The decision to geld Hattori Hanzo has proved a masterstroke with the Victorian three-year-old continuing his rise through the ranks with a Group Two win at Rosehill. Since undergoing the operation, the Mick Kent-trained Hattori Hanzo has had four start,s beginning with a third place before stringing three wins together…. Read More »
Peeping has given young jockey Sam Clipperton his first Group One triumph in holding on to win the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Riding Peeping for his old boss Ron Quinton, Clipperton gave the mare a charmed run and she responded to beat Victorian-trained Azkadellia. The leader Solicit held on for… Read More »
A decision to drop He Or She back in distance got the desired result in the Group Two Blamey Stakes at Flemington. He Or She came from off the speed in a fast-run race and overpowered his rivals late, beating The United States by a long neck with favourite Stratum… Read More »
Allan Denham has returned to his old stomping ground to lift a Group Three win with Alberto Magic at Rosehill. Denham and his late father Jack trained alongside each other at the track for years, producing Group One winners including Eremein and Filante. Jack Denham died in 2009 and in… Read More »
Godolphin’s Golden Slipper stocks have risen with the royal blue to the fore in the two qualifying races at Rosehill. Souchez won Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes with Calliope making amends for her late scratching a week ago by winning the Magic Night Stakes. Sheikh Mohammed’s leading hope, Astern, was an… Read More »
Seaburge has completed the first leg of what trainer David Hayes hopes will be a Sires’ Produce Stakes double for the colt. Hayes has high hopes for Seaburge, who showed his potential in taking out Saturday’s Group Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The two-year-old is now expected… Read More »
Former European Sir John Hawkwood could have a typically northern hemisphere preparation for the Sydney Cup. The gelding won Saturday’s Sky High Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill and trainer David Vandyke will consider keeping him at home for the next four weeks until the Group One staying test. Sir John Hawkwood’s… Read More »
Thyme For Roses has overcome a failed Blue Diamond bid to score an impressive Flemington win. The Gai Waterhouse-trained filly will now return to Sydney after outpacing her rivals to win the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes on Saturday. Ridden by Ben Melham, Thyme For Roses ($9) scored by 2-3/4 lengths from… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with the big money being placed at Flemington and Rosehill.
Trying to win a Group One race without the obvious benefit of a lead-up start while their horse gives weight to every runner is a test of skill for any trainer. Lucia Valentina’s trainer Kris Lees insists it’s a better plan than the alternative. Lees will pitch Lucia Valentina into… Read More »
Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes insists Chautauqua is the best horse in the Newmarket Handicap and that only bad luck can beat him. Chasing a first Newmarket Handicap success, Hawkes, who trains in partnership with his father John and brother Michael, enters Saturday’s sprint at Flemington more confident than when the gelding… Read More »
Michael Walker has endured a lot of pain over the years to make it to the top in racing. He chases a second-straight Australian Cup win on Saturday after recent surgery for a hip injury. Spillway provided Walker with an overdue Australian Group One win last year and he will… Read More »
Craig Williams has drawn comparisons between Japonisme and last year’s Newmarket Handicap winner. And that gives the star jockey the belief the three-year-old is a genuine hope of providing him with his first success in the famous Flemington sprint on Saturday. Trainer Chris Waller won the 2015 with three-year-old Brazen… Read More »
Chautauqua has surprisingly been easy in the early stages of betting for the feature sprint at Flemington this Saturday, the Newmarket Handicap (1200m). The grey star, who was awesome in winning the Lightning (1000m) first up, opened the $2.40 favourite and has drifted to $2.60, with the weight of money… Read More »
Three-year-old filly Secret Agenda has been a last-minute addition to the Newmarket Handicap against a field of more seasoned sprinters. After trackwork on Tuesday trainer Mick Price favoured running the filly against her own age in the Goodwood Racecourse Trophy at Flemington on Saturday. But a small field and the… Read More »
She was the right horse in the wrong place when rated desperately unlucky in the only Group One appearance of her career. But if it is some consolation to trainer Ciaron Maher, Azkadellia’s Myer Classic defeat when a high-profile victim of a track bias stands a good chance of working… Read More »
Happy Trails will try to snap a 16-month absence from the winner’s stall when he has another crack at an Australian Cup at Flemington. The Paul Beshara-trained eight-year-old hasn’t won in 14 starts since his 2014 Group One Mackinnon Stakes victory over the 2000m at Flemington. He will attempt to… Read More »
Peter Muscat foreman for the Chris Waller stable gave a good push for Telepathic in the 2016 Coolmore Classic on Saturday. Telepathic is currently a $10 chance with Sportsbet.com.au View the current Coolmore Classic market [betrace] Peter Muscat foreman for Chris Waller stable told Sky 2day Telepathic could be sleeper… Read More »
Mick Price is confident about the chances of his leading Golden Slipper fancies after a reverse-direction gallop at Caulfield. Flying Artie, with Damien Oliver aboard, worked on the inside of Extreme Choice (Craig Newitt) and Price said it was pleasing work from the pair on Tuesday morning. Extreme Choice holds… Read More »
In an about-turn, Reisling Stakes winner French Fern will take her place in the Golden Slipper. After her qualifying win on Saturday, trainer David Payne was reluctant to commit the filly to a start in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper on March 19. But part-owner Wilf Mula has announced on… Read More »
