Redzel issued an emphatic warning to his rivals for the $10 million Everest, before adopting a low profile ahead of the Sydney spring carnival’s new focal point. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained gelding continued his perfect lead-up to the inaugural 1200m Everest sprint at Randwick on October 14 by powering… Read More »
View the results for the 2017 The Shorts. The The Shorts was raced on 16/9/2017 at Randwick Racecourse. Results: The Shorts results: 1st. 2 Redzel2nd. 6 Ball Of Muscle3rd. 9 Nieta4th. 5 English — Just Horse Racing (@justhorseracing) September 16, 2017
View the field and barriers for the 2017 The Shorts. The Shorts will be run on Saturday 16th September at Randwick racecourse. Time: 3:55PM Distance: 1100M Class: Group 2 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Shorts? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier… Read More »
Group l racing kicks off for the new season at Randwick this Saturday where Winx headlines a crack field in the George Main Stakes, and that is the drawcard at headquarters. The weather is fine, the track is good (3) and the rail is out nine metres from the 1600m-Winning… Read More »
Rather than hope The Shorts is a case of third time lucky for Ball Of Muscle, Joe Pride has adopted a pragmatic approach. The seven-year-old has finished runner-up in the Group Two The Shorts sprint (1100m) for the past two years at Randwick and given the composition of Saturday’s field,… Read More »
The Everest might loom on the horizon, but Hawkes Racing is staying grounded ahead of Chautauqua’s return to racing in The Shorts at Randwick. A three-time TJ Smith Stakes winner, Chautauqua shares top billing with super mare Winx on Saturday and although next month’s inaugural Everest (1200m) is a focal… Read More »
English is primed to make a statement for The Everest, but it won’t necessarily be emphatic when the mare returns to racing at Randwick. Despite an excellent first-up record of three from four, English’s co-trainer Adrian Bott was measured before the the five-year-old opens her spring preparation in The Shorts… Read More »
The world’s highest-rated sprinter Chautauqua has been described as “a freak” by co-trainer Michael Hawkes ahead of his return at Randwick. “With Winx you know what you’re going to get,” Hawkes told reporters on Thursday. “Whereas with our bloke it’s a bit different because he’s a bit like a Harry… Read More »
Redzel has avoided a trip to Melbourne for the Group One A J Moir Stakes after securing a start in the $10 million Everest. Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden originally planned to take the five-year-old Doomben 10,000 winner to Moonee Valley for the 1000m weight-for-age feature on September 29 as… Read More »
The world’s best sprinter Chautauqua has been described as “a freak” by his trainer Michael Hawkes ahead of his race at Randwick. The gelding they call the grey flash has impressed Hawkes during a training gallop at Rosehill ahead of his race in the 1100 metres The Shorts on Saturday…. Read More »
Gary Moore concedes it is going to be difficult for Takedown to post successive wins in The Shorts when the sprinter starts his spring campaign at Randwick. Twelve months ago Takedown returned from a spell in style, winning the 1100m Group Two race. That result launched an impressive preparation that… Read More »
Redzel is favourite to win The Shorts, but Saturday’s rival, Chautauqua, has the edge in betting for The Everest. Online bookmaker sportsbet has Redzel at $2.50 for the Randwick Group 2, with Chautauqua second favourite at $3.60. English is third pick on $4.20. However, Chautauqua heads betting on $4.80 for The Everest. Redzel has… Read More »
Redzel is not assured of a start in The Everest but he is favoured over two confirmed runners to win the Group Two The Shorts at Randwick. When the TAB opened its all-in market on Monday for Saturday’s 1100m-sprint, Redzel, Chautauqua and English were all at $3.50. By the afternoon,… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2017 The Shorts. The The Shorts will be run on Saturday 16th September at Randwick racecourse. Horse 1 AFTER ALL THAT 2 BALL OF MUSCLE 3 CHAUTAUQUA 4 ECKSTEIN 5 ENGLISH 6 FELL SWOOP 7 I THOUGHT SO 8 JAPONISME 9 NIETA 10 PALAZZO PUBBLICO 11… Read More »
Long-term friends and rival jockeys Brenton Avdulla and Tommy Berry won’t just be comparing Australian and Hong Kong racing in the lead-up to the inaugural $10 million Everest. Sydney-based Avdulla keeps in regular contact with Berry, who started riding in Asia last weekend, and talking shop has taken on an… Read More »
It’s too soon to lay down the gauntlet, but Blake Shinn couldn’t help but mention a rematch with Chautauqua in The Everest after piloting English in an impressive track gallop at Canterbury. Shinn was still smarting over Chautauqua pipping English on the post to claim his third consecutive TJ Smith… Read More »
A runner at Randwick today has been scratched after stewards found a lump on the jugular of the horse in which stewards could not be convinced that the horse was not treated at the track. Four years after Howmuchdoyouloveme was allowed to race despite race day treatment concerns stewards have… Read More »
The champ that is Winx continues her charge towards another Cox Plate this Saturday at Randwick in the Group l Colgate Optic White Stakes (1600m), but the mare will have good opposition, most notably the Tramway winner Hauraki. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail… Read More »
The Final Field has been released for the 2016 The Shorts which is to be run at Randwick racecourse on Saturday 17th, September 2016. View the Shorts Field. No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 JAPONISME Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 4 58kg 2 BALL OF MUSCLE Joseph Pride Kerrin McEvoy… Read More »
Bush star Clearly Innocent could be racing’s latest cult hero to lay claim to the “people’s horse” moniker. With seven wins from nine starts, NSW’s reigning Country champion’s popularity is growing ahead of his return to racing in The Shorts at Randwick. Trainer Greg Bennett says Clearly Innocent has generated… Read More »
