A decision to extend the winter carnival campaign of Duca Valentinois has been rewarded with the gelding winning the Listed G.H. Mumm Open (1820m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Tim Clark, Duca Valentinois ($6.50) won by a half head from $3.90 favourite Take It Intern with Another Dollar ($11) a… Read More »
Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Simon Morrish-trained Chouxting The Mob has overhauled his rivals to continue his winning run in a staying race at Flemington. The five-year-old gelding went into Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (2520m) having won his past three starts and knuckled down to his… Read More »
Vega One has buried trainer Tony Gollan’s Fred Best Classic demons and justified his odds-on quote by winning the Stella Artois Plate at Eagle Farm. Starting the $1.75 favourite, Vega One defeated Enterprise Louise ($41) by 1-1/4 lengths with Churning ($19) a head away third. At his previous start, Vega… Read More »
A little luck and a load of class have helped Funstar build on a winning start to her career at Randwick. A half-sister to Group One winner Youngstar, Funstar was the $2 favourite to add Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) to her debut win at Canterbury on June 5. The horse… Read More »
Two-year-old Rubisaki has backed up a convincing win at Seymour with another at Flemington to have her connections eyeing spring targets. The Patrick Payne-trained filly was narrowly beaten on debut at Warrnambool last month before breaking her maiden at her second start at Seymour by 2-1/4 lengths on June 6…. Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings believes the winter carnival could prove the making of Kordia. The son of Epaulette won his first black type race on Saturday, scoring by a long neck in the Listed Winning Edge Presentations Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Starting the $2.80 favourite, Kordia overhauled Big Parade… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Sandown and Canterbury. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
A solid nine race program has been assembled for Flemington this Saturday. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is soft (7) and the rail is out nine metres for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Randwick this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
Group l racing for the 2018/19 season wraps up at Eagle Farm this Saturday with the Tatts Tiara (1400m) headlining a strong nine race program. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit. Tiara Field 🏆: View the… Read More »
Former West Australian filly Bam’s On Fire has started to make her mark in Victoria and co-trainer David Eustace believes the three-year-old can take another step in her first Melbourne stakes race at Flemington. Bam’s On Fire had her first five starts in Western Australia where she was Group-placed before… Read More »
The Godolphin team is relieved to get three runners in the Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm after some anxiety when it seemed Pohutukawa might miss out. Until 10 minutes before the Tatts Tiara field was declared on Wednesday it looked as though she would be at best first emergency. The… Read More »
Jumps jockey Martin Kelly will be out of the saddle for 20 months after being disqualified for betting offences and giving false evidence to stewards. At a Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board hearing on Wednesday, Kelly pleaded guilty to four charges issued by Racing Victoria stewards. The most serious was… Read More »
Top West Australian filly Arcadia Queen has become the sixth horse to earn a spot in the $14 million The Everest after being confirmed as the representative for slot holders The Star. Her high-profile owner Bob Peters confirmed the news on Wednesday and while he admitted there was a query… Read More »
Godolphin-trained horses continue to dominate the market for the Group One Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm after the barrier draw. Pohutukawa has assumed favouritism for Saturday’s 1400m-race at $5.50 after being $8 when she was in some doubt to make the field. Market 💰: View the Tatts Tiara odds She… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is confident recent experience racing on the straight course at Flemington will stand Halvorsen in good stead for his attempt to win the Listed A R Creswick Stakes. Griffiths was keen to run the talented sprinter at Flemington in the lead-up to Saturday’s Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane’s build-up to another crack at The Everest is about to begin, with connections looking to make amends for his unplaced run in the rich race last year. The multiple Group One-winner was dominant winning the Group One TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April at Randwick… Read More »
Princess Posh has done well since her late scratching from the Stradbroke Handicap and is ready for a crack at Group One company in the Tatt’s Tiara. The Kris Lees-trained mare was considered a top lightweight hope in the Stradbroke after her second to The Bostonian in the Group One… Read More »
Star filly Mystic Journey is ticking along nicely as the countdown continues to her return to the races for a campaign aimed at the Cox Plate. The Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile winner has been back in work in Tasmania for almost seven weeks, with trainer Adam Trinder planning to… Read More »
Paul Preusker is still ruing the nose defeat of Surprise Baby in The Andrew Ramsden Stakes which cost the stayer a guaranteed start in the Melbourne Cup. Surprise Baby and eventual winner Steel Prince staged a two-horse war up the Flemington straight on May 25 with the Anthony Freedman-trained gelding… Read More »
