Three horses from the same family will chase victories in separate races on Australia Day at Caulfield. Four-year-old gelding Durendal was scratched from Saturday’s Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley in favour of Tuesday’s Listed John Dillon Stakes while his three-year-old half-brother Tempered is entered for a 1600m benchmark… Read More »
Two interstate Cups are in the sights of trainer Richard Laming with a horse which has family ties to the legendary Makybe Diva. Six-year-old Wales, a winner at Moonee Valley over 2040m on Saturday, is bound for the $200,000 Group Three Hobart Cup (2400m) on February 8 with a view… Read More »
Three-year-old Holler has upstaged older horses in the Australia Stakes and delivered on a long-range plan in the weight-for-age sprint at Moonee Valley. The John O’Shea-trained colt sat off the leader Sirbible in Saturday’s Group Two race but took over before the home turn and held off a chasing pack… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan finished the Brisbane summer carnival the way he started it by providing the quinella in the $100,000 Listed Nudgee Handicap at Doomben. In a thrilling finish, Sheiswhatsheis ($6) looked to have a winning break at the 200m but her stablemate Tina Melina ($4.80) caught her on… Read More »
Burning Front has added yet another win in an extended campaign that is showing no signs of coming to a close. The Darren Weir-trained gelding’s success in Saturday’s lucrative VOBIS Gold Star (1514m) at Moonee Valley brought up the five-year-old’s seventh victory of his preparation which has so far spanned… Read More »
What may have originally looked like the harder of two options has turned into a relatively routine assignment for Zin Zan Eddie, winner of the Carrington Stakes. Trainer Matthew Smith entered the six-year-old for Saturday’s 1400m Listed race and a benchmark event. After heavy rain in Sydney during the past… Read More »
Glen Thompson has become the latest member of one of Australia’s best-known racing families to train a city winner. Thompson’s horse Cramming ($9) gave him his first Brisbane winner when he won the Sky Thoroughbred Central Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. His brother John is based in Sydney and has… Read More »
Top jockey Dwayne Dunn had to make way for his son Dylan on talented colt Snoopy at Moonee Valley, with the promising apprentice guiding the three-year-old to a first-up win. Dwayne Dunn had ridden the colt in his six starts but connections opted to use Dylan’s 3kg claim in Saturday’s… Read More »
Comeback apprentice Bridget Grylls followed instructions to break back into the city winner’s list aboard smart filly Bagus at Doomben. Grylls made full use of an inside barrier to trail the pace and come away in the straight to beat Gracefully Chic ($14) by 2 1/4 lengths in the Quest… Read More »
If her trainer is right, Scarlet Rain has the right credentials to challenge Capitalist in the Golden Slipper. The filly scored her second win from as many starts when she ploughed through the Randwick mud to win the 2YO Plate (1000m) on Saturday. Waterhouse has won the $3.5 million Slipper… Read More »
The step up to middle distance racing is agreeing with Godolphin-owned mare Monogram who has raced to her second-straight city win in Melbourne. The four-year-old daughter of Medaglia D’oro stepped up to 2040m for the first time three starts ago with a Moonee Valley placing and has since added a… 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 Moonee Valley, Randwick and Doomben.
Runsati has already exceeded expectations by giving young trainer Bryan Maher his first city winner. Now 27-year-old Maher is upbeat about the prospects of the gelding adding another metropolitan success at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Five-year-old Runsati, bred and owned by Maher, raced to victory over 1000m first-up at the… Read More »
He can be a real nightmare to follow, but Trakstar has clearly been the best backed runner with Sportsbet.com.au to take out the Girls Day Our Raceday Handicap (1600m) this Saturday at Doomben. The Tony Gollan trained galloper, who sometimes can race less than genuine, hasn’t really set the world… Read More »
Off the back of two impressive runs this time in, and a jump out last Friday, Del Prado has been the best backed runner to take out one of the feature races at Moonee Valley this Saturday, the VOBIS Gold Star (1514m). The Team Corstens runner ran over 1400m at… Read More »
Richie’s Vibe will be striving to do something only Black Caviar has achieved when he chases a second Australia Stakes win at Moonee Valley. And trainer Paul Beshara won’t be surprised if the six-year-old manages the feat against more fancied rivals in the 1200m weight-for-age race on Saturday. “I don’t… Read More »
Smart sprinter Rebel Dane is favourite to finally breakthrough for a win at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has posted the six-year-old at $3.50 for the Australia Stakes. Rebel Dane is yet to win in five attempts at the Valley and meets a strong field including Emirates Stakes… Read More »
Maribyrnong Plate winner Power Trip headlines nominations for the Blue Diamond colts and geldings Preview at Caulfield. This year’s Blue Diamond series kicks off on Tuesday with the running of the Listed Preview (1000m) for the males and the Group Three Preview (1000m) for fillies. There are 18 nominations for… Read More »
Trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh are fighting for their respective careers after being disqualified by racing authorities for cobalt offences. O’Brien was on Wednesday banned for four years by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over the administration of cobalt to racehorses. Kavanagh, who won the 2009 Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne will chase more Cup glory at Trentham on Saturday. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has received nibbles for Payne’s Wellington Cup mount Nashville, who has firmed from $15 into $13. Trentham track specialist Jimmy Mac heads betting on $3.00. Payne will also ride Ringo ($21) in the… Read More »
