Having experienced one of his lowest moments in racing this week, Nathan Doyle found himself at the other end of the spectrum at Rosehill when Hidden Motive scored a surprise win in the Group Two Roman Consul Stakes. The young Newcastle trainer’s sprint star Private Harry was ruled out of The Everest on… Read More »
The Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield is shaping as a fork in the road race for talented sprinter Arabian Summer. The Group 2 sprint at weight-for-age over 1100m on Saturday will determine which path the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained four-year-old takes in coming weeks. On offer for Arabian Summer is the… Read More »
An international raid is on the table for talented gelding Fawkner Park with connections eyeing a possible tilt at the Hong Kong Cup in December. The dual Group 1 placegetter made a disappointing start to his campaign when failing to beat a rival home in the Shannon Stakes (1500m) after assuming… Read More »
A quartet of untapped three-year-olds from Tulloch Lodge will be given their chance in feature races at Rosehill, including a relation to a Golden Slipper placegetter. Shangri La Boy, a half-brother to 2024 Magic Millions winner and Slipper placegetter Storm Boy, joins barn mate Champagne Hero in the Gloaming Stakes (1800m),… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton will forever hold Feroce in the highest regard as the gelding chases a second Group 1 win, this time at Caulfield. Feroce provided Sutton, who has been training just over 18 months, with his first winner, his first city winner and his maiden Group 1 success. That Group 1… Read More »
Chris Waller has felt varying degrees of pressure with Wodeton from the time the colt who is favourite for this Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas hit the track. A $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, he trotted in on debut but has not won since, along the way making trips to the runner-up… Read More »
One way of securing a berth into the Caulfield Cup is to win the Herbert Power Stakes. The Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is run on Saturday week and there is inevitably a late scramble to secure a berth. A total of 29 horses remain in contention for a Caulfield… Read More »
The only horse to have beaten star three-year-old Apocalyptic, Gallo Nero resumes in the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill on a long-term mission towards next year’s Magic Millions carnival. The Hawkes Racing colt edged out Apocalyptic at the latter’s debut in December, the filly subsequently dominating Sydney’s Princess Series with a… Read More »
Adrian Bott’s fears that Elamaz would be vulnerable first-up were borne out but he expected the French import to strip much fitter for his upcoming appearance in the Hill Stakes. A courageous winner of the McKell Cup (2000m) at his Australian debut in the winter, Bott had warned that the gelding… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees is banking on a positive barrier draw and a rise in distance being beneficial to the chances of Rivellino in the Caulfield Guineas. Rivellino is having his first Melbourne start in Saturday’s Group 1 feature for three-year-olds over 1600m at Caulfield, and Lees is not concerned about the colt… Read More »
Success with European imports has been the backbone of Chris Waller’s stable and unlocking the potential of former US-trained gallopers is shaping as the next frontier. Waller built much of his early momentum with stayers sourced from Europe but with that market now well and truly exposed, the influx of… Read More »
Clayton Douglas and his star sprinter Giga Kick will almost be strangers when the Caulfield Cup Carnival kicks off on Saturday. In two of the past three years, Douglas and Giga Kick have been in Sydney preparing for The Everest which the gelding won in 2022 and finished second in last year… Read More »
Gringotts will be on a mission to put an interrupted campaign back on track when he takes his place in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill. The Group 1 winner has missed scheduled starts in the 7 Stakes (1600m) and Shannon Stakes (1500m), both times due to poor blood… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable may have the two leading fancies for the Caulfield Guineas, but the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is not conceding defeat. Price knows only too well that the Guineas can throw up an upset having prepared Mighty Boss at $101 to take out the coveted 1600m race… Read More »
Chris Waller won the most famous small-field The Might And Power there has been, but don’t think that means the champion trainer is a fan of small fields. But he has another one to deal with this weekend at Caulfield. Waller’s classy gelding Buckaroo is one of just five acceptors for the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Craig Williams will team again in a bid to claim back-to-back wins in The Everest after Godolphin named Tempted would run in its slot. Bella Nipotina provided Maher and Williams with victory in the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick last year. This year’s race will… Read More »
Godolphin has confirmed Tempted will fly the royal blue flag in next week’s $20 million The Everest at Randwick, with champion jockey Craig Williams booked to ride. The Ciaron Maher-trained filly edged out stablemate and Golden Rose winner Beiwacht for the coveted slot, securing her place in the world’s richest… Read More »
Opinions were divided on Ka Ying Rising’s first and only official trial in Australia less than two weeks out from The Everest, but trainer David Hayes is confident his sprinting star will be ready. In a star-studded heat at Randwick on Tuesday morning, Ka Ying Rising finished third under Zac Purton who… Read More »
Kate Brideoake joked her marriage to trainer Matt Laurie is safe for the time being despite Vinrock drawing out in the Caulfield Guineas. The Laurie stable has three runners in Saturday’s Group 1 for three-year-olds over 1600m and Brideoake made the trip from Mornington to represent the stable at Tuesday’s draw. Her… Read More »
Ka Ying Rising finished third in his pre-Everest trial at Randwick on Tuesday, with the world’s top-rated sprinter cruising through the 1000-metre hit-out behind Linebacker and Overpass. A strong crowd gathered to watch the Hong Kong superstar’s final public appearance before the $20 million Everest on October 18. Under regular… Read More »
