Trainer Danny O’Brien and jockey Damien Oliver have combined for the perfect afternoon with three winners from as many runners at Bendigo. O’Brien and Oliver kicked off Wednesday’s metropolitan-graded meeting with the success of Order Of Fury in the Jayco Maiden Plate. They then combined to win the Reece Maiden… Read More »
Trainer Greg Eurell says Sassy Salitage has gone from strength to strength early in her racing career and he is happy to give the unbeaten filly the chance to continue pressing her claims for the Group One Thousand Guineas. Sassy Salitage backed up a maiden win on the Pakenham synthetic… Read More »
Sassy Salitage has risen to the challenge in her first city test at The Valley, upstaging a couple of Group-winning fillies to press her own spring claims. The Greg Eurell-trained Sassy Salitage won a maiden at Pakenham on debut on August 1 before stepping up in class over 1200m. Taking… Read More »
A family trait that points to spring bringing out the best in Lakia promises to be a potent asset for the filly after her convincing win at Canterbury. Lakia is the first foal from Arabian Gold, a five-time stakes winner who first served notice of her talent as an early-season… Read More »
After a bold showing in the Group One Champagne Stakes in her final start as a juvenile, expectations are high that Lady Lupino has the potential to figure prominently in some of the feature races for fillies this spring. Lady Lupino won two of her five starts last season and… Read More »
Meuse will try to maintain a perfect start to her career when she resumes in a race at The Valley against a number of other Thousand Guineas hopefuls. Saturday’s 1200m-race for three-year-old fillies has attracted 24 nominations, with the Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse to chase her third win from as many… Read More »
The first of last season’s Group One-winning juveniles is set to step out as a three-year-old in what shapes as an intriguing Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. Blue Diamond winner Lyre makes her season return in Saturday’s 1100m Group Three Quezette Stakes for three-year-old fillies, her first start since finishing third… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Acting has put her name forward as a potential spring contender with a commanding victory at Sandown. After breaking her maiden status at Echuca, Acting was brought to town to tackle Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap, recording a win that co-trainer Natalie Young hopes will open spring… Read More »
Lyre, last season’s winner of the Blue Diamond, and Loving Gaby are $11 equal favourites at TAB for the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield on October 12. The Anthony Freedman-trained Lyre won Victoria’s premier two-year-old event at Caulfield last February and was third to Kiamichi and Microphone in the Golden Slipper… Read More »
Four Group One-winning juveniles from last season feature among the 324 nominations for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas for three-year-olds. Along with Champagne Stakes winner Castelvecchio and J J Atkins Stakes winner Prince Fawaz, who are both colts, Group One-winning fillies Kiamichi and Lyre are nominated. Lyre and Kiamichi, are… Read More »
The countdown to Caulfield Guineas Day is on, with nominations closing today for Caulfield’s two 1600m classics. A total of 324 three-year-olds have been nominated for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas (1600m), a huge increase on the 2018’s 267. The Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) has also received a sharp rise… Read More »
Talented filly Brooklyn Hustle has signalled she is on target for her season return with an impressive barrier trial win at Cranbourne. The Jason Warren-trained filly is scheduled to kick off her campaign in Saturday week’s Group Three Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield after striding to a 3-1/2-length win in… Read More »
Jockey Luke Nolen won’t be budged from the saddle of Taraayef after the filly returned with an impressive first-up win at The Valley. At her first outing since May, Taraayef claimed Saturday’s Hygain Tracktorque Handicap (1000m) coming from the second half of the field. Backed from $4.20 into $3.60 favouritism,… Read More »
A raft of prize money increases for the Victorian spring carnival have been announced along with significant bonuses attached to feature races. Star filly Mystic Journey is the Cox Plate favourite and will be eligible for a $1 million bonus should she win the $5 million weight-for-age feature at The… Read More »
A winter race at Caulfield is the next step for promising two-year-old filly Sizzlefly who will be out to remain unbeaten ahead of a spring carnival campaign. The Phillip Stokes-trained Sizzlefly is scheduled to have her third start in a 1200m-handicap for two-year-olds on Saturday after winning her first two… Read More »
Godolphin-owned filly Lyre already has a Group One win at Caulfield to her name and is building up for a spring campaign with another major target in mind at the same track. The Blue Diamond Stakes winner has been back in work at Anthony Freedman’s Pinecliff stable for a couple… Read More »
A short break ahead of a spring campaign is on the cards for Eclair Breeze after the filly broke her maiden status at Sandown. Trainer Phillip Stokes hopes Eclair Breeze is up to the rich spring three-year-old fillies races after her win in the Ladbrokes Info Hub Handicap (1200m) on… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren will keep an open mind with Brooklyn Hustle in the spring, admitting he is still unsure whether the filly will be kept to sprints or stretch out to the Thousand Guineas distance. Brooklyn Hustle made a big impression when she stormed to a debut win at The… Read More »
Three months can be a long time in racing. And in the case of two-year-old filly Chaillot, trainer Archie Alexander says her transformation and development in that time has been amazing. Chaillot, a $25,000 yearling, has stamped herself as a genuine spring Classics prospect after a convincing win in Thursday’s… Read More »
A step up to stakes grade looms for two-year-old Meuse after the talented filly made it two wins from as many starts with a city success at Caulfield. The Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse won comfortably on debut in a Bendigo maiden on March 19 and stepped out again in Saturday’s Thomas… Read More »
