The Group One South Australian Derby shapes as the next likely target for VRC St Leger winner Sacramento. The gelding’s nose victory over Saint Eustace in Saturday’s Listed 2800m race for three-year-olds at Flemington gave co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott their third-straight St Leger and Waterhouse her fifth in… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is heading for a break after disappointing trainer Danny O’Brien at Flemington. Vow And Declare finished fifth in Saturday’s William Newton VC Handicap (2600m), a little over four lengths from the winner Haky. Haky has been knocking on the door and got the job… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable has precedence on its side in its attempt to win the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville with Betcha Flying. A winner at Flemington over 1700m on Saturday, Betcha Flying is Adelaide-bound for the Group One Australasian Oaks for three-year-old fillies over 2000m on Saturday. Waller used the… Read More »
Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amingiri to victory in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co-trainers John and Michael, and… Read More »
Sacramento has survived a protest to give Gai Waterhouse a fifth VRC St Leger win in the past eight years at Flemington. The victory also has given the Waterhouse and Adrian Bott training partnership their third successive win in the 2800m Listed race for three-year-olds. Waterhouse started the streak with… Read More »
The autumn resurgence of Tulloch Lodge has continued with Dawn Passage a dominant winner of the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott partnership had relatively quiet 2019 but the stable has come back with a bang this year, claiming four Group One wins over recent weeks… Read More »
Wearing special silks to commemorate Anzac Day, jockey Josh Parr has steered Tactical Advantage to victory in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush at Rosehill. The riders of the horses carrying the No.1 saddlecloth in the eight races on Saturday wore khaki colours to commemorate the day. With the public unable… Read More »
When French import Haky arrived at the Ballarat stable of Archie Alexander, the trainer set about changing the stayer’s racing style. That work paid off on Saturday with Haky successful in the William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) while relegating Melbourne Cup winner and $1.90 favourite Vow And Declare into the… Read More »
Stakes-placed Welsh Legend has held on to beat the fast-finishing Laure Me In to claim an overdue victory at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained mare’s only previous win was in a Canterbury maiden in November 2018 but she had recorded five seconds and two thirds in 13 subsequent starts before breaking… Read More »
Chris Waller has made a habit of unearthing promising horses late in the two-year-old season and he looks to have found another one in Saffiano. Having his second start, the $600,000 Magic Millions purchase overcame a muddling tempo and tight passage early in the straight to sprint clear and score… Read More »
Flying Award has overcome a slow start to break through for his maiden win and give trainer Danny O’Brien confidence to plan a spring campaign. O’Brien has pencilled in the Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) after Flying Award’s victory in Saturday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The late-season… Read More »
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Flemington will host their traditional Anzac Day meeting on Saturday, with a strong eight race program assembled. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Field 🏆: View the Field for the VRC St Leger
Eight races will be run and won at Rosehill on Saturday, with the track hosting the standalone Hawkesbury program. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Hawkesbury Cup 🏆: View the Field for the Hawkesbury Cup… Read More »
Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant has been disqualified for six months after admitting to head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy at the weighing scales at Doomben. As well as the seriousness of the physical incident, stewards took into account the breach of the COVID-19 social protocols and the potential for Tarrant’s actions… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien will use staying races on his home track at Flemington for his bid to defend Vow And Declare’s Melbourne Cup crown. The first of those is Saturday’s William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) which leads to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 16. O’Brien is… Read More »
New Zealand racing authorities have released a blueprint for a return to training and racing when the Alert 4 lockdown in place for the coronavirus pandemic is lifted. The revised calendar proposes thoroughbred racing at selected venues from July. “We acknowledge that the situation in the national fight against COVID-19… Read More »
Four horses have died in a truck accident near Lindsay Park at Euroa in a scene co-trainer Tom Dabernig has described as devastating. Three Shadwell Stud-owned fillies, all trained by Lindsay Park, and an unnamed broodmare were killed in the accident on Monday night soon after leaving the training property… Read More »
A horse trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace has returned a positive swab to a prohibited substance after winning a race at Sale. A blood sample taken from Piccatric after the filly won a maiden at Sale on February 28 showed the presence of Frusemide, a diuretic also marketed… Read More »
Having considered not running the Cox Plate this year, Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive Michael Browell says they are now exploring whether it can be run under lights. The 2020 Cox Plate marks the 100th running of the race and club was planning a big celebration involving past champions…. Read More »
