Jarrod McLean is confident Black Heart Bart can capture the final Group One race for the year and give the Darren Weir stable successive Kingston Town Stakes victories. Weir won last year’s 1800m Kingston Town Stakes with Stratum Star and is in Perth overseeing the final stages of Black Heart Bart’s… Read More »
He may not be the most high profile horse in Gerald Ryan’s stable but Red Excitement has given the trainer some of his most satisfying moments. The eight-year-old’s third in Saturday’s Group Three Festival Stakes was another significant milestone with his prize money taking him over the $1 million mark… Read More »
Fresh from his first Group One win, Adelaide trainer Lloyd Kennewell has his sights on more riches at the Gold Coast. Viddora gave the trainer his first elite victory in Saturday’s $1 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth and will now head to the Magic Millions meeting in… Read More »
After a couple of near misses, Adelaide sprinter Viddora has had her Group One day in the sun, winning the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth. Trained by Llloyd Kennewell, Viddora finished second in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville in May and was nudged out in a photo-finish to… Read More »
Vastly improved Monsieur Gustave has shown he has progressed to being at home in elite class with his fourth straight stakes win. Eighteen months ago, Monsieur Gustave had won one race but he is now on course to win a $500,000 bonus for taking three major sprints in the Brisbane… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell’s horse of a lifetime, Jungle Edge, has received the wet conditions he relishes and made them count at Sandown. Bell had planned to give seven-year-old Jungle Edge a break after his last-start win in the Group Three Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown two weeks ago but he… Read More »
The decision to keep Egyptian Symbol close to home has paid off for her connections and trainer Bjorn Baker, with the mare adding to her impressive record in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill. She had also been entered for Saturday’s Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben in… Read More »
When Testashadow was overweight and underwhelming at Rosehill a fortnight ago, Gary Portelli feared one of his favourites was nearing the end of his career. So the Warwick Farm-based trainer was delighted to be proved wrong as Jason Collett saluted on the six-year-old gelding after his gutsy win in the… Read More »
Connections of smart Sydney three-year-old Pierata have knocked back some big offers for him and the colt has confirmed they were correct at Doomben. Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown made the trip from the Sydney and gave Pierata ($3) the run of race before easily winning the $100,000 Winning Rupert… Read More »
David Brideoake is eyeing the Melbourne autumn sprint races with Miss Wonderland following her first-up win on heavy ground at Sandown. Having her first run for Brideoake, Miss Wonderland ($4.80) made a late lunge at the $2.10 favourite Sprightly Lass to claim Saturday’s Sheen Group Handicap. Miss Wonderland was previously… Read More »
The momentum built during the spring carnival has continued in Sydney for Tulloch Lodge, with Broadside an impressive winner of the Listed ATC Cup at Rosehill. The partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott claimed the training honours over Melbourne Cup week, highlighted by Pinot’s win in the VRC Oaks…. Read More »
Jockey Andrew Mallyon is in no doubt Vinland is a colt on the rise after the lightly raced three-year-old toyed with his rivals at a rain-soaked Sandown. Trainer Tony McEvoy thought enough of Vinland to run him in the Group Two Sandown Guineas over 1600m last month, which was just… Read More »
A more confident Pretty Fast completed the first part of a successful Brisbane summer campaign and left the Snowden training partnership with a puzzle. Pretty Fast ($2.10) gave Peter and Paul Snowden their first feature win of the summer when she beat Winter Bride ($9.50) in the Listed Bobby Clarke… Read More »
In-form mare Sedanzer has enhanced her reputation as a black-type winner-in-waiting by staying unbeaten this preparation at Rosehill. The four-year-old mare racked up her fifth career win from 11 starts with a 1-1/2 length victory in the Boxing Day at Royal Randwick Handicap (1500m) on Saturday. “There are bigger and… Read More »
Veteran Toowoomba jockey Nozi Tomizawa has made a rare trip to Brisbane and his win on Ardoyne Road has earned him a ride in the Magic Millions Classic. Tomizawa usually rides in Toowoomba on Saturdays but was so impressed with Ardoyne Road’s track work he agreed to head to Doomben…. Read More »
The class of lightly raced Mrs Gardenia has shone through as she ploughed through the wet conditions to record a stylish win at Sandown. Coming off a Group Three second placing at her last start, Mrs Gardenia appreciated the class drop when successful in the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap on Saturday…. Read More »
Gai Waterhouse is daring to dream about taking Imperial Aviator to the Melbourne Cup after the English import nailed his first win in Australia at Rosehill. The trainer, who won her solitary Melbourne Cup with Fiorente in 2013, mentioned the race after the five-year-old gelding’s success in the Tab.com.au Handicap… Read More »
Apprentice Fred Kersley can make his move to Melbourne more permanent after landing his required win at Sandown. The grandson of West Australian harness racing legend and multiple Group One thoroughbred-winning trainer Fred Kersley needed one metropolitan win to be eligible to go on loan to Lindsay Park. After two… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is convinced Written By has a bright future and the colt has shown why with an impressive start to his career at Sandown. Written By ($9) scored by a length over Sanctimonious ($5.50) in the Cameron Thurley’s Bucks Day Plate (1000m) in heavy conditions on Saturday, with… Read More »
Epidemic has a way to go to live up to her Group One-winning brother Impending but she has shown she is on the right track with her victory at Rosehill. Although she had only three rivals in Saturday’s 1200m sprint for three-year-olds, Epidemic had to knuckle down to beat Curdled… Read More »
