A special comeback performance from superstar mare Atlantic Jewel left trainer Mark Kavanagh overcome with emotion and relief at Caulfield on Saturday. Having been off the scene for 16 months, the unbeaten mare left a field of Group One stars in her wake as she careered away to win the… Read More »
Fast `n’ Rocking shed his maiden tag and set up a shot at Group One spring features in a dramatic finish to the McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The David Hayes-trained colt defeated Prince Harada by two lengths with the runner-up striking interference along the inside at a crucial… Read More »
A positive ride by Nathan Berry has given him his first Group win on Va Pensiero in the Run To The Rose and erased trainer Jason Coyle’s pre-race doubts the colt could win. Coyle was confident before Saturday’s Group Three race Va Pensiero was in great shape, but was concerned… Read More »
Mick Price is eyeing another Group One with Samaready after the star mare made a winning comeback at Caulfield on Saturday. The 2012 Group One Blue Diamond winner missed a year of racing because of a torn muscle across her hind quarter, but showed she had lost none of her… Read More »
Fast `n’ Rocking shed his maiden tag and set up a shot at Group One spring features in a dramatic finish to the McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The David Hayes-trained colt defeated Prince Harada by two lengths with the runner-up striking interference along the inside at a crucial… Read More »
It’s like getting a hat-trick in cricket and it’s just as rare – training the first three placegetters in a race. But that’s what champion trainer Peter Moody achieved at Caulfield on Saturday and it’s not the first time he’s done it. In February, Moody went one-two-three in the exalted… Read More »
David Vandyke is hoping Prince Cheri’s win at Rosehill on Saturday is enough to convince Victorian handicappers to lift his rating to get him into the feature spring races. Prince Cheri missed a start in the Listed Premier’s Cup (1800m) as the second emergency and was re-routed into a benchmark… Read More »
Potential Group contender Stamina has begun his three-year-old season on a high at Rosehill for premier Melbourne trainer Peter Moody who is about to attack Sydney racing on a grander scale. Moody will swap his 10 boxes at Rosehill for a 24-horse complex at Randwick on Sunday to accommodate his… Read More »
Vain Queen has kept her unbeaten record in tact with a first-up victory at Caulfield despite jockey Glen Boss declaring the talented mare raced well below her best. The John Sadler-trained Vain Queen, the $2.15 favourite, made it four wins from as many starts with a three-quarter length success in… Read More »
Former country galloper Rocket To Glory is set to dominate Brisbane’s early season sprint races after a display of sustained speed at Doomben on Saturday. Rocket To Glory, favourite at $3.20, had no trouble crossing the field from the outside alley and leading to beat Buckmoore ($6.50) in the Makers… Read More »
The Mick Kent-trained Marianne is on a course for a possible start in the Group One Thousand Guineas after winning the LUCRF Jockey Trust Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. Marianne ($3.80) sat with the leaders for most of the 1400m race before making her move and holding off a strong… Read More »
Miracles Of Life is back in Melbourne and her trainer Daniel Clarken is confident the flying Adelaide filly can pick up where she left off. Miracles Of Life was the feel-good story of the Melbourne autumn carnival, winning the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield with Lauren Stojakovic… Read More »
Top-class mare Norzita, favourite in first markets to win the Epsom Handicap, is an unlikely runner in the famous spring mile. A two-time Group One winner and a Doncaster Mile placegetter as an autumn three-year-old, Norzita heads the TAB’s opening Epsom market at $8. But Duncan Ramage, who manages the… Read More »
A trackwork mishap ended Jolie Bay’s autumn campaign before it started but the mare is back to make up for lost time. Jolie Bay hasn’t started since beating all bar Nechita in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during last year’s spring carnival. She makes her return in the… Read More »
Apprentice Jordan Childs has landed a break-through city win at Sandown on Wednesday. The 17-year-old is the son of retired jockey Greg Childs who partnered champions Sunline and Northerly to major race wins during his successful career. Jordan Childs had his first race ride in July last year and was… Read More »
Illness and injury have kept Group One winner Samaready off the track for more than a year and trainer Mick Price admits she will be vulnerable when she returns on Saturday. The winner of the 2012 Blue Diamond Stakes resumes in the Group Three Heath (1100m) at Caulfield, her home… Read More »
Nick Hall rode a winning double at Moonee Valley on Saturday but paid a penalty for one of his successes with a careless riding suspension. Hall was outed for 10 meetings after pleading guilty to shifting out on the point of the home corner aboard Clear For Action who went… Read More »
Glen Boss declared Rebel Dane a Group One sprinter in the making following his demolition of a smart field in Saturday’s Group Three Show County Quality at Warwick Farm. The 1200m victory was vindication for the Victorian-based Boss who made the trip to Sydney to partner Rebel Dane and top… Read More »
Well-bred entire Windswept completed his comeback from a broken pelvis with a narrow but decisive victory at Warwick Farm on Saturday. His win in the JDC Flooring Handicap (1300m), which came at just his fifth start, has earned him a trip to Melbourne in two weeks for a 1400m stakes… Read More »
It’s shaping up as a big spring carnival for Ballarat trainer Darren Weir. Weir, who trains Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance de Lune, notched his first Melbourne treble at Moonee Valley on Saturday with Gotta Take Care, Broken and Clang And Bang. Weir says his success lies in the training facilities… Read More »
