Guest House proved himself a junior superstar last preparation and this spring is all about showing he’s much more than an early-developer. The colt Mick Price described as a ‘big centre-half-forward’ will have his first start as a three-year-old in this Saturday’s $250,000 Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at… Read More »
Sandown is not a venue that regularly has the Group racing spotlight shining on it, but Craig Williams wouldn’t mind seeing more of it after dominating Saturday’s Carlyon Stakes card. Melbourne’s premier jockey owned the meeting that was transferred from the under-construction Moonee Valley with four wins, including the day’s… Read More »
Almost five months to the day since he saddled up his first runner as a trainer in his own right, Todd Pollard has celebrated his maiden Group success with Midnight In Tokyo taking out the Show County Quality at Randwick. Cutting his teeth with Annabel and Rob Archibald in Sydney… Read More »
Will Pembrey’s connections give the filly an opportunity to attempt a rare clean sweep of the coveted Princess Series or set her for The Everest? These are the options being considered after Pembrey made a mess of her rivals with a stunning display of sustained speed in the Group 2… Read More »
An ambitious throw at the stumps has delivered the perfect reward for connections of Prima Bella after the in-form mare claimed a couple of high-profile scalps to win the Toy Show Quality at Randwick. Trainer Matthew Smith decided to raise the bar to Group 3 company after the six-year-old strung… Read More »
Import King Of The Sea has stamped himself as a stayer to watch this spring with trainer Ciaron Maher considering some lofty targets following his resounding first-up win at Randwick. In just his second Australian campaign, the former UK galloper was dominant, unleashing a stunning turn of foot from back… Read More »
Boniface was ridden like the best horse in the race and finally rewarded punters who kept the faith with his win in the Group 3 $250,000 Premier’s Cup (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The French import had been raced without much luck in his four previous Australian starts but… Read More »
A dream to maybe run in the Melbourne Cup has been shelved for South Australian galloper Sir Kingsford who will instead concentrate on Cup races at home. After finishing second in the Port Adelaide Cup at Morphettville in May, Sir Kingsford crossed the border to run in the Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington which provided… Read More »
Trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy know only too well the progress a horse can make. Last year, after a winter in the Queensland warmth, Half Yours came out to win the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups double. Half Yours is heading to the Melbourne Cup again, via the Cox Plate, although he was entered… Read More »
Just as Ninja made a statement with his Missile Stakes win two weeks ago, stablemate Apocalyptic will be on a mission to do the same when she launches her campaign in the Toy Show Quality at Randwick. Dominant in the Princess Series as a spring three-year-old, Apocalyptic performed below expectations… Read More »
John Thompson didn’t have a runner in the Rosebud, but the result of the three-year-old feature has given him a timely confidence boost ahead of Screen Icon’s return in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. The Rosebud was taken out by Chilly Girl, who finished a half-length ahead of Screen… Read More »
After being forced to cut short the autumn campaign of Ceolwulf, Joe Pride has one very good reason to believe the four-time Group One winner can return to his best this preparation. Spelled after just two runs last time in due to a combination of feet issues and a minor… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has a way of extracting the best from mares as they age. Think Bella Nipotina and Pride Of Jenni who did not lose anything as they got older. Tennessee Bound is not in the same league, but she has something on her record those two great mares do not…. Read More »
While the Winx Stakes showdown between Autumn Glow and Sheza Alibi will be the focal point this week, there will be plenty of interest in the Rosehill barrier trials as several more stars ramp up preparations for their returns. Everest hopeful Headwall will step out for his third hit-out in… Read More »
The weather and all-important track condition will determine whether Ole Dancer takes her place in a Stakes race at Sandown. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained mare is down to run in the Group 3 Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. The Carlyon Stakes is being run this year at Sandown as its… Read More »
They met a trio of times as three-year-olds, and now Savvy Hallie and Apocalyptic are preparing to square off for the first time as mares in a tantalising Toy Show Quality clash at Randwick. Apocalyptic had the measure of Savvy Hallie in the Furious Stakes (1200m) last spring before the… Read More »
Emerging filly Queen’s Gamble has earned a shot at the third leg of the lucrative Princess Series after demolishing a handy field to break her maiden at Warwick Farm. The three-year-old had put the writing on the wall at her past two starts with a second to Silver Shadow Stakes… Read More »
A couple of sharp pieces of trackwork have convinced Adrian Bott to add Reachin’ Out to Tulloch Lodge’s Silver Shadow Stakes arsenal, the filly joining well-performed stablemates Agrarian Girl and By Choice in the opening leg of the four-race Princess Series. Bott said they were looking at a softer first-up… Read More »
Lindsay Park expects the drop in weight to suit Beast Mode when he lines up in the Carlyon Stakes at Sandown. In an ideal world, Beast Mode would be scooting around the Moonee Valley circuit chasing victory in the Group 3 Carlyon Stakes. But with the Moonee Valley undergoing a… Read More »
Derby winner Green Spaces isn’t expected to trouble the likes of Autumn Glow in the Winx Stakes, but the race will be an important platform for his spring. The Group 1 fixture represents the entire’s first foray into open company and jockey Rachel King says it’s a crucial transition coming… Read More »
