A trip to Hong Kong is in the offing for King Mufhasa as long as he proves on Saturday he has completely recovered from throat surgery. New Zealand’s reigning champion, who races as Mufhasa at home, ran well at his first two starts for new trainer Bruce Wallace but was… Read More »
If Peter Snowden wins Saturday’s Golden Slipper with Sidestep, it will be some sort of training achievement. The colt’s Slipper campaign appeared to have derailed two starts ago when he tossed jockey Corey Brown out of the saddle at the start of the Todman Stakes. Snowden was forced to find… Read More »
Champion jockey Chris Munce will make his long-awaited comeback to riding at Eagle Farm next Wednesday. In December last year Munce was diagnosed with throat cancer and began radiation treatment in early January which ruled him out of the Magic Millions carnival. After completing his cancer treatment on February 25,… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse made history in 2001 with the trifecta in the Golden Slipper and sees no reason why she can’t do it again. Leading her trio on Saturday is Overreach, the dominant $2.20 favourite for the $3.5 million Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill, the world’s richest race for two-year-olds. Overreach will… Read More »
Fiveandahalfstar made a brief visit to the new Randwick parade ring on Monday for a familiarisation tour of the facility. The favourite for Saturday’s BMW at Rosehill, Fiveandahalfstar will back up a week later in the Australian Derby to take on It’s A Dundeel, winner of the Randwick and Rosehill… Read More »
Chris Waller will send hardened warriors Shoot Out and Danleigh on a difficult mission to topple Pierro in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes. Danleigh won the Group One race three years ago and showed with his recent third to Shoot Out in the Chipping Norton Stakes he still retained his zest… Read More »
A second stakes win in her past two starts has Arinosa on a Group One mission in Brisbane. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill two weeks after claiming her first black-type win in the Wenona Girl Quality. As she did last… Read More »
Havana Rey has been a special horse to Bjorn Baker and capped a memorable day for the trainer’s family with victory in the Group Two Ajax Stakes at Rosehill. Havana Rey has been a major player in Baker’s emergence in the Sydney training ranks in the past 18 months and… Read More »
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney and next spring’s Caulfield Cup are on the agenda for imported galloper Jet Away after he scored his second Australian win from as many starts in the Easter Cup (2000m. Jet Away burst onto the local scene two weeks ago when he won at… Read More »
He came within a millimetre of ending his career last August but now African Pulse is only a couple of runs away from the stakes win he deserves. African Pulse stamped his class and authority on the Bert Bryant Handicap in his return to racing at Caulfield on Saturday, winning… Read More »
Victorian galloper Bel Sprinter has produced a last-to-first finish to claim the Group One Galaxy at Rosehill. After his chances were seemingly dashed when he missed the start by two lengths, Bel Sprinter unwound a punishing sprint to deny Snitzerland in the $350,000 race. “I’m just thrilled because we’ve put… Read More »
New Zealand colt It’s A Dundeel is on target to complete Sydney’s autumn triple crown for three-year-olds after a runaway Rosehill Guineas win on Saturday. A prohibitive favourite, It’s A Dundeel raced near the back of the field before unleashing his winning run. He made up his ground on the… Read More »
Talented youngster Sidestep revived his Golden Slipper hopes with a dominant Pago Pago Stakes win but trainer Peter Snowden is in no rush to declare the colt a starter in the $3.5 million race. Snowden was forced to run Sidestep in the final qualifying race on Saturday at Rosehill after… Read More »
Melbourne’s leading trainer Peter Moody is no doubt taking great satisfaction in knowing his Melbourne operation is in good hands during his frequent out-of-town trips following a treble in the first three races at Caulfield on Saturday. A week ago it was the same with three winners from his runners… Read More »
Scandiva has put her family connections on show and earned a Golden Slipper start with victory in the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill. A daughter of Scandinavia, the dam of Black Caviar’s mother Helsinge, Scandiva ($7) held on after leading down the straight to beat Shahad ($31) by a short… Read More »
Julienas has been promoted to Sydney Cup favouritism after the import handled a quick back up and rise in distance with aplomb to win the N E Manion Cup at Rosehill. Julienas stepped to 2400m in Saturday’s Listed race after taking out the Sky High Stakes (1900m) second-up a week… Read More »
An all-the-way win by Chiaramonte in the Darby Munro Stakes won’t be enough to tempt trainer Peter Snowden to aim the colt at any other stakes races during the Sydney carnival. The least favoured of the Darley trio in the Listed race at $41, Chiaramonte was taken to the front… Read More »
Mike Moroney has two Easter Cup runners at Caulfield on Saturday but it’s a couple of lightly-raced stablemates in support races that can emerge from the meeting with big-race targets. Moroney has veteran Wall Street and last-start Golden Mile runner-up Zabisco in the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) while promising… Read More »
The potential of lightly-raced filly Isabella Snowflake will be put to the test on Saturday in a Galaxy field jockey Craig Newitt describes as arguably the toughest in a decade. Despite being without sprint star Hay List, Newitt says the 1100m Rosehill race will still show whether the filly is… Read More »
History might turn out be a more formidable obstacle for It’s A Dundeel than any challenge his remaining seven Rosehill Guineas rivals can mount after the defection of Fiveandahalfstar from the Group One classic. Trainer Anthony Cummings made a Guineas call on Fiveandahalfstar earlier than expected, scratching the Victoria Derby… Read More »
