You just have to watch how mature and tough Champion 2YO STAY INSIDE (Extreme Choice – Nothing Leica Storm) is, oh and how good a horseman Tommy Berry is also. They very nearly fell over at the colt’s first trial since winning the Gr 1 Golden Slipper a few months… Read More »
Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has less than three weeks to make a decision on whether he will partner Verry Elleegant during the spring. A six-time Group 1 winner on Verry Elleegant, McDonald was aboard the mare when she stepped out in a barrier trial at Randwick on Tuesday in preparation… Read More »
With the spring carnival on the doorstep, Randwick will host a star-studded barrier trial session on Tuesday. Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside will be one of several headline horses stepping out in barrier trials at Randwick this week as the spring carnival countdown begins in earnest. Outstanding mare Verry Elleegant,… Read More »
River Views has surprised the punters and his trainers taking out the third event at Caulfield on Saturday. The Written Tycoon gelding was sent out a $41 chance over the 1400m event before letting loose with an impressive turn of foot down the centre of the track to round up his… Read More »
King Magnus won’t be rushed into anything too grand at this stage of his career after landing a second successive win at Caulfield. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained galloper followed up his victory on July 10 by taking out the MRC Member Alan Yates Handicap (1400m) on Saturday…. Read More »
The participation of international horses in this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival remains pretty much in limbo at this stage, but the early signs are not good for those who like a good portion of overseas involvement in their Melbourne Carnival recipe. Yes, it is still a little over three months… Read More »
As more trainers become vocal in their opposition to Racing Victoria’s race-free week next week, the Australian Trainers’ Association (ATA) has attempted to get Racing Victoria to re-think their decision, but they came up empty after their late push for a change to next week’s racing schedule was rejected. ATA… Read More »
Multiple Group 1 winner Hey Doc has been retired having lost the desire to be a racehorse. A 10-time winner from 32 starts under the care of T & C Mcevoy, Hey Doc ran his last race finishing eighth in the R N Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville in April. Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy… Read More »
After scoring a fighting win last time out at Caulfield, Mornington trainer David Brideoake can see no reason why Red Can Man can’t replicate his winning ways again on the weekend. After his first-up loss on debut in Melbourne, the Western Australian-owned four-year-old bounced back and atoned by winning the… Read More »
The Danny O’Brien stable is expecting vast improvement to come from Order Of Command when he lines up in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes. Assistant-trainer Ben Gleeson said the rising seven-year-old son of Squamosa had taken a lot of benefit from his first effort and expects a fitter sprinter at Caulfield on… Read More »
Victoria Derby winner Johnny Get Angry has had his work stepped up and is on track to commence his Melbourne Cup campaign next month. Johnny Get Angry had his first jump-out at Flemington last Friday over 800m and trainer Denis Pagan is favouring starting the rising four-year-old in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star… Read More »
The Mike Moroney stable was not unhappy to see the rain falling ahead of the Flemington Cup 1849. A track that started as a soft 5 was downgraded to a soft 7 following The Good Fight’s win in Saturday’s 2800m staying test at Flemington. The Good Fight was having his second start… Read More »
The rejuvenation of former English galloper Bartholomeu Dias may be complete after the gelding scored a first-up win at Flemington. Having his first run since February when fourth over 2500m at The Valley, Bartholomeu Dias swept home from the back of the field to claim the Sir Eugene Gorman Handicap (1600m)… Read More »
Boomsara survived a protest to land his first success since the 2019 Magic Millions Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Boomsara prevailed in a very close photo, before Luke Dittman, rider of runner-up Matowi, fired in an objection. But stewards wasted little time in dismissing the protest, allowing Boomsara to break… Read More »
Former Warrnambool Cup winner Furrion has found winning form again with success in the ATA Celebrates Women Trainers Handicap. Lindsey Smith has praised the winning ride of Declan Bates after Furrion found his way back into the winner’s circle at Flemington. Furrion’s win in the ATA Celebrates Women Trainers Handicap (2000m) on Saturday was the… Read More »
I’m Thunderstruck has decimated the field in the K.A Morrison Handicap at Flemington, scoring a four-length victory over his closest rivals. The lightly raced three-year-old gelding, co-trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr settled rearward throughout the 1400m journey before letting loose with a devastating turn of foot down the straight,… Read More »
Warwick Farm-based trainer Bjorn Baker has continued his rich vein of form unveiling a promising two-year-old with War Eternal ($3.60) proving to be too strong over the 1400m at Randwick. The Pierro two-year-old managed to get his head down on the line in blustery conditions, running down Revivalist ($8.50) by… Read More »
Record holder for the most wins in Singapore, Laurie Laxon has died at home in New Zealand. Melbourne Cup winning trainer Laurie Laxon has died. Laxon, who was also a member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame, died in his sleep at home in New Zealand, aged 75. Empire… Read More »
A $2 million sprint race will be the jewel in the crown for Sydney’s fillies and mares this spring as one of several initiatives announced by Racing NSW. The 1400m showpiece called ‘The Invitation‘ will be held at Randwick on October 23, a week after the $15 million The Everest…. Read More »
Kurt Goldman has floated the concept of introducing dedicated lead-up races to the Kosciuszko to better help trainers trying to showcase their contenders for the $1.3 million feature. The Goulburn-based horseman had two runners in last year’s race, Irish Songs (eighth) and Intuition (tenth). Again his leading hopeful this spring, Irish… Read More »
