Winx has headed a Chris Waller-trained Group One line-up in race-day outings at Randwick ahead of their next assignments. The champion exerted her authority late in a 1000m jump-out against The Autumn Sun, Foxplay and Patrick Erin, clocking 33.97 seconds for her final 600 metres. Winx is scheduled to have… Read More »
Group l racing returns to Melbourne this Saturday with the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield the highlight on a fabulous nine event program. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
Spring is officially here and the good horses are stepping out once again this Saturday at Randwick for Chelmsford Stakes Day, the 1600m feature being one of four cracking blacktype events. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out ten metres from the 1600m-Winning… 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 Randwick. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
For the second year in a row Corey Brown is pinning his hopes on an international horse as he chases a third Melbourne Cup. Brown has already secured the ride on English-trained Magic Circle for the 2018 Melbourne Cup, having won the race for the second time on Irish-trained Rekindling… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter says he faces a difficult 12 days as he wrestles with the weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Nominations for the two spring features closed on Thursday and with an increase in prize money came an increase in entries. International entries for the… Read More »
While two of the horses he beat last time will step up to Group One level in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, Pierata will run in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick before his shot at the elite level. That doesn’t make his task much easier with Saturday’s Group Two Tramway… Read More »
Showtime will put his future as a stallion on the line when he tackles Group One company at Caulfield. The Hawkes Racing-trained horse contests the Memsie Stakes (1400m) off a last-start victory in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes over the same course and distance as Saturday’s race. Co-trainer… Read More »
Lindsay Park will take the wraps off new stable addition Aylmerton at Caulfield where the Group-winning colt will clash with unbeaten stablemate Tony Nicconi in the McNeil Stakes. Aylmerton made his mark as a juvenile in Sydney last season when trained by Jean Dubois, winning his first two starts including… Read More »
Less than an hour before his older half-brother Happy Clapper chases another Group One win, Not A Single Cent will be out to showcase his Caulfield Guineas credentials in the McNeil Stakes. Not A Single Cent won the Group Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes during a four-start juvenile season and… Read More »
Dollar For Dollar is the outsider in the Memsie Stakes but trainer Tony McEvoy is convinced the gelding is worthy of his shot at the Group One race. The six-year-old made a winning return in the weight-for-age Group Three Spring Stakes in Adelaide on August 18 which prompted McEvoy to… Read More »
Prince Of Caviar has been beaten for a second time in as many starts but he hasn’t let those down that know him best. The second foal of the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, Prince Of Caviar, under Luke Nolen, was defeated a neck by Extra Brut in the Vale Martin… Read More »
The owners of Chautauqua have been given a lifeline as they bid to get the popular sprinter reinstated to race after a series of barrier trial failures. The eight-year-old has become a repeat offender, refusing to jump in official trials beginning with his first offence in February. After considering submissions… Read More »
Chasing back-to-back victories, Vega Magic has been installed favourite for the Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The Lindsay Park-trained sprinter is the $2.70 top elect in all-in markets on Saturday’s 1400m race. Vega Magic defeated the Darren Weir-trained pair of Black Heart Bart and Tosen Stardom in last year’s… Read More »
Luke Currie will be the new rider for Grunt when he starts in the Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Mick Price was forced to search for a new rider with Damien Oliver riding Vega Magic on Saturday. Vega Magic won the Memsie Stakes under Craig Williams last year… Read More »
Champion sprinter Chautauqua has been banned by Racing NSW stewards from being nominated for trials and races after he failed to jump for an eighth time on Saturday. The owners of Chautauqua will make a final plea for the champion sprinter to be reinstated to race after Racing NSW stewards… Read More »
A mystery illness has flattened leading apprentice Ben Allen who remains in Melbourne’s Epworth Hospital undergoing tests. Allen was forced to abandon his mounts at Moonee Valley after two rides on Saturday. His sister and manager, Mandy, said the young jockey had been unwell for a couple of weeks. “It… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys has elected to delay the start of Spanish Reef’s spring campaign until the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley. Keys believes the 1600m-race on September 8 is a better starting point than the 1400m against Group One opposition in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on… Read More »
Connections of Santa Ana Lane will rely on a proven form reference for Santa Ana Lane in a bid to get the multiple Group One-winning sprinter to The Everest in peak condition. Santa Ana Lane is set to begin his Everest campaign in Saturday’s Group Three The Heath at Caulfield… Read More »
Trainer Greg Hickman will focus on getting stable star Pierata a Group One win rather than hold out for a spot in the $13 million Everest. After Pierata beat Kementari in the Group Two Missile Stakes, all the talk was about whether he could secure a slot in the second… Read More »
