Remarque, who finished third in both the Group 2 Run To The Rose (when just 1.60 lengths behind Anamoe) and the Listed Rosebud (behind Paulele) before finishing down the field in the Group 1 Golden Rose on Saturday will be out of action for an extended period of time. In… 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. FUTURES FLIGHT STAKES Zouzarella $15-$11 Queen Of Dubai $101-$26 (after winning the Jim Moloney Stakes @ Sandown) Fangirl $26-$15… Read More »
Lightly raced Chaillot is expected to chase Group 1 glory later in the spring after an impressive return victory at Sandown. The Archie Alexander-trained mare looked in trouble early in the straight but charged home late to claim the Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1300m) on Saturday. The victory was Chaillot’s fifth from nine starts with the mare now unbeaten in four first-up… Read More »
A race day phone call from Gai Waterhouse has inspired Tim Clark to produce a daring ride on In The Congo and in doing so pinch victory in the Group 1 Golden Rose. Clark revealed that while his plan was always to lead, he wanted to give the colt a mid-race rest before… Read More »
Zaaki has confirmed his position at the head of Cox Plate betting with a comfortable win in his Melbourne debut at Sandown. The European import extended his winning sequence to five with victory in Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) on Saturday. Sent out the $1.18 favourite under Craig Williams, Zaaki had… Read More »
Experienced jockey Glyn Schofield has capped a remarkable comeback to the saddle with an upset stakes win aboard Yonkers at Rosehill. Schofield had been riding at the top level in Sydney since relocating from South Africa almost 15 years ago but took a break from the sport at the end of last… Read More »
Chris Waller has already locked in Nature Strip as his Everest contender, but he has flagged emerging stablemate Home Affairs as having the right profile to fill the vacant slot held by owners Coolmore. The colt showcased his credentials with a brilliant show of sustained speed to win Saturday’s Listed… Read More »
New Zealand galloper Elephant has rebounded from his sole defeat with an impressive win at Sandown. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained gelding suffered his first defeat in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at The Valley on September 4 before relishing the class drop in the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Queen Of Dubai ran her rivals into the ground to claim her second career win at Sandown. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly led through to take out the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) on Saturday at her sixth race start. Starting her career in Sydney, the stable sent Queen Of Dubai to… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Sandown, Rosehill, Toowoomba and Morphettville. Golden Rose 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Golden Rose Underwood Stakes 🏆: View the… Read More »
Jockey Daniel Moor has rounded out a big seven days by collecting his second Group 1 victory when Wild Ruler scored at The Valley. Celebrating his 37th birthday last Saturday, Moor broke his Group 1 maiden when successful on Sierra Sue for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Caulfield before scoring a stakes race… Read More »
Forgot You has stamped his class for the second time at The Valley to get up off the canvas and claim his first stakes race victory. The Savabeel three-year-old scored over 1500m at The Valley on September 4 and returned to the track on Fright night to claim the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m). Prepared by Trent… Read More »
Twelve months after Rothfire broke down as an odds-on favourite in the Golden Rose, trainer Rob Heathcote is back for another shot with a pint-sized filly affectionately known as ‘little pumpkin’. Heathcote is the first to admit the scars from that experience are still raw, but he is hoping unheralded Queenslander Startantes,… Read More »
Warrnambool-based trainer Symon Wilde will have his first Victoria Derby runner following the win of Gundec at Flemington. Gundec earned a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on October 30 with his hard-fought win in the Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) on Wednesday. Providing Craig Williams the third leg of a winning quartet, Gundec ($7) scored a three-quarter length… Read More »
Barb Raider has answered a question in the back of her trainer Jerome Hunter’s mind as to whether the filly will stay. The daughter of Rebel Raider left Hunter with a clearer picture of where to head after Barb Raider registered a comprehensive win in the Kennedy Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Thursday…. Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. stable has landed the first blow in juvenile ranks for the new season with Cavalla scoring at Flemington. The Darley Spring Preview (900m) on Wednesday was the first two-year-old race of the season and a preview of the spring two-year-old races at Flemington in coming weeks. Cavalla was… Read More »
The final field and barriers have been confirmed for Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Rose with race favourite Anamoe drawing barrier 8. Sydney’s Group 1 three-year-old feature event for the spring has attracted a field of 13 headlined by the James Cummings-trained Anamoe. The Street Boss colt has drawn barrier 8… Read More »
Group One winner Converge has been ruled out for the remainder of the spring carnival after suffering from a virus. The J.J Atkins winner was ruled out of Saturday’s Group One Golden Rose (1400m) last week, with co-trainer Adrian Bott informing stewards he had been treated with antibiotics. The three-year-old was around… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams has been booked to ride European galloper Spanish Mission in two of the spring staying features. The Andrew Balding-trained stayer is due into Melbourne on the weekend to run in both the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 16 and the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 2…. Read More »
The spring maybe over for Ayrton as he recovers from a bacterial infection that may have been brought on by a spider bite. Mick Price, who trains the highly regarded galloper in partnership with Michael Kent Jr, said the four-year-old was on “a super anti-biotic” and responding well to it. Price said Ayrton’s lameness had come down to being one-out-of-five after starting out… Read More »
