The Tony Gollan trained Liquor was the toast of the town after taking out the $160 000 Goldmarket over 1110m at the Gold Coast on Friday night, shutting out the opposition with a strong frontrunning performance under an equally determined ride from Emily Lang. This was the daughter of Spirit… Read More »
After a Flemington failure last start, Gavin Bedggood’s confidence in Hedged has paid off with victory in a dramatic edition of the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Pakenham. Jockey Harry Coffey said that it was his advice to Bedggood that perhaps it was time Hedged headed to the paddock after the Group… Read More »
It is like he’s the horse that just will not quit as Zou Sensation steps out again at Caulfield on Saturday. The gelding’s current preparation has been going for more than a year and while trainers Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin have been looking for signs from the horse… Read More »
Shane Oxlade says he can’t fault Sghirripa ahead of the Listed Durbridge Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The Group 3 winner has been given a let up since a disappointing three-run campaign in Melbourne over the latter part of the Spring and will look to target feature sprints in his… Read More »
A hit and run trip to Queensland didn’t yield the desired result for Sandpaper, but Bjorn Baker can make a case for the gelding bouncing back to winning form at Randwick. Runner-up to the classy Know Thyself two starts ago, Sandpaper battled on stoutly to finish sixth behind Needs Some Luck… Read More »
Training pair Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr have a triple attack on the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday with each runner at differing stages of their campaign. Space Rider was dominant on debut as a two-year-old at Eagle Farm in December 2024 but was only able… Read More »
A unique edition of the Australia Stakes sees the first of the Moonee Valley feature races held away from home with the 2026 running taking place at Pakenham. With the Moonee Valley racecourse undergoing a full redevelopment, the Group 2 event over 1200-metres moves to the Southside Racing venue for… Read More »
No one is more aware of the quirks that talented gelding Whinchat possesses than regular jockey Jay Ford. The hoop best known for his association with globetrotting star Takeover Target has been aboard the David Pfieffer trained gelding for all seven wins and is hopeful of adding an eighth in the Listed… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Ceolwulf will be a notable absentee from the Warwick Farm barrier trials after suffering a minor setback. Trainer Joe Pride reported the horse was being treated for a graze to his leg after seemingly becoming cast in his box, ruling him out of his scheduled 900m heat… Read More »
Late year winning form has inspired Cranbourne-based trainer Cindy Alderson to take a big step towards notching her first win at the highest level with Jigsaw who takes on the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Alderson, who before 2016 trained in partnership with her father Colin, will stake… Read More »
Buoyed by a successful raid on New Zealand feature racing last year, Ben Hayes is plotting to do the same as Arkansaw Kid takes on the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie on Saturday. The 1200-mere Group 1 event is the beginning of a two start trans-Tasman campaign for the five-year-old along… Read More »
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic did nothing to threaten Incognito’s place at the head of Golden Slipper betting and the Michael Freedman-trained colt is almost ready to return to the races. The son of Stay Inside was eligible for the Magic Millions, being a $1 million buy out of last… Read More »
A Tuesday morning trial at Deagon sees an unusually strong line-up of Queensland’s best talent heading there and highlighted by Antino’s first public outing towards the Sydney’s autumn carnival. Tony Gollan left no stone unturned in finding answers to why the seven-year-old finished last, beaten by nearly eight lengths, in the… Read More »
The title of Australia’s leading weight-for-age performer is up for grabs following the retirement of Via Sistina. Chris Waller announced early on Sunday afternoon that the reigning Australian Horse of the Year and two-time Cox Plate winner had run her last race. The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished second-last in… Read More »
Torque To Be Sure’s days as a maiden are over but while his racing style still needs refining, connections were not just relieved for it to happen but also to survive a protest in the rich $3 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas. As hot favourite Ninja ($1.55) was closing in… Read More »
It may have been an afterthought, but the Ciaron Maher-trained Future History ($3.70) has proven too classy for his rivals in the $200,000 Listed Yulong January Cup at Rosehill Gardens over testing conditions. After the track was downgraded to a Heavy 8 earlier in the card, connections had to consider maybe… Read More »
He was a touch disappointing on debut a fortnight ago but the Godolphin two-year-old Outspan ($3.30F) has put his hand up for greater riches with a dominant display in the opening contest at Rosehill. After settling just behind the early leader over the 1100m event, the Michael Freedman-prepared colt proved… Read More »
Kelly Schweida will follow a similar path as last year with talented mare Miss Joelene, who will contest the Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) at Gold Coast on Saturday. The five-year-old mare, who was a $20,000 purchase for the stable in the 2022 National Yearling Sales, has amassed over $1.4 million in… Read More »
Warwoven, the raging favourite for Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic, is in doubt for the $3 million race after exhibiting signs of lameness on the eve of the event. As is custom prior to the Magic Millions feature, Queensland stewards carried out Friday morning veterinary inspections and Warwoven was found… Read More »
In form gelding to tackle another Vobis Gold race at Flemington.Will Larkin believes Saturday is the perfect time to test Harry’s Yacht over 1600m when he contests the Vobis Gold Reef at Flemington. The four-year-old gelding has been in strong form this preparation, winning two races at benchmark level, along with… Read More »
