David Brideoake is confident Thames Court has taken the necessary steps to be competitive in a stakes race at Flemington. A first-up second in the Cockram Stakes at Caulfield, Thames Court runs in the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. “I think she’s done very well since her… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne is excited to get back to the races and says she couldn’t be happier to make her comeback on a horse she knows well. Payne will make her return on Sunday at Sale in country Victoria after trainer Henry Dwyer offered her the ride on… Read More »
Adrian Bott is not taking his first opportunity to add to the hundreds of Group One winners produced from Tulloch Lodge for granted. Gai Waterhouse has trained more than 130 elite level winners, following in the footsteps of her father Tommy Smith who finished his career with a record 279…. Read More »
Tivaci will be out to enhance his stud prospects this spring after saving himself from being gelded with a stakes win last campaign. The Mike Moroney-trained four-year-old resumes in Saturday’s Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington, his first start since winning the Sunshine Coast Guineas in early July…. Read More »
The rebirth of Tycoon Tara’s racing career has surprised Peter Snowden. The mare came to Peter and Paul Snowden’s Randwick stable from Victoria for one last shot at racing after a disappointing autumn campaign. Tycoon Tara won the Group Two Missile Stakes in her first run for the Snowdens before… Read More »
Although Entirely Platinum hasn’t won a race for more than two years, his co-trainer insists he is in career-best form. Wayne Hawkes, who prepares the gelding in partnership with his father John and brother Michael, says the seven-year-old has held his form since his last-start third in the Group Two… Read More »
Smart filly Yankee Rose has been singled out as the horse to beat in Saturday’s Golden Rose Stakes at Rosehill. The Sires’ Produce winner has firmed from $9.00 into $7.50 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Yankee Rose holds nine times more money than second favourite Astern, who has tightened from $4.00… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne will make her comeback to the saddle in a race at Sale in country Victoria. Payne, who hasn’t ridden competitively since she underwent pancreatic surgery after a race fall at Mildura in May, is booked to ride the Henry Dwyer-trained Lucky Liberty on Sunday. The… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au are tempting punters to latch onto Black Heart Bart this Saturday in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, winding his price out slightly after the final field and barrier draw. The Darren Weir trained star was brilliant in winning the Memsie Stakes (1400m) first up, and for most… Read More »
A minor setback to Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist has opened the door once again to a 2016 Melbourne Cup campaign for the Australian Bloodstock owned galloper. A minor injury saw Protectionist miss a run in the Baden-Baden which has put serious doubt around a run in the Prix de l’Arc… Read More »
Jockey Damian Browne has a word of warning for his southern rivals following star sprinter Buffering’s scintillating win in a barrier trial at Doomben. Browne was quick to declare while he was happy with Buffering’s effort he believed the gelding had improvement in him. It was a startling statement because… Read More »
Chris Waller is confident Omei Sword has the strength to match it with the colts in the $1 million Golden Rose. The lure of the rich Group One purse in Omei Sword’s backyard at Rosehill on Saturday was enough to convince the trainer to take on the strong line-up of… Read More »
Black Heart Bart headlines a field of 13 for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. One of three runners in Saturday’s weight-for-age race for Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir, last-start Memsie Stakes winner Black Heart Bart has barrier eight while stablemates Palentino and Prince Of Penzance have five… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra is being sued by WorkCover following a fall at Moonee Valley which happened six years ago. Zahra caused a fall at Moonee Valley in 2010 which left fellow jockey Danny Brereton with internal head injuries and partial paraplegia. WorkCover who claims the accident happened due to negligence… Read More »
Hong Kong champion Joao Moreira will ride Golden Rose favourite Omei Sword as she attempts to become the first filly to win the race since it was elevated to Group One status seven years ago. After drawing barrier three, the Chris Waller-trained filly assumed $3.20 favouritism for Saturday’s $1 million… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is likely to run in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm to sharpen her fitness ahead of the Group One George Main Stakes. Trainer Chris Waller opted to avoid the heavy Randwick track and scratch Winx from the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday. Winx’s next start is to… Read More »
The misfortune of jockey Brad Rawiller has given Damien Oliver a great chance to win the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes for the second year running. Oliver is looking forward to riding favourite Black Heart Bart in Saturday’s 1600m weight-for-age feature at Flemington having picked up the mount last week… Read More »
Missrock could join stablemate Jaws Of Steel in a first-up assault on the Danehill Stakes at Flemington. Trainer Robbie Laing planned to start Missrock’s spring campaign in Saturday’s Cap D’Antibes Stakes but is having second thoughts. “It was always the intention to run her in the Cap D’Antibes but I… Read More »
Country Championship winner Clearly Innocent is closing in on his race return with trainer Greg Bennett pleased with his progress. The five-year-old, who hasn’t raced since winning the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Scone on May 14 after his big win at Randwick, will kick off his campaign in… Read More »
Racing Victoria’s chief steward Terry Bailey is expected to be questioned in court about claims RV chairman David Moodie was involved in leaking news of Danny O’Brien’s cobalt positives. Bailey will be grilled over RV’s handling of O’Brien, Mark Kavanagh and Lee and Shannon Hope’s cobalt positives as the trainers’… Read More »
