Veteran Jacquinot Bay will be out to maintain his perfect record in this year’s Winter Championship Series in the Final at Flemington. And his jockey Michael Walker knows the rising nine-year-old will give him everything he has on Saturday. Jacquinot Bay has won two from two this campaign over 1400m… Read More »
A sharp drop in class is expected to give Akavoroun a chance for Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher to break his Brisbane winter duck. Akavoroun has been campaigning in Group and Listed races over the past weeks but drops back to Saturday open company in the Hog’s Steaks Hcp (1630m) at… Read More »
The chances of star sprinter Buffering racing again have improved after a month of rest and relaxation. Buffering began light work at a Queensland spelling property on Wednesday which could be the first step to his return to racing in Melbourne in the new season. The gelding was injured when… Read More »
While his Group One-winning sibling will have a quiet spring, Ball Of Muscle will be out to carry the mantle at the highest level. Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride has plans to return to Melbourne with Ball Of Muscle but no firm spring commitments for his elder half-brother Terravista. Ball… Read More »
The Listed Winter Championship Series Final is the likely target for last-start winner Iggimacool at Flemington. Saturday’s program features the finals of a number of winter race series held in Victoria in recent months, highlighted by the $150,000 Winter Championship Series Final (1600m). Iggimacool has also qualified for Leilani Series… Read More »
Talented filly Ocean Embers has returned to racing in style at Caulfield to the relief of her trainer Shea Eden. Ocean Embers stepped out for Saturday’s Sheen Group Plate (1100m) for her first start since undergoing a throat operation after last year’s spring carnival. Carrying $10 to $8.50 support, Ocean… Read More »
Few people can say they have ridden a horse to Group Two success and later trained it to win stakes races. Peter Robl can boast such a feat with Ninth Legion, but he is even prouder of the six-year-old who has added Saturday’s Civic Stakes (1350m) at Rosehill to his… Read More »
A runner at Caulfield today has broken down during a race and has unfortunately been euthanised at the course. Running Bull in Race 6 at Caulfield broke his hind leg during the race and was euthanised following the race. Running Bull previous to todays run had 25 starts for 7… Read More »
Tucanchoo has rewarded punters with his Winter Cup win at Rosehill despite some tactical confusion. Earlier this week, trainer David Payne announced that, against his usual pattern, Foreign Prince would not lead in Saturday’s Listed race at his first attempt at 2400 metres. With Jason Collett doing his best to… Read More »
Longeron has given the Hawkes Racing partnership its 100th winner in Australia for the season as he continued a strong patch of winter form at Caulfield. The rising seven-year-old made it back-to-back city wins in Saturday’s Kevin Dunne Plate (2000m) and jockey Dwayne Dunn believes the gelding has never raced… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price admits two-year-old Yu Long Sheng Hui still has plenty to learn but is preparing to aim high with the colt. Yu Long Sheng Hui maintained an unbeaten start to his career when he backed up a six-length maiden win at Wodonga with a narrow city victory at… Read More »
A couple of years ago trainer Chris Waller produced a filly called Winx at Rosehill to win a late-season two-year-old race. At the corresponding meeting on Saturday, Awoke beat her stablemate Foxplay over the same distance to set up a tilt at stakes racing in the spring. And while not… Read More »
Michael Nolan a rival trainer of David Vandyke who saddles up Caloundra Cup favourite Maurus has said Vandyke’s horse is ‘probably unbeatable’ in the feature at the Sunshine Coast. Nolan trains the $6.50 second favourite Jumbo Prince in the race but despite feeling his runner is well weighted he does… Read More »
Robert Heathcote has continued his running banter with handicappers by declaring rival Stratum Star well-placed in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Heathcote is still upset Hopfgarten was given 60.5kg and ran unplaced in the Listed Spear Chief Hcp (1500m) at Eagle Farm last week. Heathcote will saddle… Read More »
Racing identity and well known punter Glenn Pollett has been hit with a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to conduct charges emanating from an online broadcast. Racing NSW stewards found Pollett had breached three rules in a segment for The Punters Show broadcast on June 6 in which he made… Read More »
Pin Your Hopes is set to race on a quick back up at Caulfield, with connections hoping his recent return to winning form continues. The Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained six-year-old had a two-year period without breaking through for another win but has been successful in two of his past… Read More »
Premiership winner Tony Gollan believes breaking his own metropolitan record is an honour which can be shared by all Eagle Farm based trainers. Gollan had his 79.5th winner of the season when Hi I’m Back won at Doomben on Wednesday which passed his previous record of 79 set last season…. Read More »
Three Australian Group One winners are among the eight finalists for New Zealand’s champion three-year-old title. Australian Derby winner Tavago, Australian Oaks winner Sofia Rosa and Queensland Oaks winner Provocative head the list which includes dual NZ Group One winner Xtravagant and Vinery Stud stakes runner-up Valley Girl. Provocative’s Tony… Read More »
Lee and Anthony Freedman will no longer train Group One winner Malaguerra, owners removing the horse from their stable and taking the four-year-old gelding to Peter Gelagotis. Gelagotis was shocked when the offer to train Malaguerra came in from owner Bruno Micalizzi, telling G1X the move was one he never… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is slated to have three Sydney starts on the way to her defence of the Cox Plate. Trainer Chris Waller said her three planned weight-for-age races would be at two-week intervals starting with the Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) on August 20. She will then step up… Read More »
