Some jumping and trips to the beach have formed part of Comin’ Through’s preparation for the Underwood Stakes which champion trainer Chris Waller hopes has the desired effect in the Group One race. Comin’ Through won the Group Two Tramway Stakes first-up at Randwick this preparation before finishing sixth in… Read More »
Grunt is set to attempt back-to-back Group One victories when he jumps from the outside barrier in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. A last-start winner of the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington, Grunt is one of 10 runners that will line up in Sunday’s 1800m weight-for-age contest. Champion trainer Darren… Read More »
A field of 13 is set to contest the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley with favourite Nature Strip drawn the middle of the line up in barrier seven. Nature Strip drew best of the three Darren Weir-trained runners with Brave Smash in 10 and Voodoo Lad in barrier… Read More »
Locally-bred stayers could soon find it easier to secure a spot in the Melbourne Cup with two new races planned which would see winners guarantee their spot in the $7.3m race. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Racing Victoria are planning to run a 2800m race at Flemington in… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell is confident stable star Viddora is primed for her first-up tilt at the Moir Stakes as she bids to go one better than last year in the weight-for-age sprint. Viddora was taken to Moonee Valley for a solo work-out on Monday morning and did everything Kennewell wanted… Read More »
Barred sprinter Chautauqua is one of the headline nominations for two of Melbourne’s big spring sprints as he prepares for his moment of truth at Moonee Valley on Moir Stakes night. Nominations closed on Tuesday for two $1 million sprints, the Manikato Stakes (1200m) at the Valley on October 26… Read More »
Well-performed Japanese horse Ambitious will get his latest opportunity to snare a Group One win in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. A Group Two winner in Japan, Ambitious was placed twice at Group One level in his first Australian preparation in this year’s Tancred Stakes (2400m) in Sydney and Doomben… Read More »
D’Argento is shading his stablemate Unforgotten for Epsom Handicap favouritism with both drawing well in the Group One race over the famous Randwick mile. The two are among seven confirmed starters in Saturday’s $1 million feature for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller with D’Argento at $4 after drawing barrier one… Read More »
Winx has arrived in Melbourne with four of her stablemates ahead of her next start in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. The champion was accompanied by Golden Rose winner The Autumn Sun, Invincibella, Youngstar and Another Dollar. Chris Waller says the five horses will have an easy week to settle… Read More »
One-time Caulfield Guineas favourite Brutal will miss the race in favour of another Group One race later in the spring. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said connections had decided to target the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on November 3 instead of next month’s 1600m Caulfield Guineas. Brutal is unbeaten in… Read More »
Last-start winner Grunt has already been well supported in a bid to add to his Group One tally in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The Mick Price-trained four-year-old opened the $4.60 TAB equal favourite with the Darren Weir-trained Humidor when nominations closed on Monday. He has since firmed to be… Read More »
The first international runner in the $13 million Everest has had a trouble-free trip from Ireland to Sydney and settled in at the Canterbury quarantine centre. July Cup winner U S Navy Flag, who will represent Coolmore in The Everest on October 13 and travelling companion Somerset Maugham stretched their… Read More »
Leading Everest contenders Redzel and Trapeze Artist are the early equal favourites for their clash in the Premiere Stakes at Randwick. Saturday’s Group Two 1200m-sprint is the final preparation for many of the runners in the $13 million Everest two weeks later. Trapeze Artist is the TAB’s $5 favourite for… Read More »
Robbie Laing is thankful the Group One Moir Stakes is still four days away. The Cranbourne trainer took Group One-placed mare Missrock to Moonee Valley on Monday for a gallop ahead of Friday night’s 1000m Moir Stakes sprint. Laing was encouraged by the work under race rider Ben Thompson but… Read More »
Caulfield Cup second favourite Night’s Watch is free of any lameness issues that may have derailed his spring campaign. Night’s Watch earned a ballot exemption into the 2018 Caulfield Cup with his win in Saturday’s MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield, but Racing Victoria stewards said the gelding had pulled up… Read More »
Nature Strip will be out to push his claims towards the TAB Everest when he contests the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night. The McEwen Stakes winner is TAB’s raging $2.25 favourite with five contenders on the second line of betting at $9. “Last start he… Read More »
New Zealand stayer Sir Charles Road’s chances to make the Caulfield Cup field hinge on the how many European horses will be declared at the first acceptance stage. Co-trainer Lance O’Sullivan was more than pleased with the Sydney Cup placegetter’s fourth in Saturday’s Group Three MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at… Read More »
Chautauqua is set to play a part at the Moir Stakes program at Moonee Valley when he runs in an official trial between races. The Hawkes Racing-trained sprinter needs to jump from the barriers to the satisfaction of stewards before being cleared to race again. Chautauqua was barred by Racing… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride has no ambitions to get Ball Of Muscle into the $13 million Everest with his primary aim a Group One win. The gelding’s next chance will come in Friday’s Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley where he will be up against boom sprinter Nature Strip who has… Read More »
The Charlie Appleby stable has already struck early in the Melbourne spring carnival with Jungle Cat’s Group One win at Caulfield. Now Blair House gets his chance to add another when he makes his Australian debut in next Sunday’s Underwood Stakes at the same track. The first of the English… Read More »
