Mr Brightside gave Ben & Jd Hayes their first Group 1 winner, taking out the 2021 Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and will follow a similar initial preparation to last Spring, set to resume in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. New addition to the Hayes training trio, Will… Read More »
A trio of Chris Waller’s Winx Stakes contenders stretched their legs in race day workouts at Rosehill, with the champion trainer revealing he could have up to seven runners in Sydney’s first Group 1 race of the season. Waller took the opportunity to work Lindermann, Fangirl and Princess Grace between races… Read More »
Premiership winning jockey Blake Shinn has added to his stellar season claiming a second win in the Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence. Shinn returned to Victoria last August following a three-year stint in Hong Kong and captured his second ‘Scobie’, 18 years after collecting the coveted prize as an apprentice. The Scobie Breasley Medal… Read More »
The feature of the day saw some progressive sprinters clash and it was Sweet Ride ($4) who came out on top in the Benchmark 100 Steveos Scamper (1000m), scoring by a head over Omni Man ($2.40F unibet). Backed into second favourite, jockey Michael Dee was able to get across into… Read More »
Floating Artist ($5) has notched up his first win since winning an open handicap in September 2021, taking out the Xtreme Freight Handicap (2040m) at Benchmark 100 level. In that time he’s placed in a Group 3 Coongy Handicap (2000m) and a Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m), as well… Read More »
Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible has broken her maiden in style with a classy first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud to put herself on a potential Golden Rose path. By super sire I Am Invincible out of a half-sister to Anamoe, Tiz Invincible is bred in the purple and proved… Read More »
Olentia’s appearance at Rosehill wasn’t always in Chris Waller’s plans, but a poor scope result from stablemate Extremely Lucky prompted a late change of tact – and a winning one. Waller flagged during the week that only Extremely Lucky was likely to run in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1200m) as he didn’t… Read More »
Fireburn’s younger half-brother Kintyre has laid down an important spring marker with his gallant victory in the opening race at Rosehill. Trainer Gary Portelli said it was imperative the three-year-old turned in a competitive performance in Saturday’s Inglis Pink Bonus Handicap (1300m) to give him the confidence to press forward with his… Read More »
Lakota Fire backed up a dominant maiden win at Morphettville three weeks ago to score narrowly in the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley against better opposition, with plenty of options over the Spring. The father and son training duo appear to have a smart, American bred juvenile on their… Read More »
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Nature Strip might have been beaten in his Rosehill trial on Friday morning, but Chris Waller was ‘delighted’ with what he saw from the champion sprinter. The two-time Australian Horse of the Year jumped well in the 900-metre workout, travelled strongly in third spot and was never urged along by James Mcdonald at… Read More »
Alligator Blood announced that he could be in for another Group 1-winning campaign with a slick Rosehill trial win on Friday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained star was a dominant winner of the first of a star-studded set of trials, which saw a number of Australia’s best horses in action…. Read More »
Untapped filly Cigar Flick headlines Chris Waller’s Rosehill team for Saturday, but she isn’t the only promising horse preparing to step out for the stable. While many of the trainer’s big guns were in action at Friday morning’s barrier trials, the next tier of talents will be given the chance to… Read More »
Willie Mullins, trainer of Melbourne Cup favorite Vauban, has signaled that the talented gelding is unlikely to race again before the prestigious event on the first Tuesday of November. Vauban secured a spot in the Melbourne Cup after a notable victory in the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Naas. Mullins… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas concedes Title Fighter will face a far bigger challenge when he returns to Moonee Valley for his second race start. Title Fighter outsped his rivals to land the prize on debut at The Valley on July 29 on a track that was favouring leaders throughout the program. The rail will move from… Read More »
A brace of strong barrier trial performances has swayed connections of Blue Diamond Preview winner The Instructor to test the Sydney waters, starting in the Listed The Rosebud. The Instructor had done all his racing in Victoria and co-trainer Adrian Bott said the initial plan was to again head south. But… Read More »
Jamie Kah has answered a call from Annabel Neasham to make the trip to Sydney to test Zaaki in an important barrier trial as the star galloper continues his build-up to the spring. Neasham was keen to book a jockey who knew Zaaki well and with regular rider James Mcdonald committed to Golden Slipper… Read More »
Sprinter Bella Nipotina is gearing up for an eagerly anticipated campaign, showing all the signs of a strong comeback. A recent workout at The Valley pleased jockey Ethan Brown and co-trainer David Eustace, underlining her readiness for the season. With her excellent track record at The Valley, Bella Nipotina is… Read More »
Bjorn Baker will entertain a Japan Cup bid for Group One winner Arapaho, who has tuned up for his Winx Stakes return with an exhibition gallop at Warwick Farm. With race jockey Rachel King in the saddle, the Tancred Stakes winner worked over 1000m in a slick 1:00.86, clocking 33.92 seconds for… Read More »
Akicita will be given the chance to prove himself worthy of a shot at the Caulfield Guineas after kicking off his career with a brilliant win at Pakenham on Tuesday. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock-trained colt put away a good field, which included Stakes-placed filly Sensical, in the 1100-metre three-year-old… Read More »
