Queensland mare Winter Bride has added a third Group Three win to her record with a narrow but convincing victory in the Wenona Girl Quality at Randwick. Trained at the Gold Coast by former Sydneysider Toby Edmonds, Winter Bride won two races at the same level in Melbourne during 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 Flemington and Randwick. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
It’s well and truly ‘Super Saturday’ at Flemington this Saturday with a Group l double header, supported by several cracking races on one of the premier days of the Autumn. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit…. Read More »
An outstanding card of racing has been assembled for Randwick this Saturday where it is Randwick Guineas Day. The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Magic Millions runner-up Dubious puts his Golden Slipper credentials on show in the Todman Stakes but his trainers are keeping an ace up their sleeves for the colt’s grand final. Dubious won the Breeders’ Plate on debut at Randwick last spring and won again in Brisbane in December before being… Read More »
Four trainers argue their bans should be overturned because the stablehand at the centre of the “Aquanita eight” doping conspiracy rarely went through with administering the “top-ups”. Racing Victoria contends the four are still guilty of corrupt conduct by being party to a plan to cheat, but maintains the illegal… Read More »
Injury has cast doubt over Tassort’s Golden Slipper campaign but such is the depth in Godolphin’s two-year-old stocks they are poised to strengthen their grip on the $3.5 million race in spite of the star colt’s absence at Randwick. Tassort is an easing Slipper favourite after being ruled out of… Read More »
The studs are starting to circle around Pierata as he prepares to kick off a Group One campaign geared towards the two biggest sprint races of the Sydney autumn carnival. The four-year-old resumes in the Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday against a classy field which includes multiple Group… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings says Newmarket Handicap favourite Osborne Bulls is flying ahead of his bid to claim a first Group One win in the time-honoured sprint at Flemington. With nine wins and five placings from 15 starts, including a third in the $13 million Everest and a fast-finishing second in… Read More »
Jockey of the moment Blake Shinn will ride Trapeze Artist in the Canterbury Stakes as the horse bids to erase memories of his fourth in the Expressway and add a fourth Group One win to his resume. Shinn rode three winners at Randwick on Saturday and was lauded for his… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Tassort’s campaign is in disarray with the colt found to have bruising to his off-fore foot. Trainer James Cummings has told stewards Tassort will not run in Saturday’s Todman Stakes and is “50/50” to take part in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill on March… Read More »
Godolphin stalwart Hartnell has been selected to join his stablemate Alizee in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington. The James Cummings-trained gelding and the Australian Guineas one-two, Mystic Journey and Hawkshot, gained the final three wild cards for the inaugural running of the 1600m race on March 16. A… Read More »
Like his ride in the Newmarket Handicap, Barend Vorster says he will be better for his first-up performance at Flemington. Vorster rides Sunlight in Saturday’s Group One Newmarket Handicap with the filly running second-up after finishing third in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington on February 16. Arriving in Melbourne after… Read More »
Dual New Zealand Group One winner Danzdanzdance has confirmed a trip to Australia to take on Winx with a solid race day gallop at Ellerslie. Trainer Chris Gibbs opted to give the mare the gallop rather than a barrier trial during the week because of the firm track at Avondale…. Read More »
Redkirk Warrior is poised to chase an historic third Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. After becoming the first horse in a century to win the Newmarket first-up from a spell two years ago, Redkirk Warrior won the famous handicap again last year carrying top weight of 57.5kg after winning the Lightning… Read More »
Alassio has strengthened her claim as the most improved horse in Sydney with a third-straight Group win. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Alassio added Saturday’s Group Two Guy Walter Stakes at Randwick to recent victories in the Group Two Breeders’ Classic and Group Three Triscay Stakes. More importantly,… Read More »
A gallant Happy Clapper has made Winx work for her latest record-setting feat in the Chipping Norton Stakes but she has no peer and simply eased past him to claim a 23rd Group One win. The crowds lining the Randwick straight on Saturday gave her a reception befitting her status… Read More »
Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey has upstaged her local rivals to take out the $1m Australian Guineas at Flemington and all but secure her spot in the $5m All Star Mile on March 16th. The Adam Trinder-trained Mystic Journey was the $4 favourite in Saturday’s $1 million race for three-year-olds and… Read More »
Winning jockey Josh Parr has labelled Nakeeta Jane the best filly in Australia after she scored an against-the-odds win in the Surround Stakes at Randwick to record her maiden Group One success. In a race that didn’t go to plan, Parr thought Nakeeta Jane had just missed when she dived… Read More »
Mick Price and Damien Oliver have combined for a Flemington stakes race double with Oregon’s Day taking out the Frances Tressady Stakes. The pair combined earlier on Saturday in the Bob Hoysted Handicap with She’s So High. A drifter in betting, Oregon’s Day ($7.50) scored by a neck over $2.25… Read More »
