Peter Moody stopped short of tipping Ole Dancer to beat Tempted in this Saturday’s Surround Stakes, but one thing in particular has the Hall of Fame trainer optimistic about his filly’s prospects. The daughter of Ole Kirk will chase a second Group 1 win in the 1400-metre event at Randwick, having won the 1600m… Read More »
Champion jumper Constitution Hill could be in line for a historic tilt at this year’s Melbourne Cup after his successful return to racing in England over the weekend. Owner Michael Buckley revealed on Racing TV’s Luck on Sunday, which aired on Sunday afternoon Australian time, that the $10 million 3200-metre… Read More »
Ka Ying Rising further enhanced his standing among racingâs elite with another commanding display at Sha Tin on Sunday, etching his name into Hong Kong racing history. The five-year-old gelding stormed home in the Queenâs Silver Jubilee Cup, registering an 18th straight victory to eclipse the long-standing Hong Kong record… Read More »
Sam Freedman’s 30th birthday will live long in the trainer’s memory after Tropicus handed him a Group 1 gift. The four-year-old son of Too Darn Hot registered his maiden success at the highest level when he outclassed his rivals in Saturday’s $750,000 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield. Tropicus, who started… Read More »
Ninja has put the disappointment of a luckless Magic Millions Guineas defeat in the rearview mirror, claiming several high-profile scalps to win the Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. The colt was forced to cover ground from an outside draw at the Gold Coast when he went down fighting, but… Read More »
Progressive stayer Piggyback has put herself in contention for a Group One, weight-for-age assignment this autumn with a stylish victory in the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill. Johann Gerard-Dubord, assistant to trainer Ciaron Maher, said several options were on the table for the five-year-old, including the Tancred Stakes (2400m) at the… Read More »
Pakenham-based trainer Phillip Stokes might have got lost at Rosehill Gardens but his brilliant colt Stretan Ruler found the shortest way home to score an emphatic win in the Group 2 $300,000 Silver Slipper (1100m) on Saturday. Stretan Ruler made everyone sit up and take notice as he ripped about… Read More »
Jockey Jye Mcneil will reunite with Cox Plate placegetter Buckaroo when he has the first run of his autumn campaign at Caulfield. Buckaroo makes his return in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday with McNeil in the saddle. McNeil has ridden Buckaroo just once in the gelding’s 31… Read More »
The longer Geegees Mistruth has been with the Mark Walker stable at Cranbourne the more they have grown to love her. The Tasmanian-raised four-year-old only joined the Walker stable last spring after being prepared by Stuart Gandy. A winner of six of her 15 starts, Geegees Mistruth is winless on the mainland, but the Walker team… Read More »
Top jockey Tommy Berry believes a summer trip to Queensland has rewired former bad boy Ninja and is putting his faith in the gelding to measure up to the topline three-year-olds at Rosehill. Ninja had three starts during his interstate sojourn, capturing the Vo Rogue Plate (1300m) at Eagle Farm before enduring… Read More »
Trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton are sweating on a start for new recruit Sam Hawkens in the Parramatta Cup, although stablemate and fellow Sydney Cup-bound gelding Athabascan is safely in the field. Formerly trained by William Haggas, Sam Hawkens is first emergency for Saturday’s 1900-metre feature and Charlton is keen to… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien will not hear of the lack of race experience counting against Closer To Free when he lines up in Victoria’s premier two-year-old race at Caulfield. Closer To Free won his way into Saturday’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield off the back of a debut victory in… Read More »
Predicting the trajectory of a lightly raced two-year-old isn’t an exact science, especially when they’ve had a campaign hiccup. But jockey Tommy Berry is erring on the side of hopeful as Incognito prepares to reignite his Golden Slipper campaign in Saturday’s Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill. The one-time favourite for the… Read More »
After 18 months of planning, connections of Don’t Hope Do will get to see the fruits of their labour in a Group 1 sprint at Caulfield. Trainer Simon Zahra said the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday was the best chance for Don’t Hope Do to become a Group 1 winner. When in… Read More »
Having shown his mettle against the better three-year-olds with a first-up placing behind star filly Tempted, Napoleonic’s next challenge is to prove he can stretch his brilliance. The young colt will get that opportunity at Rosehill on Saturday when he rises to 1400-metres for the first time in the Group… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Decorum has made it three wins from four starts to potentially put himself on a path to the Group One Rosehill Guineas. Starting a $1.65 favourite, the Michael Freedman-trained colt followed a first-up victory at Warwick Farm earlier this month with a gritty success in the Hyland… Read More »
Zac Lloyd is heading into the Silver Slipper more confident about the prospects of Hidrix than he was ahead of the colt’s Canonbury Stakes debut. Lloyd hadn’t been aboard the Extreme Choice youngster in any of his barrier trials prior to his first start and admitted the Chris Waller stable… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie is confident he has Treasurethe Moment in as good a shape for her first-up run at Caulfield as she was when resuming in the spring. Treasurethe Moment won the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in the spring to kick-start her campaign and the four-year-old returns over the same course and distance in the… Read More »
Joe Pride has quashed concerns over Attica’s unconvincing barrier trials, adamant they have been reflective of his lackadaisical attitude rather than his condition. Jockey Adam Hyeronimus has had to encourage the three-year-old in his two most recent heats, but Pride says that is typical of Attica’s attitude. “There has been a bit… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price’s chances of collecting a third Blue Diamond Stakes have been enhanced following the barrier draw for Victoria’s premier two-year-old contest. Price, who won the Group 1 contest for two-year-olds with Extreme Choice in 2016 and Samaready in 2012, has two colts heading to Caulfield’s Group 1 contest over 1200m on Saturday. Now… Read More »
