The return of boom filly Libertini was expected to be one of the highlights on Winx Stakes day at Randwick and the three-year-old didn’t disappoint. Ridden confidently by Tommy Berry, the $1.50 favourite strode up to level with the leaders at the top of the straight then found another gear… Read More »
A fired-up Glen Boss was adamant Superium should have been declared the winner of the Up And Coming Stakes after the horse lost the race in the stewards’ room. Superium was first past the post by a head over True Detective but the latter’s jockey James McDonald protested, arguing Superium… Read More »
Sassy Salitage has risen to the challenge in her first city test at The Valley, upstaging a couple of Group-winning fillies to press her own spring claims. The Greg Eurell-trained Sassy Salitage won a maiden at Pakenham on debut on August 1 before stepping up in class over 1200m. Taking… Read More »
Kris Lees has his eyes on an elusive Newcastle Gold Cup win with Our Candidate stamping his authority on a second consecutive Sydney staying race. The multiple Group One-winning trainer has so far come up short in his hometown Cup but may have found the solution in the imported stayer… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey will not run in the Group One Memsie Stakes with trainer Adam Trinder to save her for the Makybe Diva Stakes. Mystic Journey made a winning return at Caulfield last Saturday in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m), stretching her unbeaten sequence to… Read More »
Ciaron Maher knows a Group One victory is important for the future of Junipal after his first win for the stable at The Valley. A half-brother to Australian Guineas winner Palentino, Junipal won Saturday’s Paramount Liquor Handicap (1600m) at his first run since mid-July. Maher, who trains in partnership with… Read More »
Promising colt Astro Boy Toy will miss the spring carnivals to concentrate on next year’s big races despite his impressive win at the Gold Coast. Astro Boy Toy ($1.40) looked under pressure on the home turn but came away to beat a Scathing ($7) by a length with 4-1/2 lengths… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Moonee Valley this Saturday where it is McKenzie Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit.
Group l racing returns for the 2018/19 season this Saturday where the Winx Stakes (1400m) highlights a fab nine race card at Randwick. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit. Winx Stakes Ⓜ️🏆: View the Winx Stakes… 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 Gold Coast, Morphettville and Belmont. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment… Read More »
Anthony Cummings is not afraid to be bold in his opinions of his horses but when it comes to exciting filly Libertini, he is noticeably measured. Libertini is being set on a traditional spring three-year-old fillies’ path, resuming in Saturday’s Group Two Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick before tackling… Read More »
For the first time in four years, Winx will not be at Randwick for the traditional start to the Sydney spring carnival. What was formerly the Group Two Warwick Stakes is now named for the champion, who won it three times, and kicks off Group One racing for the season…. Read More »
High-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux is set to compete in the Cox Plate and chase a lucrative bonus after being granted a special dispensation from the Australian government’s Department of Agriculture to travel to Melbourne for the race. Because Lys Gracieux ran in Hong Kong in late April in the… Read More »
Ten horses have stood their ground after acceptances to run in the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick. The 1400m Winx Stakes will be the spring starting point for several high-profile spring horses, including Avilius and Verry Elleegant. Avilius is one of two runners for trainer James Cummings with Best… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant has galloped freely ahead of her assignment in the Winx Stakes after a slight scare. The mare pulled off one of her shoes last Thursday and missed a race day gallop on Saturday with some tenderness in the foot. James McDonald, who rode Verry… Read More »
Dual Everest winner Rezel has stepped up his preparation with a dominant barrier trial win at Rosehill. Wearing his race day blinkers on Tuesday, Redzel got down to business early and set a solid tempo with Nature Strip chasing him. Nature Strip picked up the pace in the closing stages… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller will send out four runners in the first Group One race of the season named for his stable’s retired champion Winx. The Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick was formerly the Group Two Warwick Stakes and was first run at Group One level last year when Winx won… Read More »
Humidor has shown no effects of a leg injury that ruled him out of the autumn with a trial victory at Cranbourne. Now in the hands of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Humidor has not raced since finishing third to Winx in last year’s Cox Plate during which he suffered… Read More »
Black Heart Bart is a step closer to making a racetrack return after winning a Cranbourne barrier trial. The former Darren Weir-trained gelding, who won five Group One races during 2016/17, was officially retired after finishing unplaced in the Toorak Handicap in October. Lindsay Smith has been tasked with resurrecting… Read More »
After taking out the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay at Deauville in France overnight, Marmelo is now a $15 TAB equal favourite with Cross Counter for the 2019 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 5. The Hughie Morrison-trained entire was second in the Prix Kergorlay 12 months ago before finishing second… Read More »
