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 yearâs 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 yearâs… 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 »
Mark Zahra had to call on the toughness of the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck to claim the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The Group 1 race over 1600m did not go to plan for Zahra who was forced to race two back on the fence from an inside draw in… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturdayâs horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Rosehill, Doomben and Morphettville. swiftbet đ°Â đ Download the hottest new betting app
Verry Elleegantâs career has been put on notice as she heads for a Group race assignment at Longchamp on Sunday. Owner Brae Sokolski, talking to the Herald Sun, summed up the feeling in the camp as the countdown closes in on the champion mareâs second sortie onto the European battlefield…. Read More »
With stable star Rothfire in Melbourne and Tattersall’s Tiara winner Startantes in Sydney, Queensland trainer Rob Heathcote is preparing to rack up his frequent flyer points this spring. A week after being trackside to watch Rothfire win the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley first-up, Heathcote will make a hit-and-run visit… Read More »
Since beginning her campaign with a buckjumping display, Shades Of Rose has strung together a hat-trick of impressive wins to earn herself a promotion to black-type company. And while excited to see how she measures up, trainer Bjorn Baker admits there will be nowhere to hide when the mare takes on the… Read More »
Group One winner Begood Toya Mother has sadly passed away on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack. “Unfortunately, he had a heart attack this morning at home at the stables, thankfully the vet was here, and he passed away peacefully,” Bowman said. “We let the owners know and the… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes are yet to commit to a start in a spring feature for Mr Brightside after first declarations closed for Melbourne’s three biggest races of the carnival. Mr Brightside, winner of the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last Saturday, remains in both the Group 1 Caulfield Cup… Read More »
The sixth foal of champion racehorse Black Caviar has finished out of the money as an odds-on favourite on debut in a maiden at Moe. I Am Caviar, trained by Peter Moody and ridden by Luke Nolen, who shared in the story of Black Caviar, finished fifth as the $1.28… Read More »
Victory in the Group 1 Kings Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June capped a 2021/2022 season where Nature Strip took his tally of wins at the highest level to eight, and for those performances was crowned the Australian Racehorse of the Year for the second time. Capturing The Everest… Read More »
