Self Sense will be given the chance to prove himself in better company after recording his second successive win at Sandown on Wednesday. Self Sense, the $2.30 favourite, was happy to sit behind the leaders in the Roy Higgins and Wylie Dalziel Racing Handicap before turning on the speed 200m… Read More »
Traditional caution gave way to quiet enthusiasm after trainer Leon Corstens watched his star filly Commanding Jewel prepare for her return to racing at Moonee Valley on Saturday. “She had a nice hit-out … she’s pulled up well,” Corstens said following the mare’s gallop at Moonee Valley. “I don’t know… Read More »
Green Moon is a happier horse than in the autumn and his jockey Brett Prebble won’t be surprised if the reigning Melbourne Cup winner strikes early in his spring campaign. Prebble has ridden Green Moon in two impressive exhibition gallops at the past two Saturday race meetings in Melbourne to… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has maintained a perfect record on the Mike Moroney-trained Octavia, guiding the tough mare to an all-the-way win in Saturday’s Group Three Cockram Stakes. McEvoy’s only previous ride on Octavia yielded a Listed win in the Kevin Hayes Stakes in the autumn and he reunited with the mare… Read More »
A mare that was headed for the breeding barn may have temporarily postponed motherhood after her upset win in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield. Champion trainer Peter Moody, who won three of the eight races at Caulfield, said he would be on the phone to the New Zealand-based… Read More »
A breathtaking first-up win by Puissance De Lune has tightened his grip on the spring majors and left champion jockey Glen Boss declaring him among the best horses he has ridden. Stepping out for his highly-anticipated return in Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, Puissance De Lune came… Read More »
Drama and tales of woe surrounded Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill but there was a big smile on the face of winning trainer Jason Coyle after Va Pensiero took out the Group Three sprint. Whittington was heavily supported, displacing Golden Slipper runner-up Sidestep as favourite before displacing himself in… Read More »
The Thousand Guineas is the spring mission for lightly-raced filly Kiss A Rose following her barnstorming victory in Saturday’s Group Three Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The three-year-old gave premier trainer Peter Moody an early double following an upset victory by Hanks in the third race. With Vlad Duric in the… Read More »
Unbeaten sprinter Safeguard took the first step towards a spring Group One target with a thrilling win over the luckless Fast `n’ Rocking in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. While trainer Peter Snowden celebrated Safeguard’s third victory from as many starts, rival trainer David Hayes was left frustrated… Read More »
The enigma that is Photon Willie once again threw up more questions than answers despite adding to his winning record at Rosehill on Saturday. The four-year-old claimed his third career win in the Merrylands RSL Club Handicap (1500m) despite doing his best to throw the race away in the final… Read More »
German import Pakal has charged into spring carnival contention with a thumping first-up win at Caulfield on Saturday. Trainer Mick Price sent out his two imports, Pakal ($5.50) and Bit Of Hell ($4 fav), in the Legacy 2013 Badge Appeal Handicap (1600m) and walked away with vastly different results. Pakal… Read More »
A gelding whose future lays in jumping has proved he still has something left in him for flat racing with a narrow victory at Caulfield on Saturday. It had been a long time between wins for the Peter Moody-trained Hanks ($31), whose last success was in February last year at… Read More »
Aussies Love Sport will not be part of Gai Waterhouse’s Golden Rose assault but the trainer says he will be a Group One force this spring. The Redoute’s Choice colt out of Lady Jakeo is a half brother to Group One winning sprinter Mrs Onassis but Waterhouse has him pegged… Read More »
The longtime partnership of trainer Colin Little and jockey Craig Williams drew first blood at Caulfield on Saturday when Text’n Hurley prevailed in the opening race. Little said he didn’t need to give Williams any riding instructions for the race “because he had analysed it to death”. Four-year-old Text’n Hurley… Read More »
Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance de Lune will need to defy over half a century of history if he is to take out this weekend’s P. B. Lawrence Stakes on his way to November glory. Victory in Saturday’s Group 2 Lawrence Stakes would have the six-year-old import blaze a unique path… Read More »
Two horses who disappointed David Payne with their last start performances will be given the chance to get their spring campaigns back on track at Rosehill. Derby prospect Double Eagle was a little too eager to get the job done when he resumed with an even fourth over 1400m earlier… Read More »
Trainer Shea Eden will be chasing a breakthrough stakes win when he saddles up Zellindi in the Group Three Quezette Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Eden, 33, has been delighted with the progress the Listed placegetter has made since her autumn campaign, however the up-and-coming trainer admits recent wet weather… Read More »
Punters with online bookmaker sportsbet are rallying behind Second Effort in his quest for back-to-back P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday. $250 PB LAWRENCE STAKES FREE BET Seven-year-old Second Effort, won the race last year when it was called the J.J. Liston Stakes, is the best backed runner, firming… Read More »
Puissance De Lune takes the first step towards his Melbourne Cup destiny at Caulfield on Saturday when he kicks off his campaign in the P B Lawrence Stakes. The Group Two weight-for-age contest is the starting point for the highly-rated import who has been the Melbourne Cup favourite since he… Read More »
Puissance De Lune takes the first step towards his Melbourne Cup destiny at Caulfield on Saturday when he kicks off his campaign in the P B Lawrence Stakes. The Group Two weight-for-age contest is the starting point for the highly-rated import who has been the Melbourne Cup favourite since he… Read More »
