The reigning Australian Horse Of The Year, Pride Of Jenni, comes to town in Brisbane on Saturday to square off with, amongst others, the Queensland Horse Of The Year Antino in the $1 million Group 1 Doomben Cup. Antino is the current ruling favourite with Pride Of Jenni on the… Read More »
Group 1-winning sprinter Schwarz has officially been retired, with trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton confirming that the talented colt has run his final race. Bought for $1.25 million at the 2022 Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale, the son of Zoustar will begin a new chapter as a stallion at… Read More »
Off the plane and straight to work for Pride Of Jenni in preparation for the Group 1 Doomben Cup. Pride Of Jenni arrived in Brisbane on Tuesday night and was given a canter on the treadmill on Wednesday morning as she heads to the Group 1 2000m weight-for-age contest at Doomben… Read More »
It will not be the first Magic Millions feature on Shaun Dwyer’s resume if Dragonne Rouge can win Friday night’s Magic Millions National 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast, but it will mark a career milestone. The Sunshine Coast trainer has been associated with a number of Group 1 performers,… Read More »
Adrian Bott has been happy with how Eliyass has come through a tough run in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) ahead of the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The dual Group 3 winning gelding was beaten before the turn when heavily supported into $4.60 second-elect in the Hollindale Stakes… Read More »
Highly touted import Sir Delius made an emphatic Australian debut at Doomben on Saturday, launching a powerful late charge to reel in Floating and claim the Group 3 JRA Chairman’s Quality in style. Coming into the country with strong European credentials—including a last-start eighth in the Group 1 Arc—Sir Delius… Read More »
Grand campaigner Rothfire has narrowly missed out on a fairytale win in the Doomben 10,000 with class mare Sunshine In Paris overhauling him in the final bounds to snatch her third Group One victory. In doing so, she delivered a first major for training partners Annabel and Rob Archibald following their recent nuptials… Read More »
Emma-Lee and David Browne will now wrap Basilinna in cotton wool after the mare won a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup. Success in the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday provided Basilinna with a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November. Handling the Soft 7… Read More »
Lightly raced filly Summer Flame has landed a boilover win in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone and picked up some valuable black-type for owners Rosemont Stud along the way. Sent out a $61 chance, the three-year-old was making her NSW debut after three starts in Victoria which had yielded… Read More »
Prominent owner-breeder and Torryburn Stud supremo John Cornish looks to have a nice filly on his hands in Woodlands Stakes winner Stardom. A former Australian Turf Club chairman who bred the likes of Hong Kong stars Hot King Prawn and Voyage Bubble, Cornish also raced Stardom’s dam, the 2017 P… Read More »
Stakes races in Brisbane are now on the agenda for Highvol after the Nick Ryan-trained galloper maintained his perfect record at Flemington. After a debut win at Flemington on Anzac Day, Highvol added the Trevor Clarke Handicap (1400m) to his record with a solid win on Saturday. Holding a booking for… Read More »
A conscious decision to dodge the best three-year-old fillies in Sydney and wait for a softer assignment could pay dividends when Shohisha chases black-type success in the Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone. The Gosford Guineas runner-up took on the best of her age group at the start of the autumn and… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg does not know what the ceiling is for King Zephyr who takes an important step into Stakes company at Flemington on Saturday. A veteran of six races, for five wins, and a run of four straight in his current campaign, King Zephyr heads to the Listed Straight Six (1200m)… Read More »
West Of Africa already has one Cup win in the bag this campaign and he will be bidding to add another when he heads to Scone chasing qualification for the Big Dance. The gelding was a devastating winner of the Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast in January when… Read More »
Not one eyebrow would have been raised had Immediacy been directed towards the Group 1 Doomben Cup, but Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are maintaining a conservative approach with the rejuvenated gelding. The four-year-old son of Tarzino runs in this Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap (2000m) at Doomben. Immediacy has comfortably… Read More »
Bankers Choice already has a ballot exemption for one of this year’s spring majors in the bag and he could be given a shot at securing another at Flemington this weekend. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained Mongolian Khan seven-year-old is among the nominations for the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m). The… Read More »
It has been almost 18 months since the most recent of Rothfire’s 10 career wins, but Robert Heathcote has no interest in taking the easy route with the veteran gelding. The seven-year-old will make his Group 1 return in this Saturday’s $1.5 million Doomben 10,000. The Doomben event will be his… Read More »
Another piece of the Australian Turf Club’s (ATC) proposal puzzle to members on the potential sale of Rosehill racecourse was unveiled on Sunday with a memorandum of understanding signed with Penrith Golf Club over the purchase of land for a new alternative racing and training facility in Sydney’s west. The… Read More »
It was the third richest race on the Gosford stand-alone program but the Listed Takeover Target Stakes proved the most competitive with just half a length separating the first five horses across the line. Former Godolphin gelding Barber ($8) was the one who got his head down when it mattered, out-bobbing… Read More »
Lindsay Park used Saturday’s Caulfield meeting to bolster its Queensland Carnival team with two of its three winners all-but locking in a trip north. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes operation was the dominant stable on the day, winning with Madiyya, Angry Skies and War Machine. The latter, who was formerly… Read More »
