Lightly raced Surprise Baby has given his jockey Dean Holland a second Adelaide Cup and his trainer Paul Preusker a first with an impressive staying performance in the Morphettville feature. Having just his sixth race start, Surprise Baby ($4.80) chimed in strongly to hit the front with 200m to run… Read More »
After upstaging the older horses to win the star-studded Newmarket Handicap, three-year-old filly Sunlight is set to chase elite level weight-for-age wins this autumn. And her trainer Tony McEvoy believes Sunlight is still getting better. Sunlight claimed her second Group One win, and first against older horses, when she led… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Brad Rawiller has notched his first winner since returning to the saddle after recovering from injuries suffered in a race fall. Rawiller fell at Cranbourne in October and his injuries included fractures to two vertebrae in his neck. He had been booked to ride Godolphin’s Best… Read More »
Mystic Journey has bounced through her memorable Australian Guineas win and is on track to clash with some seasoned older weight-for-age stars in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile. The Tasmanian filly’s convincing Guineas win at Flemington nine days ago clinched her a wild card into Saturday’s All-Star Mile (1600m)… Read More »
The Adelaide Racing Carnival starts to warm up on Monday at Morphettville with an excellent card assembled for Adelaide Cup Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out two metres from the 1200m-Winning Post; True for the remainder. Adelaide Cup Field 🏆: View… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is giving connections of The Autumn Sun headaches with a lack of suitable races throughout the Autumn. Part-owner John Messara spoke on TABradio saying the Queen Elizabeth Stakes was an unlikely option for The Autumn Sun because of Winx. “The feeling is, it’s too much to ask… Read More »
Trapeze Artist will eventually spend his days at Widden Stud with the famous NSW Hunter Valley farm to stand the four-time Group One winner on behalf of owner Bert Vieira. The four-year-old racked up his latest Group One win on Saturday in the Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick, lowering the… Read More »
Godolphin’s formidable arsenal of two-year-olds has gained another potential Golden Slipper weapon after Pin Sec scored a commanding victory in the Group Three Black Opal Stakes. The filly won Canberra’s juvenile feature on Sunday, coasting to a four-length win over the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Rome ($2.80 fav) who put… Read More »
South Australian trainer Ryan Balfour is under no illusions about the task confronting Balf’s Choice in the inaugural All-Star Mile at Flemington. But he remains optimistic the top vote getter in the public poll for the $5 million All Star Mile will acquit himself well when he runs on Saturday…. Read More »
Hugh Bowman will be back in the saddle soon after forfeiting rides at Flemington and Canberra because of a family illness. Bowman left Flemington on Saturday before the Australian Cup to fly back to Sydney when he found out his wife Christine was ill and needed medical attention. He was… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Lyre will press on to the Golden Slipper with the chance to become the sixth two-year-old to claim the coveted Group One double. Trained by Anthony Freedman and owned by global powerhouse Godolphin, Lyre stormed home to win the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield… Read More »
The biggest and best day on the Canberra racing calendar comes around this Sunday where it is Black Opal Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Jockey Jamie Kah was left speechless after claiming her first Group One win guiding Harlem to a second successive victory in the Australian Cup at Flemington. Kah dominated South Australian racing in recent seasons before making the move across the border in January to fulfil her dream of winning a… Read More »
In a Winx-like performance, the champion’s stablemate The Autumn Sun has come from a seemingly impossible position to win the Group One Randwick Guineas and confirm he is Australia’s best three-year-old. The $1.80 favourite was near the tail of the field early when Miss Fabulass ($21) set off and led… Read More »
Tough gelding Ball Of Muscle has edged out champion sprinter Redzel in a thrilling finish to the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick to set himself up to fulfil his family destiny. In a major upset, Ball Of Muscle ($11) held off the $1.60 favourite by a nose to win… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight has given jockey Barend Vorster a memorable start to his new life in Australia, with the pair combining to win the time-honoured Group One Newmaket Handicap at Flemington. South African Vorster had ridden successfully in Singapore for the past 15 years and only arrived in Australia late… Read More »
Godolphin’s success with it’s strong brigade of two-year-olds has continued with La Tene winning the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington. The global giant won Victoria’s major two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes, with Lyre for Anthony Freedman while earlier on Saturday Tenley boosted their Golden Slipper stocks with victory for… Read More »
Blake Shinn has ridden Trapeze Artist to an all-the-way win in the Group One Canterbury Stakes, a ride that means more than most. The win was a fourth at Group One level for Trapeze Artist whose regular rider Tye Angland has been confirmed quadriplegic after a fall in Hong Kong… Read More »
It’s a yes to the Golden Slipper for trainer Chris Waller who has his best chance yet after the Todman Stakes at Randwick. Yes Yes Yes, a colt having his first start for Sydney’s leading trainer on Saturday after coming to the stable when the disqualified Darren Weir’s horses were… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price plans to keep Anjana to sprinting after the talented filly let down strongly to win first-up at Flemington in her first start for her new stable. Formerly trained by the now-disqualified Darren Weir, Anjana was stretched out to 1600m last spring and finished fourth in the Group… Read More »
