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 »
Inaugural Everest winner Redzel has returned to full health and is on target to defend his title in the $13 million race at Randwick. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained sprinter will have his final lead-up run in Saturday’s Premiere Stakes at Randwick. Redzel was a race morning scratching from The… Read More »
Queensland mare Winter Bride has become a stakes winner at her first start in Melbourne with a fighting victory at Caulfield. The Toby Edmonds-trained filly was having her first start since July in Saturday’s Group Three Ladbrokes Odds Boost Stakes. Ridden by Ryan Maloney, Winter Bride ($4.80) scored a half-length… Read More »
A long-range plan has come to fruition with international visitor Jungle Cat winning the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. UK-based Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby has had plenty of success at Australian carnivals in the past three years and sent a team of three horses to Melbourne earlier… Read More »
Night’s Watch has earned a ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup with victory in the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield. But trainer Darren Weir says the five-year-old is not guaranteed to start in the $5 million race on October 20 after his win on Saturday. Weir said he would wait… Read More »
The Autumn Sun has staged a stunning last-to-first performance to beat his Chris Waller-trained stablemate Zousain in the $1 million Golden Rose. Already a Group One winner of the JJ Atkins in June, The Autumn Sun had lost his unbeaten record and Golden Rose favouritism at his previous start when… Read More »
The lightly raced Shumookh will be aimed at the Group One Myer Classic after breaking through for a first stakes win in the Golden Pendant at Rosehill. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Shumookh won the first of her seven starts in January and added her second win in… Read More »
Connections of Mystic Journey will consider a late entry for the Group One Thousand Guineas after the Tasmanian filly raced to a convincing win in a Listed race at Caulfield. Mystic Journey had been a luckless fifth at Moonee Valley at her most recent start last month and trainer Adam… Read More »
After a narrow Group Two defeat at her previous start, Noire has broken through for her first stakes in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. Her Group Two win over 1500m on Saturday has prompted thoughts of a step up to the elite level in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The… Read More »
After missing a start in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, quality mare Tulip has claimed a consolation in a race on the undercard at Caulfield. Tulip was left stranded as fourth emergency for Saturday’s Rupert Clarke so instead connections ran her in the Punters.com.au Living Legends Handicap for… Read More »
Melbourne trainer Mick Price’s decision to switch Miss Admiration to Sydney has led to a win at Rosehill that could pave the way to 2018 Caulfield Cup start. Price’s preferred choice for the mare was The MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield on Saturday but instead he lodged a late nomination… Read More »
A patient Grahame Begg has been rewarded with Written By scoring a first-up win at Caulfield. After a hectic autumn campaign as a two-year-old that saw Written By win the Blue Diamond Stakes before running fourth in the Golden Slipper, the colt returned to win Saturday’s Skyline Education Foundation Plate…. Read More »
He has a long way to go but Thinkin’ Big’s Gloaming Stakes win has prompted Gai Waterhouse to talk him up for the Melbourne Cup 2018. No southern hemisphere-bred three-year-old has run in the Cup this century and the last one to be placed was the Waterhouse-trained Nothin’ Leica Dane… Read More »
Connections have spring options with Extra Brut after the progressive colt warmed to his task late to score a narrow win at Caulfield. Coming off a maiden win over 1300m at Sandown in his second start, beating Black Caviar’s son Prince Of Caviar, Extra Brut stepped up to 1600m for… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees has unearthed another three-year-old he hopes has Group One potential with Gem Song ready to take the next step after a benchmark win at Rosehill. The colt was sent out the $4 favourite but needed all the 1300 metres of Saturday’s race after getting caught in traffic…. 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 Caulfield and Rosehill. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Group l racing returns to Caulfield this Saturday where it is Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day (1400m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out nine metres for the entire circuit.
A bumper card of racing has been assembled for Rosehill this Saturday, highlighted by the Group l Golden Rose (1400m), fast becoming a stallion making race should a colt win it. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire… Read More »
