The Autumn Sun has been forced to work overtime, but the star colt has come out on top again to win a thrilling Rosehill Guineas. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old claimed his fifth Group One win from nine career starts when the $1.40 favourite rallied in testing heavy track conditions to… Read More »
The decision to bring Victorian three-year-old Krone north for Sydney carnival targets has been rewarded, with the filly finishing well to take out the Listed Darby Munro Stakes. Having her second start this autumn for Melbourne trainer Mick Price after doing her earlier racing with now-disqualified trainer Darren Weir, Krone… Read More »
Star New Zealand filly Avantage has made a triumphant return to racing with a determined victory in testing conditions in the Group Three Birthday Card Stakes at Rosehill. Having her first start since winning the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes at Hastings in September, the Jamie Richards-trained three-year-old rallied strongly… Read More »
One of the great days on the Australian racing calendar is Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill and the 2019 edition rolls around this Saturday with once again another outstanding card. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit…. Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Mornington this Saturday where it is Mornington Cup Day. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
View the final field and barriers for the 2019 Golden Slipper. The Golden Slipper will be run on Saturday 23rd March at Rosehill racecourse. Time: 4:30pm Distance: 1200m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the current Golden Slipper odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Golden… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2019 George Ryder Stakes which is headlined by Champion mare Winx. The George Ryder Stakes will be run on Saturday 23rd March at Rosehill racecourse. Time: 3:05pm Distance: 1500m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the George Ryder Stakes odds Have Your… Read More »
Night racing wraps up at Moonee Valley this season wraps up this Friday evening with a brilliant card of racing, headlined by the Group l William Reid Stakes (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Champion trainer Chris Waller believes multiple Group One-winning three-year-old The Autumn Sun will only get better, but whether the prized colt remains in training long enough to realise that potential remains to be seen. While the Waller-trained champion Winx continues to reign supreme in Australian racing having been unbeaten for… Read More »
Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller will join forces in three Group One races at Rosehill, including the George Ryder with Winx, but the champion jockey and trainer will be in rival camps when they each chase a first Golden Slipper. Along with champion Winx, Bowman will ride Dealmaker for Waller… Read More »
Chris Waller is trying to leave sentiment aside as he concentrates on ensuring champion Winx is in the best possible condition to win what will be her home track farewell in the Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Unbeaten in almost four years spanning her past 31 starts and… Read More »
Champion Winx remains in picture perfect order ahead of what is anticipated to be her final home track appearance and the likely penultimate start of her career. As has become the norm for Winx, the seven-year-old had a comfortable early morning gallop at Rosehill on Thursday with Hugh Bowman aboard,… Read More »
Beaten as a short-priced favourite in the Australian Cup, import Avilius gets another chance to land his first Group One win in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. The James Cummings-trained Avilius was the $3.30 favourite for the weight-for-age Ranvet Stakes (2000m) on Wednesday after a field of 15 was declared,… Read More »
An impressive barrier trial on soft ground and an encouraging piece of work at Randwick has Lyre poised for her shot at joining a select group of two-year-olds to win the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper double. The Anthony Freedman-trained Lyre took her record to three wins from four starts… Read More »
Grahame Begg is banking on Written By’s return to racing around a turn proving decisive in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. A winner of six of his 10 starts, Written By has finished out of the placings three times, two of those down the straight at Flemington. Begg… Read More »
A field of 11 has been declared for Melbourne’s final Group One race of the year, the William Reid Stakes. Favourite Sunlight has drawn the outside barrier in Friday night’s 1200m sprint at Moonee Valley as connections look to erase the demons of her only unplaced run in 14 starts… Read More »
Champion Winx is set to have up to eight rivals when she attempts to win the George Ryder Stakes for a fourth straight year on her home track at Rosehill. The George Ryder is one of five Group One races on Saturday’s program which is highlighted by the Golden Slipper,… Read More »
Dual Golden Slipper-winning trainer Peter Snowden believes there is a sense of timing about Cosmic Force who has assumed favouritism for this year’s $3.5 million race after the barrier draw. Cosmic Force streeted his rivals by seven lengths on a heavy track in Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes and has firmed… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has lodged a stay application against a decision to stand him down and hopes to have it heard by the end of the week. Queensland’s leading trainer on overall winners, Currie was stood down after stewards charged him last month with seven offences including the use… Read More »
Attending the annual Golden Slipper barrier draw has further whetted Adelaide trainer Chris Bieg’s appetite as he prepares to saddle his first Sydney starter when Free Of Debt runs in the world’s richest race for two-year-olds. Bieg has last-start Group One Blue Diamond Stakes third placegetter Free Of Debt in… Read More »
