The writing was on the wall with Joyful Fortune who had matched motors with Eduardo in a recent Sydney trial and Josh Parr making the trip down to Melbourne for the one ride. Jumping an easing favourite for new trainer Mark Newnham, Parr led the field down the straight over 1100m… Read More »
Percy Sykes Stakes winner Paris Dior will tackle the Group 1 Golden Rose after connections decided not to run her on a wet track in the Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. The filly was a race morning scratching from the third leg of the Princess Series, trainers Peter and Paul Snowden… Read More »
Cardinal Gem’s winning strike rate may not represent his level of talent as the gelding notched up his third career win from fourteen starts, but his connections are starting to be rewarded for his consistency. “We’ve always had a very good opinion of him but he hasn’t had a lot… Read More »
Given the pressure that accompanies training the world’s best sprinter, Chris Waller admits it’s difficult to enjoy Nature Strip’s performances until the race is over. But he does make sure he savours the moment when the job is done. Waller found himself doing just that at Randwick on Saturday when the… Read More »
James Mcdonald has ranked Anamoe among the best horses he has ridden after the entire put together back-to-back wins for the first time in his career with a dominant performance in the Group 1 George Main Stakes. Underlining his star quality, Anamoe ($1.65 fav) showed his versatility to sit outside leader Hinged before… Read More »
Boogie Dancer charged her way into Thousand Guineas contention with a brilliant win in one of the key lead-up events at Caulfield on Saturday. The Peter Moody-trained filly was not quite as dominant as Aft Cabin, who took a stranglehold on Caulfield Guineas favouritism with his win in the colts and… Read More »
Trainer Annabel Neasham has made the call to scratch Zaaki from a Group 1 assignment in Sydney and head to Melbourne with the gelding. Zaaki was scratched from Saturday’s George Main Stakes (1600m) on Friday afternoon and instead the gelding will contest the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown on Sunday… Read More »
James Mcdonald joked that he may have locked in his Melbourne Cup ride too early after Durston took out the Newcastle Cup. Success in the Group 3 race over 2300m on Friday followed Durston’s win in the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) on September 2. McDonald earlier in the week announced he… Read More »
With a preparation that has gone like clockwork combined with the benefits of a steady, patient approach, Anamoe will get every chance to reaffirm his status as Sydney’s latest weight-for-age star at Randwick. The Godolphin four-year-old signalled his spring intentions with a brilliant first-up win in the Winx Stakes and… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Snapdancer has become the sixth horse confirmed for a start in the $15 million The Everest after being locked in by slot holders Inglis. The last-start Memsie Stakes winner will be the first Everest runner for leading trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and Maher is thrilled to… Read More »
The mind games have begun as the big guns of the sprinting ranks prepare to clash. Eduardo’s trainer Joe Pride generally enjoys lighting the fuse ahead of any showdown between his top speedster and arch-rival Nature Strip, but this time around, Chris Waller has beaten him to the punch. Two of the… Read More »
James McDonald has made an early commitment to a ride in this year’s Melbourne Cup. He will partner the Marcel Weiss trained international raider Loft in the big show on November 1. Loft is co-owned by Ozzie Kheir, meaning that the victorious Melbourne Cup winning owner/jockey partnership from last year’s… Read More »
Racing Victoria has approached the Federal Government with a raft of proposals designed to provide a solution to the chronic … some would say critical … staff shortage facing the racing industry. It is not just in Victoria of course. On-going advertisements looking for people to fill a variety of… Read More »
The Golden Eagle is quickly cementing its place on Sydney’s spring carnival program with the Australian Turf Club receiving a record 199 nominations for the $10 million race. Entries were up a staggering 63 per cent on the 122 taken last year and there was no compromise on quality with… Read More »
The absence of what Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter described as a ‘natural topweight’ means Spanish Mission heads weights for this year’s Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup. The Peter Moody-trained stayer was on Tuesday revealed as the 58kg topweight for the two feature handicap races of the Victorian spring…. Read More »
Fit horses that competed during the Brisbane Winter Carnival have continued their run in Melbourne with a double at Flemington. Leading trainer Robert Heathcote and Tony Gollan along with Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted have produced a steady stream of winners from limited numbers during late winter and into the spring carnival. O’Dea and Hoysted got the ball rolling… Read More »
Nick Ryan has landed the biggest win of his career with Kissonallforcheeks taking out a stakes race at Flemington. Kissonallforcheeks won the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) on Saturday to surpass Ryan’s previous three biggest wins, all at Listed level. The former champion apprentice started his training career at Albury before moving to Caulfield after a… Read More »
The Epsom Handicap will be the spring goal for Kiku after she produced a barnstorming finish to emulate former stablemate Winx by claiming the Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill. The mare snuck under the guard of punters, who sent her around as an $18 chance, but trainer Chris Waller said the stable… Read More »
In Secret is the new Golden Rose favourite after capping a heady 40 minutes for Godolphin with her explosive win in the Run To The Rose. The filly’s victory came just a race after stablemate Golden Mile staked his claims for the Group 1 race with a similarly dominant performance in the… Read More »
Deputising for James Cummings, assistant trainer Darren Beadman said Golden Mile, who is out of dual stakes winner Calaverite, had all the hallmarks of a classy galloper and he was confident the colt would be competitive in a Golden Rose. “They don’t win much better than that,” Beadman said. “He is… Read More »
