It was a case of “copy and paste” for star jockey James Mcdonald as he guided I Am Me to victory in the Group Two The Shorts, replicating the formula used successfully by rival hoop Nash Rawiller aboard the mare first-up. I Am Me stalked the speed before capturing the Concorde Stakes (1000m)… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to recruit Joao Moreira back to Australia for the Spring Carnival reaped immediate dividends when the star jockey partnered Buckaroo to Group 1 success at Caulfield on Saturday. The Brazilian maestro got the best out of the imported son of Fastnet Rock, who demolished his rivals in the $750,000… Read More »
Popular mare Fangirl has provided a spot of brightness in a difficult week for connections, capturing the $1 million 7 Stakes at Randwick just days after the death of stablemate and dual Derby winner Riff Rocket. The latter died on Tuesday due to complications following surgery for colic and his owners,… Read More »
Co-trainer Grant Williams is looking forward to getting consistent galloper Starry Heights out to a staying trip in Sunday’s Blue Spec Drilling-Boulder Cup (2116m) at Kalgoorlie. The five-year-old flooded home to finish a credible second in the Coolgardie Cup (1760m) earlier this month and stamp his credentials as a key… Read More »
Champion jockey Blake Shinn has been suspended for 10 meetings due to careless riding at Caulfield. The suspension, starting after his Sydney commitments on Saturday, will run from September 29 to October 7, ruling Shinn out of the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes Day at Flemington on October 5. Shinn was… Read More »
Positivity raced her way into next month’s Caulfield Cup with a win in Saturday’s MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield. The Andrew Forsman-trained mare secured the coveted ballot exemption when she got her head down at the right time in one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the 2000-metre… Read More »
Chris Waller is not one of those trainers who is afraid to take the next step with his horses and Autumn Glow could be the latest to rise to the top after she made it three wins from three outings. The filly’s victory in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
Mchale isn’t the biggest name in Chris Waller’s stable, but he has earned himself a Group One opportunity with a narrow victory in the Bill Ritchie Handicap at Randwick. The winner of the Group 3 race gains a ballot exemption from the Epsom Handicap (1600m), and Waller sees no reason not… Read More »
It was anything but straight-forward, but Another Wil tightened his grip on next month’s Toorak Handicap with an eventful win in Saturday’s Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield. Those who took the $1.55 about the untapped miler held their breath when he was the victim of interference from Run Harry Run around… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge import Eliyass has maintained his perfect Australian record with an outstanding win in the Kingston Town Stakes to cement favouritism for the Group 1 Metropolitan in a fortnight. The gelding, who has never finished further back than second in 11 starts and has now won all three appearances in… Read More »
Simon Miller won’t come out a declare Iowa a sure thing in Sunday’s Boulder Cup (2116m), but the Ascot trainer is a big believer in his Galileo gelding. “Behind the scenes he is just thriving,” Miller said on Tabradio. “Each week he looks better and better. “You look at his… Read More »
Sir Dreamalot took trainer Joshua Krispyn on the ride of a lifetime earlier this year in the autumn and he’s hopeful that experience can continue at Belmont on Saturday. Sir Dreamalot won two races in his maiden campaign and gave Krispyn his biggest win in racing after taking out the Listed… Read More »
Well supported in betting and with the confidence of the Hayes training trio for their galloper to perform well, Here To Shock has earned a ballot exemption at Newcastle for the Epsom Handicap and qualification for the $3 million The Big Dance at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. Starting as the… Read More »
The colours Que Tempesta carries are no stranger to Australian shores and the Lindsay Park team would love to win another feature race with them. Redkirk Warrior and Harlem carried the colours of Edmund Lee to multiple Group 1 wins in Australia for Lindsay Park and Ben, Will and J D Hayes would… Read More »
Clinton Mcdonald blames trainer error for not having an unbeaten colt as the Melbourne Spring Carnival steps up a notch at Caulfield. Angel Capital produced an amazing win at Cranbourne on debut in April, and if McDonald had pulled up stumps then, he would have a boom colt on his hands… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings will learn more about Lavalier after the Godolphin colt takes a step up in trip on a path towards a potential Victoria Derby start. Lavalier is down to contest the Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday, a lead up race to the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m)… Read More »
The forecast of some favourable weather has resulted in Duke De Sessa remaining in Melbourne for a shot at a Group 1 race. The Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday was chosen for the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper in preference over a trip to NSW to contest the Group 3 Newcastle… Read More »
Connections of Detonator Jack are playing the long game this spring as they gear the horse’s preparation towards the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick on Melbourne Cup day. The gelding passed the first qualification clause with his runner-up finish in the Hawkesbury Cup in May and will take the next… Read More »
Autumn Glow will face her toughest test to date against a handful of more seasoned fillies in the Tea Rose Stakes, and connections admit she will have to be every bit as good as she has promised if she is to remain unbeaten. The three-year-old has looked a star in the… Read More »
Some of the big Victorian stables have called on apprentice Dakotah Keane for mounts over in Adelaide on Saturday. Ciaron Maher, Anthony and Sam Freedman and Phillip Stokes have the 3kg claiming apprentice riding for them while local trainer Andrew Clarken will give the Mornington-based rider her fifth and final ride… Read More »
