Beaten odds-on favourite Mosheen will still press on to the Group One Australian Guineas despite disappointing connections with her narrow defeat by the improving Shopaholic in The Vanity at Flemington. The Danny O’Brien-trained Shopaholic ($14), ridden by Dwayne Dunn, made up a couple of lengths on the $1.45 favourite in… Read More »
Driefontein maintained an unbeaten course towards the Golden Slipper despite being given a major fright in the $100,000 Widden Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Now unbeaten in four starts, including a win on protest over stablemate No Looking Back in last month’s Magic Millions, Driefontein had to rally from… Read More »
Black Caviar’s half-brother All Too Hard has virtually been ruled out of next week’s Blue Diamond Stakes despite upholding a family tradition and winning his race debut at Flemington. Owned by Nathan Tinkler, the $1.025 million colt is assured of a start in the $1 million Diamond but co-trainer Wayne… Read More »
West Australian sprinter Like An Eagle landed the best win of his career so far when he powered home late to take out the Listed $100,000 Hareeba Stakes at Mornington. Prepared at Bunbury by Ross Price and his son Clint, Like An Eagle has won six of his 10 starts… Read More »
Norsqui trained by Walter McShane and ridden by Chris Symonds has taken out today’s 2012 Mornington Cup at Mornington racecourse ahead of imported galloper Drunken Sailor who carried 60kg and Sea Galleon in third. Tasmanian stayer Norsqui surprised even his trainer Walter McShane when he ran home strongly to claim… Read More »
Craig Newitt’s vigorous left-handed riding style has delivered Psychologist an overdue success in the Group Three Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Tony Vasil was running out of options to get the former top juvenile back to winning form but Newitt got the best out the four-year-old, bringing her home… Read More »
Eagle Falls will defend his Oakleigh Plate crown after posting his first win since last year’s feature in the Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer David Hayes expected an improved performance from the six-year-old after an extended spell and the gelding rose to the occasion in Saturday’s 1100-metre Group Three sprint… Read More »
Six months of planning had its reward with a decisive victory by the filly Soft Sand at Caulfield on on Saturday that has considerably enhanced her value. Trainer Colin Little said he had set Soft Sand for the Listed Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) last spring after she won a winter… Read More »
On the day the world’s best sprinter won yet again, Rain Affair proved he he was on the top rung of the next best with victory in the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. The four-year-old led all the way to beat a field of Group One p erformers and while he… Read More »
Black Caviar has continued her unbeaten streak to 18 after her emphatic win in today’s C.F. Orr Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. If you missed the race than dont worry as we have supplied readers with a full replay of the race. *Video has been uploaded by an outside source… Read More »
Black Caviar trained by Peter Moody as again showed her class to make it eighteen wins from eighteen starts at Caulfield today in the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes. Wonder mare Black Caviar has handled her first start beyond 1200 metres with ease, annihilating her rivals in the 1400-metre Group… Read More »
Imported stayer Manighar, formerly with the Luca Cumani stable, made an impressive debut for Peter Moody when he won the Group Three TS Carlyon Cup at Caulfield. The grey, one of four runners Moody had in the race, was sent out at $8 and travelled beautifully in fifth spot for… Read More »
Mick Price can almost taste Blue Diamond Stakes redemption with unbeaten filly Samaready who emerged the dominant favourite with an outstanding runaway Prelude win at Caulfield. TAB Sportsbet slashed her quote from $7 equal favourite with stablemate Malasun to $2.80 as she left the other fillies flailing in her wake… Read More »
A long-awaited win by Aerobatics has the filly on track to fulfil her potential this autumn. The three-year-old was rated among Darley Australia’s leading juveniles last season but she was highly strung and wayward and failed to reach the heights of her Group One winning stablemates Sepoy, Helmet and Benfica…. Read More »
David Hayes got another one into the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes when first starter General Rippa swept home to win the Group Three Prelude for colts and geldings at Caulfield. Hayes said the General Nediym gelding, a $65,000 yearling purchase bred by Gerry Harvey, had not raced earlier due… Read More »
In a sport notorious for irrelevant comparisons between champions of different eras, an exception has emerged that helps answer the one slight knock on the unbeaten sprinter Black Caviar. As undeniably magnificent as Black Caviar’s 17-win streak may be, the lack of opposition in many of her races has prompted… Read More »
Peter Snowden is on the lookout for one of his many juveniles to step up to the mark for the two-year-old features and at this stage Applegate looks the one most likely. Snowden and Darley Australia dominated the five Group Ones around the country last season with Sepoy, Helmet and… Read More »
Trainer Ron Leemon has stuck to his original plan to kick off Manawanui’s autumn campaign in Saturday week’s Royal Sovereign Stakes. Connections had toyed with running the three-year-old against the older horses in the Group Two Expressway Stakes this weekend but Manawanui was not among acceptances on Wednesday. Tommy Berry… Read More »
Star colt Helmet was the star of the show when he trialled brilliantly under lights at Cranbourne on Tuesday night, watched by a crowd befitting a race meeting. Ridden by race jockey Kerrin McEvoy and watched by trainer Peter Snowden on course, the Australian Guineas favourite jumped well and travelled… Read More »
Like everyone else, Southern Speed’s trainer Leon Macdonald is in awe of Black Caviar. Unlike everyone else he has a horse who could possibly test the champion over the 1400 metres of Saturday’s Group One C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield if there is a chink in her armour at… Read More »
