A planned attack on a short-course sprint at Caulfield on their biggest day of the year has paid dividends for the connections of Asfoora. Henry Dwyer planned an assault on Saturday’s Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) from the time the daughter of Flying Artie headed to the spelling paddock to conclude her first… Read More »
Renaissance Woman rocketed the head of VRC Oaks betting with a tough win in Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. The Bjorn Baker-trained filly was forced to come from near-last and recover from a bumping duel with runner-up Foxy Cleopatra at the top of the straight, before registering the… Read More »
A campaign in Melbourne aimed specifically at the Victoria Derby looks right on track for Mr Maestro who completed a winning hat-trick in the Caulfield Classic. Victory in the Group 3 race for three-year-olds over 2000m on Saturday is the ideal launching pad for Mr Maestrro in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2000m) at Flemington… Read More »
Training remotely from Sydney as Ed Cummings was required to do last year when Duais was in Melbourne for the Caulfield Cup was not ideal. ‘The brain computes what the eye can see’, were words drummed into Cummings by his grandfather, Bart Cummings, from a young age and are ringing true 12 months later…. Read More »
Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin’ Romans has drawn ideally in barrier five to give Jamie Kah her first win in one the Melbourne Spring Carnival features. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper remains a clear-cut favourite for Saturday’s 2400m handicap at $4.80 with TAB. Market đ°: View the Odds for the Caulfield Cup… Read More »
New Zealand raider Sharp ‘N’ Smart has reinforced his Spring Champion Stakes claims, lifting himself off the canvas to deny a valiant Matcha Latte in the Gloaming Stakes at Warwick Farm. Jockey Hugh Bowman said the addition of blinkers had made a significant difference to the three-year-old, who he partnered to two winter… Read More »
James Mcdonald has continued his domination of the Caulfield Cup Carnival adding to his Group 1 haul with victory in the Thousand Guineas on Wednesday. After two Group 1 wins for Godolphin and James Cummings at Caulfield last Saturday â aboard Anamoe and Golden Mile â it was the turn of Chris Waller when McDonald guided Madame… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has landed back-to-back wins in the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield with Grand Impact dominating on a heavy track. It was Price’s third win in the race that was transferred from a two-year-old contest in autumn to a spring three-year-old race in 2014. Price first won with… Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr won’t be aiming too high in the spring with Gunstock despite his impressive win at Caulfield. Gunstock took out the ‘last bid’ Caulfield Cup ballot exemption race, the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) on Wednesday, in easy fashion. Sent out the $2.45 favourite under Jamie Kah, Gunstock registered a three-length win from… Read More »
A total of 48 horses remains in the hunt for the 2022 Melbourne Cup after third declarations closed on Tuesday. Included in that number are six European gallopers of which five â Deauville Legend, Loft, Without A Fight, Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra â are due to arrive in Melbourne on… Read More »
Whichever path was chosen, a fortnight between runs was on the cards for Elliptical after finishing second to Golden Mile in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas. While an attempt at the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on October 22 was mooted, trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman announced via Twitter that the son of Dundeel… Read More »
Jarrod Fry can now call himself a Group 1 jockey after teaming with Tuvalu to win Saturday’s $1 million Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. It was the first success at the highest-level for the 33-year-old, who had his first ride in a race at Avoca on Anzac Day 2007. Prior to Saturday… Read More »
“Where’s the winning post” James Cummings yelled as he sensed the Caulfield Guineas was going to fall to Godolphin for the second year running. A race after watching last year’s Guineas winner Anamoe collect the Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday, Golden Mile landed the Group 1 prize for three-year-old’s over 1600m. Just as Anamoe had been wayward in… Read More »
Anamoe reigned supreme, but Saturday’s $1 million The Might And Power only heightened enthusiasm for the race it was billed as an entrĂ©e to, the $5 million Cox Plate (2040m). The James Cummings-trained four-year-old notched a sixth career Group 1 win when rallied after appearing beaten to score a thrilling win… Read More »
James Cummings and Godolphin will delay making their decision on which horse will run in The Everest after potential combatants Paulele and Ingratiating filled the quinella on Saturday. The Godolphin duo finished one-two in the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, a race that Trekking won for the team in 2019 before going on to run… Read More »
Golden Slipper placegetter Best Of Bordeaux has rebounded from a setback to post his first win of the spring, and his first for owners Coolmore, in the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. Trainer Kacy Fogden was nervous on several fronts pre-race given the horse was making his Randwick debut… Read More »
The Herbert Power Stakes is a last-chance saloon for many Caulfield Cup hopefuls, but those hoping to secure the ballot exemption that accompanied victory in this year’s edition were denied by a horse not even heading that way. Saracen Knight proved too strong for is rivals in the $300,000 Group 2… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable has always held English Riviera in high regard, and it came as a relief when the filly broke through for her maiden stakes win on Saturday. English Riviera took out the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield to hand the filly her second win from seven career… Read More »
Son of I Am Invincible impressive in Caulfield debut. Blake Shinn and the father/son training team Peter and Paul Snowden have combined for Golden Slipper success and Saturday’s Debutant Stakes suggested they have more feature juvenile races to get excited about. King’s Gambit was a brilliant winner of the $175,000 Listed event over… Read More »
Not even the widest draw for the third start in succession could stop Cardinal Gem from making a dramatic class ride at Caulfield. A Flemington winner last month, Cardinal Gem was making the jump from Benchmark 70 grade to a Listed race in the Weekend Hussler on Saturday. Snagged back to last early in… Read More »
