The horse who gave Michael Poy his first metropolitan winner is a chance to also land Melbourne’s leading apprentice his first stakes race success at Caulfield. Poy is unbeaten from two rides on popular sprinter Jungle Edge and has been called on again to ride the Mick Bell-trained gelding in… Read More »
Champion jockey Jeff Lloyd has seven mounts, which are a cross section of his greatest supporters in Queensland, for his last day of riding on Saturday. Lloyd will have rides for Toby Edmonds (Sunday Session and Granny Red Shoes), Chris Waller (Auerbach), Tony Gollan (Kemsrey), Chris Munce (Woolsey), Kris Lee… Read More »
The Grafton Carnival continues on Wednesday with the first of the two big days, headlined by the Ramornie Handicap (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey has ramped up preparations for her return to racing, winning a barrier trial in Tasmania and getting a tick of approval from her trainer for the way she has come through the hit-out. The Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile winner stepped out in an 800m-trial… Read More »
Encouraged by the way Malibu Style has come through his win at Flemington, West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is considering running the consistent gelding on a seven-day back-up in the Sir John Monash Stakes. Malibu Style won last Saturday’s Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington and the… Read More »
European stayer Torcedor is being prepared for a tilt at this year’s $8 million Melbourne Cup. Torcedor, now owned by Australian Bloodstock, had intended to travel to Melbourne for last years Cup but was a late withdrawal on vets’ advice after recording a high temperature. Torcedor finished runner-up to Stradivarius… Read More »
The second-highest number of youngsters have been nominated for the Golden Slipper with Ciaron Maher Racing topping the list of entries with 133. The Australian Turf Club has received 2435 nominations for the 2020 Slipper, 17 fewer than this time last year. The $3.5 million Group One Golden Slipper at… Read More »
Star filly Mystic Journey will take another step towards her race return when she runs in a barrier trial at Devonport in Tasmania. The Adam Trinder-trained filly is entered for an 800m-trial on the synthetic track on Tuesday as a stepping stone towards her scheduled return in the Group Three… Read More »
The Civic Stakes did not work out as trainer Gary Portelli would have liked but Nicci’s Gold and Testashadow get another chance in the Winter Stakes at Rosehill. After having no luck in running, Nicci’s Gold finished fourth in the Listed Civic Stakes (1350m) last Saturday week while Testashadow was… Read More »
After rising to prominence with four-straight city wins during her most recent preparation, Fidelia is being set for a spring campaign aimed at Group One glory. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Fidelia was given a four-week spell after capping her late autumn preparation in Melbourne with victory in an open handicap for… Read More »
A winner at Flemington has got Ben Melham off the mark in his comeback from a three-month injury lay-off as the star jockey builds towards what he hopes can be a successful spring carnival. Melham suffered fractures to a wrist in a fall at The Valley in March, meaning the… Read More »
The Group One Caulfield Guineas figures among the plans for lightly raced Dalasan so long as the he can keep stepping up during his spring campaign. Prepared by Hall of Fame trainer Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas in Adelaide, Dalasan won his first two starts at home in February which… Read More »
West Australian trainer Lindsey Smith has claimed the first feature race success from his new Warrnambool base, with Reykjavik a convincing winner of the Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington. Smith recently opened the stable while maintaining his West Australian base and produced the first winners from the Warrnambool operation… Read More »
A pair of half-siblings raced by prominent owners Geoff and Mary Grimish are proving handy money-spinners for trainer Mark Newnham. Invictus Salute, the older half-sister to Newnham’s two-time city-winning youngster Splintex, has landed her first Saturday city win in the Randwick Community Day Handicap (1000m). Stakes placed at Scone as… Read More »
West Australian trainer Neville Parnham and his jockey son Chris have combined to win the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington with consistent gelding Malibu Style. The seven-year-old has done the majority of his recent racing in Victoria and Neville Parnham was confident he was ready to fire… Read More »
Robbie Laing has his sights on winning his second Victoria Derby, this time with a son of the horse he trained to win the Group One race six years ago. Laing will target the 2500m Victoria Derby for three-year-olds at Flemington on November 2 after Fabulanski lived up to his… Read More »
The inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle in Sydney is on trainer Mike Moroney’s radar with promising import Buffalo River, who remains unbeaten from three Australian starts. After convincing wins at Ballarat and Sandown in his first two Australian starts since joining Moroney’s stable, Buffalo River was sent out odds-on favourite… Read More »
Co-trainer John Meagher has been quick to thank owner Paul Fudge with former stakes-winning gelding Handsome Thief returning to form with a barn-storming victory at Doomben. Handsome Thief ($10) came from well back in the field to beat stablemate Divine Dice ($4.40) by a long neck with another long neck… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has made a perfect return at Randwick with victory aboard exciting sprinter Sir Elton at his first race ride in over two months. Exhausted after a relentless Sydney autumn carnival period, Bowman took a break shortly after Winx was retired following her Queen Elizabeth Stakes win in April…. Read More »
Miss Mandito has brought up a milestone for Charlotte Littefield at Flemington, giving the trainer her first city winner in the Leilani Series Final. With Michael Walker aboard, Miss Mandito ($5.50) defeated favourite El Questro ($3.20) by a half neck in Saturday’s $125,000 race for mares over 1400m, with another… Read More »
