Trainer Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing have finalised the programs for class performers Melody Belle and Te Akau Shark who will been seen in Australia in the late summer/autumn. New Zealand champion Melody Belle won the Group One Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on November 2 and ran second… Read More »
Kenedna has finally nabbed an overdue Group One in winning the Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick. The five-year-old mare came from behind to snatch victory in the $1 million race. “She has been knocking on the door for a while, G1 placed. We thought we’d bring her in here, fresh… Read More »
Bernie Kelly delivered gelding Bobbing into the world with his own two hands and for the past few months his wife has felt like a widow as he remained glued to the horse’s side hundreds of kilometres away. Kelly poured blood, sweat and tears into Bobbing and on Saturday he… Read More »
A dramatic two-horse fall in the opening race on day two of The Championships has dampened the mood at Randwick with jockey Andrew Adkins taken to hospital for precautionary tests. In a roughly run event, the Hayes and Dabernig team came out on top with Power Scheme ($7.50) fighting strongly… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will have two chances on the second day of The Championships at Randwick as the co-trainers continue their bid for their first Group One win since relocating to Australia. Busuttin and Young have already achieved Group One success both in their native New Zealand and… Read More »
After a flashing third in her most recent start, Kenedna is set for her first Sydney appearance in the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick. Kenedna is one of three runners for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace on the second day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday,… Read More »
Sydney’s Autumn Racing Carnival continues at Randwick this Saturday with day two of The Championships. We chatted with Palmerbet CEO Grant Palmer to get his thoughts on Saturday’s racing. Aside from the four Group 1 races on Saturday, which race are you most looking forward to at Randwick on Saturday?… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant is an overwhelming Australian Oaks favourite but rival trainer Mark Newnham has identified one significant statistic he hopes can bring her undone. “She hasn’t won on a dry track so I’m hoping that’s the chink in her armour,” Newnham said. “If she’s as good on… Read More »
Singapore-based Glen Boss is making another hit-and-run visit on The Championships in Sydney looking to add to his Group One haul. Boss won last Saturday’s Doncaster Mile on the Hawkes Racing-trained Brutal and just missed making it a feature race double for the weekend when second on Countofmontechristo in the… Read More »
Connections of Aristia are hoping rain steers clear of Sydney this week to give the three-year-old her best chance to become the first filly in more than a decade to claim the VRC Oaks/ATC Australian Oaks double. Aristia capped her spring preparation with wins in the Group Two Wakeful Stakes… Read More »
He’s only had his trainer’s licence for 18 months but as of Saturday Todd Blowes has a win at Royal Randwick under his belt. Blowes’ four-year-old gelding Noble Boy snatched victory in the final stretch of the $500,000, 1400m Country Championships in a thrilling ride by star jockey Hugh Bowman…. Read More »
Bivouac has led home a Cummings-family trifecta in the Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick with James getting the verdict over father Anthony in the opening race on day one of The Championships. The Godolphin colt was given a beautiful run by Blake Shinn and surged to the front halfway up the… Read More »
A punter with the TAB has had $450,000 on Champion mare Winx to win her final race in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on April 13th. The punter has had three $150,000 win bets on Winx at $1.10, $1.10 and $1.08 in the past week making it a total… Read More »
A week after they were in rivals in Dubai, Hugh Bowman will join forces with Godolphin in three Group One races on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick. Bowman missed last Saturday’s Tancred Stakes meeting at Rosehill to ride Brave Smash in the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai… Read More »
A year after winning a thrilling Australian Derby on Levendi, Melbourne jockey Mark Zahra believes he has a genuine chance to go back-to-back in the Classic at Randwick aboard Declarationofheart. Levendi gave Zahra his first Australian Derby success 12 months ago when he got home by a nose after a… Read More »
Surround Stakes winner Nakeeta Jane will miss the Australian Oaks and will instead drop back in distance for another Group One race on the second day of The Championships at Randwick. Trainer Mark Newnham on Thursday advised Racing NSW stewards to remove the filly from nominations and betting markets for… Read More »
One of Winx’s final pieces of work before her planned farewell will be staged in front of a raceday audience. The champion racemare has been confirmed for an appearance on the first day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday. She will strut her stuff over 1000m on the course… Read More »
Punters have already begun to invest in the four big Group Ones this Saturday at Randwick which highlight Day 1 of The Championships. With the barrier draws conducted for the Doncaster Mile, T.J Smith Stakes, Inglis Sires and Australian Derby, TAB didn’t hesitate in adjusting final field markets and releasing… Read More »
Godolphin mare Alizee is the $6 outright favourite for the Doncaster Mile at Randwick after drawing barrier 12 in the $3 million race. Fifty Stars has eased from $6 to $7 after coming up with the outside gate in the field of 20, plus four emergencies. Saturday’s race is one… Read More »
A full field of 20 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $3 million Doncaster Mile on the first day of The Championships at Randwick. Saturday’s meeting also features the $2 million Australian Derby for three-year-olds has also attracted a full field of 18 plus one emergency. The other… Read More »
