Lightly raced three-year-old Extra Brut has continued his rise through the ranks with a strong win in the Listed UCI Stakes at Flemington. Extra Brut was having his fourth start on Saturday having won a Sandown maiden and a Caulfield open handicap for three-year-olds at his past two starts. Stepping… Read More »
Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes is over the drama that is Chautauqua. Not that he’s ungrateful to have had “the grey flash” in the Hawkes Racing stable. He’s just well and truly over talking about the antics of a champion racehorse who simply decided he did not want to race any more…. Read More »
Eckstein has scored a confidence-boosting win at Flemington that her trainer hopes will land her a Group One victory later in the spring. Trainer Kurt Goldman has set the mare for the Myer Classic at Flemington on November 3, a race Eckstein was beaten narrowly in by Shoals last year…. Read More »
Connections of Wild Planet will consider their options after the three-year-old who holds a Caulfield Guineas nomination claimed a Listed race win at Flemington. Wild Planet was posted three-wide in Saturday’s Antler Luggage Stakes (1400m) before narrowly beating the luckless Ranier who got clear inside the final 100m before charging… Read More »
Flying filly Courseshewill put herself in the box seat to attack the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with her win at Doomben. Courseshewill ($4) won her first start at Toowoomba two weeks ago and boosted her prize money to $73,000 in beating Buckets Of Pride by three-quarters-of-a-length. Trainer Liam Birchley said… Read More »
Two-year-old Unite And Conquer will be put on a Magic Millions path after a dominant debut win in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington. But first the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt, an $80,000 yearling purchase, has some unfinished business before a trip north for January’s Magic Millions 2YO… 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.
The biggest bet ever taken on Champion mare Winx has been placed on her to win today’s Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Earlier this morning one TAB customer splashed out a whopping $170,000 at $1.16 on the champion mare to win the Group One Turnbull Stakes, eclipsing the previous mark of… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes (2000m) and possibly the last ‘Headquarters’ will see Winx highlights a fab card of racing at Flemington on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The Everest Carnival continues at Randwick this Saturday where it is Spring Champion Stakes Day. The weather is overcast, the track is heavy (9) and the rail is out six metres from the 1600m-Winning Post; Out four metres for the remainder.
After more than three seasons of dominance, champion Winx firmly remains the toast of Australian racing as she bids to extend her winning sequence on her path towards an historic fourth Cox Plate tilt. The world’s highest-rated horse was crowned Australia’s Horse of the Year for a record-equalling third straight… Read More »
David Hayes fears the in-form Avilius in The Bart Cummings at Flemington but is confident he has Jaameh in the right shape for his attempt to win his way into the Melbourne Cup. Saturday’s Group Three Bart Cummings (2500m) doubles as a qualifying race for next month’s Melbourne Cup, with… Read More »
Dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Bonneval has run her last race and will be sold as a broodmare. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman to win three Group One races, Bonneval has been unplaced in two starts this campaign and her retirement was flagged after her failure… Read More »
Champion Winx has added to her unbeaten streak claiming a third straight Australian Racehorse of the Year title in a unanimous verdict. Winx joins unbeaten champion Black Caviar and dual Cox Plate winner Sunline as the only three-time winners of the award. The world’s highest-rated thoroughbred, who will on Saturday… Read More »
Champion sprinter and fan favourite Chautauqua will be given a farewell at Randwick on The Everest day. The ATC will give racing fans an opportunity to farewell one of the most popular horses in the country on Saturday week with ‘The Grey Flash’ to lead out the field in the… Read More »
Archie Alexander has rolled the dice in his bid to secure a Melbourne Cup start for Wheal Leisure. The Ballarat-trained mare is racing for a ballot exemption into November’s $7 million Melbourne Cup in the Bart Cummings at Flemington on Saturday. “It’s going to be very hard and it’s the… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller says Winx is in perfect order mentally and physically as she prepares to chase her 28th consecutive win and 21st Group One victory in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. The champion has had a maintenance gallop at Flemington on Thursday morning ahead of Saturday’s Turnbull, a race… Read More »
Another 21st milestone is on the cards for champion Winx when she races at Flemington for the second time. A year ago Winx streeted her rivals to win the Turnbull Stakes by 6-1/2 lengths to register her 21st consecutive victory on her way to a third Cox Plate win at… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club has confirmed Godolphin’s Home Of The Brave will run in its slot in the $13 million Everest with Tommy Berry to ride. The seven-year-old was a dominant winner of the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on September 8 before running fourth in the… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees will now have three runners in Australia’s richest race on October 13th with multiple Group One winner Le Romain gaining a slot in the race. Slot holder Greg Ingham wasted no time in securing a new runner for his spot in the 2018 Everest Field after he… Read More »
