Melbourne’s premier jockey Craig Williams has given Exhilarates a glowing endorsement after riding the best-credentialed filly in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes to victory in the Listed race at The Valley. The James Cummings-trained Magic Millions Classic winner Exhilarates resumed from a spell with an impressive win in the Group Three… Read More »
The margin wasn’t as big as expected but Libertini has proven she has courage as well as class, chasing down Villami to score a narrow but decisive Furious Stakes victory at Randwick. The star filly gave punters who took the $1.18 quote a scare when she ranged up to leader… Read More »
Since he won a maiden on debut, Baller has been from benchmark grade to Group One level and back again with mixed success, finally getting a confidence-boosting result at Randwick. Trainer Anthony Cummings has always had a high opinion of Baller whose fourth win has taken a bit longer than… Read More »
Slow learner Kentucky Breeze will be given the chance at qualifying for a start in the Caulfield Cup after recording an easy win at The Valley. Victory in Saturday’s Powerflo Solutions Handicap was Kentucky Breeze’s second in succession at the home of the Cox Plate with trainer Levi Kavanagh planning… Read More »
Stakes winner Power Scheme has kicked off his Victoria Derby campaign on a winning note at The Valley in his first start since being gelded. Beginning his spring campaign over 1500m in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Exotics Handicap, last season’s Listed Fernhill Handicap winner settled midfield under jockey Mark Zahra… Read More »
Three-year-old Yao Dash has given training partners Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott plenty to think about after making it two wins from as many starts against a quality field at Randwick. Starting the $3.30 favourite, Yao Dash was coming off a dominant maiden win at Canterbury in slick time and… 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 Moonee Valley, Randwick and Eagle Farm. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
A golden ticket into the Cox Plate awaits the winner of the Group ll Feehan Stakes (1600m) this Saturday at Moonee Valley and that is the drawcard for what looks a fab day of racing. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the… Read More »
The Spring Carnival in Sydney continues this Saturday at Randwick where it is Chelmsford Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out eight metres for the entire circuit. Chelmsford Stakes 🏆: View the Chelmsford Stakes Field
Friday is Wyong Cup Day and the 2100m feature contest has attracted one of the better fields in the history of the race, along with a good race for the mares via the Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is… Read More »
Trainers use different sorts of measures to judge the wellness of a horse and for Anthony Cummings, it involves sticking his head in a bin. Cummings reckons the best way to know how well a horse is coping is to check their feed bin and he has been almost religiously… Read More »
There were some bizarre scenes in France overnight with a winning jockey being bitten mid-race by a rival horse. In an effort to win the Joubert Listed Stakes at Maisons-Laffitte, race favourite Palomba channeled her inner Mike Tyson and bit rival jockey Francois-Xavier Bertras. Bertras was unscathed after being bitten and… Read More »
There will never be another Winx but that hasn’t stopped a baby sister already trying to match her famous sibling. The mother of Winx, Vegas Showgirl, gave birth to the filly by late Japanese stallion Deep Impact, about 11am on Tuesday at Segenhoe Stud in the Hunter Valley. “I’ve probably… Read More »
Consistent sprinter Bons Away will be out to enhance his Moir Stakes prospects when he returns to The Valley for the weight-for-age McEwen Stakes. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Bons Away turned in an eye-catching first-up run in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley a couple of weeks… Read More »
Champion mare Winx has a new half-sister and the newborn could become the most expensive filly born in Australia this year. Vegas Showgirl, the dam of Winx, gave birth to a filly by Japanese stallion Deep Impact at 11am on Tuesday morning. Deep Impact, one of the worlds most sought… Read More »
Hopefully the Cronulla Sharks golden point loss to the Canberra Raiders is not an omen for spruik horse Te Akau Shark. The four-year-old, named for Sharks captain Paul Gallen, is the short-priced favourite for Saturday’s Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. After being beaten at the weekend, Cronulla will now play… Read More »
Silver Slipper winner Time to Reign will take no part in the Spring Carnival after taking longer than expected to recover from a virus. Time To Reign’s spring campaign was due to begin last month before being delayed after the colt developed a temperature. Trainer Gary Portelli had initially hoped… Read More »
Middleham Park Racing have confirmed plans to send Raymond Tusk to Australia to run in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Racing manager Tim Palin said a plan to send Raymond Tusk to the Group 1 Irish St Leger had been ditched with the 4-year-old now set to head down under. “Having… Read More »
Vega Magic may have run his last race for Lindsay Park with the sprinter a chance to return home to Perth. The dual Group One winner pulled up with heat in his off-fore tendon after finishing last in The Heath at Caulfield on Saturday, his first run since finishing last… Read More »
Memsie Stakes winner Scales Of Justice looks set to take on boom mare Mystic Journey in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 14. Trainer Lindsey Smith said on Twitter that they would be taking it “one race at a time” with the 7-year-old but had opted… Read More »
