The rain that has fallen in Melbourne with the prospect of more has been welcomed by Glen Thompson as he shoots for a Melbourne Cup berth with Whisky On The Hill. The Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday holds a ‘win and you’re in’ ticket for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at… Read More »
The potential rain that is forecast to hit Flemington in the lead-up to the Australian Cup meeting is music to ears of Emma-Lee and David Browne. Up to 20mm was forecast for Thursday, up to another 9mm on Friday with between 1mm and 6mm on Saturday. It was that forecast that… Read More »
Connections of Vinery Stud Stakes hopeful Panova have long identified the filly as a staying type, so the fact she is already a two-time stakes winner over shorter journeys has been a bonus. Rounding out her spring with back-to-back Group 3 victories in the Reginald Allen (1400m) and Carbine Club… Read More »
Having made sure to savour his Golden Slipper win, young jockey Zac Lloyd says it’s “back to business” as he looks to add to his Group 1 haul in the coming weeks. Guest House’s victory in last weekend’s $5 million Golden Slipper gave Lloyd his fourth and most significant major, and… Read More »
A start in the Kindergarten Stakes will be considered for lightly raced colt Under Focus after he went one better than his debut second with a win on Randwick’s Kensington track. A $300,000 Easter yearling buy for Yulong, the youngster is by Too Darn Hot out of an unraced full… Read More »
Victoria is in desperate need of rain, but for Bendigo trainer Tim Fitzsimmons that is the last thing he wants ahead of Onesmoothoperator running at Flemington. Former UK galloper Onesmoothoperator is down to run in the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) on Saturday, on the proviso the track is not too wet. Success in… Read More »
With confirmation this week that Autumn Glow will target the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, stablemate Aeliana is set to back up at Rosehill in a Tancred Stakes showdown with defending titleholder Dubai Honour. One of three Group 1 winners for Chris Waller and James Mcdonald on Golden Slipper Day, Aeliana has never raced on… Read More »
It appears the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree when it comes to exciting filly Ohope Wins and her sire, Ocean Park. The New Zealand Oaks winner makes her Australian debut in the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday, her seventh start in a campaign that has been… Read More »
Unbeaten mare Autumn Glow will step out in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Day 2 of The Championships, with connections locking in the feature as her next target. The four-year-old heads into the race boasting a flawless 11-start record, continuing her rise among Australia’s elite gallopers. Trainer Chris… Read More »
Champion mare Via Sistina has reached another milestone, with Yulong confirming she is in foal to elite stallion Dubawi. The announcement follows her retirement earlier this year after a decorated career featuring 12 Group 1 victories. Her achievements were headlined by back-to-back Cox Plate triumphs, cementing her status among the… Read More »
Trainer John Mcardle and his highly talented filly My Gladiola are returning to Flemington looking to post a victory in a Stakes race on the straight course. The Listed VRC Sprint Classic (1100m) on Saturday will see My Gladiola attempt to get a win on the board after two runs down the Flemington straight this campaign…. Read More »
When Dubai Honour is showing cheek on the training track, it generally translates to an outstanding race day performance, and Isabella Paul is seeing all the right signs ahead of the UK raider’s Tancred Stakes assignment. This year marks the eight-year-old’s third autumn carnival in Sydney and Paul, who has travelled… Read More »
A couple of All-Star Mile wins have stamped Tom Kitten one of Australia’s best 1600-metre horses and this weekend he gets the chance to again prove his prowess at 2000m. The five-year-old will be chasing his first win at that trip since claiming the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes in October 2023… Read More »
Mark Walker has watched in awe at what boom filly Ohope Wins has been able to achieve in New Zealand this year, but he is not conceding this Saturday’s $750,000 Vinery Stud Stakes to her just yet. The Te Akau Racing trainer will start Belle Cheval in the 2000-metre Group 1 at… Read More »
Evergreen sprinter Jigsaw has taken Cindy Alderson on an amazing journey. A talented two and three-year-old, Jigsaw lost his way through the middle stages of his career but has turned it full circle and is now a two-time Group 1 winner. Taken across to New Zealand to land the Railway… Read More »
The Michael Freedman-trained Marhoona won the Golden Slipper 12 months ago and returned to win the second Group 1 win of her career in The Galaxy. “So much for the Slipper hoodoo,” Freedman said. “I don’t think I’ve had a horse that’s just got as much tenacity as she does…. Read More »
A Group 1 assignment in Sydney awaits Treasurethe Moment after the Matt Laurie-trained mare returned to winning form at Caulfield. Saturday’s victory in the Sunline Stakes (1600m) was the mare’s first win since taking out the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last spring. Treasurethe Moment resumed her autumn… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller was moved to call Autumn Glow a champion after the mare thrashed a star-studded field in the Group 1 $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “She’s a champion in my eyes,” Waller said. “I’ve been fortunate to train many… Read More »
James Mcdonald has a piece of paper he brings to work on race days and on it is written four simple phrases. ‘See it. Feel it. Win it. Enjoy it.’ The champion jockey did all four on Saturday as he became the most successful Group 1 rider in Australian history… Read More »
Sydney’s all-conquering jockey-trainer combination of James McDonald and Chris Waller equalled two of Australian racing’s most coveted records when Aeliana scored a thrilling win in the Group 1 $1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Aeliana gave McDonald his 129th career Group 1 win to equal the… Read More »
