The drying track at Randwick knocked the edge off Joe Pride’s confidence, but he need not have worried as In Flight made it successive black-type wins with a determined performance in the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes at Randwick. The program started on a heavy 8 but was retrospectively upgraded to… Read More »
Maison Louis may have been the less favoured of the stable pair, but the victory was doubly satisfying for the training partners John O’Shea and Tom Charlton as their two Queensland Derby runners fought out the finish to be first and second home at Eagle Farm. One month shy of the… Read More »
Though there was a gap between the first two, Kris Lees has a knack for finding Oaks winners notching his third win in the Queensland Oaks across two decades. With his first victory in the Group 1 feature for three-year-old fillies delivered by Vitesse Dane in 2005, his second by Amokura… Read More »
Chris Waller has broken his own record for most number of Group One wins in a season with Joliestar arriving in the final bounds to post a thrilling victory in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. The mare’s success gave the champion trainer his 19th triumph at the elite level this… Read More »
It wasn’t the most convincing win, but Hidden Motive did enough to get the verdict in the opening race at Randwick, setting himself on a path towards a Group One goal next season. The $1.65 betting sites favourite notched his second success from five starts with a deceptive nose victory over… Read More »
It isn’t the size of the stable, it is what you do with it, as Kevin Daffy’s solo galloper showed at Flemington as Oh Too Good was simply way too good in the feature race in Melbourne on Saturday. The consistent mare delivered sweet satisfaction for trainer Kevin Daffy in the… Read More »
Clinton Mcdonald has higher ambitions for Miss Ole as the filly that he believes should have a perfect record so far notched her second win in three outings. The daughter of popular sire Ole Kirk wore down the tenacious effort of $5.50 betting app chance Espana to score by a narrow nose… Read More »
For a while there, it looked like a forlorn hope … and, realistically, it still remains only a slim chance, but the breaking news … quite literally … out of the Robert Heathcote stable is that after the latest development with Rothfire, the stable stalwart is still a chance of… Read More »
Global sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising has officially secured a slot in the prestigious Group 1 $20 million The Everest, reinforcing Sydney’s status as the international hub for elite racing talent. The world’s highest-rated sprinter will represent the Hong Kong Jockey Club in this year’s Everest after the organisation reportedly… Read More »
James Cummings may need to convince Godolphin Observer will need to follow him when he breaks out on his own at season’s end after the colt’s impressive win at Sandown. Godolphin and Cummings will go their separate ways when the current racing season ends on July 31, although it is expected Cummings… Read More »
Cox Plate champion Via Sistina could be set for an international venture to Hong Kong following another Australian spring campaign. The mare, who boasts nine Group 1 victories and has flourished under the Yulong banner since arriving in Australia, remains a powerhouse on the turf and is being considered for… Read More »
An excellent run in the main lead up has given Lindsay Park every indication Jenni’s Meadow is one of the horses to beat in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) on Saturday. For all their success in Victoria, Lindsay Park, including the days of David and Colin, have not won a… Read More »
Star mare Pride Of Jenni is set to continue her illustrious racing career, with owner Tony Ottobre confirming she will be given her chance to return for a spring campaign. Despite speculation that retirement may be near for the multiple Group 1 winner, Ottobre has said that the fan favourite… Read More »
Jason Warren has some decisions to make with his star sprinting mare Benedetta. The Victorian trainer has not yet ruled out running the Group 1 winner in this Saturday’s $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m), which was postponed after last Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting was called off early. But if she… Read More »
Oltimers looking for an omen bet on Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase Day at Sandown could not go past Diwali who took a Stakes race on Sunday. With the Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase taking naming rights at Sandown, the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) was run for the second time transferred from its… Read More »
Imported galloper Touristic got conditions to suit and made the most of it to record his first victory in almost a year in the Listed Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill. Bringing up a winning double of the program for jockey Andrew Adkins, the Peter Snowden-trained Touristic was sent out a… Read More »
“Almost a trainwreck” was the feedback from jockey Ben Allen to connections of Big Swinger, who was a narrow winner at Caulfield on Saturday. The Charlotte Littlefield trained three-year-old was heavily supported, jumping a $1.80 favourite in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1200m) and would’ve been a tragedy beaten, held up and racing… Read More »
Champion Hong Kong galloper Romantic Warrior has undergone surgery following his return from the Middle East where he raced with distinction. The Hong Kong Jockey Club released a veterinary update on Thursday after Romantic Warrior had surgery on his left front leg. The gelding, who won the Group 1 Cox Plate… Read More »
Irish trainers Dermot Weld and Willie Mullins have had hurdlers run in the Melbourne Cup with mixed success. Weld had Vintage Crop win Australia’s greatest race last century while Mullins has been down to Flemington with Vauban and Absurde in the past two years after those geldings went jumping. Another Irishman, who trains… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn may be forced to sit out the rest of the season after injuring a foot at the Cranbourne jump-outs on Monday. Shinn has undergone a number of tests and consultations with medical professionals in recent days which concluded he is suffering heavy bone bruising in his left foot…. Read More »
