Sheza Alibi’s owner Fred Noffke has turned down an offer exceeding $6 million for the emerging star, as confidence grows around her future potential. The Queensland grazier revealed he declined the approach, believing the multiple Group 1-winning filly could go on to rival the prizemoney achievements of champion mare Winx…. Read More »
Few two-year-olds in recent memory have had a juvenile season as busy as Away Game did six years ago, so it’s not surprising the now-broodmare’s daughter, Lady Catalina, has had a much more sedate start to her career. Away Game raced eight times at two for four wins, including the… Read More »
Distance, distance and more distance is what trainer Liam Howley has been searching for with three-year-old Valiant Sun. The longest race restricted to three-year-olds in Victoria will be run on Saturday, the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington, with Valiant Sun taking up the challenge. Valiant Sun will line… Read More »
Ash Morgan has given Private Harry his tick of approval as he prepares to reunite with the Group One winner in the Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm next month. Morgan put the four-year-old through his paces in an exhibition gallop at Canterbury on Wednesday, Private Harry covering the 1000m in… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable are backing on a return to Morphettville being a winning formula for Benedetta. The last time Benedetta raced at Adelaide’s premier course, the mare took out The Goodwood at Group 1 level in May 2024. That was when Benedetta was trained by Jason Warren and it provided Jamie Melham with a sought-after Group 1 win in… Read More »
The final piece of the puzzle has been ticked for Getta Good Feeling as she chases her maiden Group 1 victory. The Danny O’Brien-trained filly has barrier 5 in Saturday’s Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville. A capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies has accepted for one of two Group… Read More »
Two of Godolphin’s dual Group 1-winning colts have run their final races and will take up a place on the Darley stallion roster later this year. It was on Monday announced that Tentyris and Observer had been retired and would be split among Darley Australia’s two bases. Tentyris, a son… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has one runner safely in the field for this Saturday’s Listed VRC St Leger, but the champion trainer of stayers is hoping to have much greater representation in the Flemington feature. Awesome Artist, Noble Falcon and Intervened join Tasmanian Derby winner Dad And Dave among the 28 entries… Read More »
Roger James’ history of picking off Australian Group 1 races for three-year-old fillies stretches right back to the start of the 21st century and he will look to tick off another feature this Saturday. The Kiwi horseman and his co-trainer Robert Wellwood will have Confesara in the $1 million Australasian… Read More »
Speedster Jigsaw extended his remarkable winning streak to seven with another front-running display in the $5 million The Quokka in Perth. Partnered by Logan Bates, Jigsaw adopted his customary aggressive tactics, rolling to the lead early and proving too strong once again, holding off all challengers to continue his outstanding… Read More »
Local trainer Pat Carey has finally got the Hareeba Stakes monkey off his back with Recon staging a blinding finishing burst to score at Mornington. The Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) had been a thorn in Carey’s side who had been trying to win the race for a number of years,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Kings Valley has earned a ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup after a fighting win at Mornington. Success in the Listed Mornington Cup on Saturday provides the winner with a ‘Golden Ticket’ into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October. Saturday’s victory was Maher’s second in… Read More »
The remarkable Mazu is a rising eight-year-old but has retained his speed and enthusiasm for racing, leading throughout to complete his hat-trick of wins in the Group 3 $250,000 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. The Joe Pride-trained Mazu’s previous wins in the Hall Mark were on heavy tracks where… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller completed an unprecedented Sydney Saturday Group 1 clean sweep when Fireball defeated stablemate Campione D’Italia in the $1 million Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This was the eighth successive (and final) Saturday of Group 1 racing in Sydney for the autumn… Read More »
Matias put himself into the Queensland Derby conversation after his strong win in the Group 3 $250,000 Frank Packer Plate (2000m). This win came just 35 minutes after stablemate Snitzel Dancer won the Group 3 Carr Stakes. Ryan trained Snitzel to win an Oakleigh Plate before the sprinter went to… Read More »
Snitzel Dancer justified the faith trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou have in the filly when she broke through at stakes level to win the Group 3 $250,000 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m). Ryan admitted he was mystified when Snitzel Dancer in successive Warwick Farm starts to start her campaign…. Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has been looking for the right opportunity to try Kings Valley over a trip again. And that opportunity comes up in the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Kings Valley was first emergency when the fields came out on Wednesday but has snuck his way into the… Read More »
For a boutique stable, David Payne has an uncanny knack of finding Group 1 performers, and he is hoping two-year-old Persian Wonder can become his latest. The youngster tackles Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, bidding to break his maiden at the highest level after a series of encouraging performances,… Read More »
An outside gate has put Chris Waller in two minds about whether Jokers Grin will kick off his campaign in the Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick, or if he’ll revert to Plan A and head straight to Queensland. The former Perth sprinter hasn’t raced since finishing fifth in the Group… Read More »
Smooth Chino goes into the $5 million Quokka at Ascot on Saturday as a six-time winner from seven career starts. The Indianna Weinert trained gelding has drawn barrier number eleven for the big race. “I think I’m ok with it,” said trainer Indianna Weinert when reflecting on the pros and… Read More »
