEvoy-trained Sunlight defeated Godolphin galloper Osborne Bulls in the 1200m sprint down the Flemington straight in 2019. This time around the shoe is on the other foot, with Cummings… Read More »
Paul Snowden has cautioned punters not to write off Sheeza Belter in the Coolmore Classic, confident the filly can rebound from her unplaced last-start performance. A Group 1-winning two-year-old, Sheeza Belter settled last in the Surround Stakes (1400m) from an awkward draw and wanted to reef and pull with Willie Pike before… Read More »
No one is more excited about I Wish I Win’s Newmarket Handicap involvement than Mark Chittick, but the Waikato Stud boss is not getting ahead of himself. It won’t be the first time the Chittick family has had the favourite for Australia’s most famous sprint race. O’Reilly was the 11/4… Read More »
Already a Group 1 winner, jockey Sam Clipperton believes Mazu is ready to take the next step to becoming one of Australia’s sprint stars. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Mazu heads to the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) first-up at Flemington on Saturday after impressing the jockey in a recent jump-out at… Read More »
Regan Bayliss is thrilled to have picked up the Coolmore Classic mount on international runner Purplepay in what will be his first ride for champion trainer William Haggas. A shoulder injury to the mare’s regular jockey Tom Marquand has opened the door for Bayliss to be given the Group 1 opportunity, although it… Read More »
A day after making the main field for the All Star Mile, Chris Waller and the connections of Fangirl are forgoing a chance at the $5 million 1600-metre feature to opt for further Group 1 glory in Sydney. Second-placed last start in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at… Read More »
My Oberon has secured the final wildcard entry into this year’s All Star Mile. The highly-anticipated race is set to take place on March 19th at The Valley racecourse in Melbourne. My Oberon, previously trained by William Haggas, made a statement on his Australian debut by winning the Crystal Mile… Read More »
Annabel Neasham isn’t taking any chances with four-time Group 1 winner Zaaki with a tilt at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes pushed aside in favour of the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on April 15. “He’s just not himself at the moment,” Neasham told Sky Racing. “We’re not really sure… Read More »
Strong work over the weekend has co-trainer Mick Price feeling good about Annavisto’s sojourn to Sydney for the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. While no stranger to racing in the clockwise direction with her best result north of the Victorian border being a second placing in… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg will have a phone full of congratulatory messages after completing a two-state double on Saturday. Begg was on the 5pm plane from Sydney having been at Randwick to watch Passive Aggressive land a last stride win in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) while it was left to newly appointed assistant-trainer Chris… Read More »
It was the Zac Purton show at Randwick as the superstar Hong Kong-based jockey made a clean-sweep of the two Group 1 races, both wins coming for the famous Freedman family. Just 40 minutes after teaming with Anthony and Sam Freedman to guide Artorius to an overdue win in the Canterbury Stakes… Read More »
World class jockey Zac Purton has spun his magic aboard Artorius, answering an SOS from the enigmatic entire’s connections to guide him to his first win in two years in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes. A championship winner in Hong Kong many times over, the Australian-born Purton was sought out by… Read More »
Learning To Fly has retained her position at the top of Golden Slipper markets with a hard-fought Reisling Stakes win, but Godolphin colt Cylinder has been the big mover after toppling the previously unbeaten Red Resistance at Randwick. Cylinder firmed from $9 into $4.50 second favourite with Unibet for the world’s richest… Read More »
An imported galloper that has contested the past two Prix de l’Arc de Triomphes has been granted the first wildcard into the All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley. Newcomer to the Mike Moroney stable, Alenquer has been afforded the chance to make his Australian debut in the $5 million on March 18. Earlier in the week the Top 10 horses… Read More »
The return of Everest winner Giga Kick can’t come quickly enough for jockey Craig Williams, who has foregone rides at a Group 1 race day in Melbourne to partner the three-year-old in the Challenge Stakes in Sydney. While the top Victorian hoop has also picked up mounts in several other feature… Read More »
Adrian Bott has cautioned punters to forgive Cross Talk’s first-up defeat as an odds-on favourite, convinced the gelding can rebound in the Group 3 Newcastle Stakes. The five-year-old led and was overhauled by Zeyrek over 1400m at Rosehill last month and stays at that journey for Friday’s feature, formerly known as the… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney and the connections of imported galloper Alenquer have a nervous wait to see whether they make the All-Star Mile field. The Top 10 vote gathers were announced on Tuesday evening with Alenquer not among them and now connections are banking on gaining a wildcard to run in the… Read More »
Alligator Blood has fallen just short of a new record in the public vote into the All-Star Mile. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper collected 18,301 votes to head the Top 10 into the All-Star Mile after voting closed on Sunday night. His vote count was just 200 shy of… Read More »
Mike Moroney hopes to have two runners in the Australian Guineas but fears Japanese Emperor may miss out on the Group 1 race at Flemington. Japanese Emperor and Elkington Road have been entered for the 1600m contest on Saturday. Elkington Road is safely in the field limit of 16 plus four emergencies sitting… Read More »
It’s a stable that is usually up and about when the major silverware is being dished out and this autumn is no exception for the training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Fresh off the back of Alligator Blood’s dominant Group 1 Futurity Stakes win at Sandown last weekend,… Read More »
