Trainer Jason Warren has his eyes on a bigger prize after Grand Pierro took out the Listed Geelong Classic on Wednesday. The Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday week now beckons for the three-year-old after he showed his staying prowess to claim victory in Wednesday’s 2200m contest. Ridden by… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is hoping the Cox Plate can turn into a war of attrition and their lone starter Gold Trip will prove the best stayer. Gold Trip is backing up into the Group 1 2040m showpiece at Moonee Valley on Saturday after finishing second to Durston in the Group 1… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Durston has been penalised 2kg for his win in Saturday’s staying feature. Racing Victoria head of handicapping David Hegan on Monday afternoon announced the penalty, which takes the Chris Waller-trained import’s Melbourne Cup weight to 53.5kg. The seven-year-old son of Sea The Stars carried 51.5kg to a short-neck… Read More »
Ciaron Maher pulled off the rare feat of winning the Manikato Stakes with a three-year-old filly in 2019 and Victoria’s leading trainer is looking to do it again this Friday night. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, has last-start Moir Stakes winner Coolangatta heading to the $2 million event at… Read More »
The scratching of Maximal from the Caulfield Cup has paved the way for Durston to become the first emergency runner to take out the spring feature. Left outside the cut-off of 18 when the final field was declared on Wednesday, the connections had to wait until Saturday morning to find out whether the gelding had gained a start…. Read More »
Young trainer Clayton Douglas has celebrated a life-changing moment, upstaging racing’s biggest names to win the richest race in the country with Giga Kick. Victorian three-year-old Giga Kick has claimed the scalps of Australia’s best sprinters to win the $15 million The Everest, prompting trainer Clayton Douglas to laud him as the… Read More »
Putting a tough 18-month period behind him, trainer David Pfieffer has engineered a major boilover on The Everest undercard, producing $61 outsider Rocketing By to snare the Group 3 Sydney Stakes. It was Rocketing By’s second significant win after he captured the $1 million Inglis Sprint in 2021 but his… Read More »
A planned attack on a short-course sprint at Caulfield on their biggest day of the year has paid dividends for the connections of Asfoora. Henry Dwyer planned an assault on Saturday’s Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m) from the time the daughter of Flying Artie headed to the spelling paddock to conclude her first… Read More »
Renaissance Woman rocketed the head of VRC Oaks betting with a tough win in Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. The Bjorn Baker-trained filly was forced to come from near-last and recover from a bumping duel with runner-up Foxy Cleopatra at the top of the straight, before registering the… Read More »
A campaign in Melbourne aimed specifically at the Victoria Derby looks right on track for Mr Maestro who completed a winning hat-trick in the Caulfield Classic. Victory in the Group 3 race for three-year-olds over 2000m on Saturday is the ideal launching pad for Mr Maestrro in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2000m) at Flemington… Read More »
Training remotely from Sydney as Ed Cummings was required to do last year when Duais was in Melbourne for the Caulfield Cup was not ideal. ‘The brain computes what the eye can see’, were words drummed into Cummings by his grandfather, Bart Cummings, from a young age and are ringing true 12 months later…. Read More »
Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin’ Romans has drawn ideally in barrier five to give Jamie Kah her first win in one the Melbourne Spring Carnival features. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper remains a clear-cut favourite for Saturday’s 2400m handicap at $4.80 with TAB. Market đź’°: View the Odds for the Caulfield Cup… Read More »
New Zealand raider Sharp ‘N’ Smart has reinforced his Spring Champion Stakes claims, lifting himself off the canvas to deny a valiant Matcha Latte in the Gloaming Stakes at Warwick Farm. Jockey Hugh Bowman said the addition of blinkers had made a significant difference to the three-year-old, who he partnered to two winter… Read More »
James Mcdonald has continued his domination of the Caulfield Cup Carnival adding to his Group 1 haul with victory in the Thousand Guineas on Wednesday. After two Group 1 wins for Godolphin and James Cummings at Caulfield last Saturday – aboard Anamoe and Golden Mile – it was the turn of Chris Waller when McDonald guided Madame… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has landed back-to-back wins in the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield with Grand Impact dominating on a heavy track. It was Price’s third win in the race that was transferred from a two-year-old contest in autumn to a spring three-year-old race in 2014. Price first won with… Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr won’t be aiming too high in the spring with Gunstock despite his impressive win at Caulfield. Gunstock took out the ‘last bid’ Caulfield Cup ballot exemption race, the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) on Wednesday, in easy fashion. Sent out the $2.45 favourite under Jamie Kah, Gunstock registered a three-length win from… Read More »
A total of 48 horses remains in the hunt for the 2022 Melbourne Cup after third declarations closed on Tuesday. Included in that number are six European gallopers of which five – Deauville Legend, Loft, Without A Fight, Hoo Ya Mal and Camorra – are due to arrive in Melbourne on… Read More »
Whichever path was chosen, a fortnight between runs was on the cards for Elliptical after finishing second to Golden Mile in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas. While an attempt at the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on October 22 was mooted, trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman announced via Twitter that the son of Dundeel… Read More »
Jarrod Fry can now call himself a Group 1 jockey after teaming with Tuvalu to win Saturday’s $1 million Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. It was the first success at the highest-level for the 33-year-old, who had his first ride in a race at Avoca on Anzac Day 2007. Prior to Saturday… Read More »
“Where’s the winning post” James Cummings yelled as he sensed the Caulfield Guineas was going to fall to Godolphin for the second year running. A race after watching last year’s Guineas winner Anamoe collect the Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday, Golden Mile landed the Group 1 prize for three-year-old’s over 1600m. Just as Anamoe had been wayward in… Read More »
