Australasian racing fans have an added incentive to vote for a horse in the All-Star Mile after Racing Victoria pledged to donate $1 for every vote cast to the Victorian bushfire appeal. The $5 million All-Star Mile is run at Caulfield on March 14, with 10 of the 15-horse field… Read More »
Country trainer Todd Blowes has been outspoken in his disappointment after his star galloper Noble Boy was taken off him this week. Todd Blowes who trained and is also the largest share holder in Noble Boy has seen the horse removed from his stable to join Sydney trainer Clare Cunningham…. Read More »
Autumn options remain open for star Adelaide colt Dalasan with races in Melbourne and Sydney on the table. The three-year-old ramped up preparations with a gallop at Morphettville on Tuesday accompanied by the Chris Bieg-trained Blue Diamond Stakes placegetter Free Of Debt who is making a comeback from injury. Dalasan’s… Read More »
One of the early favourites for the Blue Diamond Stakes has finished strongly in a Rosehill barrier trial as she prepares for her race return. Muntaseera was an impressive winner at Rosehill on November 30 at her second start after a stakes placing in Melbourne on debut. The two-year-old filly… Read More »
While Alligator Blood has played a starring role during summer culminating in his emphatic Magic Millions Guineas win, the only horse to have beaten him is steadily building towards his return. Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth stepped out in a jump-out at Flemington last Friday and will have another next… Read More »
After having his spring campaign cut short after one start, promising Adelaide speedster Gytrash is building towards a return in one of Melbourne’s feature sprints. Gytrash was a luckless second in the Group Three The Heath (1100m) at Caulfield on August 31 before he was sidelined through injury. Trainer Gordon… Read More »
Tony Gollan has never won a Stradbroke but believes Vega One can break his drought after the gelding’s victory in the Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Vega One, the $3.30 favourite, defeated Redouble ($18) by a half length, denying the runner-up back-to-back wins in… Read More »
Co-trainer Ciaron Maher struggled to think of a more satisfying win in his career after Away Game won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. All week Maher, who co-trains with David Eustace, had been predicting Away Game was ready to fire on the big stage but his claims were ignored by… Read More »
It was meant to be. Alligator Blood overcame a horror float trip to give trainer David Vandyke and Ryan Maloney career highlights when he demolished his rivals to win the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast. A start in the Guineas was thrown into jeopardy for Alligator… Read More »
Tough mare Invincibella sailed past $3 million in prize money and wrote her name into Magic Millions history at the Gold Coast. Invincibella ($6) made it three wins in a row the $1 million Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) when she beat Irithea ($4.60) by three-quarters of a length…. Read More »
Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than… Read More »
As he so often does, Chris Waller pulled the right rein when Madam Rouge scored a narrow win in the Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) at the Gold Coast. Waller was considering starting Madam Rouge in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) before opting to run her in the Snippets…. Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss continued his outstanding form in big races when he picked up the late ride on Primitivo at the Gold Coast. James McDonald was to ride Primitivo but when he failed to make the weight, Boss stepped up for the ride in the $1 million Magic Millions… Read More »
It’s the middle of summer but co-trainer Ciaron Maher is already thinking of the winter with Etana after she won the Magic Millions Quality. Etana ($3.90), bounced back from a costly defeat at the Gold Coast a week earlier when she defeated Reckless Choice, the $3.50 favourite, by 2-1/2 lengths,… Read More »
Part-time teacher Danielle Seib looks to have a genuine Country Championships contender on her hands in Assault’N’Bathory who has surprised the trainer with a first-up win at Randwick. Seib, who combines high school teaching with training a small team of horses at Goulburn, expected the six-year-old to improve from the… Read More »
Melbourne gelding He’ll Haunt Us completed a long-range plan when he won the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast. He’ll Haunt Us ($5.50) was suited by a fast early pace before storming home to beat Hulk ($7) by a half length with another half to Playthefield ($51) in… Read More »
Apprentice Robbie Dolan did his homework and nutted out a plan aboard Splintex, implementing it to perfection to get the sprinter back in the winner’s circle at Randwick. And such is his opinion of the colt, he hopes the horse can take him all the way to a Group One… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Saturday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Flemington, Randwick and the Gold Coast. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
One of the better race days on the Australian calendar is Magic Millions Day on the Gold Coast and the 2020 edition rolls around this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out a metre from the 1000m-400m; True for the remainder. MM… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Flemington on Saturday, where it is Chester Manifold Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit. Chest Manifold 🏆: View the Field for the Chester Manifold Stakes
