View the nominations for the 2016 Royal Sovereign Stakes. The Royal Sovereign Stakes will be run on Friday 8th April at Randwick racecourse. [betrace] Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight 1 PRESS STATEMENT C 3 Chris Waller 1 56.5kg 2 ENGLISH F 3 Gai Waterhouse 2 54.5kg 3 EXOSPHERE… Read More »
A throw at the stumps by Taxmeifyoucan in Melbourne went wide of the mark and the four-year-old has returned home to familiar surroundings in Sydney with a view to running on Saturday. Taxmeifyoucan finished last of the 12 runners in the Group Three Moonga Sprint (1400m) won by Boban on… Read More »
Taxmeifyoucan has paid a heavier price than trainer Greg Hickman expected for his Scone Guineas win. Much to Hickman’s disappointment, Taxmeifyoucan has to return to racing at Rosehill on Saturday against Sydney’s best sprinter Rain Affair in the Group Two Sebring Sprint. Taxmeifyoucan banked more than $300,000 for his Guineas… Read More »
A disappointed Gary Portelli has been forced to delay the return of I’m All The Talk but remains confident the colt can shine this spring. A winning barrier trial last week should have sealed a trip to Melbourne for Saturday’s Vain Stakes at Caulfield but the trainer was unhappy with… Read More »
The plan for Rebel Dane’s spring campaign is to have no plan at all. Trainer Gary Portelli says he has learned from Rebel Dane’s autumn not to push him towards set targets but rather let his condition decide the program. Melbourne-based jockey Glen Boss made a cameo appearance at Warwick… Read More »
An unshakable belief in his horse promises to help counteract any anxiety jockey Jason Collett may have over his high-profile role in the $500,000 Randwick Guineas on Saturday. Collett is the only Guineas jockey who hasn’t ridden a Group One winner but in the favourite Rebel Dane, the 21-year-old has… Read More »
The absence of star colts Pierro and All Too Hard from the Randwick Guineas has thrown Saturday’s Group One race open with Chris Waller to field two leading chances. Pierro, winner of the Hobartville Stakes, will take on older horses in the Canterbury Stakes a week later while All Too… Read More »
Experience on wet tracks in New Zealand should stand Sacred Falls in good stead when he tackles the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. The Group Two race will be the colt’s second Australian outing in what is the strongest field he has taken on. The Group One winner suffered his first… Read More »
Punters with online bookmaker sportsbet think if anyone is going to beat Pierro in Saturday’s Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill it will be less fancied stablemate Proisir. $250 HOBARTVILLE STAKES FREE BET Pierro has eased from $1.80 to $1.85 but remains a well backed favourite, however the other Gai Waterhouse trained… Read More »
Jim Cassidy will ride New Zealand Group One winner Sacred Falls in Saturday’s Hobartville Stakes replacing the suspended Leith Innes. Sacred Falls suffered the first defeat of his seven-start career when he finished fifth as favourite in the Royal Sovereign Stakes last Saturday week. The NZ 2000 Guineas winner was… Read More »
The return of Pierro at Rosehill on Saturday hasn’t scared too many off with 16 three-year-olds entered to take him on in the Hobartville Stakes. Trainer Gary Portelli will use the race as a yardstick to determine where unbeaten colt Rebel Dane sits in the pecking order ahead of the… Read More »
Trainer Gary Portelli might have a three-year-old in contention for autumn riches but he is taking a more cautious approach with one of his two-year-olds. Portelli’s carnival stocks skyrocketed when Rebel Dane defied a slow tempo to win the Royal Sovereign Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Rebel Dane’s last-stride win… Read More »
Race 5 – 3:30PM ROYAL SOVEREIGN STAKES (1200 METRES) Of $175,000.1st $105,000, 2nd $35,000, 3rd $17,500, 4th $8,750, 5th $3,500, 6th $1,750, 7th $1,750, 8th $1,750, Starter Subsidy $200 GROUP 2 Set Weights, Three-Years-Old, Colts and Geldings, Apprentices cannot claim.Track Condition: Dead Time: 1:10.75 Last 600m: 0:34.14 INTERIM RESULTS Special Offer: $500 FREE BET – Luxbet… Read More »
Trainer Gary Portelli’s already high opinion of the unbeaten Rebel Dane has been revised upwards following the colt’s come-from-behind win in the Royal Sovereign Stakes at Rosehill. After a slow start to the Group Two race, Rebel Dane ($3.10) came out last of the nine runners and that’s where he… Read More »
Some very good horses have won the Royal Sovereign Stakes in the past and this years event is no exception with two unbeaten gallopers looking to fight out the finish. In past years we have seen some horses like Exceed And Excel, Shoot Out and Dance Hero win the event. Royal Sovereign… Read More »
Urquidez has slipped under the radar in the Royal Sovereign Stakes and that’s just fine with trainer Jarrod Austin. Most of the talk and the betting around Saturday’s Group Two race at Rosehill has been dominated by two unbeaten colts – Rebel Dane and New Zealand Group One winner Sacred… Read More »
One of the most intriguing races on Saturday is the Royal Sovereign Stakes where we see two unbeaten gallopers fight out favouritism with Rebel Dane currently holding the favourite title. Four online bookmakers have Rebel Dane at his best odds of $2.60 whilst Sportingbet and Centrebet have Sacred Falls at $3.80 which look like… Read More »
Rosehill will host an eight race meeting on Saturday with the feature race being the Light Fingers Stakes although there are some other quality races on the day including the Canonbury Stakes and Widden Stakes with runners hoping to boost their Golden Slipper claims. We also get to see a… Read More »
The chance to win a feature race before the best three-year-olds return for the autumn is the impetus behind Ashokan’s appearance in Saturday’s Royal Sovereign Stakes. A Group Three winner as a juvenile, Ashokan chased home the likes of Pierro, All Too Hard and Epaulette last spring. His best result… Read More »
A hot and bothered Loutrel failed to live up to expectations on debut but hopes are high he can turn things around on Saturday. The two-year-old was distressed after he finished last of eight at Warwick Farm on a steamy Australia Day and his trainer Gary Portelli was concerned his… Read More »
