Zydeco has confirmed her status as the VRC Oaks favourite with a comprehensive victory in the traditional lead-up, the Wakeful Stakes at Flemington. Trained by Anthony Freedman for Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley organisation, Zydeco went into the Group Two Wakeful (2000m) as the $3.10 favourite on the back of her third… Read More »
High-profile owner Nathan Tinkler’s thoroughbred fortunes took a turn for the better after Nechita landed the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Part of Tinkler’s bloodstock empire was sold during a two-day Gold Coast sale this week but Nechita secured her long-term place under Patinack Farm banner after outsprinting… Read More »
Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller will have his first live Melbourne Cup chance with a horse he bought in the hope of winning “an ordinary Saturday race”. The Waller-trained, Irish-bred Kelinni surpassed his modest ambitions with victory in the Group Three Lexus Stakes (2500m), the win earning him an automatic… Read More »
With an endless string of runners, octogenarian master trainer Bart Cummings can be forgiven for forgetting a few. But he was reminded of one in particular on Saturday as he fittingly struck in the first event on the card on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington…. Read More »
Permit will figure in a gear change for Saturday’s Lexus Stakes when he lines up as one of two Chris Waller-trained stayers chasing a Melbourne Cup berth at Flemington. Waller has last-start Group One Metropolitan runner-up Kelinni in the Lexus (2500m) along with Permit who will have ear muffs re-applied… Read More »
The return to winning form by Streama has boosted Guy Walter’s confidence ahead of her bid for a third Group One in Saturday’s Myer Classic at Flemington. The winner of last season’s Flight Stakes and Australian Oaks, Streama’s first two starts this campaign were mixed when she followed a first-up… Read More »
Glen Boss has played another starring role in a feature race with his dashing victory aboard Puissance De Lune in Wednesday’s Listed Bendigo Cup. Boss, who won Saturday’s Cox Plate on Ocean Park, steered the French import across from his wide draw to sit outside race leader Fiumicino. Puissance De… Read More »
Craig Williams came to Werribee on Wednesday morning looking for signs of change in the reigning Melbourne Cup champion Dunaden. What he found was a horse in the exact same condition as he was before he rode him to victory in the Caulfield Cup and better than when he won… Read More »
Prominent racehorse owner Neil Werrett doesn’t have Black Caviar racing this spring but could still walk away with his third Patinack Farm Classic trophy. A dominant performance by flying filly Snitzerland in Saturday’s Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes would mean a step up to the weight-for-age event a week later…. Read More »
Top Melbourne Cup hope Red Cadeaux is at the centre of a virus scare that has resulted in one horse being placed in isolation at the Werribee quarantine centre. Red Cadeaux, last year’s Melbourne Cup runner up, had been stabled in the same barn as the affected horse until it was… Read More »
Wednesday’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup over 2400m has attracted a weak field despite it being well timed for Melbourne Cup hopefuls to qualify for the $6.2 million race. With the Bendigo Cup now in its second running over the distance of 2400m and holding Group 3 status, it holds the… Read More »
Five international horses remain in danger of missing a Melbourne Cup start after the second acceptance deadline passed for next week’s $6.2 million race. Geelong Cup winner Gatewood, the Herbert Power Stakes winner Shahwardi, Lost In The Moment, Brigantin and Ibicenco are still well outside the top 24 ranked horses…. Read More »
One Derby dream edged toward reality and another started looking a little sick thanks to the win of Super Cool in the Group Two Mitchelton Vase at Moonee Valley. Super Cool ($9) benefited from a clever Michael Rodd ride to take the traditional lead-up to next Saturday’s Victoria Derby by… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis has known for a couple of years his lightly-raced galloper Mourinho was a good horse, and he didn’t mind spreading the word. And when it won at Moonee Valley on Saturday, he spread it louder and further. A leaping, screaming Gelagotis could barely contain himself when Mourinho… Read More »
Damien Oliver says his spring racing carnival is alive again after he won the prized ride aboard 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain. The owners of the French-trained galloper who will be lining up for his third Melbourne Cup, sacked regular jockey Gerald Mosse, replacing him with Oliver. “It’s given me… Read More »
New Zealand star Ocean Park has produced a sweeping run from the back of the field to give glamour jockey Glen Boss a third Cox Plate triumph. In a stirring finish, Ocean Park wore down the three-year-old All Too Hard to claim Australia’s weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley on Saturday…. Read More »
One Derby dream edged toward reality and another started looking a little sick thanks to the win of Super Cool in the Group Two Mitchelton Vase at Moonee Valley. Super Cool ($9) benefited from a clever Michael Rodd ride to take the traditional lead-up to next Saturday’s Victoria Derby by… Read More »
He ran superstar colt Pierro to within a head in his first start, but Hidden Warrior was quick to seize the spotlight for himself ahead of Saturday’s Cox Plate. Lining up before the $3 million feature at Moonee Valley, Hidden Warrior had to fight hard to snare victory in the… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis has known for a couple of years his lightly-raced galloper Mourinho was a good horse, and he didn’t mind spreading the word. And when it won at Moonee Valley on Saturday, he spread it louder and further. A leaping, screaming Gelagotis could barely contain himself when Mourinho… Read More »
Stephen Theodore has never hidden his admiration for Crack A Roadie and the colt lived up to his trainer’s expectations with a fast-finishing victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Charge Forward colt, having his first start, came from off the speed in the $250,000 Inglis Banner (1000m) to open… Read More »
