Bendigo is regarded as the ‘Nursery of Champions’ and Mark Walker is hopeful I Am Aria can add her name to a list of ‘Black Type’ winners that secured their maiden wins at the track. Horses the calibre of Hyperno, Better Loosen Up, Shocking, Campaign King, Star Of The Realm, Miami Bound and Hollow Bullet all had early wins at course about… Read More »
He’s a full brother to an Australian Derby winner, but debutant Savagram has shown a stylish turn of foot to win over a sprint trip at Canterbury, booking his place on Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s spring carnival team. By renowned sire of stayers Savabeel, Savagram is the younger sibling… Read More »
Winter form doesn’t always translate to carnival success, but Michael Freedman is keen to test the waters with impressive debutant Castillo King in the Rosebud. The Farnan colt will tackle Saturday’s Listed sprint at Rosehill after making a statement at his only start with a 3-1/4 length win over Silver… Read More »
Evergreen galloper Mr Brightside will continue his preparation towards his racetrack return with a jump-out at Flemington. The nine-year-old, prepared by Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes is scheduled to compete in a 1000m jump-out on Friday morning. Mr Brightside is preparing for his return run in… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has a couple of options for Just Folk at Caulfield as he prepares the galloper for an early spring goal. Just Folk features among entries for the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m), run at weight-for-age on Saturday along with the benchmark 100 handicap (1600m) in which he has… Read More »
Queen Regent scored one of the biggest Black Type upsets of last season and the team involved in her won’t have to wait too long for another crack at taking big odds in a feature race. The Blake Ryan-trained filly is slated to resume in this Saturday’s $200,000 Listed The Rosebud… Read More »
Another Wil has made his way to Victoria and is expected to kick off his latest campaign in the PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. The seven-year-old arrived from Sydney last Saturday morning at trainer Ciaron Maher’s Ballarat stable where some work on Tuesday will determine whether Another Wil takes his place on Saturday. Joining Another Wil… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams has scored a sixth win in the prestigious Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence in Victoria. Williams’ victory comes 20 years after he won the award for the first time in 2006, going on to emulate the feat in 2007, 2008 and 2009. His most recent… Read More »
Two years ago, US businessman John Stewart lost a high-profile bidding war to buy a daughter of Winx, but he was successful in purchasing another blueblood from that year’s Inglis Easter Sale. After finishing as underbidder on the $10 million Winx filly to the champion’s owner, Debbie Kepitis, Stewart secured… Read More »
Prima Bella appreciated the fast tempo and finished powerfully to win the Ranvet Handicap (1000m). One of the most improved horses in training, Prima Bella has struck a rich vein of form and scored her third win from five starts this winter preparation. “Prima Bella’s airborne,” Smith enthused. “When you… Read More »
Jockey Jye McNeil says Stakes is his own worst enemy despite his victory in the The Valley @ Caulfield Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield Heath. Stakes, successful on debut at Bendigo last month, took out The Valley @ Caulfield Handicap (1200m) on Saturday, his second success from three starts. Sporting blinkers… Read More »
Ready To Rush, the race mare who has had such a lengthy list of injury issues some joke she has kept a veterinary practice viable, scored an impressive win in the TAB Highway (1000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Trainer Matthew Dale has kept Ready To Rush in his system… Read More »
John Thompson has extended his strong start to the season with Melanite’s Midway Handicap victory at Randwick giving him his third metropolitan win this week. After producing a double at Canterbury on Wednesday, Thompson parlayed it into a Saturday success at headquarters with Melanite ($6.50) scooting along the rails to… Read More »
Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray have spring aspirations for their mare Mating Call who kicks off her campaign at Morphettville. And Clarken is looking forward to again seeing Mating Call step out over six furlongs when the mare runs in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. The only time Mating Call has raced over 1200m… Read More »
After missing her autumn three-year-old season, Magenta Skies will be out to make up for lost time as she prepares for her first race day appearance in ten months. The daughter of Frankel showed enough promise in her first two starts to earn a shot at last year’s Group 1… Read More »
Tom Dabernig and the connections of Cavalry Girl will try to continue the successful campaign of Cavalry Girl when she heads to Caulfield Heath. Cavalry Girl captured an important victory in Adelaide last start and is down to run in the Sweeney Estate Agents Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. The now four-year-old took… Read More »
Having got the season off to a flying start with a winning treble at Rosehill, Tim Clark is turning his attention to claiming the first Sydney stakes race of the new term aboard Gangsta Granny. Clark will reunite with the Hawkes Racing mare in Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m),… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren has a dream That dream is to get Grand Pierro into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 3. The clock has already started ticking with Grand Pierro resuming in last month’s Mildura Cup, in which he finished fourth, and progresses to the Travis Harrison Cup (1800m) at… Read More »
Connections of in-form stayer Tazima are hoping their patience is rewarded when the horse chases a fourth straight win at Randwick. The gelding has been kept on ice since making it a hat-trick of victories on July 11, trainer Chris Waller saying they’ve deliberately waited for Saturday’s Premier’s Cup Prelude… Read More »
Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Idle Flyer will be among a number of stars stepping out at another key barrier trial session at Rosehill as the Matt Smith-trained mare ramps up preparations for her return. Idle Flyer will tackle Friday’s opening 1000m Group heat, which includes ATC Australian Derby… Read More »
