Handy stayer Prince Of Penzance has been well backed to win Saturday’s Zipping Classic at Sandown. SPECIAL: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has received strong backing for the Moonee Valley Cup winner. Prince Of Penzance is $3.40 favourite ahead of Spillway ($4.50) and Green Moon… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie is on a learning curve with stable newcomer Rialya as he prepares for the Zipping Classic at Sandown. The 2012 Adelaide Cup winner, Rialya has gone winless since taking out the Tatt’s Cup at Eagle Farm in June last year. Rialya was formerly prepared in Adelaide by… Read More »
A jump-out at Sandown on Tuesday will ready Group One winner Sonntag for his final target of a light spring campaign. This year’s Queensland Derby winner made a winning return in the Listed Sale Cup and runs in Saturday’s Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown with Derby winning jockey Chad… Read More »
Fawkner headlines nominations for the Group Two Zipping Classic as prominent owner Lloyd Williams bids to continue an impressive record in the race named after his former star. Zipping won four consecutive Sandown Classics, earning the honour of having the 2400m weight-for-age feature renamed after him. Along with Zipping’s victories… Read More »
For the past two years, trainer Gerald Ryan has had to wait in the second placegetter’s stall to welcome Hot Snitzel back after the Heffernan Stakes. He is hoping to move a couple of steps sideways on Saturday after Charlie Boy runs in the Group Three sprint at Sandown. “I’ve… Read More »
South Australian galloper Hucklebuck has made it two Melbourne Cup carnival wins, claiming the $1 million Emirates Stakes at Flemington. Backing up after winning on Victoria Derby day, Hucklebuck ($10) just lasted to win the $1 million race. The four-year-old went into the final Group One race of the four-day… Read More »
Le Roi didn’t have the right preparation for Tony McEvoy to aim him at the Melbourne Cup but the trainer believes the import can be a contender next year. Le Roi scored a determined win in Saturday’s Group Three Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington, prompting McEvoy to target the… Read More »
Terravista has produced a late surge to post a Group One breakthrough in the $1 million Darley Classic. Confirming the unwavering faith of trainer Joe Pride and jockey Hugh Bowman, Terravista burst between runners after coming from worse than midfield in the 1200-metre sprint at Flemington. Terravista joined the fray… Read More »
Saint Or Sinner has given trainer Mike Moroney and his team a morale-boosting win at Flemington. The Moroney-trained Araldo, the stayer which finished seventh in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup but had to be euthanised after breaking his leg in an accident while returning to scale. Saint Or Sinner, who races in… Read More »
Race experience proved telling in the Maribyrnong Plate as the Danny O’Brien-trained colt Prompt Return raced to a convincing victory. Prompt Return was one of four two-year-olds with race experience in the 14-horse field and it had been 18 years since a horse on debut had won the Group Three… Read More »
Champion sprinter Lankan Rupee is struggling to attract punters in tomorrow’s Darley Classic at Flemington. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au reports little interest in Lankan Rupee ($5.00). Favourite Chautauqua ($2.30) is the one punters want and money is starting to come for Sydney… Read More »
Crowd favourite The Cleaner is again showing his popularity through weight of money for tomorrow’sEmirates Stakes. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! The Cleaner ($15), with one wager of $15,000 and a swag of smaller bets, is the best supported runner with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au…. Read More »
Set Square has capped a meteoric rise with a fine staying performance to win the Group One VRC Oaks at Flemington. Trainer by Ciaron Maher, the filly was having just her fourth start and only earned her place in the field when connections paid a late entry fee to run…. Read More »
A victory at Flemington on VRC Oaks day might have saved Petrology from the unkindest cut of all. Trainer David Hayes believes the horse can develop into a classy galloper if he’s gelded, but after he became a stakeswinner on Thursday connections might vote to keep him intact. Ridden by… Read More »
It might not carry Group status but the greys’ race at Flemington has prestige attached, especially for the connections of the latest winner Secret Toy Bizness. Trained by John Ledger and his son Chris at Wangaratta for a group of patient and enthusiastic owners, Secret Toy Bizness ($12) took the… Read More »
Outsider Smokin’ Joey is the target of a long priced plunge with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au forSaturday’s Emirates Stakes.  SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! Smokin’ Joey has firmed from $41 into $26.00 for the Flemington Group 1. In an open race, Contributor heads betting on $5.00 ahead… Read More »
Sydney sprinter Terravista is poised to regain some prestige in Saturday’s Darley Sprint at Flemington.  SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! At least that is what some sportsbet.com.au punters believe with the online bookie reporting good backing for the Sydney sprinter at $12. Team Hawkes trained Chautauqua… Read More »
Rising sprint star Chautauqua heads online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au’s market for Saturday’s Darley Sprint. SPECIAL OFFER: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link for a $501 BONUS BET! In a sensational “straight six” race, on the final day of the Flemington carnival, Chautauqua is $2.30 favourite ahead of Lankan Rupee ($5.00) with Irish star Slade Power on… Read More »
Germany has celebrated its first Melbourne Cup triumph but Japan’s challenge ended in heartbreak. As the German-trained Protectionist romped away to a four-length victory a stricken Admire Rakti, the pre-race favourite, trailed in a long last. Minutes later the seven-year-old from Japan collapsed and died in his stall. The drama… Read More »
Favourite Admire Rakti collapsed and died after the Melbourne Cup, adding a sad postscript to Australia’s greatest race. As the connections of Protectionist celebrated Germany’s first victory in the Cup, Admire Rakti trailed in more than 200 metres behind him, clearly distressed. The Japanese stallion was trying to match a… Read More »
