Adelaide two-year-old Free Of Debt could be a late entry for the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes after a convincing win at Flemington to remain unbeaten from two starts. The Chris Bieg-trained colt won in Adelaide on debut last month and came to Melbourne for Saturday’s VRC Member Duane Rogers… Read More »
Flemington is where Melbourne racing takes place this Saturday, with a nine race meeting set down. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out nine metres for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Rosehill this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Sir Plush could well have been running in Gosford’s feature sprint, the Takeover Target Stakes, but trainer Bjorn Baker’s bold decision to try him over ground has paid off with victory in the Gold Cup. The winner of seven races between 1100 and 1400 metres, Sir Plush stepped out in… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell has pencilled in the Oakleigh Plate for stable star Viddora’s first autumn target, if she shows him she is ready. Viddora failed to fire in her defence of the Group One Winterbottom Stakes in Perth on December 1, beating only a few runners home in the $1… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths is happy to give talented filly Du Well her chance in the Inglis Dash at Flemington but the trainer is wary of a couple of stakes-performed horses in the $250,000 race. Lightly raced Du Well began her current campaign in strong fashion with back-to-back wins at Mornington and… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Brad Rawiller is hoping it is only a matter of weeks before he can get back on a horse after being cleared to remove the neck brace he has been wearing in recent months. Rawiller suffered injuries including neck fractures in a race fall at Cranbourne… Read More »
The All-Star Mile promises to be the highlight of Melbourne’s Festival of Racing at Flemington on March 16 and Alizee has opened the $6 ‘All In’ favourite with TAB after official entries closed yesterday. Alizee resumed from an eight-month layoff just before the end of 2018 with an authoritative victory… Read More »
While most eyes were on Winx at the Rosehill barrier trials, trainer Gerald Ryan’s were fixed on Trapeze Artist. The four-year-old finished a close fourth in Tuesday’s second heat won by Sandbar a few minutes after Winx closed strongly in the first trial. Trapeze Artist was the champion three-year-old colt… Read More »
The country’s best horse Winx does not feature in the nominations for the inaugural All-Star Mile in Melbourne but 35 other Group One winners are in the mix for spots in the $5 million race. Nominations closed on Tuesday with a total of 136 horses entered, but six were deemed… Read More »
Following her trial at Rosehill this morning, Winx has opened $1.25 ‘Pre Nominations’ favourite with TAB to win the Apollo Stakes at Royal Randwick on February 16. It will be the first time Winx has raced since claiming an historic fourth Cox Plate at Moonee Valley last October when she… Read More »
South Australia’s premier jockey Jamie Kah is the latest high-profile racing participant to leave the state in search of better opportunities, including an elusive Group One win. Trainers Lloyd Kennewell and Phillip Stokes have set up bases at Caulfield and Pakenham respectively. Kennewell had planned to keep a small stable… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has drawn comparisons between Winx and tennis champion Roger Federer after riding the mare in her first barrier trial ahead of her final racing campaign. Making her first public appearance since winning an historic fourth Cox Plate in October, Winx missed the start in Tuesday’s 900m-heat and was… Read More »
Champagne Cuddles is set to make her Melbourne debut in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington in what could be a precursor to the quality mare chasing an elusive Group One win at the same track. Trained by Bjorn Baker in Sydney, four-year-old Champagne Cuddles headlines nine nominations for Saturday’s… Read More »
Impressive debut winner Brooklyn Hustle has been installed favourite in the TAB’s market for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes for two-year-olds. The Jason Warren-trained filly made a big impression when she overcame a slow start at Moonee Valley on December 1 in a 1000m race to draw clear of… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight is building up towards her first major target of the year. This time last year Sunlight was basking in the glory of a dominant win in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. The Tony McEvoy-trained sprinter has gone on with the job… Read More »
Winx’s owners have been welcomed at Santa Anita in California to accept the prestigious Secretariat Vox Populi award to honour the mare’s status as the world’ most popular racehorse. People from more than 60 countries took part in the online poll for the award, the brainchild of Penny Chenery, the… Read More »
Godolphin’s royal blue colours have been to the fore in a host of Australia’s major races this season and the global operation is hoping to make an impact in one of the country’s newest features. Trainer James Cummings has announced proven Group One winners Hartnell, Alizee and Best Of Days… Read More »
Saturday was all about the Gold Coast and Magic Millions Day, and boy weren’t there some highlights during the afternoon. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Exhilarates Brilliant In Classic Is Exhilarates top shelf, or were the rest… Read More »
Bjorn Baker ended Magic Millions day on a high after Redouble ripped a fortune from bookies at the Gold Coast. At one stage in betting, Redouble’s price plunged from $8.50 into $3.80 before drifting late to $6 as support arrived for other runners. Baker charged through the enclosure knocking over… Read More »
