Godolphin star Hartnell has outstayed Japanese ace To The World to win the $1.5 million BMW at Rosehill. In a stirring finish to the 2400m race, Hartnell ($3.10) rallied for jockey James McDonald to give trainer John O’Shea his most important win since taking over as Godolphin’s Australian trainer. After… Read More »
Victorian filly Fenway has upstaged odds-on favourite First Seal to win the $400,000 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. In the sweetest result for leading jockey Blake Shinn, Fenway held off First Seal ($1.80), the filly he was sacked from after a narrow Coolmore Classic defeat. It was a Group One… Read More »
Epsom Handicap winner He’s Your Man has died during a gallop this morning after suffering what seems to be a heart attack. In tragic news, Epsom Hcp winner, He's Your Man has died after galloping this morning. It appears horse suffered a heart attack pulling up. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley)… Read More »
Glen Boss had to convince the owners of Lucky Hussler to run the sprinter in the William Reid Stakes and it paid off as the gelding stormed to his first Group One win. The Darren Weir-trained gelding was beaten in a photo finish to the Group One Emirates Stakes in… Read More »
A fortnight after Plucky Belle carried the Esplin family colours to an upset Group One win over First Seal, her owners are hoping Slightly Sweet can do the same. Plucky Belle ($16) beat odds-on favourite First Seal to win the Coolmore Classic and Slightly Sweet is a $21 chance to… Read More »
Punters on the Albury Cup are starting to warm to the favourite on Friday with the ever consistent galloper firming from $3.40 into $3.20. ALBURY CUP OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Self Sense has not missed a placing in his last seven… Read More »
In the days after Protectionist’s Melbourne Cup win for German trainer Andreas Wohler, the man given the job of guiding the next stage of the horse’s career was already making plans. And the race Kris Lees identified as a Sydney autumn carnival target for Protectionist was Saturday’s BMW (2400m) at… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports that 70 percent of wagers have gone on First Seal to win the Vinery Stakes on Saturday. BONUS BET: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! The smart filly is the $1.90 favourite for the Rosehill Group 1. It’s a similar… Read More »
A runner at $21 has been heavily backed in the feature at Moonee Valley on Friday night with the G1 winner now into $14 with Sportsbet.com.au LIVE RACING: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link to watch live racing online for FREE! Famous Seamus was arguably the unluckiest runner in last years… Read More »
John Sadler believes the William Reid Stakes is wide open and it’s an opinion that is reflected in the opening market for the Group One sprint. Sadler has Vain Queen in the $400,000 race and the trainer rates the mare among the leading chances as she steps up to weight-for-age… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has elevated Angelic Light to favouritism for Friday night’s William Reid Stakes. LIVE RACING: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link to watch Live Racing + get a $501 BONUS BET! A Moonee Valley specialist, Angelic Light heads betting at $5.50. The five-year-old mare is slightly ahead of Earthquake ($6.00) and Rebel Dane… Read More »
Throughout Vancouver’s Autumn preparation the Triple Crown was talked about but trainer Gai Waterhouse has opted to send the Slipper winner for a spell with the Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas and perhaps the Cox Plate being his target races. Source: Breaking: Golden Slipper winner Vancouver is heading to spelling paddock… Read More »
Sydney always turns out at Golden Slipper Day for a carnival of racing but Gai Waterhouse and Tommy Berry added a touch of magic to proceedings on Saturday. Champion jockey Berry was aboard Waterhouse-trained favourite Vancouver for the $3.5 million main race and started from a wide barrier – a… Read More »
An international raider has won the $1 million George Ryder Stakes for a second straight year, with Japan’s Real Impact upstaging the locals to take the Group One. Regarded as the outsider of the two Japanese runners, Real Impact ($11) showed he meant business from the outset when James McDonald… Read More »
The $3.5 million Golden Slipper has delivered a fairytale ending with champion jockey Tommy Berry guiding Vancouver to a win and a record-equalling sixth Slipper for trainer Gai Waterhouse. Berry also added a second Slipper to his own trophy count with the victory, which was an emotional one less than… Read More »
Vancouver has given Gai Waterhouse her sixth Golden Slipper win to match her father Tommy Smith’s record in the $3.5 million race. And to underline her reputation as one of Australia’s best trainers of two-year-olds, English finished second to give Waterhouse the quinella. Vancouver overcame the second widest draw thanks… Read More »
Sweet Idea has often been the bridesmaid at the highest level. But the consistent mare got the Group One win she deserved, storming home to win the $400,000 Galaxy at Rosehill at on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse-trained mare’s win first-up in Saturday’s 1100m sprint came two years after she was… Read More »
Chris Waller insists he can’t lose in the long term even if it doesn’t work out for Kermadec in the $1 million George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Waller will run Kermadec against Australia’s best sprinter-milers at weight-for-age instead of stepping one of the most promising horses in his… Read More »
Punters believe the Gai Waterhouse Golden Slipper juggernaut will continue at Rosehill tomorrow. SLIPPER OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 FREE BET BONUS! Australia’s first lady of racing is expected to equal her late father, T.J. Smith’s record of six Golden Slipper wins. The $3.00 favourite Vancouver… Read More »
Kris Lees is certain he has timed Caulfield Cup placegetter Lucia Valentina’s autumn campaign to bring out her best in the Ranvet Stakes. “It was always our intention to have her peaking for her third and fourth run, being the Ranvet and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes,” Lees said. Lucia Valentina… Read More »
