A lacklustre piece of work earlier in the week by a stablemate will see Ole Dancer take on the filly’s version of a Stakes race at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Sheza Alibi had been scheduled to kick off her autumn campaign in the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) on Saturday with Ole… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle has long held Group 1 aspirations for talented filly My Gladiola right from the time she posted her debut victory. But those Group 1 dreams have been shattered twice, once by a poor barrier in the Blue Diamond Stakes and then by drawing an inside barrier in the Coolmore Stud Stakes… Read More »
Space Rider will be out to build his Australian Guineas credentials when he lines up at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained galloper runs in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday as the lead-up to the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan is mindful of what lays ahead in his bid to win the Adelaide Cup with Berkeley Square. After a placing over 2000m at Caulfield last Saturday, Berkeley Square is on the quick back-up at Flemington on Saturday in the Be Captivated Trophy (2500m). O’Sullivan said it was… Read More »
The Golden Slipper is just five weeks away, and no two-year-old has yet stamped themselves as a clear frontrunner for the showpiece race. Equal favourite Warwoven hasn’t raced since being ruled lame by Queensland Racing veterinarians on the eve of the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast last month, impressive… Read More »
Phar Lap, Bart Cummings, Makybe Diva and Roy Higgins are immortalised at Flemington racecourse with statues dotted around the famous course. While a statue of Black Caviar may be located at Caulfield, the Victoria Racing Club on Thursday unveiled a fitting history of the champion mare in The Forum at Flemington racecourse ahead of… Read More »
Less than a length separated stablemates Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah when they clashed in The Everest, and ahead of their Expressway Stakes showdown, trainer Chris Waller is having difficulty splitting them. “Joliestar has come back really well. James (McDonald) has been on her in a few pieces of work and her… Read More »
The Black Caviar Lightning can lay claim to being Australia’s premier speed test and this year’s edition, which will be run at Flemington this Saturday, will help sort the pecking order of a generation creating plenty of attention. Last year’s Golden Slipper winner Marhoona, Golden Rose record-breaker Beiwacht and Coolmore… Read More »
Joe Pride has one burning question he wants Ceolwulf to answer this autumn – is he a Group One horse over 2000 metres? The gelding’s record offers conflicting data. His four majors have come over a mile, but he does have an Australian Derby placing at three, and a narrow win… Read More »
A field of eight is set to go around in the first Group 1 contest of the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. And in something that is rarely seen in an open age and open sex race, three-year-old fillies hold the most numbers. Three-year-old fillies have three of… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has been successful in getting his suspension for a whip infringement reduced on appeal and will now be free to ride at the Silver Slipper meeting at Rosehill. Racing NSW stewards suspended McDonald for 10 days and fined him $20,000 for excessive use of the whip… Read More »
Cool Archie, Queensland’s Two-Year-Old Horse Of The year has been officially retired to stud. The star QLD colt bypassed the Spring with eyes on an Autumn campaign however an injury leading into the Gold Edition Plate has proven to be worse than first thought with the connections of the son… Read More »
Had the spring campaign gone differently, there was the high chance Giga Kick would not be lining up for another campaign that commences at Flemington. The Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) on Saturday will see Giga Kick start his campaign before the sprinter is Sydney bound to continue his autumn. Trainer Clayton Douglas said Giga Kick’s latest campaign was the smoothest… Read More »
Having experienced the intense pressure of maintaining Winx’s 33-race winning streak, Chris Waller is circumspect when it comes to protecting the unbeaten sequence of Autumn Glow. Arguably racing’s most exciting talent, the mare launches her latest campaign in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick and is a $1.55 favourite to make… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie will consider a return to Caulfield to round out Treasurethe Moment’s preparation ahead of her first-up run. Treasurethe Moment is due to resume in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday week and the Laurie-trained was taken to Caulfield Heath on Wednesday to take part in a jump-out. The mare… Read More »
Tempted has set an early benchmark for the fillies with an explosive return in the Eskimo Prince Stakes, now Apocalyptic gets her chance at a right of reply. The Michael Freedman-trained three-year-old resumes in the Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, a week after Tempted trounced the colts and geldings… Read More »
A potential overseas campaign has seen Chris Waller and Godolphin dispatch Beiwacht to Melbourne to get some experience of straight track racing. Beiwacht is down to run in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday where he will be pitted against another exciting Godolphin-owned three-year-old Tentyris, prepared by Anthony and Sam Freedman. Both Godolphin… Read More »
Brad Widdup is looking forward to a rematch with star filly Apocalyptic when Savvy Hallie lines up in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Savvy Hallie emerged as one of the better fillies of her generation as a two-year-old, running second to the likes of Nepotism and Tempted,… Read More »
Aggressive placement has been the hallmark of Rosberg’s brief career to date and Clinton Mcdonald would love to continue that with a first-up run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. But the Cranbourne trainer is resigned to the fact he might have to reintroduce his boom colt, who finished third in… Read More »
Chris Waller has three of his brightest stars nominated for Saturday’s $300,000 Expressway Stakes at Randwick, but it is unlikely that they will all clash. Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah were among 10 entries for the 1200-metre Group 2, which is a stepping stone to Group 1 targets second up, and Waller… Read More »
