A horse whose nervous disposition made him a no-hoper on far-flung country tracks pulled himself together well enough to win at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Stable Star had finished seventh of nine at Mildura three runs back and had struggled home near the back of the field at Casterton before… Read More »
Impressive wins by two of the new-season three-year-olds at Rosehill on Saturday have set the tone for the spring features. The Tim Martin-trained Kirov ($4) took out Australian Turf Club (1400m) by 1-3/4 lengths from Harry Hotspur ($8.50), stretching away in the final stages after the pair shared the lead,… Read More »
Double Impact dispelled a theory he was exclusively a wet-tracker at Doomben on Saturday. Responding to a clever front-running ride by apprentice Anthony Allen, Double Impact won the National Jockeys Celebration Day Handicap (1600m) by 2-1/4 lengths. The gelding was a dominant winner in heavy going at Eagle Farm at… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes began listing the positives surrounding the filly Gregers well before she hit the line in the Aquanas Foods Handicap at Moonee Valley. And he was still at it long after the filly galloped past the post well clear of some well-credentialled rivals on Saturday. “We’ll just cruise… Read More »
A re-match is on the cards for the boom New Zealand three-year-old Cauthen after a promising second in his Australian debut at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Backed from $2.05 to $1.80 on the strength of an eight-length win at his only other start, Cauthen raced greenly and lost several lengths… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has nominated star filly Guelph as the horse most likely to carry the flag for Darley this spring. McEvoy will return from a two-week break for four rides at Rosehill on Saturday. It is the first metropolitan meeting of the new racing season, one McEvoy hopes will be… Read More »
Unbeaten filly Champagne Cath returns to racing on Saturday as only a remote chance of figuring in her all-conquering trainer’s major spring plans. Off the scene since a Rosehill win on December, Champagne Cath was one of the favourites for the Magic Millions Classic until a setback forced her to… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has nominated star filly Guelph as the horse most likely to carry the flag for Darley this spring. McEvoy will return from a two-week break for four rides at Rosehill on Saturday. It is the first metropolitan meeting of the new racing season, one McEvoy hopes will be… Read More »
The Michael Hickmott trained speedster Rescue Mission remains favourite at Sportingbet Australia for the Palmerston Sprint, after drawing favourably in barrier 2 for Saturday’s feature race at Fannie Bay. $200 PALMERSTON SPRINT FREE BET Rescue Mission is a $3.60 favourite at Sportingbet.com.aufor the Northern Territory’s richest dash, with the Neil… Read More »
Nash Rawiller can close the deal on a third Sydney jockeys’ premiership without the support of the two stables at the forefront of his end-of-season surge. Rawiller goes into Wednesday’s Warwick Farm fixture with a 2-1/2 win lead over Hugh Bowman – and a full book of rides for the… Read More »
An early spring campaign with a difference awaits Sydney sprinter Snitsky. Trainer Gerald Ryan and owners Darby Racing have mapped out an ambitious program on the other side of the country with Snitzel to be flown from Melbourne to Perth on Wednesday. He will be aimed at the three-race Listed… Read More »
Despite his English campaign letdown where he finished out of the money in his two races, the Danny O’Brien-trained Shamexpress is set to tackle the rich spring racing carnival. Shamexpress will be among a shipment of horses which will be flown over from England to compete in the leading races… Read More »
In-form jockey Nash Rawiller may be dominating the headlines in Sydney but his Victorian-based brother Brad has quietly gone about accumulating enough wins to put him on top of the Australia-wide premiership. Despite spending almost three months on the sidelines though suspension and a broken foot, Brad Rawiller has won… Read More »
A leap into the great unknown is almost the only choice for the owners of Bashboy following a second Grand National Steeplechase win at Sandown that qualified him as easily the best of his kind in Australia. Bashboy’s commanding victory came under 72.5kg, the most weight carried by a Grand… Read More »
A horse bred to be a classics contender on the flat finally made his name in racing with victory in one Australia’s major jumps races. Maythehorsebemagic put on a brave front-running performance to win the J J Houlahan Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown on Sunday, at the same time announcing himself… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has virtually sealed the Sydney jockeys’ premiership with a masterful quartet of winners at Randwick on Saturday. Rawiller began the day half a win behind Hugh Bowman in their intriguing battle for the 2012-13 title and ended the meeting 2-1/2 ahead with Bowman getting one on the board…. Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida was quick to defend Lennie’s Choice who bounced back to winning form at Doomben, seven days after failing as an odd-on favourite at Eagle Farm. Schweida was confident Lennie’s Choice could improve on his tiring sixth as a $1.80 favourite at Eagle Farm a week earlier. “I… Read More »
A horse who has already established one notable winning pattern will be out to create another after scoring the fourth stakes win of his career at Caulfield on Saturday. Second Effort, already a multiple winner of Victoria’s biggest country sprint, will attempt a second successive success in the Group Two… Read More »
Jockey Larry Cassidy’s tactics aboard Beeby Gem were quizzed in a stewards’ room sequel to the last-to-first win of Keep It Moist at Doomben on Saturday. Beeby Gem led by five lengths at the 400-metre mark in the Goulburn Valley Handicap (1350m) before weakening to finish second last to Keep… Read More »
An end-of-season win at Randwick may have been the last hurrah for Follonica who is bound for the broodmare barn in the spring. Her victory in Saturday’s JMR Creative Design (1200m) was also a boost for Hugh Bowman in his battle with Nash Rawiller for the Sydney jockeys’ premiership. Two… Read More »
