âWeâll see how he performs on Saturday. There is another Listed race he can go to in three weeks, but, if he were to win on Saturday and win impressively, we might have to aim up a little bit.â That was co-trainer Matt Hoysted talking about Uncommon James prior to… Read More »
Mr Brightside has announced himself as a spring contender with a dogged first-up victory at Caulfield. The Ben and J D Hayes-trained galloper took out the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) on Saturday to land his first win in weight-for-age company. Mr Brightside provided the Hayes brothers with their… Read More »
He put the writing on the wall with a dominant three length victory at Kensington on debut and the John O’Shea prepared Zoukerino ($6.50) has taken the next step by winning the Listed Rosebud for three-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens at just his second race outing. The Snitzel colt powered to the… Read More »
Giga Kick has provided former picnic turned jumps jockey Clayton Douglas with his first Group race win as trainer taking out the Vain Stakes at Caulfield. Victory in the Group 3 1100m dash for three-year-olds has kept Giga Kick unbeaten record intact after he scored on debut at Sale in February before a… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old was too strong for race favourite Titanium Power ($2.60F) by one length, with stablemate to the winner Oscar Zulu ($5) a further length and a quarter back in third. Waller’s other runners rounded out the top five with True Detective in fourth and No Compromise in fifth. After getting up… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Blake Shinnâs return to Australia is imminent. Shinn has spent the last three years in Hong Kong, a racing precinct in which he has always wanted to have an extended stay, and he was never disappointed with the racing side of things. âI love the racing… Read More »
Trainer Shane Nichols knew when he arrived at Caulfield last month for the first-up run of Streets Of Avalon it was not going to be his day. Rain softened the track ahead of Streets Of Avalon contesting the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m), running eighth, but the run was beneficial as Nichols admitted the… Read More »
Clayton Douglas is under no illusions at the difficult task confronting Giga Kick at Caulfield. Undefeated in his first two starts, Giga Kick runs in the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) on Saturday which will give the former jockey turned trainer a guide to what may lay ahead in the Spring Carnival…. Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden are hoping a return to Caulfield will help Ebhaar return to winning form. Since a disappointing autumn campaign abandoned after two runs, a lot of work has gone into re-educating Ebhaar in how to be a racehorse. Ebhaar makes her three-year-old reappearance in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained I Am Superman is Melbourne bound to dodge the continued wet weather in Sydney. The imported galloper is set to resume in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday with a view to contesting a Group 1 race at the same… Read More »
After preparing for their comebacks in Sydney, Hawkes Racing will unveil a couple of their three-year-olds in stakes races at Caulfield. Dual winner Semillion runs in the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) for colts and geldings on Saturday while $900,000 yearling purchase Lomandra commences her career in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m). Wayne Hawkes who runs… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Fireburn will be in illustrious company when she makes her first public appearance of the new season in a Rosehill barrier trial. The filly will step out in a 900m course proper heat on Friday that boasts star galloper Zaaki, Group 1 winners Fangirl and Hinged, and classy sprinter Overpass. Fireburn’s… Read More »
The recent prizemoney boosts announced for the Sydney spring carnival could entice connections of Golden Slipper placegetter Coolangatta to head north. The filly will kick off her campaign in Victoria where co-trainer Ciaron Maher has identified the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on September 23 as an ideal… Read More »
An explosive piece of work at Cranbourne on Tuesday has the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable brimming with confidence about the upcoming preparation of Lombardo. The last start Group 1 winner of The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville in May, could not be held slow enough in his work according… Read More »
Trainer Clinton Mcdonald has praised Racing NSW for their announcement last week of a $6 million bonus enticing the state’s sprinters to remain at home. McDonald is eyeing off a lucrative campaign with his sprinter Star Patrol who is set to resume at Caulfield at the end of the month…. Read More »
Grahame Begg has described the Cranbourne trial of Passive Aggressive as outstanding as the unbeaten mare ran away from some quality opposition on Tuesday. Trialling in preparation for her return in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on August 27, Passive Aggressive was under a tight rein in… Read More »
Saturday’s $200,000 Vain Stakes is likely to determine whether valuable colt Cannonball heads towards the race connections bought him with the dream of winning. Anthony Freedman is using the 1100-metre Group 3 and a potential clash with the likes of Semillion, Alpha One, Giga Kick and Millane to determine whether the spring’s sprinting Grand… Read More »
Monday morning jumpouts on the famed Flemington straight course are something of a rarity and Anthony Freedman wasn’t letting the opportunity slip with Doull. An 800-metre hit-out was the most serious step yet in what could be an exclusively straight-track campaign for the Coolmore Stud Stakes favourite. The son of Snitzel,… Read More »
Artorius’s European campaign ended with another frustrating outing but it did little to diminish Anthony Freedman’s belief that the four-year-old has another big win in him. As such, plans will soon be in place to work out which spring feature is the most suitable option for last year’s Blue Diamond… Read More »
After being retired from the Grand National Hurdle last year, Saunter Boy has returned to Sandown 12 months later to claim victory in the race. A near disaster has turned into triumph for the connections of Saunter Boy who claimed the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. The Ciaron Maher and… Read More »
