A horse bought for speed but who turned out to be an above-average stayer could save jockey Craig Williams’s Sydney autumn carnival. By Williams’s lofty standards, it’s been a lean carnival. One of Australia’s most sought-after riders, Williams’ carnival has fallen away after starting on a promising note with Criterion’s… Read More »
A decade after he failed to run a place in the Golden Slipper, Exceed And Excel gets the chance to stamp his name on the race. The Slipper is recognised as a stallion maker, either for the winner or its sire. Exceed and Excel is represented by four runners –… Read More »
Trainer Anthony Cummings’s chances of having a Golden Slipper runner will most probably come down to a horse which isn’t even nominated for the race. Confirming Todman Stakes flop Never Can Tell will miss the Golden Slipper, Cummings said he would now rely on last week’s Warwick Farm winner Scandiva… Read More »
The chances of Darley filly Itameri putting herself in the Golden Slipper picture will rest with how well she can settle during Saturday’s Magic Night Stakes. The Peter Snowden-trained Itameri gets the opportunity to possibly add her name to Darley’s Golden Slipper representation when she runs in the final qualification… Read More »
Clarry Conners’ hopes of a fifth Golden Slipper rest squarely on the performance of Assail in Saturday’s Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill. The trainer has entrusted Craig Williams to get the best out of the filly who has been battling a well documented hoof problem which surfaced on the morning… Read More »
Criterion has firmed in Golden Slipper markets after winning Saturday’s Todman Stakes but still has a way to go to challenge Overreach, a dominant winner of the Reisling Stakes. The David Payne-trained Criterion ($6) came from worse than midfield in the Todman and got the better of Fast `N’ Rocking… Read More »
Race 4 – 2:10PM SPOTLESS TODMAN STAKES (1200 METRES) Of $300,000.1st $180,000, 2nd $60,000, 3rd $30,000, 4th $15,000, 5th $6,000, 6th $3,000, 7th $3,000, 8th $3,000, Starter Subsidy $200 GROUP 2 Set Weights, Two-Years-Old, Colts and Geldings, Apprentices cannot claim.Track Condition: Good 3 Time: 1:10.70 Last 600m: 0:34.69 INTERIM RESULTS Offical Comments: Dead Heat for 4th. Luxbet… Read More »
Criterion has firmed in Golden Slipper markets after winning Saturday’s Todman Stakes but still has a way to go to challenge Overreach, a dominant winner of the Reisling Stakes. The David Payne-trained Criterion ($6) came from worse than midfield in the Todman and got the better of Fast `N’ Rocking… Read More »
Rosehill will host a nine race meeting on Saturday on Coolmore Classic day. There are some fantastic races on the card and probably none more so than the Canterbury Stakes where we get to see two stable stars Pierro and More Joyous race each other for the first time in… Read More »
A host of Golden Slipper contenders will press their claims in lead-up races at Rosehill on Saturday but several others kept their campaigns ticking over in barrier trials on Friday. Peter Snowden and Gai Waterhouse, the trainers of the past two Slipper winners, sent two of their chances out at… Read More »
Ric McMahon will have a half kilogram buffer if he needs it after dieting to get to lightweight chance Risk Aversion’s 52kg in the Coolmore Classic. Stewards have granted permission for McMahon to ride the mare at 52.5kg if required and extended the same liberty to Dwayne Dunn if he… Read More »
Two fillies head betting for the Golden Slipper but trainer David Hayes is confident his colt Fast `N’ Rocking can emerge as a serious contender after Saturday’s Todman Stakes. Hayes believes the Blue Diamond runner-up is peaking at the right time to be a major player in the Golden Slipper… Read More »
This years Todman Stakes looks a very good betting race and we take a look at the best odds for each runner where Charlie Boy is the favourite, the best odds available for him are $4.20 with three online bookmakers with all of them keeping him safe around the $4… Read More »
Charlie Boy was a notable drifted in the Silver Slipper Stakes where he ran third but punters feel he can win on Saturday where they have backed the son of Myboycharlie from $4.40 into his current quote of $4. On the second line of betting is Whiskey Allround at $5 with Sidestep… Read More »
Race 1 RESULTS 12:10 PM EST SPOTLESS TODMAN STAKES(GROUP 2) 1200m $300,000 No Horse Jockey Trainer Wg Margin Odds 1st 2 PIERRO(3) Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse 55.5 1-12.14 /$2.05F 2nd 1 EPAULETTE(2) Kerrin McEvoy Peter Snowden 55.5 0.1L /$14 3rd 6 SHELFORD(1) Craig Williams John O’Shea 55.5 2.9L /$7.50 4th 4 AMORINO(7)… Read More »
Pierro is currently the third favourite to win the 2012 Golden Slipper Stakes thus the son of Lonhro has opened as the $1.85 odds on favourite to win Saturday’s Todman Stakes at Rosehill. On the second line of betting are Amorino and Epaulette at $6 closely followed by Faustus at… Read More »
Race 1 – 12:10PM SPOTLESS TODMAN STAKES (1200 METRES) Of $300,000.1st $180,000, 2nd $60,000, 3rd $30,000, 4th $15,000, 5th $6,000, 6th $3,000, 7th $3,000, 8th $3,000, Starter Subsidy $200 GROUP 2 Set Weights, Two-Years-Old, Colts and Geldings, Apprentices cannot claim.Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM No Last 10 Horse… Read More »
