2020 Golden Slipper winner Farnan has sired the quinella in the feature race on Canberra’s calendar with King Of Pop and Farcited one-two home in the Black Opal Stakes. King Of Pop’s win continued the win continued the domination of colts and geldings in the Group 3 1200-metre event becoming the… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Devil Night remains a live chance to take his place in the Golden Slipper with co-trainer Michael Hawkes confirming he has returned to their Rosehill stable. The colt was the talk of Randwick on Saturday after two horses who finished behind him in Victoria’s premier two-year-old race, runner-up… Read More »
Master trainer Chris Waller has landed a second win in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington after a change of plans with two of his sprinters. Waller switched Joliestar from Sydney to his Melbourne base 10 days before the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday while he sent Switzerland back to… Read More »
Royal Patronage has shown he will be a force to be reckoned with during the autumn following a tenacious first-up win in the Group One Canterbury Stakes at Randwick. In his second campaign with Tulloch Lodge, the well-travelled entire camped at the flanks of leader Here To Shock ($8.50) and as the… Read More »
Linebacker has delivered on his potential in the Randwick Guineas, upstaging star colt Broadsiding to give his co-trainer Tom Charlton his first Group 1 victory. The James Cummings-trained Broadsiding was the $1.60 favourite to land his fourth Group 1 win in Saturday’s 1600m feature for three-year-olds but jockey Zac Lloyd was able to… Read More »
Godolphin galloper Tom Kitten has finally delivered on the big stage taking out the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington. Tom Kitten showed his potential as two-year-old winning the Listed Fernhill Stakes (1600m) two autumn’s ago, while the following spring, as a three-year-old, he came out to win the Group… Read More »
Victorian Tentyris has upstaged some of Sydney’s highest-profile colts in the Todman Stakes as the Blue Diamond form continues to stack up leading into the $5 million Golden Slipper. Just 35 minutes after Tempted took out the Reisling Stakes (1200m) following her seventh in the Blue Diamond, Tentyris, who was runner-up in… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie will look north to Sydney for the remainder of the autumn after Vinrock registered an impressive win at Flemington. Jumping straight from a maiden win over 1200m at Pakenham on February 20, Vinrock led throughout to claim the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday…. Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has given Tempted a glowing Golden Slipper endorsement after partnering the James Cummings-trained filly to a strong win in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes at Randwick. A daughter of Street Boss out of the mare Calliope, Tempted had been narrowly beaten in the Widden Stakes at… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is relying on the same formula that landed Maharba a straight track victory at Flemington during Melbourne Cup. That success came in the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes (1200m), but on Saturday Maharba is chasing one of Australia’s big sprint handicaps, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap over the same… Read More »
With a Group 1 win safely tucked away, the Ciaron Maher stable is looking for Another Wil to land his second at the highest level at Flemington. Another Wil faces six opponents in the All-Star Mile (1600m) on Saturday having disposed of nine rivals in beating Mr Brightside in the Group… Read More »
Victoria Derby placegetter China Sea will take the next step towards his major autumn carnival targets in Sydney when he runs second-up in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. Saturday’s feature for three-year-olds over 1600m at Randwick is scheduled to be China Sea’s second start of his campaign after finishing second-last of… Read More »
When Phillip Stokes was planning his assault on the Newmarket Handicap with Stretan Angel, he went and booked Adelaide jockey Lachlan Neindorf for the ride. Stokes and Neindorf combined to win Group 1 Sangster Stakes in Adelaide last year and the jockey does a major share of Stokes’ riding in Adelaide. With… Read More »
Given what happened a fortnight ago, Adrian Bott is not taking anything for granted with North England, but the trainer is confident the classy colt will be seen at Randwick on Saturday. Bott and co-trainer Gai Waterhouse are looking to get North England’s Golden Slipper hopes back on track in the $300,000… Read More »
Feroce will not back-up in this Saturday’s $2.5 million Group 1 All-Star Mile at Flemington, but trainer Dom Sutton is certainly not running from a challenge with his stable star. The Australian Guineas winner is being directed towards the Victoria Racing Club’s flagship autumn event, the $2.5 million Group 1 Australian… Read More »
Chris Waller is looking to pick up another Group 1 win with Atishu at Flemington. The mare has joined the trainer’s Flemington team ahead of the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) on Saturday which will be followed by the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) three weeks later. Atishu is a dual Group… Read More »
Lindsay Park has opted against utilising the All-Star Mile wildcard that Marble Arch secured at Flemington on Saturday, instead setting their sights on Sydney with the in-form mare. The daughter of Per Incanto scored a maiden Group 2 win in the Blamey Stakes (1600m), a race that guaranteed her a place… Read More »
Inglis’s Oaklands Junction sale ring welcomed two millionaire colts in the space of 10 minutes on Sunday when the headline patch of Day 1 of this year’s Premier Yearling Sale lived up to expectations. Bloodstock agent Andy Williams struck first when he went to $1 million for a colt by… Read More »
Chris Waller showing emotion is well established but what was new was a new record set with eleven victories in the Verry Elleegant Stakes as Via Sistina returned to the winners’ stall at Randwick. For a man who has won 173 group one races, these wins are yet to become the norm… Read More »
Lindsay Park could have a third starter in the Group 1 All-Star Mile after the victory of Marble Arch at Flemington. Trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes already have Mr Brightside and Rise At Dawn booked for the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington next Saturday and all Marble Arch requires is a… Read More »
