They reached the pinnacle of two-year-old racing together when winning the Golden Slipper last autumn and for the first time since April, Blake Shinn takes the reins of Lady Of Camelot in The Sunlight – Queensland’s new slot race – at Gold Coast on Saturday. The Sunlight over 1100-metres and worth $3… Read More »
Holymanz has not won since last year’s Coastal Classic and the Ciaron Maher stable is confident the race can again bring out the best in the gelding. The son of Almanzor will defend his title against six rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 event over the Geelong 1700-metre circuit. Despite not having won in… Read More »
Kris Lees went a long time wondering where Loch Eagle’s next win was going to come, but the Newcastle trainer is optimistic he won’t have to wait as long for his next success. The six-year-old gelding is favourite for Saturday’s $500,000 The Wave (1800m) at the Gold Coast. The son of… Read More »
Having conquered the 2800-metre of the Bagot Handicap trip at Flemington, trainer Jason Warren wants to see if Grand Pierro ramp it up again over the two miles of the Adelaide Cup in March. After missing the win by a narrow margin last start in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m), this win… Read More »
Vein Girl, the Chris and Corey Munce stable’s impressive winner of the $250,000 Magic Millions The Debut at the first night meeting at the Gold Coast on December 20, is going to head straight to the $3 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic on January 11 without having another run before… Read More »
The famous navy-blue colours with a white armbands and cap will get another chance at Cup success tomorrow, when Serpentine lines up in the Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot. The colours have been the first past the finishing post in seven Melbourne Cups, most recently with Twilight Payment in 2020,… Read More »
Miraval Rose has been beaten when well-supported at her only two run this season, but Grahame Begg has given the mare’s loyal fans reason to stick with her this Wednesday at Flemington. The shrewd trainer is convinced they will see a fitter four-year-old in Wednesday’s Kensington Stakes (1400m). The daughter of Grunt… Read More »
Kris Lees knows Brudenell needs to lift to win Wednesday’s Canterbury Sprint, but he sees one significant that could spark the turnaround required. Drawing barrier two has the Newcastle trainer optimistic that the son of Russian Revolution could post his first win since the Bel Esprit Stakes in March this year. The… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse is chasing a long-elusive victory in the $1 million Perth Cup (2400m) with Serpentine, the 2020 English Derby winner. Despite a storied career, neither Waterhouse nor her legendary father, Tommy Smith, has claimed the prestigious Western Australian feature. Waterhouse is confident in Serpentine’s readiness, dismissing doubts about his… Read More »
In response to the hot weather forecast for New Year’s Day, the iconic Perth Cup will now run as a twilight fixture at Ascot Racecourse, with the race program reduced from nine to seven races. The first race is now scheduled for 3.37pm. Racing WA Chief Racing Officer David Hunter… Read More »
Unbeaten Justify filly Spicy Martini will get her chance against some of the best three-year-old sprinters in the country after being locked away for this weekend’s inaugural Magic Millions Sunlight. The Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean-trained speedster will run in the Gold Coast Turf Club slot in the $3 million event,… Read More »
Young Werther will tick off another racing jurisdiction when he contests Wednesday’s $1 million Perth Cup and trainer Danny O’Brien sees no reason why he won’t be a force in the 2400-metre Group 2 at Ascot. Western Australia will become the fourth state the seven-year-old has competed in, having placed in Group… Read More »
Ciaron Maher elected against starting Melbourne Cup placegetter Okita Soushi in Wednesday’s Bagot Handicap at Flemington, but he still has one of the leading contenders for the $175,000 Listed feature. Another of the star trainer’s 2024 Melbourne Cup team will be Maher’s sole representative, with Interpretation to run with Saffie Osborne aboard in the… Read More »
An eye issue threatened to derail Amazing Eagle’s Magic Millions quest, but Tuesday’s Listed Gosford Guineas gives him the chance to get his campaign back on track. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained colt is equal favourite with Midnight Dynamite for the $200,000 event over 1200 metres at Wyong. The… Read More »
Craig Williams would be unlikely to kick up too much of a sink if 2024 did not end. The star jockey has enjoyed one of the best months of his decorated career in December and capped it off with a winning treble at Saturday’s final Victorian metropolitan meeting of the season… Read More »
The Barry Lockwood-trained Give Me Space has stormed home down the outside to take out the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm. A winner of two of his five starts heading into Saturday’s 1300m event for three-year-olds, Give Me Space was sent out a $17 betting app chance and… Read More »
A decision to wait for races over 1200 metres with Field Of Play resulted in one of the more impressive performances by a juvenile in Melbourne this season at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The son of Deep Field and the I Am Invincible mare Californiasurprise demolished his rivals in the $150,000… Read More »
Riding a city winner has been Rose Hammond’s dream from the moment she decided she wanted to be a jockey, but never did she think her maiden metro success would be as special as it was. The Echuca apprentice teamed with her childhood idol, Michelle Payne, to bring up the… Read More »
A Magic Millions 2YO Classic tilt is on the cards for Gallo Nero after the colt put himself right in contention for the feature juvenile race at the Gold Coast with a victory at Randwick. Stepping out for his second career start after finishing fourth on debut at Rosehill at the… Read More »
Champion NZ jockey Opie Bosson has announced his retirement from race riding on social platform X (formerly twitter) on Friday. Bosson’s journey in racing began under the guidance of his godfather, Stephen Autridge, where he started as an apprentice. His race-day debut came at just 15 years old, riding Comette… Read More »
