A relieved John Thompson has celebrated the winning return of First Seal at Rosehill while rival trainer Chris Waller has been left wondering about the future of Catkins. The two high-profile mares met in Saturday’s Group Two Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) with Catkins the $2.40 favourite ahead of First Seal… Read More »
Trainer John Hawkes’s judgment couldn’t have been more precise as star sprinter Chautauqua return to racing on a winning note in the Black Caviar Lightning. Hawkes told jockey Dwayne Dunn it wouldn’t be until the Group One sprint was almost over that Chautauqua would look like the winner. “John said… Read More »
Tony McEvoy favours heading straight to Sydney with Don’t Doubt Mamma the filly scored a narrow first-up win at Flemington. Options for Don’t Doubt Mamma include staying in Melbourne for the Australian Guineas or the Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington or going to Rosehill for the Coolmore Classic in Sydney…. Read More »
Bookmakers might not be too impressed with Astern’s Silver Slipper win, but his trainer has no doubt he’s the real deal. Godolphin trainer John O’Shea was drawn to compare Astern with last year’s Golden Slipper winner Vancouver after he won Saturday’s Group Two race, his second victory from as many… Read More »
The door is still open for Rose Of Man to get to the Country Championships despite trainer Terry Robinson’s decision to scratch her from the Goulburn heat of the series. Rose Of Man instead raced at Rosehill where she became the first horse to win two Highway Handicaps since the… Read More »
Stablemates Strindberg and Himalaya Dream have bounced back from poor last-start performances to give Hawkes Racing an early double at Rosehill. Both were ridden in contrasting styles by Tommy Berry on Saturday with Strindberg held up to make a sustained run in the straight in the Spark Of Life Handicap… Read More »
Paul Messara will consult Chilean owner Oussama Aboughazali before committing to a start Blue Diamond start with Flemington winner Weatherly. The son of Beneteau was Blue Diamond bound until he miss the colts and geldings Prelude at Caulfield last Saturday after showing signs of mucus. But Weatherly bounced back and… Read More »
Press Statement has won a Caulfield Guineas but when it comes to looks, the colt has been an ugly duckling. Jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer Chris Waller both say the three-year-old, favourite to return a winner in the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, wasn’t the finished product last spring…. Read More »
When Anthony Cummings has a horse he believes can compete against the best, the test often comes sooner rather than later. And if Montaigne is as good as the trainer thinks he is, the colt should be mixing it with his more experienced rivals at the business end of the… Read More »
He was simply awesome when resuming down the straight first up, and the Mick Kent trained Supido has been smashed in betting to take out the last at Flemington this Saturday, the HKJC Trophy (1200m). He had no cart into the race when resuming and was racing near the inside,… Read More »
In terms of the big guns, Chautauqua and Exosphere, Sportsbet.com.au punters are keeping their powder dry in the feature race of the weekend, the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) on Saturday at Flemington. Chautauqua has opened $2.70 while the three year old Exosphere is the $2.45 favourite. But in somewhat… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler is in for his busiest meeting in months when he heads to Flemington. Sadler said his team was ready to step out after taking advantage of the course proper at Caulfield on Tuesday morning, giving five of his six runners an 800m jump-out. “We wouldn’t usually give… Read More »
He was an impressive last start winner over 1800m at the track, so it’s no surprise to see that the Peter Moody trained Pemberley has been the best backed with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the JRA Trophy (2000m) this Saturday at Flemington. The son of Darci Brahma was given a… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody’s camp has lied in a failed attempt to present an innocent explanation for a racehorse’s elevated cobalt reading, a tribunal has heard. Moody’s defence blamed oral hoof treatment Availa for Lidari returning a cobalt reading double the allowed threshold, but Racing Victoria stewards’ legal counsel Jeff Gleeson… Read More »
Marli Magic has clearly been the best backed runner to take out the opening race at Flemington this Saturday, the Curragh Racecourse Trophy (1600m). The John Sadler trained mare has been in ripping form this time, including last start at Caulfield when a game third to Written. With the nice… Read More »
In what is a very unusual stewards report a horse in Saturday’s 2016 Hobartville Stakes has been advised that it was stung by a stingray whilst swimming at a beach. View the current Hobartville Stakes odds Release: Number of stewards reports released for Saturday’s meeting at Rosehill. Too Good Refuse… Read More »
A Darren Weir trained galloper has been smashed shortly after markets opened for Flemington on Saturday. Palentino didn’t fire in the Manfred Stakes first up but punters haven’t been deterred smashing the 3YO colt in Saturday’s CS Hayes Stakes seeing the Weir runners odds shorten from $3.80 into $3.20 shortly after… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has picked up the ride on Caulfield Cup winner Mongolian Khan in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes. McEvoy confirmed New Zealand-based trainer Murray Baker had booked him for the plum mount after regular rider Opie Bosson opted to partner Turn Me Loose in Melbourne on the same… Read More »
An important jump-out at Flemington has given champion jockey Craig Williams confidence in his Black Caviar Lightning mount Delectation. Williams partnered the Chris Waller-trained sprinter in an 800m jump-out last Friday that had him opposed to fellow Lightning contenders Chautauqua and Japonisme. Chautauqua just shaded Delectation with Japonisme in third… Read More »
A field of seven, including a trio of three-year-old sprinters, has been confirmed for the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. Exosphere, Japonisme and Kinglake will take on established stars such as Chautauqua and Terravista in the $750,000 Group One race on Saturday. Godolphin colt Exosphere has drawn the inside barrier… Read More »
