A tough win in a benchmark race at Warrnambool may just set Marble Nine up for success in the feature sprint race at the Warrnambool Carnival. The Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Marble Nine heads to the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday. Marble Nine is no stranger to… Read More »
Female jockeys are dominating the metropolitan jockeys’ premiership in Brisbane so far this season and Tony Gollan’s praise of Emily Lang can be further bolstered if she is able to steer Boomtown Boss to victory in the Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Lang has 52 winners in town to her… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes did not get the result they were hoping for with their first foray into Hong Kong with Mr Brightside and will now switch their attention to the jumps carnival at Warrnambool. Mr Brightside finished last in the Champions Mile (1600m)… Read More »
Victoria Derby hero Goldrush Guru will be given another chance at a Classic after showing trainer Andrew Gluyas enough on Saturday to warrant backing up in this week’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m). Goldrush Guru finished fifth, beaten 2-½ lengths as a $4.80 third elect in Saturday’s Group 3 Chairman’s… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is keeping their options open with reigning Horse of the Year Pride Of Jenni who is being prepared for a Group 1 assignment in Brisbane. Pride Of Jenni was noted among early nominations for the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday, a Quality Handicap that carries… Read More »
Trainer Glen Thompson has endured a tumultuous season which has been softened with Benagil providing the Flemington-based horseman with his first Group 1 success. Under a calculated ride from proven Group 1 jockey Mark Zahra, Benagil took out the Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Thompson had at the start of… Read More »
Patience and perseverance are paying dividends for connections of filly Sunrise after she backed up a track record-breaking win at Kembla Grange with another sustained display of speed at Randwick. Trained by Mitchell Beer, Sunrise scorched the turf first-up to break the 1000m course record at her home track, earning herself… Read More »
Nick Ryan had no qualms about running two-year-old Highvol in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on debut and his confidence was justified as the son of Microphone scored a tough win, the first horse to do so on debut. Ridden on speed by Jamie Melham, Highvol ($9) held off $4.60… Read More »
It is 24 years since Gai Waterhouse tasted success in the Australasian Oaks when Tempest Morn took out the 2000m Classic. Now in a training partnership with Adrian Bott, the pair will have dual representation in Saturday’s Group 1 contest for three-year-old fillies. Too Darn Lizzie and Phenom will line up in the… Read More »
In racing circles, Glen Thompson has been a journeyman. He has worked as an assistant trainer with Michael Freedman in Singapore, his brother John Thompson and had a go at training in his own right based in Queensland last decade. More recently he was the assistant trainer for Mike Moroney before… Read More »
It has been a long time between drinks for the connections of Charm Stone, but the mare is primed for a return to winning form in a Group 1 contest at Morphettville. Charm Stone returns from a break in the Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, having not raced since… Read More »
It isn’t the path Tulloch Lodge planned to take to the VRC St Leger with Format, but Adrian Bott sees positives in the one he and training partner Gai Waterhouse have been forced to plot. The three-year-old colt heads into Friday’s $200,000 Listed event at Flemington almost four weeks between runs, having… Read More »
Matthew Smith has been pleased the preparation of emerging sprinter Headwall, who lines up as a key chance in the $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Placed in both the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap and Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes this time in, Smith needed to see the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is returning to Adelaide with Estriella in search of a maiden Group 1 win with the mare. Estriella and stablemate A Little Deep will leave for Adelaide on Wednesday night to compete in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. A year ago, Estriella was… Read More »
Broadsiding will not race on as a four-year-old, with Darley announcing on Tuesday morning that the son of Too Darn Hot would be joining its stallion roster for 2025. The James Cummings-trained colt bows out a winner of seven of his 15 starts, the last of which was a 10th placing in last… Read More »
One of racing’s phenomena can add another chapter on Saturday as Overpass sets sights on a third win in as many editions of Western Australia’s richest race, The Quokka. Four starts at Ascot have delivered two wins in the $5 million slot race feature over 1200-metres and a pair of victories… Read More »
Another trip to Brisbane is on the cards for six-year-old Mazu after he took out the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick for the second-straight year. With star Melbourne-based jockey Jamie Melham reuniting with the gelding in Saturday’s 1200m race, Mazu ($4.40) was able to settle just behind the lead… Read More »
Bankers Choice has secured a berth in the Caulfield Cup with a fighting win at Mornington. A ballot exemption was up for grabs in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October for the winner of Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup over the same journey. Bankers Choice provided his trainer Glen Thompson with… Read More »
Nepotism, a two-year-old colt with family links to the late champion Black Caviar, has stamped himself as a rising star in his own right with a last-to-first Group 1 win in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Backing up an impressive win in the recent Group 3 Baillieu (1400m), the Michael,… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is likely to chase a second win in the Australasian Oaks after Movin Out registered her maiden Australian win at Mornington. Movin Out was explosive as she rounded up the opposition to take out the Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Sent out the $4.40 favourite under Ben Melham,… Read More »
