An outstanding nine race card has been assembled for Randwick on Saturday, where it is Apollo Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Australia’s current sprinting star Redzel could pass one of Black Caviar’s milestones in the Group One race named for the retired champion at Flemington. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel has put together six-straight wins since last April and can take his career earnings past $8 million if he wins… Read More »
Co-trainer Trent Busuttin is guarded as he awaits the autumn return of three-year-olds Sully and Main Stage. The pair run first-up in Saturday’s Group Three C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington, their first starts since finishing second and fifth respectively in the Victoria Derby last spring. Busuttin won’t know exactly… Read More »
Bjorn Baker believes things are in Addictive Nature’s favour to reward the perseverance of punters in the Apollo Stakes. Sent out favourite in each of his five career starts, the three-year-old has only lived up to that billing twice, although he has never finished out of the minor placings. The… Read More »
Group One winner Aloisia will put her Australian Guineas credentials on display when she makes her return in the Group Three Vanity at Flemington. Saturday’s 1400m-race for three-year-old fillies will be her lead-up to the Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) against her male counterparts two weeks later. “She’s had a… Read More »
Godolphin head trainer James Cummings expects class filly Alizee to shed her race rust with ease when she resumes in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. Already proven first-up after a successful start to her previous preparation, Alizee’s solitary barrier trial before Saturday’s Group Two 1200m-race for fillies gave Cummings… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy is excited as Hey Doc attempts to win another Group One sprint in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Hey Doc contests Saturday’s 1000m dash in which he is up against three other Group One winners, including the new benchmark sprinter Redzel. Other opponents include last year’s winner… Read More »
Chris Waller no longer has Winx in the field, but Sydney’s leading trainer is still confident he can launch a worthy assault on the Apollo Stakes. The Group One-placed Comin’ Through resumes with the G1 Doncaster Mile his aim, while Endless Drama attempts to improve on a first-up third in… Read More »
Chautauqua has stepped up his quest for a fourth successive TJ Smith Stakes with an impressive trial at Warwick Farm. The seven-year-old came from the rear of the pack under Brenton Avdulla in the 802m-trial to finish strongly for third behind Godolphin duo Vellor and Peacock. Chautauqua, who has not… Read More »
There were only 4 races this year that a horse paying under $3 win a straight race at Flemington. Incredibly, the average starting price for a horse winning a straight race at Flemington in 2017 was in double figures. The shortest-price winner to get up this year was Divine Quality… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will decide which direction Global Glamour’s autumn campaign takes after the mare contests the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. The training partnership is quite at a crossroads with Global Glamour, though after two wins from her past 10 starts they are not sure which distances to… Read More »
Redkirk Warrior has already won a Newmarket Handicap first-up from a spell and will attempt to do the same in the Lightning Stakes. The seven-year-old gelding is one of two Lindsay Park-trained sprinters in Saturday’s Group One Lightning (1000m) at Flemington after the stable also decided to run Formality. Redkirk… Read More »
Redzel will be the banner sprinter in a field of 10 for the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington which also features defending champion Terravista. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel, unbeaten in his past six starts including The Everest and Darley Classic last spring, has barrier nine for Saturday’s… Read More »
Frolic’s calm demeanour is in contrast to her new trainer’s nerves leading into the Golden Slipper runner-up’s comeback in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. Edward O’Rourke took over training the filly when Michael Freedman relocated to Hong Kong last year. The Irishman worked alongside Freedman before he headed to Asia,… Read More »
Perth trainer Chris Gangemi says his sprinter Rock Magic is capable of one day winning a big Group One sprint. Whether that is in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington Gangemi is not so sure, but he knows he is in good form ahead of his return. He had a… Read More »
Golden Slipper aspirant Legend Of Condor gets the chance to prove he is as good as his trainer thinks he is when he runs in the Pierro Plate at Randwick. Gerald Ryan believes the colt has the makings of a top-line performer and can show that on Saturday. A debut… Read More »
Spring plans for Anchor Bid didn’t work out as hoped and the filly is set to make her return in a stakes race at Flemington. Anchor Bid bumped into some smart performers during her first campaign as a two-year-old including Levendi and Sully on debut at Ballarat. She further enhanced… Read More »
Winx’s absence from the Apollo Stakes isn’t the only reason Gary Moore is upbeat about Classic Uniform making a successful comeback to racing at Randwick. The Rosehill trainer hasn’t saddled up a runner in Sydney since before Christmas, but he expects the experienced gelding to make that wait worthwhile. Although… Read More »
A record number of nominations have been taken for The Championships in Sydney. Champion Winx has been nominated for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), a race she won last year, while she also holds an entry for the Group One Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) for fillies… Read More »
Speedy mare Miss Vista, who gained a cult following because of her white markings, has had to be euthanised because of ongoing feet issues. The five-year-old’s distinctive white face, blue eyes and white legs made her a favourite with racegoers but her feet issues limited her record to four wins… Read More »
