Damien Oliver has celebrated an historic win on Nimalee in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, the victory taking him to 127 Group 1 victories to overtake legendary jockey George Moore. The decorated rider didn’t register the feat when he steered the Matthew Smith-trained mare to her 2-1/4 length victory… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. FUTURES  TAB EVEREST Mazu $18-$11 (after winning Arrowfield Sprint @ Randwick)  QUEEN ELIZABETH 2023 (opening market) Zaaki… Read More »
The Victorians have continued their raid on Sydney’s autumn carnival coffers with the Danny O’Brien-trained El Patroness triumphing in the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick. The southern raiders have been dynamic during this year’s Championships with Hitotsu claiming the Derby last week and Mr Brightside the Doncaster Mile. El Patroness, a $26… Read More »
Cannonball has fulfilled an early important target by taking out a stakes race at Caulfield. The two-year-old son of Capitalist got some important black type for a potential future as a stallion when taking out the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. Despite being a little wayward under Brett… Read More »
The parallels between dual Everest winner Redzel and rising star Mazu are not lost on trainers Peter and Paul Snowden and the three-year-old could yet end up in the $15 million sprint this year. Mazu announced his coming of age with an outstanding victory in Saturday’s Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Randwick, leaving… Read More »
The decision to sacrifice a Golden Slipper start in favour of a Group Two fillies’ feature has paid dividends for Team Snowden with Paris Dior taking out the $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. With a win and two placings from her first three starts, including a second… Read More »
A shot at the Group 1 Champagne Stakes awaits Williamsburg, provided he pulls up well from his gritty win in the Listed Fernhill Mile at Randwick. Lumping top weight of 59kg, Williamsburg ($3.50) conceded at least 3-1/2 kilos to his five rivals but proved too classy in Saturday’s 1600m contest,… Read More »
Dual BMW Hong Kong Derby-winning jockey Hugh Bowman has an outstanding book of rides for Saturday’s (9 April) Queen Elizabeth Stakes meeting, which may see him edge ever closer to the milestone of 100 Group 1 winners on home soil. Bowman, 41, has rides in each of the four Group… Read More »
Kris Lees and new stable acquisition Le Villi have had about as much time to get to know each other as a couple on a speed dating experience. But Lees is happy to progress to the next round and take her to Saturday’s ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. The former New… Read More »
Trainer Brad Widdup is relying to a tried and tested formula to help luckless mare Icebath snare an elusive Group 1 win on the second day of The Championships at Randwick. Two of the five-year-old’s best runs have been on a seven-day back-up – her narrow second to Colette on… Read More »
He isn’t much to look at and for a while, Sydney Cup contender Daqiansweet Junior wasn’t much chop on the racetrack. But a change of scenery has turned the horse’s fortunes around and the former New Zealander can cap a remarkable progression through the grades when he bids to add… Read More »
A wet track query isn’t enough to dampen Annabel Neasham’s enthusiasm over Zaaki’s impending Queen Elizabeth Stakes showdown with the best weight-for-age gallopers in the land. The All-Star Mile winner is proven on soft ground but has never raced on a heavy track, conditions he is set to strike for… Read More »
A smart ride by Michael Dee has seen Cherry Tortoni break back into the winner’s circle at Bendigo. Success in the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) on Saturday was Cherry Tortoni’s first since taking out the Listed Adelaide Guineas (1600m) at Morphettville last May. The Patrick Payne-trained gelding invariably gets back… Read More »
Nature Strip has joined star sprinter Chautauqua as a three-time winner of the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes and in doing so has all but booked his passage to take on the world at Royal Ascot. The big-striding chestnut started a $2.30 favourite and was at his lethal best,… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has produced a training masterclass to claim the ATC Australian Derby with Hitotsu and in doing so capture a slice of history. No horse since Mahogany in 1993-94 had won the Victoria Derby – ATC Australian Derby double and Hitotsu managed the feat off the back of a single lead-up… Read More »
Fireburn has announced herself as Australia’s champion juvenile, becoming the first filly since Merlene 26 years ago to claim the Golden Slipper – ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes double. It was another breathtaking performance from the $2.50 favourite, who unleashed a devastating finishing sprint to overhaul She’s Extreme ($4.60) by 1-1/2 lengths… Read More »
Sirileo Miss continues to be a thorn in the side of the connections of Foxy Frida after the pair shared the spoils at Bendigo. Foxy Frida and Sirileo Miss had met on four occasions leading into the Bendigo Gold Bracelet (1400m) on Saturday with the latter holding a three-one advantage. Sirileo Miss defeated Foxy Frida… Read More »
The country town of Tullibigeal near Wagga Wagga will be the toast of the NSW Southern Districts after the Gary Colvin-trained Another One saluted in the $500,000 Country Championships Final at Randwick. The horse’s owners all have links to the tiny town, although the majority of them were at Randwick on… Read More »
Having just collected one rich two-year-old prize, trainer Henry Dwyer has his eyes on an even richer Victorian race. Hollerlujah took out the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) on debut at Bendigo on Saturday as a precursor to The Showdown and it’s $1 million prize purse at Caulfield on April 23. Ridden… Read More »
Godolphin filly Honeycreeper couldn’t come away with a win in the Tasmanian Oaks, but she has put herself in a position to land an even bigger classic victory. Wearing blinkers for the first time, the three-year-old has demolished her rivals to claim Saturday’s Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick… Read More »
