After being in two minds about starting Zelady’s Night Out in a Group Three race at the Gold Coast, trainer Tony Gollan has come away with the spoils. Gollan was not sure whether the filly needed to run in the B J McLachlan (1200m) leading into the $2 million Magic… Read More »
His first attempt at 2000 metres has proved no problem for Mighty Lucky who has given some established distance horses a lesson in the Summer Cup at Randwick. In the absence of regular partner Nathan Thomas who has moved to Queensland with his family, Kathy O’Hara took the mount at… Read More »
Race experience has come to the fore in the juvenile race at Caulfield with Hell Of An Effort making it two wins from as many starts. One of only three horses in Saturday’s Joe Brown Plate (1100m) at Caulfield to have raced before, Hell Of An Effort backed up his… Read More »
Jeanneau has broken her maiden at Randwick to put herself in the frame for rich autumn two-year-old races but the Magic Millions hopes of Detective are almost certainly over. With the field in the gates before the 2YO Plate on Saturday, Detective nudged forward and hit his nose and mouth… Read More »
Jacqui’s Joy has given fledgling trainer Mitchell Beer his first metropolitan winner at Caulfield. Beer, who trains in partnership with Max Hinton, has held his licence less than a month and says the win is a dream come true. Ridden by Patrick Moloney, Jacqui’s Joy ($5.50) took out the Schweppes… 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 Caulfield, Gold Coast and Randwick.
Absalon has been excellent in two runs for new trainer Shane Marr, and Sportsbet.com.au punters have been quick to snatch up his juicy price in the Stuart James Memorial (1200m) this Saturday at the Gold Coast. The son of Mossman made up good ground last start at Rosehill behind Got… Read More »
Blake Shinn has some unfinished business with Junoob, a situation he hopes to rectify in the Summer Cup at Randwick. The jockey was aboard when Junoob finished first past the post in the 2014 Metropolitan Handicap, only to have the Group One result stripped after the horse returned a positive… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer David Hayes thinks he has the bases covered with two leading chances in a stakes race at Caulfield. A wet track would enhance the chances of last year’s Lord Stakes winner Jacquinot Bay while if the rain stays away Hayes is of the opinion last-start winner Tashbeeh… Read More »
Michelle Payne made history by winning the most significant horse race in Australia and now Kathy O’Hara has designs on a Cup win of her own. The two friends will share the womens’ jockey room at Randwick on Saturday when Payne heads to Sydney to take two rides for brother… Read More »
Lee Freedman believes the Christmas Stakes is within the grasp of Nicoscene, although he’s hoping the sprinter gets track conditions to suit. Nicoscene has been winless in his three starts this campaign but Freedman is upbeat about the four-year-old’s chances of bouncing back in Saturday’s 1200m Listed race at Caulfield…. Read More »
Ex Peter Moody trained galloper Lidari who has been in the news for being the horse who returned a positive swab to cobalt has been backed at a big price to win Saturday’s Lord Stakes albeit for a new stable. Lidari has been transferred to the in form Darren Weir… Read More »
Star Queensland galloper Buffering has been given go-ahead from jockey Damien Browne for his Magic Millions day assignment after working stylishly between races at Doomben. Trainer Rob Heathcote sent Buffering and his stakes winning stable mate Riva De Lago out for a 1000m working pace gallop on Wednesday with the… Read More »
A refreshed and healthy Nick Hall will make his return to racing at Caulfield after more than seven months out of the saddle. Hall has undergone two wrist operations since he last rode in May and can’t wait for Saturday. He has seven mounts including the Robert Smerdon-trained Reldas in… Read More »
The second half of 2015 is one Caulfield trainer Colin Little would rather to forget. He had two promising fillies heading towards the spring carnival but both were in the paddock when the big races were run. Jalan Jalan was high in markets for the Group One Thousand Guineas before… Read More »
Peter Robl has a chance to win a Magic Millions feature race in his first month as a trainer when he takes over Saturday’s Doomben winner Centre Point. Robl was at Doomben as a stable foreman when Centre Point ($7.50) won the $175,000 Listed Bernborough Handicap by a length to… Read More »
Sam Clipperton has ridden a career-best four winners at Rosehill – with a little help from an expert. The young jockey said he had taken advice from retired champion rider Darren Beadman to improve the percentages and regain confidence after a suspension. Clipperton came to Saturday’s meeting as Godolphin’s preferred… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Rod Ollerton has some hard decisions to make with Rosehill winner Royal Tudor. The $400,000 Provincial Championships in April is a major carrot but Ollerton has to be careful where he places the three-year-old to preserve his eligibility. His win in Saturday’s 1500m benchmark 69 was his fourth… Read More »
Classy filly Candika showed she had two vital assets needed to be competitive in next month’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic with her win at Doomben on Saturday. Candika ($4.80) sat behind the pace and the took a needle-eye opening in the straight to beat the favourite Royal Tithe ($2.40) by… Read More »
Trainer Jason McLachlan believes the most amazing thing about Dieters’ Doomben win was the starting price. McLachlan can start thinking about winning a second Magic Millions Classic, after Dieters, a $9 to $7 firmer, came away in the straight to beat Heart Skipt A Beat ($5.50) by 1-1/4 lengths in… Read More »
