Whether Sir Lucan lines up in the $250,000 Wyong Cup or a staying feature at Randwick remains up in the air, but either way, co-trainer Adrian Bott is predicting a much-improved second-up performance. The on-pace gelding resumed with a sound sixth behind stablemate Eliyass in the Premier’s Cup (2000m) at Rosehill last month,… Read More »
Two $1 million slot races have been added to provincial programs as Southside Racing builds the profiles of their upcoming Cup meetings. Southside Racing incorporates the Cranbourne and Pakenham racecourses, and each track will host a $1 million slot race on their Cup Day programs. Both races will be for… Read More »
While the filly stamped herself among the best of her generation in the autumn to win the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes, Michael Freedman knew it was her race return that would prove if she could go on with the job in the spring. Many a top juvenile has failed… Read More »
Can Redstone well emulate Durston for Highclere Australia in capturing the Wyong Leagues Group Wyong Gold Cup of 2100m and go onto to claim the Caulfield Cup. Priced at $9.50 by Ladbrokes, Redstone Well will be in the hands of Irishman Tom Sherry, jumping from Barrier 1 in a field… Read More »
Amelia’s Jewel will face a full field of 14 when she launches her campaign in Saturday’s Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) winner has drawn barrier eight in the $300,000 event, with Tommy Berry to ride. Now under the care of prominent Sydney… Read More »
Two colts on different Group One paths have opened their spring accounts with encouraging wins at Warwick Farm, headlined by Private Life who is on a march towards the Golden Rose. The Written Tycoon three-year-old responded to the urgings of Nash Rawiller to lift under his 61.5kg topweight and land his second… Read More »
Zloties began her career in February 2022 but was off the scene following that win until early last month when Grahame Begg produced the recently turned five-year-old to win at Geelong. The mare was down to run at Sandown last week, but the meeting was abandoned just as runners for the… Read More »
The Junction Race Club is preparing for up to 1200 racegoers to attend one of Western Australia’s oldest bush race meetings this weekend. Saturday’s $30,000 Junction Cup (1900m) highlights the iconic race meeting and gymkhana which connects the Gascoyne Junction community for a weekend of horse racing and entertainment. Junction… Read More »
Taking on a bunch of Everest hopefuls in the Concorde Stakes isn’t quite the first-up showdown Michael Freedman originally planned for Moravia, but it isn’t a challenge he is shying away from either. The four-year-old was slated to resume in a benchmark race at Rosehill last Saturday but was scratched after… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are looking forward to the return of unbeaten three-year-old Epimeles who will commence his Guineas campaign at Moonee Valley. A debut winner at Sandown last March and followed by a win at Listed level at Flemington the following month, Epimeles returns in the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
Sydney-based rider Josh Parr will continue his association with Caballus when the entire steps out for the first time at Group 1 level. Trainer Bjorn Baker has sent the four-year-old to Melbourne for the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Caballus has been stabled with Trent Busuttin and Natalie… Read More »
With Melbourne Cup entries now closed, David Hegan can get to work on finalising how much weight each horse will carry in this year’s $8.5 million Group 1 at Flemington. And Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper said competition for spots could be harder than any other of the post-Covid years. Total… Read More »
There might be pressure associated with taking over the training of a boom horse and Group One winner, but Annabel Neasham wouldn’t have it any other way. Neasham and her recently anointed training partner Rob Archibald will take the shackles of brilliant mare Amelia’s Jewel in the Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick… Read More »
Leading Melbourne Cup contender Crystal Black will not travel to Australia after suffering a minor setback. The six-year-old, trained by Ger and Colin Keane, will be given a winter break instead. Crystal Black emerged as a strong Melbourne Cup prospect after winning the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown earlier… Read More »
Pride Of Jenni has shown an elevated temperature and minor blood abnormalities following her unplaced run in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Trainer Ciaron Maher revealed that blood tests indicated a possible minor virus, but the mare is already showing signs of improvement. Maher remains optimistic that the setback won’t… Read More »
If Oly’s Choice can kick off his upcoming campaign in the same blistering fashion as he finished his last, co-trainers Ben and Ben Pearce are in for an exciting ride. Oly’s Choice ran two placings from his first five starts when he last campaigned and arguably could have gone closer if… Read More »
Toby Edmonds Racing has been rebranded to E&M Racing following the formal announcement of the formation of the training partnership between Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean. The new partnership will send out their first runner at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday where they will have a good chance of putting… Read More »
There is a new look behind the scenes at the stable of multiple premiership winning trainer Robert Heathcote as the seasoned campaigner pushes forward into the new season. “There has been restructuring to a degree,” explained Heathcote. “I’ve got a new foreman … Jarred Coetzee. It’s not there yet but,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable may not have the largest number of entries for the Melbourne Cup, but it has a mix of horses already in Australia along with those to travel from Europe. Nominations closed on Tuesday for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5, with Maher entering 16… Read More »
A total of 123 horses have been nominated for the 2024 Melbourne Cup, with 103 local and 20 international contenders in the mix. Among the notable trainers, Anthony and Sam Freedman lead a strong squad including 2023 winner Without A Fight, while Chris Waller has a record 21 horses nominated,… Read More »
