Retired champion mare Black Caviar is expecting her first foal. Rated one of the best racehorses in the world before her retirement, Black Caviar is in foal to the champion sire Exceed And Excel. News of the pregnancy has been confirmed by Racing Victoria. The governing body said Black Caviar’s… Read More »
One Melbourne Cup dream came alive and another fell flat as Ibicenco reversed his trainers’ fortunes to win Wednesday’s Group Three Geelong Cup. The win breathed new life into Ibicenco’s previously non-existent chances of gaining a Cup start, and his trainer Peter Moody did his best to talk up the… Read More »
A mare who won the greys’ race at Flemington last spring is back in Melbourne chasing a much bigger prize at Moonee Valley on Friday night. And regardless of whether Arinosa wins or loses the $1 million Manikato Stakes, jockey Brenton Avdulla has been impressed by the emergence of the… Read More »
Gamblin’ Guru has scored an all-the-way win in the Listed Geelong Classic on Wednesday but trainer Leon Macdonald has no plans to press on to the Victoria Derby. “He’s not nominated,” Macdonald said. “I’d rather see him in the (ATC) Derby in the autumn.” The owners of Gamblin’ Guru have… Read More »
Ben Melham will ride Puissance De Lune in Saturday’s Cox Plate with Glen Boss failing in his appeal against suspension. Boss will also miss the prized ride on Rebel Dane in Friday night’s Group One Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley with Dwayne Dunn picking up the mount. The leading jockey… Read More »
New Zealander It’s A Dundeel has been handed a golden opportunity to establish himself as Australasia’s champion racehorse by winning Saturday’s $3 million Cox Plate. Having inherited favouritism following the shock scratching of Atlantic Jewel soon after acceptances on Tuesday, It’s A Dundeel will have few challengers for the title… Read More »
The Lloyd Williams-owned Fawkner has produced a dazzling turn of speed to win the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup on Saturday. After settling 12th in the early stages, Fawkner moved into the race as the field approached the home turn. Jockey Nick Hall then eased his mount to the outside in… Read More »
Sydney mare Red Tracer kept the Chris Waller bandwagon rolling at Caulfield, blowing away her opposition in the Group Two Tristarc Stakes over 1400 metres. Red Tracer finished third behind Streama last year, but this time round the Group One winner was the one to beat. Nash Rawiller was content… Read More »
Arabian Gold showed she has the credentials to contest the VRC Oaks as she passed a middle-distance test with her win in the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. But Warwick Farm trainer David Vandyke said he wants to make sure of Arabian Gold’s bona fides as an Oaks chance…. Read More »
An easy all-the-way win to Spurtonic at Caulfield on Saturday has trainer Gai Waterhouse considering stepping the talented galloper back up to Group One company. A well-judged front-running ride from Glen Boss helped deliver favourite Spurtontic ($3) to a 2-1/4 length success in the Group Three David Jones Cup (2000m),… Read More »
Queensland galloper Spirit Of Boom finally cracked it for a Group level win in the Caulfield Sprint on Saturday. Jubilant trainer Tony Gollan said sprinter had been threatening to win a Group race for a long time. “We have been knocking our heads around down here for quite a few… Read More »
Noel Mayfield-Smith’s fondness for Famous Seamus is transparent and if his opinion of the multiple stakes winner is correct, those feelings are set to grow. The five-year-old took out Saturday’s Listed City Tattersalls Club Lightning Handicap (1100m) at Randwick for the second consecutive year, making light of his 59kg to… Read More »
Chris Waller revealed another dimension to the talents that makes him Australia’s most successful trainer – he gets it right even when he thinks he’s got it wrong. The latest revelation was delivered with the help of Epsom Handicap winner Boban and jockey Glyn Schofield as they made the Group… Read More »
Robbie Laing’s belief Polanski was “an absolute certainty” in Saturday’s Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield was justified as the colt ran down the favourite San Diego to win the Group Three contest. In the process Polanski, who cost $4000 as a yearling, further enhanced his Victoria Derby prospects, firming to… Read More »
Liam Birchley had to do the talking as well as the training with Liesele before she ran at Caulfield on Saturday. And he proved supremely efficient at both. “After her last run the owners had a chat with me about maybe sending her to stud,” Birchley said. “It was either… Read More »
Arabian Gold showed she has the credentials to contest the VRC Oaks as she passed a middle-distance test with her win in the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. But Warwick Farm trainer David Vandyke said he wants to make sure of Arabian Gold’s bona fides as an Oaks chance…. Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes issued a clear set of instructions before Saturday’s Gothic Stakes at Caulfield, jockey Dom Tourneur executed them perfectly and talented galloper Hucklebuck did the rest. In a continuation of the stable’s recent success in Melbourne, Hucklebuck put himself into the top bracket of three-year-olds with a comfortable… Read More »
Peter Snowden isn’t keen on a Cox Plate start for Guelph despite the filly continuing a brilliant run for the Darley team with victory in Wednesday’s Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Guelph became the first filly since 1996 to win the Flight Stakes-Thousand Guineas double with an all-the-way victory… Read More »
Zonza may be playing second fiddle to Caulfield Cup runner Silent Achiever in the Roger James stable but she showed she has real talent by winning the Group Three Snowhite Maintenance Classic at Caulfield on Wednesday. The five-year-old raced on the speed with Two Sugars and the pair battled it… Read More »
Guelph has confirmed her status as the dominant three-year-old filly in the country with victory in Wednesday’s Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Her win capped a marvellous week for Darley which celebrated a big race double on Saturday with Long John in the Caulfield Guineas and Complacent in the… Read More »
