Victoria Derby-bound colt Polanski strengthened his claims for the Classic with victory in the Listed UCI Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The Robbie Laing-trained Polanski ($13) enjoyed a perfect run in the 1800m event for three-year-olds before working into the race and taking the lead at the 400m mark. He… Read More »
An unfashionable trainer with a cheap horse has celebrated one of his biggest racing moments in the first two-year-old event of the Sydney season. Gary Nickson produced $6000 weanling purchase Alpha Miss ($7.50) to claim Saturday’s Listed Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) at Randwick, edging out the Gerald Ryan-trained favourite Tetsuko by… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy will set Risen From Doubt for the $1 million Blue Diamond after his impressive first-up win in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes – Melbourne’s first race of the season for two-year-olds. The colt by Not A Single Doubt was purchased for $140,000 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions… Read More »
Betting suggests Saturday’s Group One Flight Stakes is cut and dried but it’s a view that isn’t shared by the trainer of the short-priced favourite. Guelph is at $1.40 to claim the final leg of the four-race Princess Series, ahead of Arabian Gold at $3.20 and Bound For Earth ($10)…. Read More »
There isn’t much room for sentiment in racing but Hugh Bowman is allowing himself just a little as he prepares to reunite with Streama in Saturday’s Group One Epsom Handicap. Horse and jockey were almost inseparable during the mare’s early career combining to win seven races, two at Group One… Read More »
John Thompson is at a loss to explain Tremec’s failure to beat a runner home so far this campaign. But the trainer is looking for the Group-winning stayer to turn his form around in Saturday’s Listed Bart Cummings (2520m) at Flemington. Tremec has finished last in the Warwick Stakes (1400m),… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has again turned his back on one of Sydney’s richest racedays to continue chasing spring carnival success on Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup hopeful Fiorente. Rawiller rides Fiorente in Saturday’s Group One Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington where the horse’s opposition includes the only one ahead of him… Read More »
Glen Boss has ridden Sydney sprinter Rebel Dane to a close victory over Fontelina in the Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. The Gary Portelli-trained four-year-old worked hard over the final 100m of the 1400m race to just get the nod over Fontelina from the Anthony Cummings stable with… Read More »
Consistent gelding It Is Written opened up new set of possibilities for himself and helped rider Nick Hall to a winning treble with his win in Sunday’s Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Robbie Griffiths believes It Is Written’s win in the Listed 1200m sprint entitled him to test over… Read More »
David Hayes believes he has a live Caulfield Cup hope in Bass Strait and will try to cement his place in the race via the Toorak Handicap. Bass Strait scored a 1-1/2 length win in Sunday’s TMB Printing Handicap (1700m) on the back of a luckless fifth in the Group… Read More »
Talented filly May’s Dream has booked her shot at the Group One Thousand Guineas with a convincing victory at Caulfield on Sunday. The Darren Weir-trained May’s Dream ($2.50 fav) settled off the speed in the Procal Dairies Handicap (1400m) but her rivals had no answer to the daughter of New… Read More »
In a tantalising preview to the Group One Spring Champion Stakes, Complacent has come out on top at Rosehill on Saturday to stake his claims in two weeks. The colt from the Darley operation made a huge leap from a maiden win at Hawkesbury earlier this month to score a… Read More »
A belated decision to start Sharnee Rose proved savvy after the mare posted an important black-type win in Saturday’s Group Three Golden Pendant at Rosehill. Sharnee Rose was not among original nominations for the 1400m race but when trainer Kris Lees saw the entries he added her to the mix…. Read More »
Champagne Cath has finally claimed the stakes win her trainer has always known was within her grasp, leading all the way in the Reginald Allen Quality at Rosehill. Chris Waller said it was a relief to see the lightly raced filly take out the 1400m Listed race on Saturday and… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse would have been excused for second guessing the riding tactics aboard Julienas at Rosehill on Saturday. The windy conditions had contributed to the defeat of her first two runners – Ecuador and Aussies Love Sport – who came undone as odds-on favourites in the opening two races. Both… Read More »
Talented three-year-old Eurozone goes to the paddock as the winner of the Group Two Stan Fox Stakes and will be prepared for an ambitious autumn campaign. The colt, who ran sixth in the $1 million Golden Rose, is trained by Bart and James Cummings and will be spelled after his… Read More »
Samaready has won the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley, relegating star Queensland sprinter Buffering to second after he led the field into the straight. It was the 10th Group One minor placing for Buffering but completed a triumphant comeback for 2012 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready who spent a year… Read More »
A well-judged front-running ride from Craig Williams has helped Sydney filly Thump to a convincing victory over Miracles Of Life at Moonee Valley. Williams controlled the speed on Thump ($6) in Friday night’s Group Three Champagne Stakes (1200m) and the filly kicked strongly around the bend, racing clear to defeat… Read More »
Five months after More Joyous ran her last race, the controversy over her unplaced performance in the All Aged Stakes continued in Sydney on Friday. Trainer Gai Waterhouse appeared before the Racing NSW Appeal Panel to fight her convictions and fines for failing to report a condition which could affect… Read More »
Five months after More Joyous ran her last race, the controversy over her unplaced performance in the All Aged Stakes continued in Sydney on Friday. Trainer Gai Waterhouse appeared before the Racing NSW Appeal Panel to fight her convictions and fines for failing to report a condition which could affect… Read More »
