Jockey Michael Rodd has described Whobegotyou as an “incredible horse” following the gelding’s death on Wednesday. With trainer Mark Kavanagh and owner Laurence Eales too upset to speak, it is unclear exactly how the seven-year-old died. However, it is known he was at Eales’ Victorian property and his death has… Read More »
The Group One George Main Stakes is firming as the next race for All Too Hard after the colt was a notable absentee from the $1 million Golden Rose field. The Patinack Farm-owned colt wasn’t among the 10 Golden Rose acceptors on Tuesday, with Nechita, owned in the same interests,… Read More »
There won’t have been a more wilful winner at Flemington on Saturday than Zurella, and there might not be many who are better. One of New Zealand’s best staying three-year-olds of last season, Zurella behaved disgracefully and ran magnificently to win the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) and take… Read More »
Lloyd Williams struck early at Flemington’s spring carnival opener on Saturday as Fawkner romped to an effortless win in the Sofitel Stakes. Ridden by Nicholas Hall, the $9 chance justified Williams’ decision to keep him in his high-profile stable as he strolled to a four-length victory over Testascana ($31) with… Read More »
Caulfield Cup qualification will be the next goal for up-and-coming galloper Strawberry Boy after he made it back-to-back wins at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Trainer Gai Waterhouse will send the four-year-old to Melbourne for the Group Three Naturalism Stakes on September 22 with the winner of that race exempt from… Read More »
A horse with no real owners would have received the biggest cheer of any winner in the country at Flemington on Saturday. The aptly-named Members Joy signalled bigger wins ahead when scoring its second success for its notional syndicate in the Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m). Ridden for speed by… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody has given a strong indication superstar Black Caviar will return to the racetrack. A final decision on the unbeaten mare’s future will be made at the end of this month, but Moody says he understands the widespread clamour for her to return to the track. “We all… Read More »
The two horses who split the line in this year’s Australian Cup are set to resume hostilities on Saturday at a Flemington meeting overflowing with major race aspirants. Manighar held the barest advantage over Southern Speed when they last met, but the Adelaide mare appears better placed to turn the… Read More »
A breathtaking finishing sprint to win the final race at Rosehill on Saturday has talented mare Emotional Circus on track for the Listed Sheraco Stakes in a fortnight. The only trouble is the Sheraco Stakes has been pinpointed as the spring launching pad for eight-time Group One winner More Joyous…. Read More »
The experience trainer Steve Farley gained on his first assault on the Melbourne spring carnival was put to immediate use the second time around when his stable star Sincero announced himself as a genuine big-race contender at Caulfield on Saturday. “I came here last year thinking we were a chance… Read More »
The first day of spring belonged to Gai Waterhouse at Rosehill on Saturday as the champion trainer signalled her carnival intentions with a winning treble, brought up by Glencadam Gold in the Premier’s Cup. A well-judged front-running ride from Tommy Berry helped the imported Glencadam Gold who kicked strongly over… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse admitted to some uncustomary nerves before Saturday’s return to racing by Pierro but the unbeaten colt put them to rest in a few strides as he waltzed away with the Run To The Rose. The much-hyped battle between Pierro and All Too Hard failed to eventuate with the… Read More »
Thumbtacks has won more $400,000 in prizemoney without ever racing in open company but that’s all set to change with the Group Two Villiers Stakes now a realistic target. Thumbtacks continued Chris Waller’s remarkable start to the new racing season as he brought up an early winning double for the… Read More »
A horse whose name is derived from one of the world’s more mysterious tragedies earned some notoriety of her own with a courageous win in the Group Three HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. A day after the 15th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death as a result of… Read More »
Darwin trainer Gary Clarke isn’t telling anyone where he goes to look for gold, but it could be worth following him next time he heads into the bush with his prospecting gear. Clarke was on the gold trail on Saturday when the speedy mare Dream Face, who he trained until… Read More »
The Spring Champion Stakes is a possible target for Proisir who maintained his unbeaten start to his career with victory at Rosehill on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse-trained colt overcame trouble at the start to win a Hawkesbury maiden on debut on August 1 and led all the way in the… Read More »
The temptation of a second successive VRC Oaks was placed before trainer Robert Smerdon by the impressive filly Bloomingdale Miss at Caulfield on Saturday. While Bloomingdale Miss isn’t in the same mould as her stablemate Mosheen who won last year’s Oaks and then enjoyed a stellar autumn, Smerdon is confident… Read More »
An announcement about the immediate racing future of one of Patinack Farm’s brightest stars overshadowed another comeback win for veteran mare New Beginning at Rosehill on Saturday. As New Beginning returned to scale after winning the opening race, trainer John Thompson revealed go-ahead filly Nechita would run in the Group… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Pierro has been backed into red figures to continue two winning streaks in his return to racing at Rosehill on Saturday. The glamour colt firmed from $2.20 to $1.80 on Friday for the Group Three Run To The Rose (1200m) as he strives to maintain an unbeaten… Read More »
African Pulse is an early withdrawal from Caulfield on Saturday after cutting his leg. The four-year-old was second favourite for the Listed Theshark.com.au Stakes (1100m) on the back of his impressive first-up win at Flemington. However, trainer Mike Moroney told racing channel TVN African Pulse suffered a mishap that would… Read More »
