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 »
Machine Gun Gracie, winner of the WA Oaks–WA Derby double last season, burst back to top form with an impressive effort in the Group 3 $250,000 Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. A new stable recruit for the Lindsay Park training partnership of brothers JD, Ben and Will… Read More »
The Sydney Cup is the likely next stop for import Mr Monaco after he showcased his stamina with an outstanding win in the N E Manion Cup at Rosehill. Despite being trapped three-deep midfield, Mr Monaco ($5.50) let down with a resolute finish to deny the fast-finishing Taramansour ($31) by… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes has made a good fist of things since setting up a base in Victoria, but always enjoys heading back to Adelaide. With a base at Morphettville, Stokes can easily swing horses between the two states and with the Adelaide Carnival and it’s four Group 1 races are fast approaching, Stokes is keen to be a… Read More »
The Wizard Of The West will leave his kingdom behind this weekend to try and cast a positive spell and weave his magic over the racing fortunes of the Robbie Griffiths trained Rey Magnerio in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. This will be the third… Read More »
Thank the Lord. That was co-trainer Mick Price’s initial reaction when asked if he was pleased Observer would not be lining up against Planet Red in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. While Planet Red, who is prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, lines up at Caulfield, Observer is chasing more Group 1 honours… Read More »
Fortunes have been mixed for the training operation of Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes in recent times. Their most recent winner in Victoria was in a Kilmore maiden earlier in the month while they did taste Stakes race success with Gangsta Granny in Sydney on March 7. The stable invariably has a strong hand during… Read More »
There isn’t much Ciaron Maher hasn’t achieved in racing but one box he is yet to tick is winning a Golden Slipper. Scott Darby, director of syndicators Darby Racing, is hoping Sweet Embrace Stakes winner Spicy Miss is the one to change that at Rosehill on Saturday. “We did tell him after… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien does not think a quick rise in distance will hamper the prospects of Getta Good Feeling when she heads to Caulfield. A first-up winner over 1200m down the straight at Flemington, Getta Good Feeling heads to the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. The O’Brien stable has… Read More »
In the spring, it was Via Sistina. This campaign, it has been Autumn Glow. Aeliana has been in the shadow of two superstar stablemates for most of her past six starts but at Rosehill on Saturday, the mare gets her time to shine in the Ranvet Stakes (2000m). Not only will… Read More »
The Listed Darby Munro Stakes, race four at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, is the main curtain-raiser leading into three hours of Group 1 action that incorporates five successive races at the elite level worth a combined total of $8 750 000 in prize-money. The results of James McDonald in those… Read More »
Three months ago, Chayan wasn’t considered a Golden Slipper prospect. In fact, co-trainer Annabel Archibald planned to put the filly in the paddock without giving her an official barrier trial. But a stock-standard jump out changed that thinking, and the experience changed Chayan. “She had an unofficial jump-out at Christmas… Read More »
The transfer of the William Reid Stakes to Caulfield may not be ideal for Baraqiel but it is the race the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin -trained sprinter has been set for. The William Reid Stakes (1200m) is traditionally run at Moonee Valley and winds up the Group 1 action in Melbourne for… Read More »
