Ciaron Maher has hinted that it’s “possible” Pride Of Jenni could come out of retirement. Speculation has been circulating in racing circles for weeks, with the mare’s status on Racing Australia listed as “spelling” rather than “retired,” leaving the door open for a potential return. Owner Tony Ottobre has remained… Read More »
Jamie Melham’s quest for a second-straight Blue Diamond Stakes success ramps up this weekend at Caulfield. The recently-married jockey, who won last year’s $2 million Group 1 on the late Hayasugi as Jamie Kah, will team up with untapped Godolphin colt Aleppo Pine in the colts and geldings Prelude and Gin Spirit… Read More »
Top jockey Tim Clark says Mayfair only needs to reproduce his spring form to put himself in pole position for a first-up win in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick. The colt is a $4.40 third pick in early markets for Saturday’s Group 3 contest, behind $2.70 favourite Gatsby’s and the newly… Read More »
The Darby Racing team is spending the back end of this week scouring Inglis’s Riverside Sales Complex in search of more Classic Yearling Sale stars and if its 2025 team turns out as good as last year’s cohort it will have done well. The Scott Darby-led operation is inspecting the… Read More »
Trainer Clinton Mcdonald is hoping to strike while the tracks are dry and intends to keep Angel Capital to a three-run autumn campaign. That campaign kicks off in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. McDonald said depending on the colt’s performance on Saturday, the Group 1 Futurity Stakes… Read More »
John O’Shea isn’t anticipating Linebacker being ring rusty when he resumes for the first time as a gelding in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick. The Group 1 placegetter was only seen twice in the spring, most recently when sixth in the Golden Rose after a coltish pre-race display that resulted in… Read More »
Knight’s Choice is poised to become the first Melbourne Cup winner to run in an All-Star Mile after impressing in a trial at the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday morning. The five-year-old made his first public appearance since winning last November’s Melbourne Cup in the 1000-metre hitout and accelerated impressively along the… Read More »
The only thing missing from the CV of Schwarz is a Group 1 victory which his trainers John OâShea and Tom Charlton hope to rectify as early as Saturday. Schwarz has yet to try his hand at Group 1 company but will get that opportunity in the C F Orr Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic was happy with what he saw from Pinstriped in a Cranbourne barrier trial in preparation for a Group 1 return at Caulfield. Pinstriped is scheduled to contest the C F Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The gelding is one of 13 horses entered for the race that includes Angel… Read More »
The racing community is mourning the loss of Bittercreek, a talented three-year-old colt who tragically passed away following a paddock accident. Malua Racing confirmed the news via Instagram on Sunday morning, revealing that Bittercreek sustained a broken shoulder and could not be saved. Bittercreek, a son of Snitzel, had shown… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic will give his Group 1 winner Pinstriped a trial at Cranbourne in preparation for his racing return at Caulfield. Pinstriped is earmarked to resume in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday and is down to trial over 800m at Cranbourne on Monday. The trial is one… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge will consider setting The Playwright on the same path Lady Of Camelot blazed 12 months ago after the filly emulated her Golden Slipper-winning stablemate by claiming the Widden Stakes. Lady Of Camelot took out the fillies’ feature last year before going on to beat all but Haysugi in the Group… Read More »
Hard work riding in jump-outs at various centres where the majority of jockeys would not ride over the past couple of months has paid a dividend for Daniel Moor. While not initially booked for the ride on Inkaruna in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday, Moor was… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is lukewarm on pursuing a Golden Slipper start with Blitzburg despite the colt outsprinting his rivals to post an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. The most experienced youngster in Saturday’s field of seven, Blitzburg ($4.80) gave a strong kick at the top of the straight… Read More »
New York Lustre will always hold special thoughts for Jamie Melham after scoring a nail-biting win at Sandown. The Enver Jusufovic-trained New York Lustre provided Melham with her first winner since marrying fellow jockey Ben Melham last month when taking out the John Moule Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. “It’s so weird to hear… Read More »
Herarcomesthestar will be racing for more than prize money when she lines up in a Stakes race at Sandown. While any prize money for finishing in the top three in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday would be nice for connections, ‘Black Type’ is more important. Trainer John… Read More »
Luke Price is the first to concede Our Gold Hope will need tempo and luck to feature first-up in a black-type sprint, but he is equally adamant she is going well enough to belie her outsider status. At $61, the mare is set to start the second longest-priced runner in Saturday’s… Read More »
Godolphinâs juvenile colt Aleppo Pine has firmed as a leading Blue Diamond Stakes contender after an impressive jumpout win at Caulfield on Thursday morning. The son of Blue Point showcased his speed and ability, leading the trial at a fast pace under jockey Ben Melham. Godolphin Melbourne Stable Head Nacim… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williamson has seen a bit of the old spark back in Wrote To Arataki that he hopes will lead to another Stakes win at Sandown. Wrote To Arataki resumes in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, a race the mare also won in 2023. That year… Read More »
Ceolwulf has tuned up for his Apollo Stakes return with a superb barrier trial win at Warwick Farm, setting the scene for an exciting autumn carnival ahead. The dual Group 1 victor led throughout in Thursday’s 1000m heat and wasn’t tested to comfortably defeat Via Sistina, who he is likely to… Read More »
