Trainer John McArdle has received some consolation for the defeat of two-year-old Doubt I’m Dreaming with Grey Street’s victory at Caulfield. Doubt I’m Dreaming was looked on as Saturday’s bet of the day and sent out the $1.55 UniBet favourite in the Listed Thoroughbred Club Cup. But the colt could… Read More »
The horse who gave trainer John Price his first Melbourne city winner has added another with a first-up success at Caulfield. Promising three-year-old Wise Hero made it three wins from four starts with a hard-fought victory in Saturday’s Next Payments Handicap (1200m). Price, a Group Two-winning trainer in Western Australia,… Read More »
The biggest win of Scott Singelton’s career was given added significance as Shazee Lee claimed the Hawkesbury Guineas. Shazee Lee is owned by Dr Max Kowalczuk, a dentist who has been one of Singleton’s most loyal supporters. “I started training when I was 20 (years old) and I’m 33 now… Read More »
Originally bought with the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast in mind, Kobayashi has made it two wins in succession with a stakes race win at Caulfield. Kobayashi led throughout to score in the Listed Thoroughbred Club Cup (1200m) on Saturday and in the process burst the bubble over… Read More »
Chris Waller is tipping more Sydney form reversals like the one turned in by former New Zealand mare Shillelagh to win the Godolphin Crown. Sent out at double-figure odds, Shillelagh posted her first win since a transfer to Sydney’s premier stable with a come-from-behind victory in the $175,000 race at… Read More »
Illness forced apprentice Beau Mertens out of a midweek city meeting but he has kept up his title challenge by returning to his winning ways at Caulfield. Mertens missed Wednesday’s Sandown meeting but was back in action on Saturday and notched his 52nd city winner for the season aboard the… Read More »
Mr Sneaky is again in line for a trip north of the Victorian border after an impressive win at Caulfield. The Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old made it back-to-back wins when successful in Saturday’s No Fuss Events Hire Handicap. But there was a break of eight weeks between victories. In… Read More »
Odeon has stamped his South Australian Derby credentials with a strong win against older horses at Caulfield. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained three-year-old was sent out the $4.80 favourite in Saturday’s Sky High Mt Dandenong Handicap (2000m), a race the stable was using as a stepping stone to the… Read More »
As Sydney’s weather has started to improve, so to have the racing fortunes of Go Daddy Go. “We thought he might have been a horse for the (Group One) Champagne Stakes but the more it rained the less prospects he had,” co-trainer Anthony Cummings said. Go Daddy Go went some… Read More »
A Brisbane trip is on the cards for He Ekscels after his impressive maiden success at Caulfield. Sporting blinkers for the first time, He Ekscels raced to a commanding victory in Saturday’s Ern Jensen Funerals Handicap over 1800m. Ridden by Dwayne Dunn, He Ekscels ($9) scored by 3-1/4 lengths from… Read More »
Caulfield back ups for the fourth Saturday in a row this weekend where it is Anniversary Vase Day. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out twelve metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (12:10) : Ern Jensen Funerals Handicap 1800m:… Read More »
The Brisbane Carnival heats right up this Saturday at Eagle Farm with Victory Stakes Day, featuring a quality field in the $200,000 Group ll event. The weather is fine, the track is soft (7) and the rail is out a metre for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One… Read More »
The stand alone at Hawkesbury this Saturday is the best in Australia when it comes to non metro Saturday programs. Nine races, five of which at Stakes level. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. … Read More »
Trainer Ron Quinton is confident Daysee Doom can bounce back from a luckless run and threaten Peter Snowden’s domination of the Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury. The four-year-old Daysee Doom has been freshened since finishing second in the Group Two Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on March 25, a placing that… Read More »
Australian Group One winner The United States has pleased his race jockey in a gallop at Sha Tin. The United States is in Hong Kong for Sunday’s QEII Cup (2000m) and jockey Brett Prebble says the Robert Hickmott-trained 2016 Ranvet Stakes winner has given him a “great feel” during track… Read More »
While many trainers have expressed disappointment with the Eagle Farm track after course proper gallops, Robert Heathcote’s confidence in Hopfgarten has been boosted after his work-out. The gelding lines up in Saturday’s Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) with his work-out on Tuesday pleasing Heathcote. Hopfgarten was one of 16 horses… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie has no lofty ambitions for Master Reset who is set to take his place in a stakes race at Caulfield. Master Reset is one of nine runners in Saturday’s Thoroughbred Club 50th Year in 2018 Stakes (1440m) with Laurie expecting the distance may be a little short… Read More »
A stronger and more mature Widgee Turf is preparing to begin his latest campaign at Caulfield having shown promise in his six starts so far. The Patrick Payne-trained three-year-old has won twice, including one at Flemington, along with three runner-up finishes in town. Widgee Turf resumes in Saturday’s Next Payments… Read More »
An angry Gai Waterhouse has lashed out after being found guilty and fined for substituting three horses in a televised track gallop. Waterhouse and training partner Adrian Bott were found guilty of breaching the rule regarding conduct prejudicial to the image or interests of racing. The training partnership was charged… Read More »
South Australian Derby hopeful Anaheim has an important upcoming engagement, but where that will be is still undecided. Anaheim is a dual acceptor on Saturday in the Sky High Mt Dandenong Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield and the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (2030m) at Morphettville. Co-trainer Trent Busuttin is holding off,… Read More »
