Nikita Beriman and trainer Ciaron Maher have wound back the clock with a stakes race win at Caulfield. In 2007 Beriman partnered Tears I Cry giving then Warrnambool-based Maher his first Group One victory in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington. The pair have gone separate ways since with Maher taking… Read More »
James Cummings has paid tribute to his legendary grandfather Bart after Microphone continued Godolphin’s clean sweep of the major juvenile races with a brilliant win in the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. Microphone had to settle for second to stablemate Kiamichi in the Golden Slipper but on a… Read More »
He’s only had his trainer’s licence for 18 months but as of Saturday Todd Blowes has a win at Royal Randwick under his belt. Blowes’ four-year-old gelding Noble Boy snatched victory in the final stretch of the $500,000, 1400m Country Championships in a thrilling ride by star jockey Hugh Bowman…. Read More »
Fifteen years after being forced to bypass the Australian Derby with Grand Zulu, Kembla Grange trainer Gwenda Markwell has tasted victory with Angel Of Truth. Grand Zulu had beaten Mummify and Makybe Diva to win the BMW but his owner would not let Markwell back him up in the Derby… Read More »
A rails-hugging ride by Brenton Avdulla has helped Aliferous to an upset win in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick and all but secured trainer Kris Lees another Australian Oaks runner. Specked at $61 to start $41, Aliferous was ridden quietly by Avdulla who then took the shortest route home,… Read More »
Gallic Chieftain’s Group Two victory in the Chairman’s Handicap has convinced Victorian trainer Archie Alexander the horse deserves his place in the Sydney Cup. Saturday’s 2600m-race is a precursor to next Saturday’s Sydney Cup (3200m) with Gallic Chieftain tightened from $26 to $15 for the Group One race with Godolphin… Read More »
Mr Quickie’s winning sequence has come to an end but his trainer Phillip Stokes believes the gelding is still on track for next month’s Group One South Australian Derby. Three-year-old Mr Quickie was chasing his seventh win in a row, and third this preparation, when sent out the $1.65 favourite… Read More »
Winx has ticked another box in preparation for her final race start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes with a faultless exhibition gallop at Randwick. Hugh Bowman worked the mare over 1000-metres and she went to the line under her own steam, clocking 34.67 seconds for her final 600 metres. Trainer… Read More »
Talented colt Ringerdingding has finally lived up to his ability at his fifth start for trainer Chris Waller, winning the Group Three Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick after missing a start in the Doncaster as an emergency. Formerly trained by Ed O’Rourke and then Darren Weir, the colt has found… Read More »
A step up to stakes grade looms for two-year-old Meuse after the talented filly made it two wins from as many starts with a city success at Caulfield. The Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse won comfortably on debut in a Bendigo maiden on March 19 and stepped out again in Saturday’s Thomas… Read More »
Bivouac has led home a Cummings-family trifecta in the Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick with James getting the verdict over father Anthony in the opening race on day one of The Championships. The Godolphin colt was given a beautiful run by Blake Shinn and surged to the front halfway up the… 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 Randwick and Caulfield. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
The TJ Smith Stakes is one of the four Group 1 races on Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick this Saturday and one punter is confident that Pierata – $7 to $5.50 this week with TAB – will be victorious. The TAB punter in question has placed bets… Read More »
The Grand Finals of Australian racing is The Championships at Randwick and the two day carnival gets underway this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is soft (7) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Doncaster Field 🏆: View the Doncaster Mile Field TJ… Read More »
Racing returns to Caulfield this Saturday where nine races have been set down, highlighted by the Anniversary Vase (1400m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out nine metres for the entire circuit.
A punter with the TAB has had $450,000 on Champion mare Winx to win her final race in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on April 13th. The punter has had three $150,000 win bets on Winx at $1.10, $1.10 and $1.08 in the past week making it a total… Read More »
A week after they were in rivals in Dubai, Hugh Bowman will join forces with Godolphin in three Group One races on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick. Bowman missed last Saturday’s Tancred Stakes meeting at Rosehill to ride Brave Smash in the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai… Read More »
The only time Jye McNeil has ridden at Randwick he went agonisingly close to landing his first Group One win. That was in the Metropolitan last spring when Sikandarabad finished a close third to Patrick Erin and Brimham Rocks in the 2400m handicap, beaten a short half-head and a long… Read More »
Paul Snowden has absolute faith Redzel can bounce back from an uncharacteristic last-start flop and regain his mantle as Australia’s best sprinter when he takes on a top field in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. The dual Everest winner finished down the track behind Nature Strip in The Galaxy… Read More »
An unassuming young trainer and his classically bred horse have already shared a memorable journey, one that has led them to an unlikely Group One milestone on one of Sydney’s biggest race days of the year. As Godolphin prepares to continue its quest for a clean sweep of the major… Read More »
