Samadoubt made his first public appearance since the 2019 Craven Plate in the second 900m trial and showed his rivals a clean pair of heels. The Group One Winx Stakes winner, who has been sidelined for a year by a tendon injury, bowled along under his own steam to lead… Read More »
Star sprinters Bivouac and Nature Strip have tuned up for their highly-anticipated clash in the Group One Lightning Stakes with impressive barrier trials at Rosehill. The pair lined up in the opening 900m heat on Tuesday with Nature Strip landing midfield on jumping before mustering speed and striding up to… Read More »
Mark Newnham has continued his sparkling run of form in Sydney’s feature summer races, adding the Listed Australia Day Cup to his bulging haul. The in-form trainer won the Villiers Stakes with Greysful Glamour while Spirit Ridge delivered him the Summer Cup-January Cup double. It was import Skymax’s turn at… Read More »
The Grahame Begg-trained Dosh relegated odds-on favourite Frost Flowers to third when she led throughout to claim the fillies’ edition of the Preview. The youngster won the Ottawa Stakes at Flemington on debut in the spring but almost threw the race away with her wayward manners. There was no sign… Read More »
Connections of General Beau are likely to give the colt another run before deciding whether to pay a late entry fee for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes. The youngster emerged as a genuine contender for next month’s juvenile feature with a strong performance to win the colts and gelding’s… Read More »
There are no soft targets in Sydney racing at this time of year and trainer Gerald Ryan knows Standout will have his work cut out to defend his Expressway Stakes title. The four-year-old will be striving to become the first horse in 15 years to claim consecutive editions of the… Read More »
Top colt Ole Kirk will attempt to add to the good recent record of three-year-olds by upstaging the older sprinters in Sydney’s first Group race of the year. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes confirmed the Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas winner was slated to resume in Saturday’s Group Two Expressway Stakes with… Read More »
Exciting two-year-old filly Dosh will have her only run before the Blue Diamond Stakes when she starts in the Preview at Caulfield on Australia Day. Her trainer Grahame Begg has examined the results of past Blue Diamond Stakes winners and says the best path to the Group One race for… Read More »
Extensive tests have cleared Isotope from any serious injury arising from her Magic Millions Guineas scare. Isotope clipped the heels of arch-rival Away Game straightening up in the Magic Millions Guineas, dislodging jockey Ryan Maloney before galloping on riderless with the rest of the field. Maloney escaped serious injury with… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge trainer Adrian Bott is confident Wolfe is on the verge of living up to his early promise after a stop-start year in which he was restricted to just four starts. The Japanese-bred stayer won five of his first six runs and finished third to Surprise Baby in the… Read More »
Bandersnatch who joined the Hawkes yard at the start of his current campaign proved too good in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick. Bandersnatch who was previously trained by Gerald Ryan kicked off his campaign with a Moonee Valley win, he then followed that up with two minor placings. Hawkes… Read More »
Tommy Berry has surged to the lead in the Sydney jockeys’ premiership with a winning treble at Randwick, highlighted by a feature race win on Bandersnatch. The top jockey, who turned 30 on Thursday, has been in fine touch, also snaring a double at Canterbury on Friday night. He has… Read More »
The chances of starting Milton Park in the Australian Guineas moved a step closer when he made it two wins from two starts this campaign. The John Moloney-trained three-year-old took his overall record to four wins from seven starts when he led throughout to land the 1400 metre three-year-old handicap… Read More »
Six-year-old mare Mosh Music has broken a long winning drought in terms of time but not in starts, and put her career back on track, with a strong staying effort at Sandown. Mosh Music’s last win was at Flemington in September 2019 but she was having only her fifth start… Read More »
Randwick winner Sacramento will be given a light autumn with trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott taking a longer-term view with the promising young stayer. Bott said they were focused on taking the VRC St Leger winner through his grades this preparation before ramping up expectations in the spring. The… Read More »
Gerald Ryan will weigh up his options for emerging three-year-old The Face, who has led throughout to comfortably defeat more experienced rivals at Randwick. Runner-up in the Gosford Guineas last start, The Face ($2.30 fav) controlled Saturday’s ANZ Bloodstock News Handicap (1100m) to hold Osamu ($7) at bay by 1-1/4… Read More »
An impressive runaway win by Artorius has left the training combination of Anthony and Sam Freedman in a quandary as to whether to tackle the Blue Diamond Stakes. Artorius relished the wide open spaces of the Sandown Hillside track and the step up to 1300 metres to leave his rivals… Read More »
The Freedman brothers have continued their affinity with the progeny of first season sire Extreme Choice, producing Stay Inside for a powerhouse debut win at Randwick. The colt was just the second juvenile Michael and Richard Freedman have saddled up in Sydney this season and both have won. Tiger Of… Read More »
Tony Gollan believes in-form sprinter Garibaldi is poised to finally end a track hoodoo at Doomben. Garibaldi has been unsuccessful in six previous attempts at Doomben but Gollan believes that form anomaly will be rectified after Saturday’s Sky Racing Plate (1200m). “He’s in great shape and I think he can… Read More »
After a Magic Millions carnival he would rather forget, John Sargent is hoping for better luck at Randwick when juvenile filly Perfect Darling lines up for her first start. Sargent had high hopes for Ballarat Clockwise Classic winner Readily Availabull in last weekend’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic but the… Read More »
