The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace had hoped to have chalked up their first city win prior to imported galloper Turn On The Charm stepping out at Flemington. After Blue Cup and Through Irish Eyes had run agonisingly close second placings earlier on Saturday’s program, Turn On The Charm got the team on the board in The… Read More »
Former New Zealander Lord Ardmore has continued his rise through Sydney’s middle-distance ranks with a hard-fought win in the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Randwick. The $2.30 favourite had to dig deep to get the better of Grove Ferry ($19), who refused to lay down, but Lord Ardmore pulled clear over the final… Read More »
Trainer Saab Hasan has credited the move to a country property at Tabilk in north-east Victoria for turning around the fortunes of stable star Sirius Suspect. The now eight-year-old registered his tenth win from 39 starts when taking out the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Hasan… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan is looking forward to the upcoming Melbourne Spring Carnival with imposing three-year-old Berkeley Square. After his first metropolitan success in taking out the VRC Member Damian Cubela Plate (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, O’Sullivan is dreaming of Group 1 contests during the spring. The Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and the… Read More »
Belluci Babe will be on a mission to reaffirm her emergence as a serious sprinter, and stake her Everest claims, when she kick-starts her spring in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick. The mare enjoyed a breakthrough autumn, winning the Wenona Girl Quality and finishing fourth in the Group 1… Read More »
Lloyd Williams-owned import Hosier has earned a ticket into the The Big Dance after stamping his class on the $150,000 Coffs Harbour Cup with a determined win. The first horse Kris Lees has trained for leviathan owner Williams, Hosier ($2.15 fav) ensured the partnership got off to a perfect start, settling third… Read More »
Three years after winning the Melbourne Cup, Vow And Declare is tracking towards a third start in Australia’s most famous race. Vow And Declare galloped over 1400m between races at Geelong on Wednesday in preparation for his return to racing at Caulfield on Saturday week. A tendon injury halted the 2021 campaign of… Read More »
Triple Group 1 winner Forbidden Love heads a field of 12 for the first Group race of the Sydney season, which could provide an early Everest preview. Connections of both Forbidden Love and Saturday’s Missile Stakes rival Count De Rupee have flagged their interest in an Everest appearance and get an opportunity… Read More »
A new $6 million sprint series bonus will be offered this spring as part of $30 million in prizemoney increases unveiled by Racing NSW. The state’s governing body announced the changes on Wednesday, also revealing it will be spending $125 million on infrastructure projects over the next two years and… Read More »
Not having a standout contender for either of the 1600-metre Group 1 Guineas races at Caulfield is not something James Cummings has had to get accustomed to as head trainer at Godolphin. He produced Anamoe to win last year’s Caulfield Guineas as a short-priced favourite, having done likewise with Flit in the Thousand… Read More »
Verry Elleegant’s move to France has opened the door for a new queen of the Chris Waller stable and the champion trainer has a trio of likely candidates ready to step up to the plate. Vinery Stud Stakes winner Fangirl, Surround Stakes winner Hinged and Group 1 winner-in-waiting Espiona make the… Read More »
Racing Victoria is looking forward to a Spring Carnival with increased international involvement following Tuesday’s release of nominations for three of Australia’s biggest races. Aidan O’Brien, Joseph O’Brien, Charlie Appleby and Saeed Bin Suroor Suroor are among the trainers represented in the nominations for the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m), $5 million Caulfield… Read More »
A fall at the Pakenham jump-outs has resulted in Michael Walker being air-lifted to hospital. Jockey Michael Walker is in the Intensive Care Unit of Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital being monitored for concussion following a fall at the Pakenham jump-outs. Walker was airlifted to hospital on Tuesday morning after the horse he… Read More »
Some things rarely change, like the Hayes name and imports in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. With Lindsay Park now under the care of Ben and J D Hayes, they too are likely to be relying on imports to be their main hopes in this year’s Cups. The boys’ grandfather… Read More »
Mick Price is delighted with the way Illation is going ahead of what could be a lucrative four-year-old season, but that does not mean he is not providing the trainer with some headaches. An official rating of 83 means Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has to be… Read More »
To borrow a line from one of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky movies, it’s not how hard you get hit it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Jockey Renee Forrest is a living embodiment of that. Small in stature big in heart, she’s suffered as many hits as any other… Read More »
James Cummings has Anamoe up and running for an early season return with the first group 1 race of the Sydney season his likely starting point. A brilliant winner of the Rosehill Guineas in the autumn, Anamoe was spelled after he missed a place for only the second time in his career… Read More »
The decision to move the washed-out Winter Challenge back a week has proven fortuitous for connections of emerging miler Cross Talk, who has run his rivals ragged to claim the final stakes event of the season. The race has also been a happy one for the owners of high-class import… Read More »
Trainer Alex Rae is unlikely to be tempted to press on into the spring despite the stylish win of Shock ‘Em Ova at The Valley. Success in the Dominant Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (2040m) on Saturday followed the debut win by Shock ‘Em Ova earlier in the month. Rae held pre-race concerns the… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable completed a clean sweep of the final two-year-old races in Melbourne when Winnertakesitall scored at The Valley. And Peter Snowden said the win of Winnertakesitall in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Handicap (955m) on Saturday was extra special for two part-owners of the filly. “Brian Walsh, he’s not well… Read More »
