Capitalist remains the stand-out two-year-old of the season but Godolphin continues to produce challengers with Souchez the latest winning debutant for Sheikh Mohammed. The Lonhro colt was the $3 favourite in Saturday’s 2YO Plate at Rosehill and lived up to expectation when he overhauled Mooshakissa ($5.50) to win by half… Read More »
Tough stayer Volkhere made a mockery of claims he was badly handicapped with his win at Doomben on Saturday. Ridden perfectly by Melbourne jockey Craig Williams, the favourite Volkhere ($3.30) beat Uno Five ($3.80) by 1-1/4 lengths with two lengths to Hudson County ($3.60) in third place in the Garrards… 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 Ascot, Doomben and Rosehill..
The Snowden stable has strengthened its grip on the two richest races of the summer with dominant winners in the Magic Millions lead-up races at Wyong. Breeders’ Plate winner Capitalist more than justified his odds-on favouritism for Thursday’s $200,000 Magic Millions race and cemented his place at the top of… Read More »
Talented sprinter Rich Enuff has had a change of stable in a bid to resurrect his career. The four-year-old son of Written Tycoon has joined the Randwick stable of Peter and Paul Snowden after a 10-start career with Ken Keys at Cranbourne. Rich Enuff was one of the star three-year-olds… Read More »
Peter Moody’s training business could “go down the gurgler” if his cobalt case is not resolved before the January yearling sales, a tribunal has heard. Moody typically spends $5-6 million at the sales but faces a minimum three-year ban from training if found guilty of intentionally administering cobalt to affect… Read More »
Star apprentice James Orman has high hopes of ending the Brisbane summer carnival with another stakes winner when he is reunited with former country galloper Victory Hotel on Saturday. Orman, who is leading both the metropolitan and Queensland senior riders premierships, has another strong book of mounts including Victory Hotel… Read More »
Traveston Girl will bid to make a clean sweep of Brisbane’s summer racing series when she tackles the Listed Bernborough Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. The Tony Gollan-trained mare has taken out the first two legs, the Recognition Stakes and Brisbane Handicap, at her most recent starts. She held on… Read More »
The Cleaner’s career may not yet be over but he has run his last race for Tasmanian trainer Mick Burles. Burles was told on Monday he had been sacked with The Cleaner to head to a stable at Mornington in Victoria. The Cleaner has become a cult hero at home… Read More »
While champion sprinter Lankan Rupee will be missing in action for some time yet, trainer Mick Price still has a couple of more-than-handy autumn Group One contenders. Extreme Choice’s debut win in the Inglis Nursery at Randwick on Saturday has confirmed Price’s opinion he can be a force in the… Read More »
First Seal has recovered from the foot issue that ruled her out of the spring carnival and is back in work at Randwick. The four-year-old returned to John Thompson’s stable a week ago and the trainer says there is no sign of the problem which led to her absence from… Read More »
Pat Webster has won many big races at Randwick but none means more than Happy Clapper’s Villiers Stakes. The five-year-old has been carefully managed by the trainer and his foreman son Wayne and went to Saturday’s Group Two race at just his 12th start. That didn’t deter punters with Happy… Read More »
Apprentice James Orman has produced a perfect ride to win his first stakes race on a horse which cost only $2000. Orman sent Sold For Song ($9) along the rails in the straight to beat La Dolce Vita ($9) by 1-1/4 lengths in the $100,000 Listed Gold Edition Plate at… Read More »
Most Saturdays, Blake Spriggs rides at the provincial meetings around NSW but his Listed victory on Sir John Hawkwood in the Christmas Cup at Randwick could bring about a change. Spriggs puts in the hard yards for owner Paul Fudge’s Waratah Thoroughbreds and has partnered Sir John Hawkwood in the… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan believes there is plenty of improvement in Zelady’s Night Out after she confirmed her rating as a top Magic Millions 2YO Classic hopeful at Doomben on Saturday. As much as $2.70 was bet about Zelady’s Night Out during the week but she went to the barriers as… Read More »
Visiting Melbourne trainer Mick Price had a little trouble getting into Randwick but had the last laugh when Extreme Choice won the richest race of the Sydney summer. Price was not recognised by the gate attendant on Saturday but eventually made his way in to saddle the colt up in… Read More »
A weight drop, a bigger track and the addition of blinkers has helped Longeron return to winning form at Flemington. Prepared by Hawkes Racing, Longeron was backing up from running fourth in the Traralgon Cup six days ago in the Western Health Adamo Cafe Cup. Taken to the lead by… Read More »
Gold Coast two-year-old Sundance took full advantage of a bias towards leaders and runners on the fence to win in the $100,000 Listed Phelan Ready Stakes on Saturday. Constant drizzle settled on Doomben early on Saturday morning and the track was gradually downgraded to the soft range at the start… Read More »
Goulburn trainer Danny Williams has been trying to win a Highway Handicap for weeks but has had to settle for a half share. Punters were unable to split the Williams-trained Shutter Bug and Pera Pera and sent them out the $4.60 favourites in Saturday’s 1400m race at Randwick for country-trained… Read More »
A Lotta Love has scored an emotional maiden metropolitan win for her owners at Flemington. Part-owner Tom Thring died during the week following a battle with cancer. Ridden by Mark Zahra, A Lotta Love was backed from $3.80 into $2.90 favouritism before scoring a 1-1/4 length win in the Lola… Read More »
