A Group Two race at Flemington is the target for Flying Jess for her first start since she won the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas in Queensland. Flying Jess sprung a surprise when she stormed home to topple dual Group One-winning filly Global Glamour in the Magic Millions Guineas as… Read More »
Black Opal Day at Canberra is fast becoming one of the better racedays in Australia outside metro tracks and the 2017 edition rolls around this Sunday. The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race… Read More »
Tony McEvoy took a gamble six years ago when he left the security of Lindsay Park to venture on his own, and that paid off when Hey Doc streaked to victory in the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. A long-time lieutenant with Lindsay Park, McEvoy also had a stint… Read More »
Raw colt Inference has given the Hawkes training team some Group One consolation in the Randwick Guineas after stable veteran Chautauqua’s narrow defeat in the Canterbury Stakes. With his win in Saturday’s 1600m-feature on a wet Randwick track, Inference earned a part of history as the first Australian Group One… Read More »
A defence of the Group Two Blamey Stakes is next on the agenda for He Or She after the gelding made a winning return to racing at Flemington. He Or She was heavily-backed from $4.80 into $3.90 favourite with Luxbet.com in Saturday’s Group Three TAB Rewards Stakes (1400m) and the… Read More »
English has put an indifferent spring campaign behind her to defend the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick ahead of bigger autumn targets. Despite her winless form last time in, punters kept faith with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare who started the $4.20 favourite with Unibet.com.au in Saturday’s… Read More »
A year after Le Romain won the $1-million Randwick Guineas, he wound back the clock to pip the world’s best sprinter and clinch the third Group One of his career. In a rousing finale to the $500,000 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) on Saturday, the four-year-old gelding dipped on the post to… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir has a happy knack of finding suitable black type races for the fillies and mares in his stable. His latest winner in a stakes races has come via Turbo Miss in the Group Three Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. Ridden by Craig Williams, Turbo Miss… Read More »
Despite her first defeat, She Will Reign retains Golden Slipper favouritism but is being challenged by former market leader Houtzen. Frolic beat She Will Reign in Saturday’s Reisling Stakes in wet conditions at Randwick with the runner-up easing from $2.80 to $3.60 with Sportsbet.com.au for the $3.5-million Golden Slipper at… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Ploverset has upstaged her more fancied stablemate Madeenaty at Flemington to score a Listed race win on debut. Ploverset was sent out at $21 with Unibet.com.au for her debut in Saturday’s Listed 3AW Is Football Stakes (1000m) at Flemington, but finished over the top of $1.45 favourite Madeenaty… Read More »
A Sydney trip is still on the cards for Heatherly after she coasted to an easy win in a stakes race at Flemington. Heatherly was untouched as a $1.80 favourite with Luxbet.com in the Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) on Saturday after being scratched from the Challenge Stakes on a heavy… Read More »
Gunnison has announced himself as a potential Golden Slipper contender much to the surprise of his co-trainer Peter Snowden. The least favoured Todman Stakes runner from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable at Randwick on Saturday, Gunnison ($8) held off his stablemate Invader ($4.40) by a short head in testing… Read More »
After a belated start to her autumn preparation, three-year-old Missrock has raced to a narrow first-up win at Flemington. The Robbie Laing-trained Missrock had been scratched from the Group One Lightning Stakes and Group One Oakleigh Plate the past two Saturdays because of separate setbacks. The filly instead made her… Read More »
Tommy Berry masterminded the end of Golden Slipper favourite She Will Reign’s unbeaten record by guiding Frolic into the $3.5-million spectacle for two-year-old’s at Rosehill on March 18. Berry carried out a tactical masterclass and showed his rival hoops the best way forward during a sodden Randwick Guineas Day as… 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 Flemington and Randwick.
A bumper card of racing has been assembled for Flemington this Saturday, where the feature race is the Group l Australian Guineas (1600m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (12:45) :… Read More »
Group l racing continues at Randwick on Saturday for another cracking program, headlined by some of the best three year olds in the business in the Randwick Guineas (1600m). The weather forecast is for showers the track is heavy (9) and the rail is out four metres for the entire… Read More »
Japonisme breaks new ground in his 20th career start by tackling a Group One race first-up in the Canterbury Stakes. The four-year-old Chris Waller-trained gelding returns to action in the $500,000 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) on Saturday following a 17-week spell after his ninth in the Group One Darley Classic at… Read More »
Uncertainty surrounding the Randwick Guineas meeting in Sydney because of wet weather has prompted connections of quality sprinter Heatherly to keep her in Melbourne for a Listed race on her home track. Heatherly was a dual acceptor for Saturday’s Group Two $500,000 Challenge Stakes at Randwick and the Listed $120,000… Read More »
A feat achieved only by Mahogany is in Divine Prophet’s sights as he attempts to add the Australian Guineas to his Caulfield Guineas success. Mahogany, in the 1993-94 season, is the only horse to win the Caulfield Guineas–Australian Guineas Group One double during a season in which the former star… Read More »
