Just in case anyone missed it the first time, English visitor Polarisation has won the re-run of the Sydney Cup at Randwick to the relief of his jockey and the jubilation of his stable. Charlie Appleby’s assistant trainer James Ferguson admitted it was not an easy decision to delay the… Read More »
Meticulous planning has given trainer Udyta Clarke her biggest pay day when Rich Charm won the VOBIS Gold Sprint at Caulfield. Rich Charm made it three wins on end when successful in the $250,000 race on Saturday although his trainer was convinced something was wrong on Thursday evening. “It was… Read More »
A stakes race win to Malibu Style at Caulfield has not only given jockey Steven Parnham his first Melbourne winner but also formed part of a unique feat for the prominent West Australian racing family. Only minutes after Steven guided the horse trained by his father Neville to victory in… Read More »
Class rose to the top when the heavily backed favourite French Emotion won the VOBIS Gold Distaff at Caulfield. French Emotion has relished being back on firmer footing in Melbourne at her past three starts and overcame difficulties in scoring over 1400m on Saturday. Backed from $2.80 into $2.35 with… Read More »
Class sprinter Nieta has returned to racing in style, maintaining a perfect record over her pet distance. The four-year-old mare was straight back into stride in the Ranvet Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday, where she resisted the challenge of I Am Zelady to score by a long neck. Randwick… Read More »
A filly small in stature has come up big for her connections at Caulfield, winning the inaugural $300,000 VOBIS Sires. Pure Scot notched her second win from her third start in Saturday’s 1200m juvenile race, which was restricted to progeny of Victorian stallions nominated to the VOBIS Gold series, taking… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien has his sights set on a Group One race with three-year-old filly Toffee Nose after her victory against older horses at Caulfield. Toffee Nose raced to a comprehensive victory in the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) on Saturday with O’Brien now eyeing the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville on… Read More »
Burning Front looked a stand-out on ratings in the VOBIS Gold Mile and that is the way it has turned out in the $250,000 race at Caulfield. The Darren Weir-trained gelding has become a pin-up horse for the VOBIS Gold scheme in Victoria and Saturday’s victory took his overall career… Read More »
On a day featuring the re-scheduled Group One Sydney Cup at Randwick, former English stayer Richard Of Yorke has shown enough to fuel hope he may be competing at that level in future. On the back of his recent good form in Melbourne, the Chris Waller-trained gelding was sent out… Read More »
Oklahoma Girl will likely figure in Chris Waller’s assault on the Queensland winter carnival. Waller has several candidates to take north and the three-year-old filly staked her claim by justifying her favouritism for the ATC Heritage Handicap. “Three goes at the mile for three wins, that’s telling us something. She’s… Read More »
Gibraltar Girl has prevailed in a three-way photo-finish at Randwick with the well-supported favourite I Thought So out of the picture. Stewards questioned Tim Clark at length about his ride on the David Pfieffer-trained I Thought So who was backed late from $2.40 to $2.15 but finished sixth after going… Read More »
Back-to-back wins are not enough to convince trainer David Payne to continue The Mighty Fed’s debut campaign. The Mighty Fed bowed out for the autumn after winning the Stratum Star Retires To Widden Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. “Once he gets to the mile, that’s when you’ll see the best… Read More »
Melbourne racing this Saturday continues at Caulfield for the third week in a row where we see the finals of the VOBIS Gold races. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out eight metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (12:15) :… Read More »
The Sydney Autumn Carnival officially wraps up this Saturday at Randwick with Sydney Cup Day. The weather is overcast, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (11:25) : Stratum Star Retires To Widden Handicap 1100m: Back… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss knows what it takes to win Australia’s major staying races. The Singapore-based three-time Melbourne Cup winner will fly through the night to make Saturday’s re-run of the Sydney Cup at Randwick. Boss is chasing his second Sydney Cup win and says being aboard the Luxbet.com favourite… Read More »
Three-year-old Legless Veuve has been freshened since her Australian Guineas failure and trainer Stuart Webb has concluded the Group-winning filly is better suited as a sprinter. Legless Veuve lines up against older horses in Saturday’s Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield with her performance to determine whether she earns… Read More »
Running a racing stable without foreign workers is an impossibility for most Australian trainers. Have Your Say: Do you agree with the reforms? – Leave a comment below Of the 20 track riders on the work roster at Sydney’s leading stable on Thursday, 16 are from overseas, mostly England and… Read More »
Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will answer charges next week relating to the substitution of horses in televised track gallops. Waterhouse and Bott were charged with conduct prejudicial to the image and/or interests of racing – after they replaced three horses scheduled to work at Randwick on April 4… Read More »
Crystal Dreamer has built a good winning record and will now get his chance to add a black-type success at Caulfield in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes. A first-up victory in a 1000m open handicap at Caulfield earlier this month took Crystal Dreamer’s record to seven wins from 14 starts… Read More »
Jockey Cory Parish considers the Sydney Cup ride on Boom Time in the $2 million race at Randwick the greatest opportunity of his career. Parish is a regular track rider for the powerful Lindsay Park establishment at David Hayes’ Euroa property in country Victoria and 20 of his 30 winners… Read More »
