Trainer Andrew Campbell admits he is on edge as exciting three-year-old Cauthen resumes in the Group One Telegraph Handicap at Trentham. Injury curtailed Cauthen’s spring campaign in Melbourne but not before he won the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley, beating subsequent Cox Plate winner Shamus Award and Caulfield Guineas winner… Read More »
Popular Sydney jockey Peter Robl has been cleared of spinal injury and released from hospital after a race fall at Scone. Robl fell when the horse he was riding buck jumped shortly after the start of the first race on Thursday. He told trackside paramedics he had no feeling from… Read More »
Chile Express is backing up after a fourth placing at Flemington last week with trainer Robbie Griffiths hoping a drop in weight will compensate for the lift in grade on Saturday. The five-year-old will take on the Craftsman Handicap (1720m) at Flemington carrying 54kgs, 1.5kg less than last week, and… Read More »
Tony McEvoy has the Oakleigh Plate in the back of his mind for Pocket Rockets but admits the sprinter needs to earn his chance with a strong showing in the Listed Kensington Stakes. Pocket Rockets returns from a spell in Saturday’s Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington chasing a first stakes… Read More »
Smart sprinter Kaiser Sun looks set to keep his unbeaten Flemington record intact on Saturday. $250 KENSINGTON STAKES FREE BET The Danerich four-year-old is the $3.30 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to make it a hat-trick at headquarters in the Kensington Stakes. The nearest to him in market is Pocket… Read More »
Stephen Theodore is looking for Don’t Get Excited to bounce back from his unplaced Christmas Stakes run in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington. Don’t Get Excited started favourite in the Listed Christmas Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Boxing Day but was caught wide throughout and over-raced before failing to… Read More »
A much-improved trackwork gallop from Victorian raider Boomwaa has reaffirmed his claims for Saturday’s $250,000 Inglis Classic at Randwick. Hugh Bowman, who will ride the youngster for the first time under race conditions, partnered him in a solo workout on the inside grass at Rosehill on Saturday. While satisfied with… Read More »
It was a case of third time lucky for Velrosso whose previous attempts to get to Magic Millions day had been thwarted by injury and bad timing. Ridden by Damien Oliver and starting the $4 favourite, Velrosso won Saturday’s Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast by a half… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir thought Anlon had been beaten but he was thrilled to be proved wrong with the gelding arriving in time to claim the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington. Having his first start in stakes company, Anlon ($3.50 favourite) powered down the centre of the track under jockey… Read More »
A sleep-deprived Nathan Berry stepped out of the shadow of his twin brother Tommy with a superb ride on Unencumbered to win the $2 million Magic Millions Classic on Saturday. Nathan Berry set the Gold Coast crowd alight when he brought $3.20 favourite Unencumbered with a charging finish to beat… Read More »
Sweet Idea has finally ended a Magic Millions hoodoo for owners Luke and David Henderson with a Guineas victory at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Henderson brothers have invested heavily in the racing industry over the past decade achieving success at the highest level, most notably when they shared… Read More »
Improved racing manners have helped the in-form Nesbo capture his first Saturday metropolitan win in the Straight Draw Handicap at Flemington. Darren Tymms, assistant manager to trainer Mick Kent as well as being a Melbourne podiatrist, said the work invested in improving Nesbo’s racing manners was starting to pay dividends…. Read More »
Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse delivered on her promise to get results on the racetrack as well as in the sales ring when Whittington gave her an early double at the Gold Coast. Whittington ($2.60) smashed the 1100-metre track record when he beat Emmalene ($6) by a neck in the Magic… Read More »
A family connection proved rewarding for top Sydney jockey Tommy Berry when he claimed Saturday’s Magic Millions Stayers Cup aboard Noisy Ocean. The young Sydney jockey, who rarely visits the Gold Coast without riding a winner, picked up the mount on the Bryan Guy-trained Noisy Ocean through an old family… Read More »
Saturday’s Flemington winner Miss Maggiebeel is proof that bargains can still be found in racing. A $13,000 purchase at the 2012 Melbourne Autumn Sales, the filly proved too strong for her more experienced rivals to win the Nouvelle Star Handicap (1400m) for three-year-old fillies. Co-trainer Simon Zahra said , who… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss has declared two-year-old Bugatty a future Group-class sprinter after the colt raced into Blue Diamond calculations at Flemington. Sent out a short-priced favourite for Saturday’s Better Beyond Plate (1000m) on the back of a debut second to Chivalry at Moonee Valley on December 28, Bugatty ($1.75)… Read More »
Former jockey Lacey Morrison scored the biggest win of her fledgling career as a trainer when a horse she described as “nutso” won Australia’s richest maiden on Saturday. Anymore ($31) stormed to a 1-3/4 length victory over The Yowie ($9) with another neck to Snippets Land ($6) in the $100,000… Read More »
Dean Yendall consistently rides winners all over Victoria and gets the chance to post just his second stakes win for the season on favourite Anlon at Flemington. Yendall partners the Darren Weir-trained Anlon in Saturday’s Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) and is keen to make the most of the opportunity… Read More »
At least four runners in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-old Classic are assured of a big cheque even if they don’t run a place. Pinch River, Oakleigh Girl, Ruby Soho, and Sagatona are the only runners currently eligible for the $500,000 in bonus payments to horses owned by women…. Read More »
Among the rich and famous at Saturday’s Magic Millions day will be three Brisbane rugby mates living their dream. James Connolly, Brendan Foster and Joe Lloyd were friends during their days at Brisbane’s Marist Ashgrove College and played rugby together at the GPS club. The trio often spoke about getting… Read More »
