Jason Warren has lost no faith in former Blue Diamond favourite Brooklyn Hustle as he prepares the filly for the $1.5 million Group One race at Caulfield. Brooklyn Hustle won stylishly on debut at The Valley on December 1 to stamp herself as a leading 2019 Blue Diamond contender but… Read More »
An overseas campaign goes on the line for star sprinting mare Viddora when she resumes in the Group One Oakleigh Plate on her home track at Caulfield. Trainer Lloyd Kennewell has had Saturday’s 1100m sprint as a first-up target for his stable star since she returned from a break after… Read More »
Mark Newnham may have lost Group One winner Maid Of Heaven for the autumn but he still has plenty of ammunition in the fillies’ ranks including Nakeeta Jane who has stamped her Oaks claims with victory in the Light Fingers Stakes. Spring Champion Stakes winner Maid Of Heaven is resting… Read More »
The handicapper will have a bearing on whether In Her Time chases a second Melbourne Group One autumn sprint after a fighting victory in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Trainer Kris Lees prepared the six-year-old to win Saturday’s 1000m dash holding out a late burst from of Godolphin galloper Osborne… Read More »
Pint-sized Tasmanian three-year-old The Inevitable has upstaged a host of quality colts and geldings in his first Melbourne test at Flemington to deliver a thrilling win for his connections in the C S Hayes Stakes. Ridden by Siggy Carr, who was competing at Flemington for just the second time, the… Read More »
Any thoughts Winx might not be as good as she once was, not as fast as she was, too old at seven, vulnerable over 1400 metres, have been scotched in just under 81 seconds with the great mare notching her 30th consecutive win in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. For… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has asked for a two weeks deferment of a hearing in which he will be asked to show cause why he should not be suspended. The Toowoomba-based trainer was hit with seven animal cruelty charges including use of jiggers. Currie already faces 28 charges from a… Read More »
Sam Clipperton has wasted little time finding his feet back home in Sydney, riding a Group Three winner two weeks after leaving Hong Kong. Clipperton spent 2-1/2 years riding in the tough Asian racing centre but his opportunities had dried up this season and the 25-year-old decided to return to… Read More »
Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes is looking forward to the month ahead with stable newcomer Amphitrite following a first-up win in The Vanity at Flemington. A Group One winner of the Thousand Guineas for Darren Weir last spring, Amphitrite made her way to Lindsay Park after her former trainer’s… Read More »
Microphone is likely to be switched to Sydney to continue his autumn campaign after the talented colt added yet another juvenile race win for the powerful Godolphin operation in the Talindert Stakes at Flemington. Ninety minutes after stablemate Tenley stormed home to win the Pierro Plate for two-year-olds at Randwick,… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan’s long-term plan to target a $125,000 race at Doomben has paid off with his filly Vincere Volare now headed to the Sydney autumn. Vincere Volare ($1.35) had to do it the tough way before beating Xanthius ($8) by 2-3/4 lengths with 4-1/2 lengths to Centrefire ($12). The… Read More »
The Godolphin two-year-old train keeps rolling on with Tenley showing her debut midweek victory was no fluke with a barnstorming win in the Pierro Plate at Randwick. She was slow out of the gates and Kerrin McEvoy dropped her out last in Saturday’s 1100m-race and let her loose in the… Read More »
German import Schabau has kept an unbeaten Australian record intact with a fighting win victory as a short-priced favourite at Flemington. Schabau was successful at his Australian debut at Flemington on New Year’s Day and registered his second victory taking out Saturday’s Lawn Handicap. Ridden by Mark Zahra, Schabau was… 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 on Champion mare Winx as well as some other big bets at Flemington, Doomben and Randwick. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will… Read More »
The TAB has continued to receive unprecedented support on Winx to win todays Apollo Stakes at Royal Randwick with three of the biggest ever bets placed on her in the past 48 hours. Wednesday afternoon, a TAB customer plonked $250,000 at $1.08 on the champion mare for a potential profit… Read More »
Group l racing at Flemington returns this Saturday with a crack bunch of sprinters set to take their place in the Lightning Stakes (1000m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The champion mare that is Winx kicks off her final campaign in the Apollo Stakes (1400m) this Saturday at Randwick and the Group ll feature highlights a fab nine race card. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire… Read More »
Winx’s place in history is assured whether she wins the Apollo Stakes or not. She has won four Cox Plates when everyone thought Kingston Town’s three would stand the test of time. She has won 29 races in a row, four more than Black Caviar who stands alone because she… Read More »
Toowoomba Trainer Ben Currie has been issued with seven more alleged breaches of the rules of racing as part of the ongoing investigation into Currie Racing. It will be alleged that serious animal welfare breaches have occurred including the alleged use of a jigger on two occasions, unauthorised shockwave treatments,… Read More »
The path to the 2019 Melbourne Cup continues for lightly raced German import Schabau when he has his second Australian start at Flemington. Trained by Robert Hickmott who has won two Melbourne Cups, Schabau made a winning introduction to Australian racing at Flemington on January 1. The four-year-old scored a… Read More »
