Veteran dual-purpose galloper Gotta Take Care has again highlighted his versatility with a fast-finishing victory on the flat at Flemington on Friday. In the process the Darren Weir-trained nine-year old has shown he is on target for next week’s Galleywood Hurdle at the famous Warrnambool carnival. Having his 66th start,… Read More »
The All Aged Stakes could determine bragging rights as the Sydney autumn carnival’s leading Group One trainer. Joe Pride, Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse all have two Group One wins apiece and all have runners in Saturday’s All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Pride sends out the two horses who… Read More »
There is an even split between the fillies and males in Saturday’s Champagne Stakes on numbers, but when it comes to getting results in the major juvenile races this season there has been no such equality. Fillies have won all three Group One two-year-old contests this year. Such has been… Read More »
Robert Smerdon has scratched Politeness from feature races in Sydney and Adelaide but remains convinced he has a live Group One chance in Shamal Wind. Politeness was a dual acceptor for the All Aged Stakes in Sydney and the Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide on Saturday but was withdrawn from… Read More »
The threat of rain in Sydney has convinced connections of Group One winner Snitzerland to bypass the final day of the autumn carnival at Randwick. The mare will instead head to Queensland where she will take on seven rivals in the Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on… Read More »
A desire to honour a commitment to Peggy Jean has prompted Nash Rawiller to stick with the filly over stablemate Bachman in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Rawiller partnered both Gerald Ryan-trained horses at their previous starts when Peggy Jean claimed the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes and Bachman the… Read More »
Victorian fillies Girl In Flight, May’s Dream and Scratchy Bottom dominate betting on the $400,000 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville on Saturday. The trio are the only runners under double figures in first markets with Girl In Flight ($4) shading May’s Dream for favouritism ($4.20). Both will have to overcome wide… Read More »
A patient approach with Black Caviar’s half-sister Belle Couture has reaped its first reward with the valuable filly scoring an impressive win at Caulfield. The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old won in a manner suggesting there were better things in store for the daughter of Redoute’s Choice out of the brilliant producer… Read More »
It’s A Dundeel left his best run of the autumn for when it mattered most as the New Zealand-trained star won the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Confirming his place among the best horses in Australasia, It’s A Dundeel defeated Sacred Falls and the Queen’s horse… Read More »
Jockey Tommy Berry and trainer Gai Waterhouse have combined for more Group One success at The Championships with The Offer storming to victory in the $1 million Sydney Cup at Randwick. While Diamond Drille gave Berry and Waterhouse an unexpected win in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, The Offer’s… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse-trained Diamond Drille has caused a major surprise with her win in the $1 million Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Randwick. Coming from midfield for jockey Tommy Berry, Diamond Drille did best in a three-way finish to claim her first Group One victory. She started at $41… Read More »
Eloping quashed doubts about her ability to extend her brilliance, outpacing her Royal Randwick Stakes rival to give trainer Peter Morgan his first Sydney victory. The filly had not won beyond 1000 metres and started a $17 chance but after taking up her customary role in front she kicked strongly… Read More »
Two clashes have shown there is little between Ms Mazetti and Inkulu, the first two home in Saturday’s Jack Elliott Handicap at Caulfield. Ms Mazetti had a neck to spare over Inkulu when the pair finished second and fourth respectively on debut at Moonee Valley on March 29. Punters also… Read More »
Almost two decades after Brent Stanley won the Caulfield Cup on the David Moodie-owned Arctic Scent, the pair were back as a force in racing at Randwick on Saturday. Now retired from riding, Stanley prepares a team of 24 horses at Kyneton in Victoria after taking out his trainer’s licence… Read More »
Chris Waller is banking on a combination of Doncaster Mile form lines and fresh legs to extend his autumn carnival dominance in Saturday’s $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Weight of numbers prevailed for the premier trainer in the Doncaster when he produced the first four horses across the… Read More »
Green Moon has already won the country’s biggest horse race and prominent owner Lloyd Williams has declared the horse to be in top shape ahead of his bid to add Sydney’s richest race to his haul. The seven-year-old has not won since his 2012 Melbourne Cup success but Williams is… Read More »
Punters are singling out The Offer as the early stand-out for the second day of The Championships on Saturday. $650 SYDNEY CUP FREE BET The Offer, $2.80 favourite, has been heavily backed to win the Sydney Cup. Online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has been smashed with a swag of wagers including two of $5k… Read More »
A horse whose name translates as `the King’ will bid to capture the Queen Elizabeth Stakes after Le Roi confirmed his place in Saturday’s field with a sharp exhibition gallop. At $101 with most bookmakers, the last-start Moonee Valley winner is the outsider of a star-studded field which boasts It’s… Read More »
Just six years ago Triple Honour won the Doncaster to confirm trainer Chris Waller’s rise in Australian racing. On Saturday at Randwick, Sacred Falls led in an unprecedented first four in the famous mile for Sydney’s leading trainer. Waller had numbers on his side with five runners as he bettered… Read More »
It wasn’t long ago that Mick Price’s biggest ambition for Lankan Rupee was to claim a short-course record at Moonee Valley and win him a car. Now the Caulfield trainer can buy his own after Lankan Rupee added the $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes to his Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket… Read More »
