Trainer Joe Pride is content with the preparation Ceolwulf has had leading into his return outing at Randwick. While the prospects of a wet track are not ideal, Pride said ‘it is what is’ and would not be swayed from running the gelding first-up in the Winx Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The… Read More »
The Leon, Troy and Will Larkin stable have earned their training fees with the preparation of Baraqiel. The recently turned seven-year-old has had a history of leg problems throughout his career that has restricted the gelding to just 10 starts, for six wins. Baraqiel was down to run in the… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller does not expect the wet weather that has waterlogged race and training tracks to have an effect on his team entered in the first Group 1 race of the season. Waller has seven of the 18 horses entered in the Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday… Read More »
A missed start at Caulfield is not expected to adversely affect the spring aspirations of talented three-year-old Mcgaw. The Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained three-year-old was down to run in the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, but a temperature spike on race eve caused him to miss the race…. Read More »
Chris Waller will unveil a host of stars in this Saturday’s Winx Stakes, but one who was expected to be in the $1 million event is likely to be at home in her box when the first Group 1 of the season is run at Randwick. The champion trainer has all-but… Read More »
Adrian Bott is tempted to continue the campaign of Fully Lit after the former smart two-year-old recaptured his best form with a dominant performance at Rosehill. The winner of the 2024 Inglis Millennium, Fully Lit had been struggling to find his groove in five runs this preparation. While there had… Read More »
Jockey Lachlan Neindorf could not have asked for a better reintroduction to Melbourne racing, landing a Stakes win at Caulfield. A leading rider in Adelaide, Neindorf previously spent time in Melbourne during his apprenticeship before relocating to Mornington late last season. He had been the stable rider for Phillip Stokes… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Melham was concerned Jimmy Recard may hoist the white flag and retreat when bumped in the straight at Caulfield. But instead of weakening out of the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, that brush with runner-up Tycoon Star sparked Jimmy Recard into a fighting mood. Under Melham’s… Read More »
Gerald Ryan has drawn parallels between emerging colt Skyhook and his former top sprinter Menari after the colt emulated the Group One placegetter with a first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud. Prior to Saturday, Menari had been the only horse to cart 60.5kg to victory in the 1100m race before… Read More »
It wasn’t as dominant as the eleven-length margin he scored by last time but Ninja has done just enough to post his first Saturday metropolitan victory at Rosehill. A thumping winner at Kembla Grange earlier this month, Ninja wasn’t the smartest to jump and had to work hard to find the… Read More »
The Pakenham stable of Emma-Lee and David Browne are looking forward to being spring contenders this year having assembled their best team of horses. They have Statuario, Scary and Basilinna entered in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18 with Scary also among Cox Plate (2040m) nominations a week later. But their… Read More »
The first target Clayton Douglas set Blue Hotel was accomplished and now it is time to find out where the filly sits in the three-year-old hierarchy. Blue Hotel returns from a break in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday having won on debut in Adelaide. The Listed Dequetteville… Read More »
Attrition may not have a strong first-up winning record and the 1400m journey may be at the lesser end of his preferred journey, but trainer Mitchell Freedman is looking forward to the horses return at Caulfield. The Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes on Saturday will be Attrition’s spring return and Freedman… Read More »
The horse Tommy Berry ranked as Michael Freedman’s best two-year-old colt is set for his seasonal return in the Rosebud and the top jockey is expecting Pallaton to make a statement. While Freedman went on to win the Golden Slipper with filly Marhoona, Pallaton was initially considered one of the yard’s leading… Read More »
Tony Gollan recently joked about coming back from a three-day off-season, but it has been business as usual in no uncertain terms since the start of the new season which has already brought in thirteen winners over the first four metropolitan meetings of the season for the twelve-time Brisbane Metropolitan… Read More »
Desert Lightning is set to kick off his latest campaign that could lead the gelding to a start in the Caulfield Cup. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained six-year-old is down to run first-up in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Desert Lightning is one of… Read More »
Bjorn Baker will take a couple of his anticipated spring stars to the Rosehill barrier trials on Friday, while several of his emerging gallopers will be given an opportunity to showcase their wares at the races a day later. Sydney Cup winner Arapaho will be Baker’s headline act when he steps out… Read More »
The Moloney clan will get a better guide as to where impressive debut winner Express Class stands in the pecking order when he contests a Stakes race at Caulfield. Trainer Gerard Moloney and his jockey son Patrick Moloney produced Express Class to win a two-year-old handicap at Sandown on the final day of… Read More »
A long-range plan to target the Rosebud first-up with Blitzburg will come to fruition when the Canonbury Stakes winner takes on a select field of colts in the opening three-year-old stakes race of the Sydney season at Rosehill. Along with Skyhook, Blitzburg will be one of two runners for trainers Gerald… Read More »
Connections of Saltcoats had to wait an extra few days for the running of the Premier’s Cup Prelude but their patience was rewarded when the progressive gelding recorded his fourth career win. The 1800m event was part of Saturday’s washed out Randwick program and the only one of the 10… Read More »
