The 2026 edition of the Caulfield Guineas has been run, with Bjorn Baker-trained Warwoven continuing his outstanding campaign with a dominant victory in the Group 1 feature at Caulfield. Sent out as the $2.40 favourite, Warwoven proved too strong for Blind Raise ($3.10), scoring by 1Âľ lengths, with Call Me… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Might And Power Stakes has been run, with Ciaron Maher-trained Land Legend causing a major upset to claim the Group 1 feature at Caulfield. Sent out as a $61 outsider, Land Legend held off $1.40 favourite Sheza Alibi by a short head, with Birdman finishing… Read More »
Michael Hawkes has been trying to keep a lid on his excitement over Chuchichaschtli for the best part of six months, but he didn’t need to hold back after she posted a stakes win at just her second start. The Exceedance filly, whose hard-to-pronounce name is a Swiss-German word meaning kitchen… Read More »
Trained by the maestro David Payne, Proxima Dea maintained her unbeaten record with a performance that defied logic. A diminutive filly with a slight frame, Proxima Dea made a four-wide run from the 600m, hit the front momentarily soon after straightening, suddenly was under siege, surrendered the lead only to rally… Read More »
Pinhole earned himself a Caulfield Cup berth with victory in the Herbert Power Stakes, but the Chris Waller -trained galloper is likely to be aimed at another staying test. The imported galloper took out the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) on Saturday with connections quickly looking ahead to next week’s Caulfield… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has the Caulfield Cup in his sights with Kingswood but first there is another Group 1 race at Caulfield. The Might And Power (2000m) will be Kingswood’s final hit-out for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday week. While success in Saturday’s 2000m weight-for-age contest would be ideal,… Read More »
Unbeaten this preparation, Blind Raise will attempt to complete a spring hat-trick in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, with co-trainer Trent Busuttin confident the talented gelding has further improvement to come. The son of Ace High has emerged as one of the leading contenders for the three-year-old feature after winning… Read More »
Cliff Brown and his team have worked hard to get Von Hauke to be a relaxed and manageable racehorse. In his early years, Von Hauke would want to get his races over and done with early, but with maturity and work the gelding has become more tractable. But it almost… Read More »
Luckily for Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker, fellow former Kiwis Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are animal lovers. Victorian-based Busuttin and Young are hosting Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas favourite Warwoven at their Cranbourne stable. The only problem is, Busuttin and Young have the second favourite Blind Raise in their care… Read More »
His claim to fame might arguably be a shock barrier trial win over champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising, but Linebacker looks to have found the right set-up to put himself back in the race day winner’s stall at Rosehill. The gelding has had early support from $11 into $6 for… Read More »
Chuchichaschtli is named after a piece of simple European furniture, but jockey Tyler Schiller says the filly is anything but plain. Pronounced ‘Khoo-khee-khaesht-lee’, the word is a Swiss German term for a small kitchen cupboard, while the equine version is a talented young filly on the rise. Trained by John,… Read More »
Jimmysstar will represent TAB in the $20 million Everest for a second consecutive year after securing the slot with his Manikato Stakes victory at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained sprinter finished third behind Ka Ying Rising and Tempted last year. “Jimmy was outstanding last year and his win in the Manikato… Read More »
Chris Waller has confirmed Autumn Boy will travel to Melbourne next week for the Cox Plate following a luckless Epsom Handicap run. The three-year-old was held up on the inside on Saturday, but Waller told Giddy Up with Gareth Hall the spring target remained unchanged. “He’s pulled up well, and… Read More »
General Salute has raced almost exclusively in stakes company since his juvenile season, and while he took time to break through at that level, he’s finally hit his groove. Placed seven times in black-type grade, the gelding ended his drought in the 2025 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) and has this… Read More »
Peter Snowden is rueing his bad luck with barrier draws and will sweat on some scratchings before determining his final team for Rosehill. Mares Sunrays (gate 10), Tuileries (12), and Miss Freelove (17) all drew double-figure alleys for Saturday’s The Nivison (1200m), while his other black-type runner, three-year-old The Machine… Read More »
In an ideal world, Revengeance would be lining up in the Caulfield Guineas this weekend, but instead the colt will contest a Listed race at Rosehill as part of a forced campaign readjustment. Revengeance was being aimed at the Golden Rose (1400m) and Guineas (1600m) until an untimely illness derailed… Read More »
Emerging sprinter Satono Glow has already made one trip to Melbourne to start her campaign, and if all goes to plan, she will be making another at the end of the month. A setback leading into her scheduled resumption in Sydney led trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton to reroute… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Cindy Alderson still has to pinch herself with the run of success Jigsaw went on last season. Seven wins from eight starts, including two Group 1’s and victory in The Quokka in Perth, has Alderson wondering whether it was all a dream. The reality is, it was not,… Read More »
Caulfield has generally been a happy place for Ole Dancer and training partners Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman are hoping the now four-year-old can bounce back to winning form on Saturday. It is a week short of 12 months ago that the daughter of star sire Ole Kirk won the… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman have lowered their sights a touch with Point Barrow this weekend, but he’s not to suggest they no longer have lofty goals with the explosive mare. The four-year-old continues her progression towards a potential start in the $3 million Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington… Read More »
