With Terravista missing the spring, sprinting understudy Ball Of Muscle carries trainer Joe Pride’s Group One hopes. He gets his first chance to prove he can take centre stage in the Group Two Shorts at Randwick on Saturday. The six-year-old has trialled twice ahead of his first-up run. He has… Read More »
Alpine Eagle’s disappointing performance in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes has prompted his trainer to try something new. The five-year-old will run on Saturday in either Melbourne or Adelaide with Tony McEvoy hoping the seven-day back-up can switch him on. McEvoy has entered Alpine Eagle for Saturday’s Group Three… Read More »
An interruption to Winx’s campaign is of no concern to trainer Chris Waller. After a comprehensive win over Hartnell in the Warwick Stakes, Winx missed a scheduled start in the Chelmsford Stakes because Waller did not want to risk her on a heavy track. The champion mare is again likely… Read More »
The Quarterback has beaten two of the country’s best horses in a Newmarket Handicap and his next challenge is to match it with the top sprinters at weight-for-age. Trainer Robbie Griffiths is hopeful the gelding can prove his credentials this spring during a three-run preparation in Melbourne. The Quarterback gave… Read More »
Hucklebuck will kick off his spring campaign earlier than expected in a stakes race at Caulfield. Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes will bring him to Melbourne for Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) rather than wait to start him off in the Schillaci Stakes on October 8. Stokes changed his mind… Read More »
Tony McEvoy has his eyes set on a Group One race with Don’t Doubt Mamma after her victory in a mares stakes race at Flemington. Don’t Doubt Mamma will tackle the males after her pattern defying win in the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes on Saturday. McEvoy is hoping a… Read More »
Palentino’s affinity for Flemington has continued with the Darren Weir-trained horse upsetting his stablemate Black Heart Bart in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes. Giving Weir the first one-two Group One finish of his training career, Palentino ($9) unleashed a devastating turn of foot in Saturday’s 1600m weight-for-age race to… Read More »
Seven years after his last Group One winner, trainer Tim Martin believes he has a horse on his hands who can deliver his next. Since Typhoon Zed won the Manikato Stakes in 2009, Martin has scaled down his operation and almost gave away training completely to concentrate on educating young… Read More »
Joao Moreira’s smash and grab raid on Golden Rose day has left Chris Waller with two strong Epsom Handicap hopes. Hong Kong’s champion jockey showed the Rosehill crowd why he is considered one of the world’s best riders as he guided Mackintosh to victory in the Group Two Theo Marks… Read More »
David Hayes would like to travel Faatinah internationally after his first-up win at Flemington. But before that takes place Hayes, who trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, has his sights on another couple of Flemington straight races in the next month. Having his first run since… Read More »
Sheikh Mohammed’s investment in Australian racing has reaped yet another big prize with Godolphin colt Astern’s win in the Golden Rose. Godolphin won the $1 million race a year ago with Exosphere but both trainer John O’Shea and jockey James McDonald believe Astern has the scope to go on to… Read More »
Trainer Brian Smith has been a major player on and off the track for Group One jockey Larry Cassidy who rode his first winner in 16 months at Doomben on Saturday. Cassidy, 46, the winner of 43 Group One races, had not ridden a winner since steering champion mare Winx… Read More »
A change in training environment has brought about the required form improvement with Bon Aurum scoring an impressive win at Flemington. The lightly-raced son of Bon Hoffa sat wide in the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) on Saturday before sprinting clear of his rivals. Ridden by Craig Williams, Bon Aurum ($5)… Read More »
Quatronic has pulled off the longest journey to win a Highway race, braving a nine-hour float trip to score at Rosehill. Sent out the $2.60 favourite, Quatronic repaid punters’ faith thanks to a front-running ride by Hugh Bowman in Saturday’s Highway Handicap over 1200m. It gave the champion jockey, who… Read More »
Detective couldn’t break through as a two-year-old but the colt has struck winning form early in his three-year-old season, highlighted by a Listed victory at Flemington. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt finished second in four of his five starts as a two-year-old including the Breeders’ Plate in Sydney and… Read More »
Joe Pride is already looking ahead to the Sydney autumn carnival after Kentucky Miss scored a stakes victory at Flemington. Warwick Farm-based Pride is thinking of setting aside the filly for a feature sprint after her win in the Listed Cap D’Antibes Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Sent out the $4… Read More »
Antonio Giuseppe’s third consecutive Sydney win has kept his Metropolitan Handicap dream alive. Antonio Guiseppe ($2.05 favourite) made a sustained run to hold off stablemate Four Carat ($31) by a half head to give trainer Chris Waller the quinella in the Schweppes Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Mark… Read More »
Former Melbourne stakes winner Hard Stride won his first race in 18 months but had to do it the tough way at Doomben on Saturday. Hard Stride ($4.60) led by several lengths early before being attacked by Don’t Tease Me and Marina Sands to the home turn in the Buy… Read More »
There have been mixed reports from the sunshine state as to how well Yankee Rose is going heading into the Golden Rose (1400m) this Saturday at Rosehill, but if the flow of support at Sportsbet.com.au is any indication, she’ll be winning. The Slipper runner up and Sires Produce winner hadn’t… Read More »
A significant weight pull on a couple of the higher profile sprinters gives trainer Greg Eurell confidence We’ve Got This can run a big race in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality. We’ve Got This scored a strong win in a benchmark sprint over the straight 1200m-course at Flemington in… Read More »
