A drop in distance has brought out the best from Tally, with the Godolphin galloper scoring a last-stride win at Sandown. Disappointing trainer James Cummings with his effort in the 2500m Lexus Stakes at Flemington on Victoria Derby day, Tally was freshened for the 1800m Eclipse Stakes on Saturday. Settling… Read More »
Yogi has won a 3200m handicap but not the one trainer Darren Weir and connections were hoping for. The addition of blinkers in Saturday’s Sandown Cup enabled the gelding to overcome a slow start and produce a strong finish to claim the Listed race. Weir was hoping to gain a… Read More »
A stakes win on debut at Sandown for Steal My Kisses has set the filly up for a crack at the Blue Diamond series next preparation. The Mick Price-trained two-year-old showed speed and professionalism as she won Saturday’s Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) by three-quarters of a length under Damien… 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 Sandown, Rosehill and Doomben. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Sandown will host their biggest race day on Saturday where it is Zipping Classic Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Rosehill this Saturday. The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
The racing future of veteran Who Shot Thebarman will be determined by his performance in the Zipping Classic at Sandown. The 10-year-old, an 11-time winner from 56 starts, is chasing a second victory in Saturday’s Group Two weight-for-age race over 2400m. The winner of the 2014 Auckland Cup, Who Shot… Read More »
Trap For Fools has figured in a switch of plans with the Mackinnon Stakes winner to return to Perth for the summer carnival. Trainer Jarrod McLean confirmed his stable star has been booked on a charter flight out of Melbourne on Sunday night and will contest the Group One Kingston… Read More »
The horse anointed as the next superstar of New Zealand racing has the legendary Winx in his sights. Te Akau Shark will be set for a Sydney autumn campaign that could include a start in Winx’s possible farewell race, the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. A sparingly raced… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys rates the Sandown Guineas as the perfect consolation for Syd’s Coin after a spring of disappointment. Keys had hopes of starting Syd’s Coin in the Caulfield Guineas but following a slow start to the campaign decided on a change of direction. Syd’s Coin won a restricted three-year-old… Read More »
Trainer Jenny Graham has put the disappointment of the Kosciuszko behind her and is focused on chasing stakes success in Brisbane with promising country galloper Victorem. The sprinter had been a popular favourite leading into the $1.3 million Kosciuszko at Randwick last month but his stocks diminished when heavy rain… Read More »
Lindsay Park will have a two-pronged attack on the final feature three-year-old race of the spring carnival at Sandown. Long Leaf and Good ‘N’ Fast will line up for the stable of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig in Saturday’s Group Two Sandown Guineas. The three back up after… Read More »
Father and son Anthony and Edward Cummings are to dissolve their training partnership in the new year. Multiple Group One-winning trainer Anthony Cummings said in a statement the time had come for his son to branch out on his own which he will do from mid-January. “I wish Edward the… Read More »
Malaguerra will return to Perth for another shot at the Winterbottom Stakes after winning a barrier trial at Cranbourne. The Peter Gelagotis-trained sprinter finished fifth behind Takedown in the 2016 edition of the Group One sprint. It followed his victory over the Flemington straight course in the Group One Darley… Read More »
Lindsay Park stayer Ventura Storm is one of three runners attempting to win the weight-for-age Zipping Classic after running in the Melbourne Cup. Yucatan, the beaten favourite, Ventura Storm and Who Shot Thebarman all ran in this year’s Cup and are among 16 entries for Saturday’s 2400m-Group Two race at… Read More »
A tilt at England’s biggest sprints are among options for Santa Ana Lane who has taken his Group One tally to four with victory in the VRC Sprint Classic. Sam Freedman, assistant to his trainer father Anthony, said he had come through Saturday’s star-studded race in good order and would… Read More »
Chris Waller’s rebuilding phase has paid dividends during the spring with the Sydney trainer leading the way with Group One victories. After the final meeting of the Melbourne spring carnival at Flemington on Saturday, Waller heads Australia’s Group One tally with eight winners for the season. Winx certainly played her… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has equalled a long-standing record in the final race of this year’s Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington. Oliver’s victory aboard the Danny O’Brien-trained Order Of Command in Saturday’s Grand Handicap was the jockey’s 72nd winner at a Melbourne Cup carnival during a career spanning three decades…. Read More »
Trainer Jarrod McLean has secured the first Group One win of his career with the victory of Trap For Fools in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. Running his own team of horses at Warrnambool, McLean also overseas the Darren Weir stable at the seaside town. Weir and McLean have been… Read More »
A breathtaking win from Santa Ana Lane in the feature sprint race of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington has also left trainer Anthony Freedman wondering what might have been. Mark Zahra made the most of fellow jockey Ben Melham’s misfortune through a careless riding suspension, picking up the ride… Read More »
