A rich restricted race in Sydney is the immediate target for last start Flemington winner Cavalry Girl. The Tom Dabernig-trained filly is headed to Randwick on Saturday week for the $2 million Inglis Millennium over 1100m. Dabernig said the filly remains in contention for the Blue Diamond Stakes, but with… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Wodeton won’t be seen in the Canonbury Stakes with trainer Chris Waller happy to adopt a more patient approach to his autumn carnival preparation. The Coolmore-owned colt scored a sensational debut win at Rosehill earlier this month to earn top billing for the two-year-old showstopper and next Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg revealed a sad postscript to the exciting return victory of Royal Insignia in a Stakes race at Sandown. The colt’s dam Yau Chin was humanely euthanised 24 hours before Royal Insignia took out the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Yan Chin also produced Written By,… Read More »
The Red, Purple Sash, White Sleeves, Purple Cap of the Freedman clan have been carried to success in many big races in Australia and overseas. They were the colours when Lee Freedman and his brothers Anthony, Richard and Michael were the FBI and a force to be reckoned with during… Read More »
Superbly bred mare Clear Thinking has taken her unbeaten run to four with a gallant victory at Randwick, earning herself a stakes race opportunity. A daughter of top European sire Dubawi out of Australian Group 1 winner Sweet Idea, Clear Thinking was purchased by Arrowfield Stud supremo John Messara during a… Read More »
After a stint on the sidelines with injury, jockey Michael Dee has made a return to the winner’s circle at Sandown. Dee partnered with the Enver Jusufovic-trained Philosopher to claim the Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. A fall at the Flemington jump-outs in November left Dee with separation to… Read More »
John Thompson brought debutante Open Secret to Randwick hoping to bank enough prizemoney for an Inglis Millennium start and instead came away with a bonus win, the filly claiming the scalp of $1.75 million colt Unites States in the process. Thompson typically likes to trial his two-year-olds twice, but with the $2… Read More »
My Gladiola did not let her trainer or the large contingent of owners down with a stunning debut win at Sandown. The victory in the filly’s division of the Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) on Saturday, saw the John Mcardle-trained two-year-old leap to the top of betting for the Group 1… Read More »
An example of ‘owning’ a sprint race was just what Blake Shinn and Schwarz displayed in winning the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley in a prelude to a long weekend of racing. The John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained sprinter followed-up two sharp trials in Sydney with a dominant… Read More »
Racing Queensland is on the search for a new chief executive following the resignation of Jason Scott. The man who has led the organisation for the past two years revealed on Friday morning that he resigned earlier this week. Scott said he was not moving to a new role but… Read More »
Zac Purton became the winning-most rider ever in Hong Kong when he steered both Spirit Of Peace and View Of The World to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Purton arrived at the city venue needing two winners to surpass Douglas Whyte’s figure of 1,813, and it didn’t take the… Read More »
Mr Brightside has had his first public hit out for 2025, and Lindsay Park have planned the first three runs of their star galloper’s Autumn campaign before a final decision on international travel is made. The seven-year-old gelding is showing no signs of slowing down and is set to resume in… Read More »
Chris Waller has called on Damian Lane to warm the saddle for James Mcdonald at a postponed barrier trial session, which Sydney’s champion hoop will now miss due to overseas riding commitments. McDonald was to have partnered the likes of Via Sistina, Switzerland and Fangirl at Warwick Farm last week, but the trials were washed… Read More »
Making his first appearance at a Sydney Saturday meeting since Everest day in October, James Mcdonald wasted no time announcing he was back in town with a spectacular four-winner haul at Rosehill. The champion jockey spent the latter part of the spring carnival in Melbourne then jetted to Hong Kong for… Read More »
Grahame Begg continued his run of strong Summer form as three-year-old filly Reluctantlycharmed beat a handy benchmark 74 field over 1100m at Flemington. Jumping a $7.50 betting site chance, the Makybe Racing owned filly sliced through the field under Craig Williams to notch up her third win from five starts this campaign,… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Polyglot has taken the first step towards vindicating Godolphin’s difficult decision to geld him with a solid winning return at Rosehill, setting himself up for a potential black-type raid. A son of champion Lonhro and grandson of 2007 Golden Slipper winner Forensics, Polyglot was having his first start… Read More »
Coolmore-owned colt Wodeton has rocketed into Golden Slipper favouritism following a scintillating debut win at Rosehill that has prompted James Mcdonald to compare him favourably to Switzerland at the same stage. Bookmakers reacted quickly to the youngster’s trouncing victory in Saturday’s Chandon Handicap (1100m), winding Wodeton in from $13 to a clear-cut $5… Read More »
Tom Daberning continued his impressive run of Summer form with two-year-old filly Cavalry Girl, who won the VRC Punters Club Sprint (1000m) as a $3.80 favourite under Linda Meech. Brave on debut when second in the Geelong Diamond to Cherish Me, Cavalry Girl’s race experience came to the fore in… Read More »
Money well spent two years ago has delivered Victorian-based Rosemont Stud and partners with a rich windfall when Bosustow claimed the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at Gold Coast. Co-trainer Annabel Neasham was uncertain whether a gear change would make the required difference but the application of blinkers for the $3 million… Read More »
The rest of us could imagine riding in around 25 races between Gold Coast, Melbourne then Hong Kong all in 48 hours to be a lot on our plates but when you’re as driven and at the top of your game like Craig Williams, it all comes as natural in… Read More »
