The decision to move the $10 million Golden Eagle from Rosehill to Randwick was not without its detractors, but Tom Charlton isn’t complaining about it this year. His classy four-year-old Linebacker, who he prepares in partnership with John O’Shea, has achieved his best results at Sydney’s premier track. The Super Seth gelding… Read More »
Godolphin three-year-olds have been at the head of affairs in the Group 1 contests this season and Tony and Calvin Mcevoy are hoping it’s their turn at Flemington Saturday. The McEvoy father-and-son team will saddle up Options in the Victoria Derby (2500m) on Saturday, looking to win their second feature of the spring…. Read More »
Undefeated Autumn Glow will be Chris Waller’s main hope in the Golden Eagle at Randwick after considering his other big guns have not had the preparation for the $10 million race. Autumn Glow was one of eight horses Waller had nominated for the Golden Eagle (1500m) on Saturday and will have… Read More »
Fresh off a feature success in The Invitation with his Group 1 winning mare Stefi Magnetica, Warwick Farm-based conditioner Bjorn Baker is out for more riches when he lines up Mayfair, and possibly Perfumist, in next weekend’s $10 million Golden Eagle at Royal Randwick. Baker had been experiencing a frustrating carnival… Read More »
If there happened to be a drop of rain before the Victoria Derby Day meeting at Flemington, trainer Peter Snowden would not be concerned. Snowden has Beadman aimed at the stallion making race, the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Beadman is one of 15 nominations for the… Read More »
A total of 40 horses remain in the hunt for the Melbourne Cup following the third round of declarations that closed on Monday. The final field for the $10 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 4 will be announced at the conclusion of the Victoria Derby Day meeting… Read More »
It is a long way back to the time of the Great Depression when Peter Pan thrilled Australian racing with his feats through Melbourne Cup week, and although that was all more than 90 years ago, Miewa could raise the ‘blond bombshell’s’ silks to prominence again but this time in… Read More »
Observer’s hold on favouritism for next week’s Victoria Derby became vice-like a week out from the Flemington Classic after the classy colt dominated his rivals in Saturday’s $400,000 Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase. A $3.50 favourite for the 2500-metre Group 1 Derby before the Vase, Observer is now odds-on with… Read More »
Jigsaw has earned a start in a $1 million race on his home track at Cranbourne after he outsped his rivals to score at Moonee Valley. The Cindy Alderson-trained sprinter registered back-to-back wins when taking out the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m) on Saturday after returning to winning form in… Read More »
It has taken until his six-year-old season, but Cliff Brown finally thinks he is getting somewhere with Von Hauke, who achieved a career highlight at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Savabeel gelding broke a 19-month winning drought with victory in the $400,000 Group 2 Crystal Mile under jockey Ethan Brown…. Read More »
A setback had forced Bjorn Baker to reassess the preparation of his Group 1 winning mare Stefi Magnetica ($3.90), but the daughter of All Too Hard showed she was back to her best with a stirring win in the $2 million Group 2 The Invitation. After settling in the back… Read More »
He was dealt a blow with the wide barrier draw through the week, but the Joe Pride-trained Attica ($4) has defied that with aplomb to take out the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes. It was perfectly timed ride by jockey Adam Hyeronimus to overhaul race favourite Shangri La Boy ($3.20F)… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup is the ultimate goal for Onesmoothoperator, who won first-up in Australia for the second year in a row, successful in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) on Friday. Trainer Brian Ellison brought the now seven-year-old gelding to Australia last year to win the Group 3… Read More »
Blake Shinn says you need a champion to win the Cox Plate and is hoping Antino is that horse. The Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday has long been regarded as Australia’s weight-for-age championship and Shinn believes he is on the right horse to give him his first win in… Read More »
Joe Pride is much happier with Attica’s condition than he is with the barrier he drew in this Saturday’s $2 million Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. The colt was allocated gate 13 when starting positions were determined but will come into 12 if the emergency Pinot Nero fails to gain a… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winning father-and-son training duo Tony and Calvin McEvoy have their eyes on a few more Group 1 prizes before the end of the spring carnival. Half Yours provided the McEvoy’s with their maiden Caulfield Cup victory and is heading to the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 4…. Read More »
The Cox Plate field is down to eight following the scratching of Globe on veterinary advice. The Mick Price and Michael Kent-trained galloper had been under a fitness cloud of running in the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday following a Sleip Test on Monday. A Sleip Test uses… Read More »
Lindermann would not be out of place in Saturday’s $6 million Group 1 Cox Plate, but Chris Waller has no regrets about keeping Lindermann in Sydney this campaign. The six-year-old will be out to continue his spring resurgence when he chases a second-straight win in the $750,000 Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m)… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman is convinced San Giovanni will relish the rise in distance when he steps out in a Group 1 contest at Randwick. The Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) on Saturday will be San Giovanni’s fourth start of his campaign, and potentially last, with an autumn campaign in mind. A late comer… Read More »
Ciaron Maher concedes Light Infantry Man needs to lift to win the Cox Plate. However, the last time the gelding raced in Victoria, Light Infantry Man collected the Group 1 Australian Cup in a tough run 2000m at Flemington in March. That is what Maher is hoping for again on Saturday when… Read More »
