Trainer Annabel Neasham has her sights set on the prestigious Melbourne Spring Carnival with two exciting fillies in her stable. Leading the charge is the talented Kristilli, who dazzled the racing world by claiming the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick in only her second race appearance. Neasham expressed… Read More »
Alligator Blood is set to make waves this spring as he aims to add more victories to his already illustrious career. Under the guidance of trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the seven-year-old gelding has clinched four Group 1 triumphs, three of which were achieved in Melbourne this season. The… Read More »
It is a riveting daily show that runs until Monday. The chase for the Australian Jockey’s Premiership title for the 2022/23 racing season is going down to the wire in a fascinating contest between Aaron Bullock and Jimmy Orman … two jockeys trading winner for winner in their battle for… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has split their two-year-old fillies between a race in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. Outback Miss and Spicy Margs were both among acceptances for the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Morphettville and the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Price said Outback Miss would represent the stable in… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is gearing up for the prestigious Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with a formidable lineup of four top horses. Among the likely contenders are Soulcombe, Waterville (now known as Mr Waterville in Australia), Francesco Guardi, and Manzoice. Francesco Guardi appears to be in prime form following a… Read More »
A mid-winter card isn’t normally flush with horses boasting world-class pedigrees, but two superbly related gallopers are set to compete at Sydney’s final metropolitan meeting of the season. The Bjorn Baker-trained Rupertaar and Tazaral from the Peter and Paul Snowden yard have been accepted for races on Saturday, the pair both hailing from internationally… Read More »
James Mcdonald has given Nature Strip his seal of approval after partnering the champion sprinter in a course proper workout at Rosehill. The $20 million earner stretched his legs on Tuesday morning with McDonald reporting via Chris Waller Racing’s Twitter account that the rising nine-year-old felt great. “He seems in good form, he’s… Read More »
The Hayes family will have another member operate under the Lindsay Park banner from the start of the 2023/24 racing season with Will Hayes to join his brothers in a training partnership. Lindsay Park announced the appointment on Monday morning with the 28-year-old will join his twin JD and their… Read More »
Ken Keys would have liked to have given Scheelite more time in the spelling paddock, but the Cranbourne trainer is happy with the way the most exciting member of his stable is tracking as his return to racing nears. The unbeaten colt will trial at Cranbourne on August 7 ahead of a… Read More »
Class rose to the top in Melbourne’s final Stakes race of the 2022-23 season with Godolphin galloper Ingratiating scoring at Caulfield. Showing considerable improvement from his first-up in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield a fortnight earlier, Ingratiating stamped his authority in the straight. Ridden by Blake Shinn, Ingratiating… Read More »
Zac Lloyd has shot to the front in the race for the Sydney apprentices’ title, booting home a trio of winners at Rosehill to overtake rival Dylan Gibbons with just two meetings of the season remaining. Gibbons went into Saturday’s 10-race card with a two-win lead but after two of his mounts… Read More »
Zac Lloyd has played a starring role at the penultimate Sydney Saturday meeting of the season, taking out the feature race on Victorian Barbie’s Fox as part of a winning treble that has vaulted him to the lead in the apprentices’ premiership. The young rider was relieved to get the verdict on… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody may have to go and raise the bar with Mollynickers after the filly registered a comfortable win at Caulfield. Mollynickers took out the VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) on Saturday to give Moody successive wins in the race for two-year-olds. Boogie Dancer won the corresponding race last year and later in the Spring… Read More »
Tim Clark has celebrated a significant career milestone with his 1500th winner and fittingly he has achieved the feat aboard the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Taormina. Clark has a long record of success for Tulloch Lodge and is their go-to rider in Sydney, but says he only became mindful he… Read More »
Ourbooros may have saved himself from a gelding operation with his hard-fought win at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old landed his first win at career start number four when successful in the Quayclean Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. Price spoke pre-race of the possibility of sending Ouroboros to be gelded if again beaten… Read More »
Racing geldings doesn’t exactly fit the brief for Newgate’s stallions syndicate, but the in-form Resonator is at least providing his high-profile connections with a lively winter sidebar. The son of Brazen Beau was cut midway through his two-year-old season and no longer a stud prospect, he was offered for sale on… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben and J D Hayes is again looking forward to seeing Nicolini Vito racing around a bend. After a first-up performance down the straight at Flemington on July 1 in which Nicolini Vito finished fifth, the gelding returns to Caulfield on Saturday to run in… Read More »
Ruby Tuesday won’t just be racing to garner black type for her connections when she contests Sydney’s final stakes race of the season. She will also be bidding to fill the coffers for breast cancer research. Ten per cent of the mare’s prizemoney is donated to the cause and if Ruby… Read More »
Pat Carey will break new ground when Starlight Scope competes for the first time in Stakes company at Caulfield. Starlight Scope will tackle weight-for-age company for the first time when she lines up in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. A winner of four of her 19 starts, Starlight Scope is out of the… Read More »
Racing.com is set to revolutionise the way horse racing is experienced by enthusiasts across the nation. The channel recently announced that all the action-packed races from Victoria and South Australia will now be broadcast in high definition through Foxtel and Kayo. This move marks a significant step forward for Racing.com,… Read More »
