Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist and UK stayer Snow Sky head the weights for this year’s race. Now in the care of Kris Lees, Protectionist has 58kg, up 1.5kg on his winning weight for Andreas Wohler. Three-time Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux, now a 10-year-old and aiming for his fifth… Read More »
After a few near misses in recent seasons, Let’s Make Adeal is back on a mission to secure a start in one of the major spring Cups. It is a dream of Let’s Make Adeal’s owner-breeder Dennis Marks for a descendant of 1991 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups winner Let’s Elope… Read More »
Winx has rocketed into contention for the Group One Epsom Handicap after producing a powerful finish to win the Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained mare had not raced since the Queensland Oaks but it was another Brisbane winter carnival win that provided her trainer with… Read More »
Damien Oliver faced a dilemma heading into the Makybe Diva Stakes, but his decision to ride Fawkner has landed the jockey yet another Group One success. Oliver opted to ride the 2013 Caulfield Cup winner in Saturday’s weight-for-age race at Flemington over up-and-comer Alpine Eagle. And the champion jockey earned… Read More »
James McDonald was ecstatic, Chris Waller apologetic and Catkins simply outstanding in Saturday’s Group Three Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. The usually reserved McDonald rose in the stirrups as Catkins swept past leader Echo Gal to post a minor upset in the fillies and mares sprint as odds-on favourite Bounding struggled… Read More »
Exosphere has continued a domination of colts in the Golden Rose with an emphatic win in the $1 million race at Rosehill. A three-year-old with a physical presence to match his obvious ability, Exosphere took a split at the 300m to challenge the leader Speak Fondly before drawing away for… Read More »
Owner-breeder and Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie has had a lot of good horses over many years. Kinglike might be the best of them after a Group Two win at Flemington on Saturday. The colt had Moodie speaking in glowing terms after the Danehill Stakes (1200m). Ridden by Glen Boss,… Read More »
Sydney’s all-conquering trainer Chris Waller was second guessing himself after deciding to send Good Project to the races off one barrier trial. But the horse proved his trainer’s instincts to be spot on when he resumed with a powerful victory in the Mack Trucks Handicap at Rosehill. “He trialled outstanding… Read More »
Bon Aurum has defied a wide run in the Listed Pin & Win Stakes to bring up a stakes race double for trainer Ciaron Maher at Flemington. The colt’s three-quarter length win in Saturday’s 1400m race for three-year-olds followed two races after stablemate Petits Filous maintained an unbeaten start to… Read More »
Albonetti has enhanced her chances of making it to richer spring races with her win at Flemington. The country South Australia-trained mare holds a nomination for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and Saturday’s win in the Sofitel Girls’ Day Out Handicap (2500m) will improve her rating. But trainer Sue Jaensch… Read More »
Mark Zahra is pinning his hopes on the raw talent of Alpine Eagle against some proven weight-for-age stars in the Makybe Diva Stakes as the jockey looks to make an early spring impact at Flemington. Zahra has secured a good book of rides in the seven stakes races on Saturday’s… Read More »
There will be something different about Catkins before the Sheraco Stakes that Chris Waller concedes will threaten her outstanding first-up record. For a racemare which often carries the hard-earned cash of those with a liking for short odds, it will be a burden of another kind that could be against… Read More »
Makybe Diva Stakes runner Gust Of Wind has been specked at big odds of $81 to win the G1 feature. SPRING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The John Sargent trained G1 winner is coming off a relatively poor run in the Warwick… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters want to start Makybe Diva Stakes Day at Flemington on the right note, and they believe they will do it in the first race, the Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m). TODAYS OFFER: Register at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Petits Filous, the winner of… Read More »
If any horse in Australian racing deserves to have its workload lightened, Chris Waller says it is Queensland Oaks winner Winx. In the 12 months between her introduction to racing and her Oaks triumph, Winx raced 12 times for six wins, three placings and more than $1 million in earnings…. Read More »
Exosphere’s biggest fan completely understands why the colt is being heavily challenged to keep his favouritism on the $1 million Golden Rose. As the gap between Exosphere and second elect Press Statement started to close on Thursday, trainer John O’Shea said it was a market reaction he expected. Just as… Read More »
Since online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au opened betting on the Makybe Diva Stakes, punters have only had eyes for two horses. SPRING OFFER: Register at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The two runners are $4.20 favourite Boban and Fawkner ($6.50 into $6.00). Chris Waller’s Boban holds more… Read More »
Happy Trails has won a Group One race at Flemington at each of the past three spring carnivals. On Saturday, the eight-year-old gets a chance to make it four when he tackles the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). In his past two spring campaigns, Happy Trails has progressed from a second-up… Read More »
A capacity field of 16 and one emergency has been declared for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Ten Group One winners are set to line up, headed by 2013 Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner. The Lloyd Williams-owned galloper will be having his first start since finishing tenth in… Read More »
The Group One race which announced Tommy Berry’s arrival on racing’s biggest stage is set to play another pivotal role in the young jockey’s career on Saturday. Berry took his riding to a new level when he partnered Epaulette to win the 2012 Golden Rose for Sheikh Mohammed in a… Read More »
