Former Perth-trained mare Inspirational Girl has earned a start in the All-Star Mile with her last stride victory at Flemington. Having her third start in 15 months, Inspirational Girl claimed the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) on Saturday to give the Danny O’Brien-trained mare a start in the $5 million All-Star… Read More »
A bush sprinter has almost caused one of the biggest boilovers on a Sydney racetrack, splitting benchmark sprinters and archrivals Eduardo and Nature Strip in a four-horse Challenge Stakes that had it all. Shelby Sixtysix had won Highway Handicaps at his past two starts and was expected to be outclassed when he took… Read More »
Trainer Richard Litt sees more positives than negatives ahead of Profondo making his Melbourne debut in the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington on Saturday. While he would have preferred to stay in Sydney and kick off Profondo’s campaign in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m), Litt says the decision… Read More »
It has taken several years, a tonne of perseverance and a team effort but at seven-years-old, Nature Strip is finally the complete package. Trainer Chris Waller has declared The Everest winner’s luckless first-up second to stablemate Home Affairs in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes as arguably the gelding’s finest performance… Read More »
Cox Plate winning trainer Colin Little saw the writing on the wall that retirement was imminent when Caulfield closed as a training centre requiring a move to Pakenham. Having teamed with Matthew Lindsay in a partnership last year, Little was keen to continue dabbling in training as he had done over the previous 50… Read More »
Wild Ruler will not be progressing to any of the remaining Group 1 races this autumn after it was revealed on Wednesday morning that the son of Snitzel has been retired to stud. Racing New South Wales broke the news when it tweeted that the entire’s co-trainers, Peter and Paul Snowden,… Read More »
Outgoing Racing Victoria Chief Executive Giles Thompson says Victorian racing is in a healthy state after releasing figures of the first six months of the 2021-22 financial year. For the first time wagering burst through the $5 billion mark in the opening six months of the financial year, a rise… Read More »
Jacquinot will make his way to Sydney later this week with co-trainer Mick Price confirming the Blue Diamond Stakes third placegetter would run in the 2022 Golden Slipper. The son of Rubick ran a brave race when trapped wide in the Diamond, but beaten just over a neck behind Daumier, but… Read More »
Widden Stakes winner Queen Of The Ball will be nominated for next weekend’s Reisling Stakes but Sydney’s weather will determine if she lines up. The youngster scored a scintillating victory on a good surface in the Widden two starts ago but struggled in the soft conditions when fifth as favourite in… Read More »
Jockey Ben Allen has been rewarded for his dedication to hard work in stripping off the weight to record his first Group 1 win. Marabi gave the former leading apprentice his biggest victory when successful in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Allen has been aboard Marabi in six of her seven… Read More »
Six months after a horrific race fall that left him with a fractured neck, Brenton Avdulla has overcome his demons and made a remarkable comeback with a heart-warming Group 1 win aboard Hinged in the Surround Stakes at Randwick. It has been a rocky road back to the saddle for the top… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman added to the family’s storied history in the Blue Diamond Stakes when they won the 2022 edition with Daumier at Caulfield on Saturday. The Godolphin colt gave the father/son training combination back-to-back wins in the $1.5 Group 1 event following Artorius’s win last year, while Anthony… Read More »
Glamour mare Verry Elleegant has done it again. The six-year-old has captured her eleventh Group 1 win with back-to-back victories in the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, showing her trademark fight to lift when challenged by runner-up She’s Ideel and score by a head. In doing so she became… Read More »
Sierra Sue will receive a wildcard invitation into the All-Star Mile after registering a second Group 1 at Caulfield. Victory in the Futurity Stakes on Saturday was one of two races designated as ‘win and you’re in’ to the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19. Sierra Sue… Read More »
The margin wasn’t great and he will be confronted by more ominous rivals at Flemington in a fortnight, but Cascadian kept his Australian Cup hopes on track with victory in Saturday’s Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained import recorded his first win since last year’s Doncaster… Read More »
Running a horse first-up on a heavy track is rarely ideal but Ellsberg ensured there were no anxious moments for his connections, leading throughout for an impressive return at Randwick. The four-year-old boasted good wet track credentials but co-trainer Gerald Ryan was still cautious pre-race given the entire’s heavy frame and lack… Read More »
Underrated filly Fireburn has flown under the radar for much of the autumn but she has put herself firmly in the frame for the Golden Slipper with an emphatic victory at a muddy Randwick. The youngster took her record to three wins from four starts with a powerhouse performance in Saturday’s… Read More »
Castlereagh Kid continues to repay the faith shown by Gai Waterhouse and John Singleton with the front-running three-year-old bringing up a winning hat-trick in the $300,000 Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield. The Hall of Fame trainer revealed post-race that selling the son of Snitzel had been discussed prior to this… Read More »
In-form trainer Tom Dabernig has put forward a case for Flying Mascot to be given a ‘wildcard’ into the All-Star Mile after her all-the-way win at Flemington. Flying Mascot was among nominations for the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 19 but was not among the list of 10… Read More »
History says it will be difficult for Wild Ruler to win the 2022 Oakleigh Plate, but jockey Mark Zahra believes he is partnering the right horse in the Group 1 sprint. Wild Ruler has to lump the equal topweight of 58kg in Saturday’s 1100m at Caulfield and since the race went metric… Read More »
