After 25 years working closely with Lindsay Park, Tom Dabernig is set to leave the training establishment to set up his own stable. The Hayes’ family motto under the late Colin Hayes has been the ‘future belongs to those who plan for it’. The future of Lindsay Park is set… Read More »
Mick Price is expecting Golden Slipper co-favourite Profiteer to bounce back to his winning ways in the world’s richest two-year-old race at Rosehill on Saturday. A winner at his first two starts, including the Inglis Millennium (1200m) at Randwick last month, Profiteer was run down in the final stages by… Read More »
The next 48 hours are crucial if glamour mare Arcadia Queen extends her campaign after she missed the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on the weekend. Arcadia Queen suffered a hoof problem earlier in the week and Racing Victoria stewards withdrew her on Saturday morning, just hours before the… Read More »
Hugh Bowman thought hopes of winning the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley aboard Sydney visitor Mugatoo looked forlorn after his first two rides on Saturday. The rain that was forecast had not arrived, but it arrived in bucket loads after 3pm, moving the track into the soft… Read More »
An unsuitable racing surface and an impost her trainer thought was unfair wasn’t enough to stop Queensland mare Krone from winning the Coolmore Classic. Krone showed she is more than a wet-track specialist in winning the Group One race for fillies and mares at Rosehill on Saturday. And she also… Read More »
She has become a much loved cult figure in Queensland because of her talent, her will-to-win, her name and her back story. And all of that just enhanced a great deal more when SWEET DOLLY (Real Saga – Sweet Cherub) reached further into her kit bag than ever before to… Read More »
After a fighting victory in the Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill, Shaquero will take the quick back-up into next week’s Golden Slipper. It is a path that champion trainer Chris Waller has taken before with his colt Shaquero, and he has no qualms taking the quick seven-day back-up into the… Read More »
Grandslam has given a glimpse of his Australian Derby credentials with a stunning win in the Alister Clark Stakes at The Valley. The younger brother of one of Ciaron Maher’s favourite racehorses has repaid the faith the trainer has in the three-year-old with a stunning victory in the Group 2… Read More »
Ancestry has made a return to winning form by outspeeding his rivals to claim the Listed Abell Stakes at The Valley. Trainer Phillip Stokes has not ruled out starting Ancestry in Melbourne’s final Group 1 race of the season after the gelding outsped his rivals to land the Listed Abell… Read More »
A start in the $5 million All-Star Mile for Arcadia Queen will be determined after she is reinspected by vets on race morning. All-Star Mile favourite Arcadia Queen will require another veterinary inspection on race morning having again presented with lameness. Racing Victoria vets said the Grant and Alana Williams-trained… Read More »
A testing first-up effort has laid the groundwork for on-pace mare Sweet Deal to put her best foot forward in the Coolmore Classic. Jockeys don’t always make the right choice when it comes to big race rides and trainer John Thompson is hoping Nash Rawiller has made the wrong call… Read More »
Winx and Hugh Bowman have been immortalised with a statue that was unveiled at Rosehill on Monday. Renowned sculptor Tanya Bartlett crafted the lifelike statue with jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer Chris Waller on hand at the unveiling. The statue has been in the works for a number of years,… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have won their third Black Opal Stakes in partnership after Kalashnikov claimed Canberra’s feature two-year-old sprint on Sunday. Kalashnikov follows in the footsteps of former Snowden two-year-olds Defcon (2016) and Barbaric (2020) to take out the Black Opal Stakes in Canberra. Settled in the box seat… Read More »
Homesman has scored an emotional win in the Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington after the death of part-owner Michael Gudinski during the week. Tears flowed from hardened racing followers after Homesman scored a nail-biting victory in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Earlier in the… Read More »
ltra consistent mare Savatiano has broken through for a long overdue maiden Group 1 victory in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. A six time Group winner and twice placed at the top level, not even a final stride lunge from the Anthony Cummings-trained Mizzy could deny Savatiano her… Read More »
John O’Shea has celebrated his first top level victory since departing Godolphin in 2017 courtesy of Lion’s Roar in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. The Randwick-based trainer is no stranger to success at the highest level with 28 Group 1 victories to his name prior to Saturday’s Randwick Guineas. Group… Read More »
Zoutori has added to his record on the straight course at Flemington by taking out the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. Jockey Luke Currie has again proven a giant killer guiding $20 outsider Zoutori to victory in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Currie was the beneficiary of Jamie… Read More »
Anamoe has charged into Golden Slipper calculations after taking out a strong renewal of the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained colt flew under the radar for the key Golden Slipper leadup with pre-race attention generally focused on dominant Inglis Millennium winner Profiteer, Stay Inside… Read More »
La Rocque has overcome greenness up the Flemington straight to land an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. Mornington trainer John Mcardle was told not to come home if favourite La Rocque did not maintain her unbeaten record in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Dual Australian Cup winner Harlem will be fronting the starter for the final time when he lines up in the Group 1 race at Flemington. Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes has warned punters not to dismiss Harlem in the Australian Cup despite saddling up race favourite Fifty Stars in the… Read More »
