Trainer John O’Shea couldn’t have wished for a better start to Super Saturday when Hoss Amor scored a commanding win in the Listed Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm. Hoss Amor ($4.60), ridden perfectly by veteran jockey Jim Cassidy, cruised to a 2-1/4-length win over Sunset Affair ($31) with a long… Read More »
Novice fencer Megapixel gave Warrnambool trainers Bill and Symon Wilde their biggest jumps success when he led all the way to land the Australian Steeplechase at Sandown. The consistent jumper dispelled any doubts about his staying ability when he powered away up the home straight to score by eight lengths… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Nechita lived up to her boom at Warwick Farm on Saturday when she produced an ultra-impressive debut performance. The Patinack Farm-owned youngster opened as much as $5 with TAB Sportsbet on Wednesday but started the $1.80 favourite and made a one-act affair of the Ambassador Travel Services Plate… Read More »
A daring front-running ride aboard Brambles from Melbourne jockey Brad Rawiller gave trainer Peter Moody successive wins in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben. Brambles ($4.80) led from barrier to score a runaway 3-3/4 length win over stablemate Vatuvei ($7) in Saturday’s 2000m feature. New Zealander Red Shift… Read More »
Scream Machine has earned himself a shot at the Queensland Derby with a strong staying display at Rosehill on Saturday. The Jason Coyle-trained three-year-old was backed from $13 to $8.50 and was ridden by two-kilo claiming apprentice Adam Hyeronimus. Scream Machine chased down Fortunefivehundred ($26) to win the Evans And… Read More »
Kris Lees stable favourite Motspur has defied his age to score back-to-back wins in the Listed Prydes EasiFeed Quality Handicap to round out this year’s two-day Scone Cup carnival. Motspur, who returned to Lees’ stable after a stint in Tasmania, scored the 12th win of his career and broke his… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody is used to seeing Black Caviar win but says the hairs on the back of his neck stood up as she streaked towards the winning post for her 21st consecutive victory. Her jockey Luke Nolen said the horse’s trainer needn’t have worried. “She never got out of… Read More »
Race 6 – 3:40PM R A Lee Stakes (1600 METRES) Of $150,000.1st $95,500, 2nd $25,650, 3rd $12,800, 4th $5,700, 5th $2,850, 6th $1,500, 7th $1,500, 8th $1,500, 9th $1,500, 10th $1,500 GROUP 3 Set Weights plus Penalties, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices cannot claim.Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 1:38.48 Last 602m: 0:35.51 INTERIM RESULTSOffical Comments: Group 3 … Read More »
Consistent mare Miss Bindi helped ease a frustrating day for the Colin and Cindy Alderson stable when she overcame a chequered run to win at Caulfield. Ridden by Mark Zahra, the five-year-old mare was second-up in Saturday’s Gail Jackson Handicap (1200m) but was in trouble for most of the race… Read More »
Gai’s Choice has marked her return to trainer David Pfieffer’s team with a fast-finishing first-up victory at Rosehill. Gai’s Choice did her early racing under the care of Pfieffer who prepared her to win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Classic in January 2011. Having been transferred to trainer… Read More »
Haussmann will have another run this preparation in either Melbourne or Queensland following his breakthrough win on his return at Caulfield. Paul Snowden, in charge of the Flemington arm of his father Peter’s operation, was happy to see the Commands colt return a winner in the Routley’s Hcp (1200m) for… Read More »
More Strawberries rebounded from a puzzling first-up failure to continue trainer Gai Waterhouse’s outstanding autumn carnival in Saturday’s Listed Darley Crown. More Strawberries’ success in the $150,000 feature over 1300m at Hawkesbury brought up Waterhouse’s sixth straight Saturday treble. “Certainly the intention is to be winning but it’s not the… Read More »
On the eve of beginning a careless riding suspension, Dean Yendall made sure he didn’t leave Flemington empty handed, riding the Peter Snowden-trained filly Dazzler to victory. Yendall was impressed with the beautifully bred two-year-old who is by More Than Ready and is the first foal of Elusive Quality mare… Read More »
Unbeaten wonder mare Black Caviar has done it again, winning her 20th straight race to set an Australasian record in the Group One Sportingbet Classic at Morphettville. The Peter Moody-trained, Luke Nolen-ridden Black Caviar treated her rivals with disdain in the 1200m $400,000 feature, delighting the unprecedented sell-out crowd of… Read More »
Atlantic Jewel was made to work harder than she ever has but showed her superstar qualities to become the first filly in 86 years to win the Group One All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The unbeaten filly was sent out at Black Caviar-like odds of $1.12 and was… Read More »
More Joyous erased doubts about her middle-distance credentials with an emphatic Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes win at Randwick. Taken to the front by jockey Nash Rawiller, More Joyous left a star-studded field in her wake to claim the 2000m weight-for-age contest. “She never felt she was going to get… Read More »
Niwot has produced a well-timed run to deny Efficient in a thrilling Sydney Cup at Randwick. Once given up as a racing prospect after a serious knee injury, Niwot sealed his comeback when he held off the 2007 Melbourne Cup winner in a desperate finish. Niwot settled on the rail… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse-trained Pierro has completed the Sydney autumn carnival’s triple crown for two-year-olds with a runaway Group One Champagne Stakes win at Randwick. Racing in the leading division throughout the 1600m race, Pierro burst clear to relegate Dear Demi and Tatra into the minor placings. The Lonhro colt became… Read More »
Outstanding mare More Joyous took her prizemoney to nearly $4 million when she collected her seventh Group One win in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse-trained five-year-old, perfectly ridden by Nash Rawiller, enjoyed the run of the race in the 1600m feature and held out the… Read More »
Popular Warwick Farm trainer Guy Walter landed his third Australian Oaks when Streama gave favourite backers a scare before claiming the Classic at Randwick on Saturday. Ridden a patient race by Hugh Bowman, Streama looked to have given away too big a start when the field turned for home but… Read More »
