Undefeated mare Abbey Marie will make her long-awaited racetrack return at Caulfield. But which race she runs in on Saturday is still to be determined. Abbey Marie holds entries in both the Group One C F Orr Stakes (1400m) and the Group Three Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) against her own… Read More »
Group One-winning three-year-olds Flying Artie and Extreme Choice have shown they are on track for their early autumn targets with solid trials at Cranbourne. Trainer Mick Price separated the pair in Tuesday’s heats over 800m with Flying Artie taking on the older sprinters while Extreme Choice scored against his own… Read More »
Black Heart Bart is shading Malaguerra for favouritism in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield despite being beaten by him in the Australia Stakes. The Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart, whose only defeat in four starts at Caulfield was a second to champion Winx, is at $3.40 in TAB… Read More »
The world’s best horse on turf won’t lack for opposition in her comeback with 16 horses entered to take on Winx in the Group Two Apollo Stakes at Randwick. Winx will be aiming for her 14th straight win in Saturday’s 1400m-race, her first since she defended her Cox Plate crown… Read More »
As Group One racing gets underway in Australia for the year in Melbourne, Michael Walker will head home to New Zealand to renew his association with Kawi. The Melbourne-based ex-kiwi will ride the six-year-old in the Group One NRM Sprint at Te Rapa for his old boss Allan Sharrock on… Read More »
The world stage awaits Awesome Rock who will launch his campaign in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s 1400m event is the first Group One race pencilled in for the Emirates Stakes winner in a campaign that could also include feature races in Dubai and Hong Kong. Awesome… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy believes Azazel has taken improvement from his first-up race and remains right in the mix for the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes. Azazel gets the chance to press his Diamond claims in Saturday’s Prelude for colts and geldings at Caulfield, two weeks before the Group One Blue… Read More »
There is nothing new for Winx when she chases her 14th consecutive win in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes at Randwick. Winx is expected to win and is the hot favourite and again at prohibitive odds for most punters. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has opened the champion mare as a $1.20 favourite for… Read More »
Sixteen horses have been entered to take on dual Cox Plate winner Winx when she makes her return in the Group Two Apollo Stakes at Randwick. Among the nominations on Saturday are five of her Chris Waller-trained stablemates along with star filly Global Glamour and Godolphin Group One winners Hartnell… Read More »
Ten individual Group One winners headline the 17 nominations for the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s weight-for-age 1400m-race is the first Group One race in Australia for 2017 and will be run on a day when the country’s best horse Winx returns in Sydney over the same distance… Read More »
Equal Golden Slipper Stakes favourite She Will Reign gets back to business in an 800 metre barrier trial at Warwick Farm. The Gary Portelli-trained filly was given a couple of weeks off after her win in the Inglis Nursery in December. She earned $291,000 for her Inglis Nursery win but… Read More »
Group One-winning filly I Am A Star will step out in a Cranbourne barrier trial in preparation for her return against older horses in the Rubiton Stakes five days later. A number of high-profile horses, including the Mick Price-trained colts Flying Artie and Extreme Choice, are also schedules to trial… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds is looking at several options for Houtzen in the lead-up to the 2017 Golden Slipper, including a barrier trial at Randwick. The Magic Millions Classic winner is the equal Slipper favourite alongside She Will Reign who runs in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths says he’s open to the idea of running The Quarterback in Australia’s new richest race, but only if a sponsor can be found. Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club announced on Wednesday a $10 million race, The Everest, run over 1200m at Randwick, would be run on… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn is likely to rely on in-form Perfect Dare as his runner in the the Country Championship heat at Grafton. Dunn indicated he could nominate impressive Eagle Farm winner Quatronic for Sunday’s Grafton race in which the first two qualify for the final at Randwick during The Championships…. Read More »
Limestone will have to be a late entry to run in the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes 2017 but can press her claims for inclusion when she lines up in a Prelude at Caulfield. The Darren Weir-trained Limestone has won her past two starts at Flemington on New Year’s Day and… Read More »
One of the bigger racedays on the Tassie racing calendar is Hobart Cup Day and it comes around this Sunday, with the 2400m feature highlighting a monster ten race card. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out three metres from the 1150m-Winning Post;… Read More »
Racecaller Greg Miles summed it up perfectly when champion jockey Darren Gauci crossed the line on Longeron in his final race ride. “Thank you for the memories Gauch, you are a legend,” Miles said after Longeron ran in the Darren Gauci Farewell Handicap on Saturday. The result may not have… Read More »
A crack at the Group One Oakleigh Plate is on the radar for the Darren Weir-trained Thermal Current after he charged home late to win a Listed race at Caulfield. Thermal Current went into Saturday’s WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) after a last-start win at Flemington on January 14 and Weir… Read More »
A rookie trainer’s gamble on a jockey with an unproven record at stakes level has delivered a Breeders’ Classic upset at Randwick. Nineteen-year-old apprentice Andrew Adkins rewarded Ben Smith for his support when In Her Time ($15) outlasted the favourite Egyptian Symbol ($3.90) in the Group Two race over 1200m… Read More »
