Chris Waller looks to have a stranglehold on the Light Fingers Stakes with short-priced favourite Espiona and the talented Fangirl. Unbeaten filly Espiona is a prohibitive odds-on favourite for the Light Fingers Stakes as she looks to cement her status as racing’s next big thing. The three-year-old was at $1.55 with… Read More »
Minimum Saturday metropolitan prizemoney of $150,000, a new $2 million race at Randwick on Melbourne Cup day and a revamped Sydney spring carnival are among a raft of initiatives being introduced by Racing NSW. The changes have been unveiled at a media conference on Wednesday with Racing NSW chief executive… Read More »
In a boost for local Western Australian racing, owner Bill Robinson confirmed Trix Of The Trade would remain under the care of trainer Colin Webster. The Trade Fair gelding has won five of six starts with his only defeat a runner-up placing to He’s A Sizzler in the final run of… Read More »
With the Spring carnival quickly approaching an elite list of Group 1 talent has been nominated to return on Saturday at Randwick. Headlined by the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), Saturday’s racing at Randwick is sure to be an enthralling spectacle with a host of racing’s most exciting athletes nominated… Read More »
Jye Mcneil was the star of the show at Caulfield on Saturday and he is hoping it can be a similar story next week when Group 1 racing returns to that track. The 2020 Melbourne Cup winner, who rode a career-best five city winners on Saturday, will be reunited with Golden… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker is taking a soft approach with staying mare She’s Ideel, who will kick off her autumn in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. The six-year-old was responsible for an outstanding first-up run in the spring when she flashed home for third behind Mo’Unga and Verry Elleegant in the… Read More »
Earning a spot on the Darley stallion roster will be the goal for Paulele this autumn and to achieve that he needs to win a Group 1 race. He took the first step on that journey with an all-the-way win over a talented field of three-year-olds in the Group 3… Read More »
Former UK galloper Desert Icon has broken through for his first Australian win in a dashing front running ride at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained French-bred galloper was comprehensive in taking out the Mal Seccull Handicap (1800m) on Saturday. Ridden by Damien Thornton, Desert Icon, the $2.80 favourite, scored a 2-Âľ length win from Guizot ($15)… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes or the Golden Slipper? That is the choice facing trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy and the owners of Xtravagant Star after her thrilling win in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick. Xtravagant Star ($7) was dominant in what was arguably the strongest renewal of the Listed… Read More »
Sebonack has leapt to the second line of betting for Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race after his impressive debut win at Caulfield. The Hawkes Racing-trained two-year-old is now the equal second favourite at $8 with Miss Roseiano for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 26 after his win in Saturday’s Group 3… Read More »
Originally cleared of injury, Luke Currie will be sidelined for a minimum six weeks with a fractured vertebra. Luke Currie’s dream start to a stint in Hong Kong has been halted with news of a fracture in a vertebra following a fall at the trials on Friday. Currie was dislodged from the David… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have added another layer of depth to their autumn two-year-old arsenal with well-bred filly Cythera making a winning debut in the Lonhro Plate at Randwick. An I Am Invincible half-sister to Group 1 placegetter Thronum, Cythera ($5.50) made the perfect start to her career with a… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been cleared of major injury following a barrier mishap at Warrnambool on Thursday. While Oliver has stood down from riding at The Valley meeting on Friday, the 11-time Scobie Breasley Medialist is hopeful of riding at Caulfield on Saturday. Oliver had precautionary scans on Thursday night after Erekwini flipped over in the… Read More »
Trainer Bryce Stanaway has been disqualified for three years by the Victorian Racing Tribunal. The verdict was handed down yesterday. The disqualification is a sequel to a series of misconduct charges that were levelled at Stanaway. It all stemmed from an incident back in October 2020 which involved Moorabool, a… Read More »
Legendary New Zealand horseman Murray Baker has announced his retirement from training with his business partner Andrews Forsman to take over the operation. Baker, who is the father of Sydney-based trainer Bjorn, has enjoyed tremendous success plundering some of Australia’s best races with horses like Dundeel, Lion Tamer and Nom De… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is looking for a bold first-up performance from Malkovich ahead of an ambitious interstate raid. The trainer, who produced Overpass for an upset win over boom colt Anamoe in last week’s Expressway Stakes, will use Saturday’s Ranvet Sprint (1000m) at Randwick as a stepping stone towards the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m)… Read More »
Saturday’s Inglis Millennium is run the day before the Classic Sale, which is appropriate given the impact the offering has had on the 1100-metre race for Inglis graduates. The Millennium has been run as a $2 million event three times with each winner being a Classic graduate. Castelvecchio, who cost… Read More »
Golden Slipper prospect Sejardan will be Gary Portelli’s headline galloper at Randwick, but the stable is also upbeat about the return of stakes-winning three-year-old Royalzel. Both horses will kick off their latest campaigns on Saturday after putting the finishing touches to their preparations with a strong gallop between races at… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. RACING FUTURES BLUE DIAMOND Best Of Bordeaux $101-$11 (after winning the Canonbury Stakes @ Rosehill) Queen Of The Ball… Read More »
Renowned for his nous in rating frontrunners, Tim Clark has pulled off an Expressway Stakes victory aboard unassuming colt Overpass, claiming the scalp of top three-year-old Anamoe in the process. Clark took the bull by the horns and steered Overpass to the lead on a track that had been playing… Read More »
