Perth trainer Grant Williams said he was pleased to see Windstorm fly home and win the 1400m Open Handicap as he has a good opinion of him. “It was good to see him do that. I was a little disappointed he didn’t win last start but he did go from… Read More »
A template used 12 months ago with Cosmic Force will again be a spring road map for Peter and Paul Snowden, this time with Wild Ruler. The three-year-old resumed with a comprehensive win in the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday to confirm a start in next month’s… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2020 Golden Rose. The Golden Rose will be run on Saturday 26th September at Rosehill racecourse. Time: 4:10PM Distance: 1400m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Golden Rose Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the… Read More »
A carefully devised plan to make the Moir Stakes a major spring target for flying mare Pippie has come to fruition after she ran her rivals off their legs in the Group One sprint. The race appeared to have an abundance of speed on paper but Pippie pinged the gates… Read More »
A bullish Peter Moody has set his sights on a Caulfield Guineas and Cox Plate raid with exciting colt Glenfiddich after he demolished his Bill Stutt Stakes rivals at Moonee Valley. The victory was Moody’s first at Group level since his return to the training ranks in May and his… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has won his appeal against a 20-day ban for his ride on Farnan in The Run To The Rose with the Racing NSW Appeals Panel overturning the stewards’ original decision. The victory leaves Bowman free to continue riding through the Sydney spring after he was initially slated to… Read More »
James Cummings is hoping dual Group One-winning sprinter Trekking can prove he’s on track for another tilt at The Everest but he wants to see him run well in the Moir Stakes before committing to that race. Trekking is part of a two-pronged attack Godolphin will take into the 1000… Read More »
Boom four-year-old gelding Barocha has been sold to Hong Kong after connections received an offer too good to refuse. The Clayton Douglas trained galloper caused a social media stir on debut after a text message circulated saying the horse would ‘just win’ and he did just that easily. Barocha caught… Read More »
Clinton McDonald believes Diamond Effort is up to the challenge of keeping her undefeated record this year intact when she steps up to Group One company in the Moir Stakes. Her task will be made easier by the absence of in-form three-year-old Anders, who has an elevated temperature and won’t… Read More »
The likelihood of Stradbroke Handicap winner Tyzone running in the Epsom Handicap will hinge on his second-up performance at Rosehill. Co-trainer Toby Edmonds will assess how Tyzone copes with his first attempt at 1500 metres in Saturday’s Group Two Shannon Stakes before deciding if the gelding backs up a week… Read More »
Les Bridge has won a Golden Slipper with Sir Dapper and a Melbourne Cup with Kensei but he has never trained a horse as good as Classique Legend. The octogenarian was moved to rate the sprinter above his best Group One winners after Classique Legend steamed down the outside to… Read More »
Orderofthegarter has rocketed into Caulfield Cup favouritism after winning a golden ticket into the race with his victory in the Naturalism Stakes. Jockey Damien Oliver said Orderofthegarter had snuck into next month’s Group One Caulfield Cup with a light weight and would be a great chance with just 50kg. “That… Read More »
Chris Waller has claimed a seventh George Main Stakes crown at Randwick but not with the horse punters expected. Sydney’s dominant trainer saddled up four of the seven runners in the Group One mile on Saturday with Verry Elleegant a warm $2.20 favourite. But it was his pin-up horse from… Read More »
Dame Giselle has continued her winning march through Sydney’s Princess series, adding Saturday’s Tea Rose Stakes to her victories in the Silver Shadow and Furious Stakes. Stalking the speed, Dame Giselle pounced halfway up the straight and had enough in the tank to hold off favourite Hungry Heart by a… Read More »
Scone mare It’s Me has rocketed into favouritism for the $1.3 million Kosciuszko with a stunning performance to win at Randwick. Trained by Brett Cavanough, It’s Me remains unbeaten in three starts after unleashing a withering finish from back in the field to storm to a three-length victory in the… Read More »
Farnan has secured the Everest slot of his part-owners Aquis and will bypass the Golden Rose to concentrate on the world’s richest turf race. Aquis announced the Tulloch Lodge three-year-old as their representative on Friday, less than a week after he was controversially beaten as favourite in The Run To… Read More »
Hugh Bowman’s horror spring has continued after he was rubbed out for almost three weeks over his effort on beaten favourite Farnan in The Run To The Rose. Bowman, who immediately appealed the decision, is set to miss four Group One races, three of them on the lucrative Epsom Handicap… Read More »
Jockey Hugh Bowman and co-trainer Adrian Bott have been asked to attend Racing NSW headquarters for the resumption of a stewards’ inquiry into the first-up flop of Farnan. Led by chief stipe Marc Van Gestel, stewards grilled Bowman and Bott during a race day inquiry into Farnan’s unplaced performance in… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller will again have a strong hand in the Group One feature the George Main Stakes at Randwick this weekend with four of the seven runners, headed by star mare Verry Elleegant. She spent four days at the farm to recover from her enormous effort to win… Read More »
Star Western Australian sprinter Showmanship who was favourite for Saturday’s Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has been ruled out of the remainder of the spring due to injury. The Grant and Alana Williams trained sprinter will miss the remainder of the spring after suffering a tendon injury in training… Read More »
