Nature Strip has broken the 1000m track record at Moonee Valley in his latest audition for The Everest but has still been given a fright by Houtzen in the McEwen Stakes. The boom sprinter was the $1.50 favourite in Saturday’s weight-for-age sprint and his trainer Darren Weir indicated they wanted… Read More »
Imported Godolphin sprinter Home Of The Brave is bound for bigger races after a dominant win in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill. His win over D’Argento and Trapeze Artist on Saturday prompted discussion about The Everest but stable representative Darren Beadman diverted attention from the $13 million… Read More »
Trainer Jarrod McLean will discuss options with connections of Trap For Fools after the former Perth galloper recorded back-to-back wins at Moonee Valley. After victory at Moonee Valley on August 25, Trap For Fools went on to record an all-the-way win in Saturday’s Harrolds Handicap. Ridden by Brad Rawiller, Trap… Read More »
David Payne’s plan for consecutive Victoria Derby wins has moved a little closer with Tarka’s hard-fought victory in the Stan Fox Stakes at Rosehill. The trainer has mapped out the same program for Tarka and Toulouse as he did last year with Ace High, winner of the 2017 Spring Champion… Read More »
Co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are eyeing Classic success with another son of Tavistock after a tough on-pace win from three-year-old Tavirun at Moonee Valley. The trainers won the 2016 Group One Australian Derby with Tavago, a son of the stallion Tavistock, and they have had this spring’s Victoria… Read More »
Giant-killing filly Invigorating marked herself as a possible Magic Millions Guineas horse with her storming win at Doomben on Saturday. Invigorating won her first start at Ipswich 10 days ago when she came from well back to beat an odds-on favourite from the David Vandyke stable in Frangipani Moon. The… Read More »
New Zealand Group One-winning jockey MIchael McNab showed he will be a force in Queensland with a rails-hugging ride to win on My Giuliano at Doomben. McNab moved to Queensland six weeks ago to ride for Chris Waller’s Gold Coast stable and while he has ridden four winners he failed… Read More »
A Cox Plate start awaits the winner of the Dato Tan Chin Nam (1600m) this Saturday at the Valley and the Group ll highlights a fab card of racing. The weather is fine, the track is good (3) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
A cracking program of racing will be run and won at Rosehill this Saturday where it is Run To The Rose Day. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
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 Moonee Valley, Doomben and Rosehill. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Trapeze Artist will make his much-anticipated return in the Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill with trainer Gerald Ryan hoping he can win to give his owners a boost. Gai Vieira, the wife of managing owner Bert Vieira and a shareholder in the horse, remains in a Sydney hospital after suffering… Read More »
Mr Sneaky steps to a more suitable distance for the second start of his spring campaign and will bid to stamp his Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes credentials at Moonee Valley. Mr Sneaky charged home for third in an on-pace dominated Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley first-up last month and… Read More »
Exciting prospect Night’s Watch is the early favourite to secure a ballot exemption into several spring features when he steps up to Group company for the first time in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes. Night’s Watch is scheduled to back-up in Saturday’s 1600m weight-for-age race at Moonee Valley after… Read More »
Outright favouritism for the Group One Golden Rose will be up for grabs at Rosehill on Saturday when top fancies Graff and The Autumn Sun contest separate lead-up races. Chris Waller’s unbeaten colt The Autumn Sun will make his seasonal return in the Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) while Newcastle three-year-old… Read More »
We take a look at some of worlds racehorses with the biggest personalities. From refusing to jump to biting other horses and jockeys. View our list of the quirkiest horses. Have Your Say đź—Ł: Can you think of any other racehorses for the list? Comment below ⬇️ 10. Aqua D’Amore… Read More »
Sunlight’s planned assault on the Golden Rose has hit a hurdle with the filly ruled out of her lead-up run because of a temperature. The Tony McEvoy-trained three-year-old had been entered for Saturday’s Group Two Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill with a view to stretching out to 1400m… Read More »
Racing identities have paid tribute to Group One-winning trainer Kelso Wood who has died in Brisbane aged 72 after a long illness. Wood rarely had a large team but he was noted for the many top horses he was able to produce including Unequalled, Sizzling, Real Surreal, Sea Breeze, Prince… Read More »
Dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Bonneval is back in Melbourne to launch her spring campaign at Moonee Valley in the same race she won first-up a year ago. Bonneval was last week crowned New Zealand’s champion horse for the second-straight year, courtesy of her Australian Group One win… Read More »
Popular New Zealand racehorse Gingernuts has been retired, almost a year after suffering a life-threatening leg injury as he was going to the barriers for the Emirates Stakes at Flemington. His jockey Michael Dee was walking him to the gates on November 11 when he felt something wrong and immediately… Read More »
Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has already started spring in dominant fashion and budding star Nature Strip is waiting in the wings to make his first appearance of the season. A week after training five winners at Caulfield on Saturday, Weir will send Nature Strip to the Group Two McEwen… Read More »
