Last years Melbourne Cup favourite Yucatan has stepped up his work as he nears a return to racing. Yucatan jumped as the favourite in last years Melbourne Cup but finished a disappointing eleventh in the race which could have been attributed to the wet conditions. Yucatan won the Herbert Power… Read More »
One of racings most popular horses Chautauqua is set to begin his new life as a show horse. Chautauqua arrived at Rob Gaylard’s Lara property on Wednesday where he will begin the transition into life as a show horse. “He’s here, he’s settled in and he’s enjoying his new setting,”… Read More »
After delaying Mystic Journey’s return because of a rain-affected track on Bletchingly Stakes day, trainer Adam Trinder faces the potential of his star mare beginning her Cox Plate campaign on similar ground in the PB Lawrence Stakes. Trinder has committed to running the Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile winner in… Read More »
Everest contender Classique Legend has resumed preparations for his tilt at the $14 million Randwick sprint after overcoming a minor setback that ruled him out of a scheduled barrier trial. The four-year-old was due to have a hit-out at Randwick on Monday but trainer Les Bridge scratched him as a… Read More »
Benbatl is unlikely to return to Australia this year – with targets in Canada and America mooted, his trainer has said. Saeed bin Suroor’s globetrotter won the G1 Caulfield Stakes in Australia last year before having a crack at Winx in the Cox Plate at Melbourne. The Godolphin-owned ultimately came… Read More »
Talented sprinter Nature Strip will be given every chance to stake a claim for a berth in the $14 million Everest. Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller is in full swing heading to the spring and has a host of horses ready to return to the track. He has been working… Read More »
Racing Victoria has tweaked some of the entry conditions for next year’s All-Star Mile. The 2020 $5 million All-Star Mile will be held at Caulfield on March after Tasmanian-trained filly Mystic Journey won the inaugural race at Flemington earlier this year. The core structure of the All Star Mile remains… Read More »
Unbeaten Queenslander Zoustyle has stamped himself as a potential Everest contender with a nine length Doomben trial win this morning. Zoustyle, who is unbeaten in six starts, was having his first public outing since winning at Doomben on May 18. He cruised to the lead in his trial but when… Read More »
Lindsay Park will begin to unveil its extensive array of spring prospects with four runners in the P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey heads the 15 nominations for Saturday’s race and has been installed the $1.75 favourite from Godolphin’s Hartnell at $5.50. Ben Hayes, who… Read More »
UK import Lord Belvedere will miss the this years Spring Racing Carnival after suffering a colic attack late last month. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained galloper stamped himself as a serious 2019 Melbourne Cup contender at Flemington last month when he cruised to an easy two length win… Read More »
Trainer Colin Little is looking forward to the return of Vassilator despite delaying the Group One placegetter’s season kick-off by a week. Little had Vassilator entered for the Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington on Saturday but has elected instead to start him in the Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield…. Read More »
Absolute Flirt will clash with some classy fillies in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield and her trainer Danny O’Brien hopes the sprinter has better luck than in her season return. Entries for the Group Three Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday are expected to feature Blue Diamond Stakes winner… Read More »
Trainer Barry Baldwin is happy to ease fan favourite The Candy Man back into racing as he heads to the Group One Epsom Handicap. The Candy Man, the winner of seven races in a row before his last-start Brisbane Cup defeat, is set to trial at Doomben on Tuesday. He… Read More »
Kenedna will face a quality field when she launches her Caulfield Cup campaign in the P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s Group Two P B Lawrence (1400m) looms as the starting point for a number of potential spring stars including Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey, evergreen gelding Hartnell and… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has continued to notch milestones on his return to riding after serving a lengthy ban. Rawiller spent 15 months on the sidelines after being outed by Hong Kong stewards for accepting gifts in exchange for tips. He spent several anxious months under virtual house arrest with his passport… Read More »
So Si Bon may be ready to live up to lofty expectations after his first-up win in the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington. High hopes were held for So Si Bon when trained by Robbie Laing where the now gelding contested the Caulfield Guineas, Victoria Derby, Australian Guineas,… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse’s chances for a first win in the Golden Rose have been strengthened by Dawn Passage’s win in the Listed Rosebud at Rosehill. Dawn Passage is on the third line of betting for next month’s Group One race alongside Castelvecchio and behind Exceedance and Yes Yes Yes. Those three… Read More »
Under the urgings of jockey Damien Oliver, progressive mare My Pendant has got the job done as a short-priced favourite at Flemington. But only just. The Danny O’Brien-trained My Pendant was the $1.80 favourite in Saturday’s VRC Member Peter Cosgriff Handicap (1400m) and needed all of the Flemington straight to… Read More »
A change of plans to swap straight-track races at Flemington has led to Tasmanian galloper The Inevitable recording a first-up win. Trainer Scott Brunton was aiming at Saturday’s Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m), but a gallop at Cranbourne last week forced the trainer to rethink plans. Instead the VRC Member Brenda… Read More »
Short-priced favourite Alizee has duly won the Group Two Missile Stakes but not quite as easily as might have been expected. Sent out at $1.30 in Saturday’s five-horse field, Alizee strode to the lead rounding the turn and looked to be cruising to a comprehensive victory in the 1200m-race. Invincible… Read More »
