Harlow Gold will have a jockey other than Regan Bayliss for the first time when she bids to go one better in the ATC Australian Oaks than the Victorian equivalent. Bayliss has ridden Harlow Gold in her 10 starts, including her second in last spring’s VRC Oaks at Flemington, but… Read More »
Winx naturally caught the eye with a track gallop on day one of The Championship, yet for once the mighty mare was upstaged. Ultimately, it was a history-making Chautauqua that captivated a crowd of more than 20,000 at Randwick on Saturday as he surged from dead last with 400m to… Read More »
Global racing power Godolphin has savoured a Group One win in the Doncaster Mile, with It’s Somewhat leading all the way in a major upset at Randwick. Ridden by Hong Kong-based expat Zac Purton, It’s Somewhat who was a $31 chance with Sportsbet went straight to the front and was… Read More »
Murray Baker is an old hand when it comes to winning the Australian Derby but for his young training partner Andrew Forsman, Jon Snow’s win is a whole new world. Baker, who previously won with Nom Du Jeu (2008), It’s A Dundeel (2013) and Mongolian Khan (2015), stayed at home… Read More »
Two years after winning the Golden Mile in his first Australian start, import Observational has had a barnstorming run to win the Listed race at Bendigo for a second time. Observational had not won since his 2015 win and has changed stables and ownership from the Macedon Lodge team of… Read More »
An injury-enforced withdrawal from the Golden Slipper ultimately produced a silver lining for Invader’s connections when he booted clear to score the $1 million Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. The colt was diagnosed with a stone bruise of the eve of the world’s richest race for two year-olds but thanks… Read More »
She only gained a start as an emergency but Diddums has belied her standing to claim a Group Three win at Randwick. The filly was a $19 chance once she made the field for Saturday’s 1200m sprint but has always been a favourite with her trainer, Gerald Ryan. Diddums left… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Randwick and Bendigo. Have Your Say: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
The Grand Finals of Australian racing is The Championships and it finally comes around this Saturday with Day 1, highlighted by four spectacular majors, the pick clearly being the Doncaster Mile (1600m). The weather is fine, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is in the true position for… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy tackles the opening day of The Championships at Randwick with two good chances in Group One races but harbours concerns over the state of the track. Hey Doc contests Saturday’s G1 Doncaster Mile while Aspect meets the two-year-olds in Sires’ Produce Stakes. The Randwick surface was upgraded… Read More »
A significant milestone is within reach of iron horse Burning Front who will smash through the $1 million prize money barrier if his rich vein of form continues at Bendigo in the Golden Mile. The Darren Weir-trained six-year-old gelding, who was bred by his part-owner Justin Lovatt, is the $3.50… Read More »
Star Turn is the latest of this season’s three-year-old colts to be retired to stud. He will stand a Vinery in the spring and joins Group One winners Flying Artie, Extreme Choice and Capitalist on the retired list with those colts to stand at Newgate Farm. A dual Group winner,… Read More »
The Sydney Cup remains a possibility for Tavago after initial fears he would miss the rest of the autumn and possibly the spring. Tavago pulled up lame in his off fore leg when he finished last in the Group One BMW at Rosehill on Saturday and first thoughts were he… Read More »
The smallest horse in Sydney’s premier stable will be aiming for the biggest prize on the first day of The Championships at Randwick. McCreery is the most favoured of Chris Waller’s four runners as he bids to equal the training performances of TJ Smith and Gai Waterhouse with seven wins… Read More »
The middle distance experiment with Chautauqua didn’t work but Tommy Berry is in no doubt the horse can reclaim his title as Australia’s sprint king. Chautauqua will chase a record third win in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday when he reverts to his traditional… Read More »
Murray Baker won’t compare his other Australian Derby winners to current hope Jon Snow, but a consistent thread is emerging as New Zealand mounts a two-pronged assault on a focal point of The Championships’ opening day program. The three-year-old has made significant strides towards Randwick and the Group One staying… Read More »
BMW winner Jameka is being treated for travel sickness which will rule her out of a clash with Winx in Sydney and has cast a doubt on international plans. Jameka was a dominant winner of the BMW (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday to set up the prospect of the Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
Astern’s much-anticipated return to racing risks being delayed with trainer John O’Shea confirming Godolphin’s star colt will not contest the $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes if Sydney’s weather deteriorates. Although the sun made a welcome appearance on Wednesday, rain is forecast to return before and during Saturday’s opening day of… Read More »
In-form three-year-old Theanswermyfriend has been installed odds-on favourite for the Listed Bendigo Guineas but trainer Robert Smerdon’s preference is to run him in Sydney on the same day. Theanswermyfriend is a dual acceptor for Saturday’s Bendigo Guineas (1400m) for which he is at $1.85 while he is the $4 favourite… Read More »
He’s taken a circuitous route to the Doncaster Mile but journeyman Redkirk Warrior is set to go the distance. After starting out at Great Yarmouth in a 3YO maiden in 2014, the well-travelled gelding went from England to Hong Kong to his final destination, the Lindsay Park training base at… Read More »
