Jockey Will Price has been rewarded for his work with the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable by picking up the ride aboard Roll On High in the Stradbroke Handicap. Roll On High earned a start in the Group 1 contest over 1400m at Eagle Farm on Saturday after taking out the Group 3… Read More »
The Q22 wasn’t originally on the winter carnival program for Huetor, but the dual group 1 winner has responded so well to a short freshen-up that co-trainer Peter Snowden has had a change of heart. Snowden planned to bypass the Q22 (2200m) this year given Huetor had finished unplaced in the… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Ryan Maloney have combined to orchestrate a major upset in the Queensland Oaks, winning it with one of the rank outsiders of the Group One field. Starting at $101, Socks Nation stalked the speed before hitting the front at the top of the straight then raising another effort to beat… Read More »
Three weeks ago, Mitchell Beer feared the racing career of Mnementh might be over. Instead, the tenacious gelding has delivered the young trainer his first stakes win since his relocation to Kembla Grange last year. Beer had high hopes for the sprinter in the Luskin Star Stakes at Scone last start but… Read More »
Trainer Liam Howley says criticism of the time between wins for Virtuous Circle is unjustified after the gelding returned to winning form at Flemington. Virtuous Circle registered his first win in more than 650 days when taking out the RDA Daylesford Lesley Hewitt Trophy (2000m) on Saturday. The four-year-old last tasted success… Read More »
Tim Clark says French import Eliyass has the scope to make his presence felt in the spring after dominating at his Australian debut in the Lord Mayors Cup at Randwick. While many former European horses take a preparation to acclimatise to local conditions, the five-year-old made an immediate impact. Trailing the solid… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainer Ben, Will and J D Hayes had Derby aspirations with Rise At Dawn, but they were equally as happy to come away with a narrow Flemington win. Rise At Dawn was coming off a short break to claim the RDAV Mary Longden Mile (1600m) on Saturday, his… Read More »
A trip to Queensland for a Stakes race is on the agenda for South Australian galloper Fancify after her win at Flemington. Fancify has won three of her past four starts, her last two in Melbourne, after leading throughout in the RDA Horsham Jan Croser Plate (1400m) on Saturday. Ridden by… Read More »
Determined to make the most of the exodus of senior riders to Brisbane and finish the final two months of her apprenticeship with a bang, Amy Mclucas got off to a flying start at Randwick with an all-the-win aboard Tulloch Lodge filly Madrina. The 24-year-old brought up her 12th city win… Read More »
There was a time when trainer John Sargent’s name mentioned in conjunction with an Oaks race was a very nice fit. Over a four-year period … from 2012 to 2015 … Sargent snared four Oaks triumphs landing those honours with Quintessential in the 2012 Queensland Oaks, Kirramosa in the 2013… Read More »
Top jockey Brad Parnham is confident he can add another Raconteur Stakes (1400m) trophy to his mantel piece when he partners Generosity in the $125,000 Listed event at Belmont on Saturday. Brad Parnham and Generosity team up together for the second after proving a formidable winning combination last-start which broke a frustrating… Read More »
As he starts to get rolling, a minor setback seems to always interferes with the progress of the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained Aberfeldie Boy. The gelding returns from his most recent hiccup in the RDA Daylesford Lesley Hewitt Trophy (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Aberfeldie Boy had his… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle five three-year-olds in a sprint race down the straight at Flemington and if they had their way it would be more. Steel City , Namesake, Le Parrain , Links and Wallenda line up in the ATA Trainers’ Trust Handicap (1100m) on Saturday while the stable had Takeko balloted from… Read More »
Track conditions at Randwick will determine whether Eagle Nest takes her place in the Bob Charley AO Stakes with co-trainer Gerald Ryan cautious about keeping something in the tank for her main campaign goal. Ryan isn’t keen to run the improving mare on a very testing surface and if conditions continue… Read More »
His campaign got off to a bumpy start but with two solid runs under his belt and the certainty of a rain-affected track, Jojo Was A Man is expected to show marked improvement at Randwick. After being forced to pull the pin on the horse’s summer preparation due to injury, trainer John… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is banking on a return to the Flemington straight being beneficial for Legio Ten. The four-year-old runs in the RDA Oaklands Trophy (1200m) on Saturday, looking to build on a win and third-place finish in two starts on the Flemington straight. Legio Ten won over 1100m in… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup’s global intrigue received a jolt of excitement with The Grey Wizard’s triumph in the Group 2 Belmont Gold Cup, securing a coveted ballot exemption. Guided by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, The Grey Wizard delivered a stellar finish, outpacing competitors like Champagne Juan and thwarting Godolphin’s… Read More »
Trainer Michael Grantham expects Saturday’s Belmont Park meeting to provide a good guide on some of his stable’s talented gallopers. A Belmont Oaks campaign is at stake for Luvnwar, who finished second to Generosity at her first start for Grantham last month. The filly steps up to 1400m in Saturday’s Mrs… Read More »
It’s been a small sample size, but co-trainer Ben Pearce likes what he sees in Richanco. Pearce hopes his judgment will be vindicated when the youngster faces his first black-type test in Saturday’s Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m). Richanco burst onto the scene with wins from his opening two starts and Pearce, who… Read More »
The Raconteur Stakes was the race that gave Brian Kersley his biggest success as a trainer and he returns to the Listed event at Belmont with high hopes again. Kersley will saddle up last-start winner, My Jimmy and is confident the gelding can deliver on his potential when he lines up in… Read More »
