Godolphin’s dual G1-winning mare Alizee has bled and will miss the spring carnival. Trainer James Cummings reported the incident to stewards, leading to a mandatory three-month ban from racing. The winner of the G1 Flight Stakes and the G1 Queen of the Turf Stakes last season had been set to… Read More »
Winx has had a solid work-out at Rosehill ahead of her much anticipated return to the track in the race named in her honour. Race jockey Hugh Bowman accompanied the mare in her final piece of fast work on Monday morning ahead of Saturday’s Group One Winx Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
High profile jockey Blake Shinn has suffered fractures to his C1 and C3 vertebrae in a fall at the Randwick barrier trials and will be on the sidelines indefinitely. Shinn was taken to hospital after the fall on Monday complaining of a sore neck and with suspected concussion. After he… Read More »
Group One winners Unforgotten, D’Argento and Comin’ Through are likely to join their illustrious stablemate Winx in the race named in her honour at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller will also nominate another couple of stablemates heading to spring staying features but all eyes will be on Winx on Saturday as… Read More »
Lindsay Park will tackle the might of the in-form Darren Weir stable with two Group One winners in the P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time and Australian Cup winner Harlem are set to resume in Saturday’s Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes. Senior trainer David Hayes… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy will chase a two-state fillies stakes double in the Quezette Stakes in Melbourne and Silver Shadow Stakes in Sydney. Oohood will try to shed her tag as arguably Australia’s best maiden when she resumes in Saturday’s Group Two Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. On the same… Read More »
After a few weeks of waiting, Jordan Childs has been thrilled to get the chance to reunite with Blue Diamond winner Written By in a gallop at Sandown. And the jockey is suitably impressed. The Grahame Begg-trained Written By gave Childs the first Group One win of his career in… Read More »
Champion trainer Darren Weir has announced that connections of Nature Strip have been in talks with an Everest slot holder. Darren Weir when asked about the possibility that in form sprinter Nature Strip could be headed for the $13m Everest he said “In the last few days, there has been… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has had to wait until the last race at Rosehill to welcome a winner with a horse he believes can step up to Group One company. Paret lived up to his $2.70 favouritism to win Saturday’s benchmark 81 handicap over 1350m and stamp himself as… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has got it right in his first ride on quality sprinter Voodoo Lad, who has powered home to win the Group Three race at Flemington. Voodoo Lad settled at the back of the seven-horse field in Saturday’s 1200m sprint on the straight course before letting down… Read More »
Brad Widdup’s second season in the Sydney training ranks has begun with a bang as stable star Sandbar picked off the first stakes race for three-year-olds. Widdup, a long-time foreman for Darley and Godolphin, was persuaded to branch out on his own by high-profile owner Damion Flower, who has established… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy completed an early two-state double with gallopers he hopes can line up in richer spring races. Just Rolling remains unbeaten in two starts after taking out the opening race at Morphettville on Saturday before Crockett showed a return to form by winning the VRC Member Abigail Bartlett… Read More »
A race-fit Bandipur has turned the tables on Prezado from their previous meeting last spring, scoring a determined victory in his return to Melbourne racing at Flemington. Bandipur had his first three starts of this preparation in Sydney, including a last-start win at Randwick, before trainer James Cummings sent the… Read More »
Fifteen months of frustration for trainer Brian Smith has been eased with Order Again scoring a strong win at Doomben. Despite being slow to jump Order Again ($5) swamped the field at the 200m to beat Time To Torque ($4.80) by 2-1/4 lengths in the Moda Events Portside Open Handicap… Read More »
Matt Dunn’s latest Highway Handicap winner has stamped himself as a contender for the $1.3 million Kosciuszko. Lifesaver has become the Murwillumbah trainer’s 18th winner of the Highway races for country-trained horses with his victory over 1100 metres at Rosehill on Saturday. The lure of the big prize on the… Read More »
Lindsay Park has an early spring target for imported stayer Jaameh it hopes will lead to a bigger prize at Flemington. Senior trainer David Hayes said the Group Three The Bart Cummings at Flemington in October was the stable’s initial goal for Jaameh after his win in Saturday’s VRC Member… 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, Rosehill and Doomben. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Nine races will be run and won at Flemington this Saturday. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (4) and the rail is out seven metres for the entire circuit.
Some really nice three year olds will kick start their Golden Rose aspirations when they step out in the feature at Rosehill this Saturday, the Rosebud (1100m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
The Autumn Sun is regarded as one of the best upcoming 3YO males in racing and with that being the case he is tipped to win the Caulfield Guineas (1600m), where he leads the all in market with another colt who has massive wraps on him. The Chris Waller trained… Read More »
