Tulloch Lodge four-year-old Entente scored a tough win in the Ranvet Handicap (1900m) after runner-up Vegas Jewel looked set to go past him. But the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding dug deep, lifting again for Tim Clark to deny Vegas Jewel by a head with leader Fun Fact another… Read More »
Former French galloper Attorney has forced trainer Matt Smith to consider a start in the Metropolitan Handicap with his classy staying performance at Rosehill. Attorney came into Saturday’s Group Three Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) off two solid runs over unsuitable journeys but Smith feared the rapid 600m distance rise might… Read More »
A carefully devised plan to make the Moir Stakes a major spring target for flying mare Pippie has come to fruition after she ran her rivals off their legs in the Group One sprint. The race appeared to have an abundance of speed on paper but Pippie pinged the gates… Read More »
A bullish Peter Moody has set his sights on a Caulfield Guineas and Cox Plate raid with exciting colt Glenfiddich after he demolished his Bill Stutt Stakes rivals at Moonee Valley. The victory was Moody’s first at Group level since his return to the training ranks in May and his… Read More »
Jeremy Gask harbours sentimental feelings and a positive attitude about his recently acquired staying import Lord Fandango, who tackles the Colin Stephen Quality at Rosehill. The renewed connection between horse and trainer appears to have reignited an interest in racing for the eight-year-old, who has been winless since claiming the… Read More »
Having staved off retirement for now, under-rated mare Jen Rules has earned herself a quicker than expected return to the races. The five-year-old will take her place in the Group Two Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday after belying her $31 starting price to finish runner-up to Haut Brion… Read More »
An ideal barrier and suitable weight have convinced trainer Chris Munce to give the green light for talented sprinter Boomsara to run in the Listed Weetwood Handicap. Boomsara has drawn perfectly in barrier two and will carry the same weight as he did in the Eye Liner Stakes at his… Read More »
A glance at Melbourne’s long-range weather forecast convinced Sydney trainer Matthew Smith to chance his arm with Rock My Wand in the Thousand Guineas Prelude. The Bureau of Meteorology predicted showers in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday and Smith is hoping they fall over Caulfield. Rock My Wand has raced… Read More »
Sterling Alexiou had already served one apprenticeship when he moved to Sydney eight years ago to work for trainer Gerald Ryan. But he was more than happy to undertake another and on Saturday at Rosehill, the 33-year-old will achieve a significant milestone with his first Group One runner as a… Read More »
Matt Williams believes the Underwood Stakes is an even race, barring the presence of one horse – Russian Camelot. Williams has the distinction of being the only trainer with two runners in the Group One event on Saturday with the emerging prospect Harbour Views and veteran Gailo Chop. He is… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has won his appeal against a 20-day ban for his ride on Farnan in The Run To The Rose with the Racing NSW Appeals Panel overturning the stewards’ original decision. The victory leaves Bowman free to continue riding through the Sydney spring after he was initially slated to… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Kelly Purdy is banking on the tough Toowoomba terrain and a fast tempo to enable Bandipur to claim another feature race win in the Listed Weetwood Handicap. Clifford Park’s unique uphill climb from the Weetwood start to the winning post is no place for a faint-hearted sprinter… Read More »
Tommy Berry’s partnership with brilliant sprinter Chautauqua has helped him to secure the ride on Victorian raider Tofane in the $15 million The Everest. Trainer Mike Moroney confirmed the booking of Berry, citing the jockey’s relationship with Tofane’s part-owner Rupert Legh, who also raced six-time Group One winner Chautauqua, as… Read More »
Robert Heathcote has almost lived two lives and both of them have been extraordinary. Leaving Australia for Europe in his early 20s, he spent 15 years working for major international travel companies, staying in hotels on the Grand Canal in Venice and losing himself in the back streets of Rome…. Read More »
James Cummings is hoping dual Group One-winning sprinter Trekking can prove he’s on track for another tilt at The Everest but he wants to see him run well in the Moir Stakes before committing to that race. Trekking is part of a two-pronged attack Godolphin will take into the 1000… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have Group One ambitions for I Am Superman this spring, although the first of them has gone by the wayside. The Snowdens had hoped to run the import in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday but he was made an emergency and didn’t… Read More »
Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes has two exciting three-year-olds in feature races at Caulfield in filly Instant Celebrity and colt Savannah Cloud. Instant Celebrity, who is undefeated in three starts in Adelaide, will start in the Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m). At her last-start she flew home to win, reeling off the… Read More »
Phillip Stokes is hoping his fresh is best approach with Mr Quickie can pay dividends at Caulfield when his stable star takes on Russian Camelot in the Underwood Stakes. Mr Quickie has not raced since he resumed with a second to subsequent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Behemoth in the… Read More »
Pierro’s sister Pensato confirmed she was headed to the VRC Oaks after her comfortable win in the Oaks Trial at Flemington. Trainer James Cummings’ Melbourne foreman Sean Keogh said the daughter of Lonhro had now ticked the box to show she could stay. “We knew she had a turn of… Read More »
Godolphin mare Emanate has scored a poignant victory at Canterbury just a day after the death of racing industry stalwart Bob Ingham. Ingham, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88, raced Emanate’s sire Lonhro who carried the family’s famous cerise silks to victory in 11 Group One races…. Read More »
