Hard work and a change of training environment brought about a reversal of fortune for the Ciaron Maher-trained Sir Davy. Now the Maher stable is looking to parlay that into a Stakes win when the gelding heads to the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday. Sir Davy is… Read More »
Rising Benchmark stayer Samuel Langhorne is poised for a significant preparation, likely targeting Bendigo’s Golden Mile meeting. While contesting a Benchmark 78 race, the 2400-meter test could serve as a pivotal stepping stone towards a Melbourne Cup, a win potentially leading to a shot at the ballot-free Andrew Ramsden at… Read More »
Southside Racing is set to illuminate Saturday nights in Victoria with four trial meetings at Cranbourne in the upcoming racing calendar. CEO Neil Bainbridge expressed enthusiasm, stating, “We’ve been a big supporter of it and have been looking for the opportunity now for a couple of years.” The initiative, supported… Read More »
Debbie Kepitis, a part-owner of Winx, revealed that champion trainer Chris Waller has been selected to train Winx’s $10 million filly, purchased at Inglis’ Easter Yearling Sale. The Pierro-sired filly set an Australian record in the thrilling auction, with Kepitis securing the prized yearling. Waller, renowned for his association with… Read More »
In a candid revelation, Tom Magnier, Coolmore Australia boss, disclosed the harrowing ordeal faced by champion mare Winx during her first foaling in 2020. Despite facing near-death circumstances, Winx’s resilience shone as her Pierro filly fetched a record-breaking $10 million at the Inglis’ Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney. Magnier hailed… Read More »
Amade’s chance to end his career one of the best-performed horses Phillip Stokes has trained has probably passed, but the enigmatic import will continue to be given chances to land a big staying feature. The 10-year-old’s next opportunity comes in this Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick…. Read More »
Winx’s highly anticipated first foal, a Pierro filly, has been sold for a staggering amount of $10 million at the Inglis Easter auction on Monday, shattering records for a yearling filly in Australia. Lot 391, presented by Coolmore Stud, garnered intense interest due to her illustrious lineage. The previous record… Read More »
Imperatriz’s season is now over but don’t expect to hear David Ellis now ramping up a campaign for her to be crowned Australia’s Champion Racehorse for the 2023/24 season. The five-year-old finished fourth in last Saturday’s T J Smith Stakes at Randwick won by Chain Of Lightning, her only unplaced… Read More »
American thoroughbred tycoon John Stewart has made clear his determination to acquire Winx’s first foal, stating he’s prepared to offer over $9 million at the Inglis Easter auction on Monday. Stewart, of Resolute Thoroughbreds, emphasised his confidence in securing the prized Pierro filly, expressing readiness to outbid any competition. Despite… Read More »
A filly out of Group 1 winner Prompt Response put an exclamation mark on a red-letter day for star stallion Zoustar when she set a new mark for the highest-priced lot of the famous offering. The Widden Stud-prepared filly sold to prominent bloodstock agent James Harron for $2.2 million. We have… Read More »
Coolmore is selling the banner lot at this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale but Tom Magnier also took time out to spend up himself on Sunday’s opening day. The Coolmore Australia boss paid $1.9 million for a colt by Zoustar out of three-time Group 1 runner-up Fundamentalist. The colt was offered… Read More »
Lindsay Park two-year-old Bold Bastille has a couple of rich assignments ahead of her before she enjoys a break leading into the spring. The first of those assignments for the Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained filly is the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo on Saturday which will be… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot is scheduled to run in the Percy Sykes Stakes on Day 2 of The Championships after being scratched from the Sires’ Produce Stakes. Lady Of Camelot will not be in one of the four Group 1 races but the Golden Slipper winner still shapes as… Read More »
Riff Rocket has raced to a rare staying double and in the process delivered Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller with his first ATC Australian Derby success at Randwick. Waller admitted it had been a source of a little frustration that he had yet to train the winner of the time-honoured Australian Derby… Read More »
A significant weight drop has paved the way to Here To Shock landing a second win in Stakes company producing a strong finishing burst at Caulfield. Here To Shock gave Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes their first win in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Les Bridge has done it again. The 85-year-old Hall Of Fame trainer has won a Golden Slipper with Sir Dapper, a Melbourne Cup with Kensei, an Everest with Classique Legend and now a second Doncaster with Celestial Legend, 39 years after Row Of Waves gave him his first. But as good as those horses… Read More »
Chain Of Lightning has relished the rain-affected conditions at Randwick to upset a host of Australasia’s best sprinters in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes. The narrow victory by the mare in Saturday’s $3 million sprint on a heavy-rated track gave trainer Peter Moody his fourth victory in Sydney’s feature open-age sprint… Read More »
Trainers David and Coral Feek will have some thinking to do in coming weeks after the win of Gold Wolf at Caulfield. Gold Wolf proved the superior staying three-year-old when he scored a shock win in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) on Saturday. Ridden by Neil Farley, Gold Wolf ($41) scored by a… Read More »
Fillies have continued their dominance of the country’s Group One two-year-old races with Manaal nailing Godolphin’s Traffic Warden in the final bounds to capture the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. The filly started at $5.50 with betting apps and atoned for a luckless run from a wide draw in the Golden… Read More »
Imported stayer Circle Of Fire has firmed to the second line of Sydney Cup betting after securing a ballot exemption into the Group 1 race with a narrow-but-impressive victory in the Chairman’s Quality at Randwick. In his third Australian start, the English import was sent out the $3.60 betting app favourite in… Read More »
