The Darren Weir stable is likely to chase a Group One success with Whispering Brook who is unbeaten in two summer runs at Flemington. Whispering Brook backed up her first-up victory at Flemington on December 15 with an impressive win in Tuesday’s Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m). Ridden by Dean… Read More »
Imported stayer Naval Warfare has backed up his last-start win with a first stakes success in the New Year’s Day Cup at Randwick. Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has had much success with tried horses sourced from Europe, sometimes at a high level but more often in lower tier races…. Read More »
The Melbourne Cup may be 11 months away but trainer Robert Hickmott is already in planning mode with German import Schabau after his win at Flemington. Hickmott prepared Green Moon and Almandin to win the Melbourne Cup for Lloyd Williams and was at Macedon Lodge when Efficient won the 2007… Read More »
Jedastar will be staying on home soil for the rich local two-year-old races after recording an impressive debut win at Flemington. Trainer Lloyd Kennewell immediately ruled out a trip to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 12 after the filly out-sped her rivals in Tuesday’s… Read More »
Flemington will host their traditional New Years Day program on Tuesday with a couple of time honoured features the drawcards, the Bagot Handicap (2800m) and Standish Handicap (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
New Years Day racing in Sydney will take place on the Kensington track at Randwick where the feature race is the New Years Day Cup (2400m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out five metres from the 1500m-Winning Post; Out three metres for… Read More »
The general consensus among Victorian trainers is they want tracks prepared to race with a good four rating for the majority of a meeting. The Australian Trainers’ Association received an 85 per cent response to a survey of its members with the majority wanting softer conditions on race day. Leading… Read More »
As she has for the past three years, Winx won every race she ran in and set standards no other is likely to achieve. With the clock ticking on her career, Australian racing must steel itself for life after the champion who is being prepared for her swan song in… Read More »
A midweek track gallop will determine whether Magic Million Guineas favourite Native Soldier will be fit to make the trip to the Gold Coast. Native Soldier pulled up lame and was suffering heat stress following his win in the Christmas Stakes at Caulfield on Boxing Day with his trainer Darren… Read More »
VRC Oaks winner Aristia has returned to the stables of Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra to prepare for the autumn carnival. But if the filly shows any sign she has failed to come up she will immediately be put aside for the spring. Aristia is among the entries for the… Read More »
Racing Queensland officials believe there needs to be a national standard set for treating fillies and mares with Regumate. They have been in discussions with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission about introducing a local rule in line with Racing NSW which allows discretion for “nonconsequential” levels of steroids detected in… Read More »
The Godolphin stable got its second Magic Millions day wildcard when impressive filly Manicure won the Listed Nudgee Stakes at Doomben. Manicure ($10) sat outside the leader but came away in the straight to beat stablemate Demerara ($4.80) by 1-1/2 lengths. Godolphin have nine horses in Queensland for the summer… Read More »
Giant gelding Bergerac made light of his rating as the third choice of trainer Steve Tregea’s runners in the Bernborough Handicap (1600m) with a strong win in the Listed race at Doomben. Stable favourite Bergerac ($31) beat Honey Toast ($20) by 1-1/2 lengths with a short neck to Bluebrook ($10)… Read More »
Trainer Kevin Kemp’s confidence in Sold For Song during her 30-month winning drought has paid dividends with the mare winning the $150,000 Buffering Quality at Doomben. Sold For Song ($21) beat Snippets Land ($26) in Saturday’s 1350m-race by a short neck with another neck to Victorem ($1.90) third. She had… Read More »
A dashing front-running ride by Damian Browne has helped Boomsara score his first stakes win in the Group Three Vo Rogue Stakes at Doomben which was marred by a mid-race fall. Browne took Boomsara ($6) to lead Saturday’s 1350m-race from a wide barrier and kept up the momentum to beat… Read More »
The much-anticipated return of Alizee has gone exactly to plan with the mare exhibiting her class in the Listed Christmas Classic at Randwick. A dual Group One winner as a three-year-old, Alizee missed the spring when she had to serve a mandatory ban for a bleeding attack she suffered at… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy’s warning that Sun City was ready to beat his more fancied stablemate Just Zerene was proved correct when the colt won the $200,000 BJ McLachlan Stakes at Doomben. Just Zerene was heavily backed in both the McLachlan and the Magic Millions 2YO Classic during the week and… Read More »
Al Galayel is making the right steps with one of his co-trainers confident the imported galloper will win a nice race one day. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding completed back-to-back Moonee Valley wins on Saturday taking out the Events @ The Valley Handicap. Al Galayel was a two-time… Read More »
Mick Price has unearthed a couple of autumn carnival three-year-old filly contenders at an off-season meeting at Moonee Valley. Crack The Code won Saturday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1000m) before Oceanex took out the Dean & McPherson Catering Handicap (1600m). Both are different types with Price looking at keeping Catching The Code… Read More »
Trainer Barry Lockwood a one stage thought he might have to ride his horse Fiery Heights himself before the gelding scored in the Listed Falvelon Quality (1100m) at Doomben. Lockwood had a desperate search for a jockey who could ride on the minimum weight with 13 of the runners on… Read More »
