Father-and-son training team Tony and Calvin McEvoy are aware of the task confronting them as Half Yours strives for back-to-back Caulfield Cup wins. Half Yours rises from one of the bottom weights when successful in last year’s Cup to carrying topweight in Saturday’s 150th edition of the famous handicap over… Read More »
It has been a momentous twelve months for champion apprentice Siena Grima, and she’s about to tick another item off her bucket list when she rides at the Everest day meeting for the first time. Since transferring her indentures to leading trainer Chris Waller late last year – a dream… Read More »
Lindsay Park and the Punt Road Syndications team were back in familiar territory on Wednesday when Soldi took out Victoria’s second juvenile race of the season at Caulfield. Soldi was a gritty winner of the $175,000 Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m), which was the second year in a row that the Punt… Read More »
Fresh from Attrition’s Hill Stakes heroics, Mitchell Freedman has his sights set on another harbour city raid, this time with high-class sprinter Skybird. Attrition captured the Rosehill feature for the second time last weekend, downing warhorse Lindermann, and on Saturday stablemate Skybird will get her chance to shine in the… Read More »
The Mark Walker stable has called on some extra gear in their bid to win a Group 1 race with Lara Antipova. A cross-over nose band goes on the filly for the first time when Lara Antipova runs in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Successful over 1400m… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg and the connections of She’s A Hustler are again looking forward to seeing the mare back up to a staying trip. She’s A Hustler will run for the second time at 2400m when she contests the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. The mare’s only previous… Read More »
Heavy overnight rain in Sydney has been music to the ears of Joe Pride, who says it’s a case of the wetter the better ahead of Ceolwulf’s attempt at a King Charles III Stakes three-peat. Randwick tipped into the heavy range on Wednesday, and while weather forecasts remain wide-ranging, the… Read More »
It will be his first ride in the Caulfield Cup on his first trip to Australia and despite the understandable fatigue after the long-haul flight to Melbourne from England, Ray Dawson wasted no time in seeing Enjfaar at Werribee. Landing at 6:30am on Wednesday, within a couple of hours the… Read More »
The number of horses that remain in the hunt for the Melbourne Cup has dropped to 58 following second declarations. Ciaron Maher has 14 horses still in Melbourne Cup contention which will be run over 3200m at Flemington on November 3. Included in his numbers are Shockletz and Mr Monaco,… Read More »
Tom Charlton believes Cross Tasman has found the right race on Saturday at Royal Randwick to add another victory to his resume. The five-year-old gelding has been a model of consistency throughout his career with four wins and six placings from 11 starts, finishing runner up in both runs back from a… Read More »
Australia’s leading two stables will saddle nearly have the field in the Caulfield Cup. A capacity field of 18 plus four emergencies accepted for the 150th running of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Ciaron Maher has five of the 18 in contention for Saturday’s race along with… Read More »
Not even drawing a wide gate can dent Michael Dee’s enthusiasm for this Saturday’s Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. The 16-time Group 1 winner will team with Lindsay Park filly Regal Ambition, who he has ridden to two wins from as many starts this time in, in the $1… Read More »
Trainer Thomas Carberry was the toast of Ballarat when Strictly Business won the VRC Oaks at Flemington. That win 12 months ago provided Carberry with his biggest success, and the Ballarat based horseman hopes to back for the same Group 1 contest over 2500m at Flemington on November 5. Carberry… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes maintains Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising has returned to Sydney a superior sprinter ahead of his attempt to go back-to-back in the Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. “Ka Ying Rising is a freak of nature, he’s a… Read More »
A distance drop is the only concern for connections of Skyhook as he bids to stretch his winning sequence to four in this Saturday’s $1 million Silver Eagle at Randwick. The four-year-old has struck a rich vein of form since being ridden on the speed to capture the Hawkesbury Guineas… Read More »
Australian racing fans have become accustomed to seeing Damian Lane aboard overseas-trained runners in Spring Carnival majors, but he has changed allegiances for this Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. The gun jockey will team with English stayer Wine Dark Sea in the 150th edition of the Group 1 handicap, which this year… Read More »
Warwoven further pressed claims for recognition as Australia’s best colt with a brilliant win in Saturday’s $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. The Bjorn Baker -trained star proved his dominant Golden Rose victory was no fluke when he disposed of the best 1600-metre three-year-olds Victoria had to offer at his Melbourne debut…. Read More »
Young trainer Mitchell Freedman declared ‘it’s what you do it for’ as tough campaigner Attrition wore down fellow war horse Lindermann to capture his second victory in the $2 million Hill Stakes. Attrition won the Group 2 feature in 2024 before finishing runner-up to Lindermann 12 months ago, but it was… Read More »
The Might And Power has continued to be a graveyard for punters with another odds-on favourite going down at Caulfield. The $1.40 favourite Sheza Alibi was the latest to go under in the Group 1 2000m weight-for-age contest on Saturday after Treasurethe Moment ($1.60) last year, Mr Brightside ($1.75 in 2024)… Read More »
Satono Glow completed a hat-trick of feature race wins for three-year-old fillies against the boysÂť when she finished powerfully to win the Group 2 $300,000 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Satono Glow conceded hot favourite Paradoxium at least five lengths start… Read More »
