The Maurice McCarten Stakes is expected to be a track gallop for Deep Field but the race could evolve into something more testing. At $1.40 the four-year-old is the shortest-priced favourite on Saturday’s Rosehill program as he looks to atone for a last-start defeat in the Group One Lightning Stakes…. Read More »
Lionel Cohen knows Aeronautical faces a daunting task in a star-studded Newmarket Handicap but the trainer is convinced it is worth having another shot at the $1 million race. Aeronautical went within a short-head and a nose of winning the Newmarket in 2013 as an outsider and Cohen has kept… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Amicus is attracting plenty of support to cause an upset in Saturday’s Group 1 Coolmore Classic at Rosehill Gardens. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at WilliamHill.com.au via this link for a $700 BONUS BET! Bookmaker WilliamHill.com.au has taken one bet of $4,000 at $26 and several other wagers for the Thousand Guineas winner,… Read More »
Five stayers from the Chris Waller yard face their first serious Sydney autumn carnival test in Saturday’s Sky High Stakes at Rosehill. Among Waller’s quintet will be New Zealand import and Melbourne Cup placegetter Who Shot Thebarman, three ex-European stayers headed by Opinion and a Derby winner in Hawkspur. They… Read More »
Punters have rushed to back Happy Trails after he drew an ideal barrier for Saturday’s Australian Cup at Flemington. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Happy Trails, who jumps from gate four, is now $4.50 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. He has leap-frogged Melbourne Cup winner… Read More »
A $10,000 wager and a plethora of smaller bets makes Lankan Rupee the most popular, but not favourite for the Newmarket Handicap. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Rising sprint star Chautauqua still holds top spot at $2.80 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Lankan Rupee… Read More »
The Team Hawkes-trained Chautauqua is the $3 favourite at WilliamHill.com.au for Saturday’s much-anticipated Group 1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at WilliamHill.com.au via this link for a $700 BONUS BET! Chautauqua tops William Hill’s market ahead of Lankan Rupee at $3.20. Terravista and Brazen Beau share third favouritism at $5 with… Read More »
Three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux ($13) is being well backed to claim the Australian Cup on Saturday. RACING OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has laid one bet of $2000 on the perennial bridesmaid. While Red Cadeaux is being well supported, equal $5.00… Read More »
The world’s top three sprinters are primed for a showdown in the Newmarket Handicap with the added attraction of three-year-old Brazen Beau. Lankan Rupee, Terravista, Chautauqua and Brazen Beau headline what seems will be one of the smallest fields assembled for the Group One race down the Flemington straight on… Read More »
A late decision to back up Cosmic Endeavour in the Canterbury Stakes reaped the desired result when the mare set a track record to win the Group One at Randwick on Saturday. Cosmic Endeavour’s victory capped a red letter day for trainer Gai Waterhouse who also claimed the two juvenile… Read More »
His trainer says Hallowed Crown is the best three-year-old colt in the country and his jockey is now a believer. James Cummings and Hugh Bowman were searching for superlatives after Hallowed Crown’s tenacious win in Saturday’s Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m). The colt’s senior trainer Bart Cummings was watching from… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has landed her second Group One race in the space of 20 minutes with Wandjina claiming the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Cosmic Endeavour delivered for Waterhouse in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick and the Tulloch Lodge celebrations continued when Wandjina led throughout for Brett Prebble. But Wandjina’s came… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has trained her seventh Canterbury Stakes winner as Cosmic Endeavour posted track-record figures in the Group One weight-for-age sprint at Randwick. Backing up after finishing runner-up at Warwick Farm last week, Cosmic Endeavour, the $3.30 favourite, led all the way to beat Catkins ($4.40) by a half length…. Read More »
No jockey enjoys losing but Jason Collet’s defeat on Aspiration Quality favourite Telepathic hurt more than most. Collett turned down the winning ride on Adorabeel to stick with the Chris Waller-trained mare which followed the eventual winner throughout the race but couldn’t get past her. Sam Clipperton picked up the… Read More »
Young Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander scored a career highlight when Amorino won at Flemington on Saturday. The 28-year-old Englishman, who had a thorough grounding in racing before taking out a trainer’s licence at Ballarat, registered his first Group victory. However, an incident on the way to Flemington almost cost Alexander… Read More »
Hallowed Crown has added the Randwick Guineas to an almost perfect racing record, beating Sweynesse and Shooting To Win in the Group One race. Winner of the Group One Golden Rose in the spring, the Bart and James Cummings-trained Hallowed Crown ($2.90) raced outside the favourite Shooting To Win ($2.50)… Read More »
Vancouver has reassumed his position at the head of Golden Slipper markets with his trainer Gai Waterhouse making a double statement about her chances in the $3.5 million race. Forty minutes after English won her way into the field in Saturday’s Reisling Stakes, Vancouver kept his unbeaten record intact in… Read More »
Chris Waller’s chances of having a Golden Slipper horse are likely to hinge on the outcome of two races in which he doesn’t have a runner. The Waller-trained Always Allison is prominent in Golden Slipper markets but the unbeaten filly is not nominated for the $3.5 million race. Waller is… Read More »
Hugh Bowman admits Chris Waller has made the right call with Catkins despite his Canterbury Stakes loyalties lying elsewhere on Saturday. “It’s a good race for her. I think it’s a better race for her than the Coolmore (Classic),” the jockey said. Bowman has won six races on Catkins but… Read More »
A $10,000 wager and a conga line of smaller bets for Kermadec continues to shorten his price for the Australian Guineas. GUINEAS OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Kermadec has been backed as if unbeatable with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. The Chris Waller trained colt opened favourite at $3.60,… Read More »
