Fierce Impact won the Makybe Diva Stakes but his victory was overshadowed by the return to racing of Russian Camelot, who he defeated narrowly. The two horses, who are both being set for the 2020 Cox Plate, staged a stirring duel for the last 100 metres with Fierce Impact prevailing… Read More »
Queensland raider Rothfire has upstaged Sydney’s best colts to win The Run To The Rose as Farnan flopped after bolting on jockey Hugh Bowman. Bowman and co-trainer Adrian Bott were hauled into the stewards room over tactics on the Golden Slipper winner, who raced to a runaway lead and punctured… Read More »
There will be no Golden Rose start for Mo’unga but the lightly-raced colt has stamped himself as a star of the future in the eyes of his trainer Chris Waller. Stepping up to Saturday stakes grade after wins at the Gold Coast and Newcastle, Mo’ungo justified his $2.70 favouritism and… Read More »
Zoutori made it back-to-back wins in the Bobbie Lewis Quality when he prevailed narrowly in an exciting finish with only a half-length separating the top five across the line. Jockey Mark Zahra had to call on all of his renowned skill to get Zoutori home by a half-neck in the… Read More »
John Thompson will give Fituese a chance to showcase her Everest credentials after she claimed the scalp of a luckless Masked Crusader at Rosehill. Lumping equal top weight of 58kg and forced to race against her usual pattern due to the hot early speed, Fituese ($4) relaxed well for Rachel… Read More »
Crosshaven moved a step closer to being a factor in the Caulfield Guineas with his strong win in the Exford Plate at Flemington. Co-trainer Tom Dabernig described Crosshaven as an exciting three-year-old and said the 2020 Caulfield Guineas was the logical next step after his comfortable win. Crosshaven appreciated a… Read More »
The burden of top weight and an outside barrier have punters shying away from Godolphin mare Flit in the Sheraco Stakes but it hasn’t dented the optimism of her jockey. Hugh Bowman has enjoyed a great association with Flit, guiding her to her most significant wins in the 2019 Group… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable will saddle up two runners on the under card races at Flemington this weekend day mare Southbank in the Let’s Elope Stakes and three-year-old Supreme Idea in the Cap D’Antibes Stakes. Freedman believed Southbank was back in the form she was in last spring… Read More »
Tony Gollan is keeping a close watch on track conditions for evergreen sprinter Just Orm ahead of his scheduled clash with Alligator Blood at Doomben. The weather bureau’s forecast of up to 20 millimetres of rain failed to eventuate on Friday with the track rated a soft 5. Just Orm… Read More »
Victoria Derby winner Warning begins a campaign aimed at racing’s most prestigious prize, the Melbourne Cup, when he resumes in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Although he has run well in a recent 1200m jump out at Mornington, co-trainer Sam Freedman isn’t expecting him to return to racing with… Read More »
Over a century after A B Paterson’s ‘The Man From Snowy River’ was written into Australian folklore, the name Kosciuszko has again drawn attention, this time under the guise of a $1.3 million horse race. The third edition of the world’s richest race for country-trained horses, The Kosciuszko (1200m) will… Read More »
The cream of Sydney’s three-year-old colts will go head-to-head in The Run To The Rose and trainer Gerald Ryan is satisfied Peltzer deserves his place among them. Peltzer made a belated appearance as a juvenile and posted three impressive wins in as many starts but he needed to prove he… Read More »
Mick Price is excited about the ability of his Queensland recruit Wisdom Of Water, who debuts for the stable in the Group Two Danehill Stakes, but adds he has a small reservation regarding his fitness. The former Toby and Trent Edmonds trained three-year-old was sent to Price and co-trainer Michael… Read More »
It will be the battle of the undefeated three-year-olds when Immortal Love and Cherry Tortoni clash in the Exford Plate and one trainer is brimming with confidence while the other is slightly cautious. Both horses have won three from three and can claim Flemington victories over 1400 metres, which is… Read More »
One is a stakes winner, the other a promising stayer but stablemates Positive Peace and She’s Ideel will both have a point to prove when they contest separate races at Rosehill. Positive Peace will kick off her spring in Saturday’s Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill following a breakthrough season in… Read More »
Trainer Brett Cavanough will wait until race morning to decide whether Kosciuszko slot holder Fender takes his place in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill. Unbeaten in four starts, Fender was confirmed for a Kosciuszko berth on Wednesday, along with another undefeated stablemate in It’s Me. While Fender… Read More »
The dream of securing a start in The Everest is over for connections of gun sprinting mare Rubisaki. Trainer Patrick Payne said Rubisaki had suffered a mild virus recently and that had almost certainly ended any chance she had of gaining a slot in The Everest. Rubisaki had won eight… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman will ride in a race for the first time this season, and just the third time in almost three months, when he returns for a select book at Rosehill. Bowman has been sidelined for six weeks by a careless riding suspension incurred over the fall that… Read More »
Alligator Blood is an odds-on favourite for his return to racing at Doomben but trainer David Vandyke is keeping a lid on expectations. TAB fixed odds has installed Alligator Blood, the winner of the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington in February, a $1.70 favourite for Saturday’s XXXX Dry Open… Read More »
Peter Gelagotis only needs to check the results of Melbourne’s spring weight-for-age races over the past year to know it’s not impossible for Levendi to come back to racing with an unexpected win at Group One level. Levendi runs in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday and… Read More »
