Trainer Darren Weir’s pre-race fears were unfounded after Gun Case lumped his topweight to victory at Moonee Valley. A winner of 11 of his previous 27 starts, Gun Case took out Saturday’s Strathmore Community Bendigo Bank Handicap over the shortest trip at Moonee Valley of 955m. Ridden by Dean Yendall,… Read More »
After a winning treble from as many runners on Caulfield Cup day, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable has started Cox Plate day on a bright note with Setsuna. Two-year-old filly Setsuna finished a close second on debut in the Listed Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick on September 30 before… Read More »
Moonee Valley will be the focus of the racing world this Saturday for Cox Plate Day and the chance to see history with Winx going for three straight Cox Plates. The weather is overcast, the track is good (3) and the rail is in the true position for the entire… Read More »
Hey Doc has survived a protest to win the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley with the well-supported Chautauqua a late scratching by the vet. The Tony McEvoy-trained four-year-old Hey Doc was a surprise leader in Friday night’s Group One sprint and held off a late challenge from In Her Time…. Read More »
With the Cox Plate to be run this Saturday, we take a look at the horses that may be able to stop the mighty mare continuing her winning streak. Obviously, these horses won’t be contesting this weeks WFA event, but we look at what horses could beat her and the… Read More »
Chris Waller isn’t getting caught up in over-thinking Cox Plate scenarios but the champion trainer doubts whether any of Winx’s rivals will adopt daring tactics in the $3 million race. He says it would only be to their detriment. Winx is the $1.15 favourite to win a record-equalling third Cox… Read More »
Winx has no shortage of admirers and now the champion mare is set to have a Group One race named in her honour. It’s been reported that from as early as next year the Warwick Stakes will be renamed the Winx Stakes and will also be run as a Group… Read More »
Aloisia is following the Jameka path to the VRC Oaks and will be out to pick up another feature race win on the way. The three-year-old won the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at her most recent start, giving her new trainer Aaron Purcell his first Group One victory. Saturday’s Group Two… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is banking on a penalty and attrition for imported stayer Vengeur Masque to get a start in the Melbourne Cup. As the winner of Wednesday’s Geelong Cup, Vengeur Masque is eligible for a re-handicap after his narrow victory in the 2400m handicap. The six-year-old currently sits 45th… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne will realise another dream when she gets the chance to compete in her first Cox Plate. Payne shot to international prominence two years ago when she became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance at Flemington. On Saturday Payne… Read More »
Weather With You has emerged as a contender for the Victoria Derby with a hard-fought on-pace victory at Geelong. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-old broke his maiden status with Wednesday’s Geelong Classic win. Racing on the speed under Mark Zahra and wearing blinkers for the first time, Weather… Read More »
Jockey James McDonald has faced a Sydney court to again challenge an 18-month disqualification for betting on a horse he was riding. The former Godolphin jockey has lost two appeals against the severity of the ban after admitting he placed a $1000 bet on his mount Astern in December 2015…. Read More »
Manikato Stakes favourite Vega Magic will jump from barrier three in the Group One sprint at Moonee Valley. Second favourite, Newcastle mare In Her Time, will start alongside him in two on Friday night while Chautauqua and Malaguerra come out of gates 10 and 11 respectively. Vega Magic finished second… Read More »
Tony McEvoy’s head says Royal Symphony is racing for second in the Cox Plate. His heart says otherwise. McEvoy, who won the 2003 Cox Plate with Fields Of Omagh, has the three-year-old colt on target to line up against champion Winx in Saturday’s weight-for-age feature at Moonee Valley. Winx is… Read More »
Trainer Andrew Noblet and jockey Katelyn Mallyon will team up again in pursuit of more feature sprint race success with Super Cash in the Manikato Stakes. Super Cash is set to line up in Friday night’s $1 million Manikato (1200m) at Moonee Valley, the venue where Mallyon rode the Noblet-trained… Read More »
Suspended trainer Ciaron Maher’s former racing manager has been disqualified for more than two years over his part in an elaborate conspiracy to hide convicted con man Peter Foster’s ownership of five racehorses. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board also disqualified Group One-winner Azkadellia and the other four horses from… Read More »
Ciaron Maher’s former racing manager now says he thought the trainer knew about an elaborate conspiracy to hide convicted con man Peter Foster’s ownership of five racehorses, a tribunal has heard. Foster was the mastermind of a sophisticated plan to have Group One-winning mare Azkadellia and four other horses race… Read More »
Chris Waller admits the build-up to Winx’s bid for a Cox Plate treble will not match the intrigue of last year as rivals shy away from the challenge. At Moonee Valley 12 months ago the rivalry between Winx and Godolphin’s Hartnell was built up as a match-race before the champion… Read More »
International visitor Marmelo has stormed into equal favouritism for the Melbourne Cup after an eye-catching Caulfield Cup run. The Hughie Morrison-trained horse ran home strongly from back in the field to finish equal sixth in Saturday’s 2400m handicap, won by Boom TIme. Winner of the Prix Kergorlay (3000m) in France… Read More »
In a normal year after victory in the Caulfield Stakes, Gailo Chop would be vying for favouritism in the Cox Plate. But this year he has to deal with Winx who is aiming for her third consecutive win in Saturday’s Group One Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Saturday will be… Read More »
