Sydney’s all-conquering trainer Chris Waller was second guessing himself after deciding to send Good Project to the races off one barrier trial. But the horse proved his trainer’s instincts to be spot on when he resumed with a powerful victory in the Mack Trucks Handicap at Rosehill. “He trialled outstanding… Read More »
Bon Aurum has defied a wide run in the Listed Pin & Win Stakes to bring up a stakes race double for trainer Ciaron Maher at Flemington. The colt’s three-quarter length win in Saturday’s 1400m race for three-year-olds followed two races after stablemate Petits Filous maintained an unbeaten start to… Read More »
Albonetti has enhanced her chances of making it to richer spring races with her win at Flemington. The country South Australia-trained mare holds a nomination for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and Saturday’s win in the Sofitel Girls’ Day Out Handicap (2500m) will improve her rating. But trainer Sue Jaensch… Read More »
Mark Zahra is pinning his hopes on the raw talent of Alpine Eagle against some proven weight-for-age stars in the Makybe Diva Stakes as the jockey looks to make an early spring impact at Flemington. Zahra has secured a good book of rides in the seven stakes races on Saturday’s… Read More »
There will be something different about Catkins before the Sheraco Stakes that Chris Waller concedes will threaten her outstanding first-up record. For a racemare which often carries the hard-earned cash of those with a liking for short odds, it will be a burden of another kind that could be against… Read More »
Makybe Diva Stakes runner Gust Of Wind has been specked at big odds of $81 to win the G1 feature. SPRING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The John Sargent trained G1 winner is coming off a relatively poor run in the Warwick… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters want to start Makybe Diva Stakes Day at Flemington on the right note, and they believe they will do it in the first race, the Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m). TODAYS OFFER: Register at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Petits Filous, the winner of… Read More »
If any horse in Australian racing deserves to have its workload lightened, Chris Waller says it is Queensland Oaks winner Winx. In the 12 months between her introduction to racing and her Oaks triumph, Winx raced 12 times for six wins, three placings and more than $1 million in earnings…. Read More »
Exosphere’s biggest fan completely understands why the colt is being heavily challenged to keep his favouritism on the $1 million Golden Rose. As the gap between Exosphere and second elect Press Statement started to close on Thursday, trainer John O’Shea said it was a market reaction he expected. Just as… Read More »
Since online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au opened betting on the Makybe Diva Stakes, punters have only had eyes for two horses. SPRING OFFER: Register at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The two runners are $4.20 favourite Boban and Fawkner ($6.50 into $6.00). Chris Waller’s Boban holds more… Read More »
Happy Trails has won a Group One race at Flemington at each of the past three spring carnivals. On Saturday, the eight-year-old gets a chance to make it four when he tackles the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). In his past two spring campaigns, Happy Trails has progressed from a second-up… Read More »
A capacity field of 16 and one emergency has been declared for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Ten Group One winners are set to line up, headed by 2013 Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner. The Lloyd Williams-owned galloper will be having his first start since finishing tenth in… Read More »
The Group One race which announced Tommy Berry’s arrival on racing’s biggest stage is set to play another pivotal role in the young jockey’s career on Saturday. Berry took his riding to a new level when he partnered Epaulette to win the 2012 Golden Rose for Sheikh Mohammed in a… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver and Group One winning mare First Seal have both been ruled out for the rest of the spring. Trainer Gai Waterhouse told stewards on Tuesday, Vancouver would be spelled and not press ahead to the Caulfield Guineas for which he was one of the favourites. The… Read More »
NSW Premier Mike Baird was followed into Bart Cummings’ state funeral by a couple in well-worn coats and shoes – the old gent carrying a green shopping bag, his wife limping with what might be a dodgy hip. The St Mary’s Cathedral congregation looked a lot like a race day… Read More »
Racing identities, politicians, battlers and punters have filled Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral to farewell Bart Cummings, the man known to all as the Cups King. Cummings’ large family led mourners at the state funeral, but behind them was a congregation that exemplified the people the trainer had touched during his… Read More »
One of Australia’s top sprinters, Chautauqua, has made a winning return to racing at Moonee Valley. Having his first start since the autumn, Chautauqua reeled off impressive sectional times in taking out the Group Two McEwen Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. Ridden by Dwayne Dunn and sent out favourite, Chautauqua ($2.60)… Read More »
The Cleaner and his trainer Mick Burles will have another shot at trying to win the Cox Plate after claiming the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes for the second year in a row. After defying his rivals in Saturday’s Group Two weight-for-age race at Moonee Valley, The Cleaner returned to… Read More »
Godolphin has repelled the Chris Waller army in the Chelmsford Stakes – but not with the horse anyone expected. Waller had 11 of the 16 runners in the Group Two Chelmsford (1600m) at Randwick with Godolphin sending out two – Hartnell ($4.60) and Complacent ($41). The Waller-trained Royal Descent and… Read More »
Canberra galloper Fell Swoop has graduated to stakes company with a comprehensive win at Moonee Valley at his first try in Melbourne. The victory of the lightly raced four-year-old in The Cup Club Stakes (1200m) on Saturday was his third in a row, coming on top of wins at Rosehill… Read More »
