New Zealand-bred gelding Feroce will forever hold a special place in the stable of Dominic Sutton after his on-pace victory at Caulfield. The $160,000 Karaka Ready To Run purchase provided Sutton with his first metropolitan winner when successful in the Vale John Russell (1200m) on Saturday. Feroce also provided Sutton with his… Read More »
Today’s Day 1 of The Championships at Ranwick will proceed despite heavy rain in Sydney over the past 24 hours. Racing NSW stewards released the news on X this morning saying the track despite being a Heavy 10 is safe to race on. Randwick: Meeting will proceed on a Heavy… Read More »
Rhys Radford never hides his admiration for Comfort Me, an outside chance of causing a big upset on his resumption in the Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Radford considers the clash between Comfort Me and glamour mare Amelia’s Jewel as a David versus Goliath battle, but he’s confident his… Read More »
Despite receiving 100mm of rain on Friday, officials are cautiously optimistic that the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick will proceed as planned on Saturday. Racing NSW chief steward Steve Railton rated the track a heavy 8 after inspecting it with an ATC track official on Friday afternoon…. Read More »
It is going on two-and-a-half years since former Singapore galloper The Inferno scored his solitary Australian victory. After eight wins in Singapore from nine starts, including that country’s biggest sprint, the Lion City Cup, The Inferno came to Australia with great expectations. It all went pear-shaped in The Inferno’s first Australian… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting a set of blinkers and a different race shape to spark Carini back into winning form at Caulfield. French-bred Carini heads to the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday looking to land a second win in Australia. After starting his career in France, securing three… Read More »
Private Eye won’t line up in the TJ Smith Stakes if the track is heavy, but two of his stablemates will have their chances enhanced if conditions at Randwick continue to deteriorate. Mazu and Coal Crusher both boast superior wet track form, the former winning four of his six starts on… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller are preparing to gang tackle the Doncaster Mile with the leading trainers set to have up to a dozen runners between them. Both Maher and Waller each have five runners safely in the 20-horse field, along with an emergency apiece. Maher’s contingent includes $3.80 betting site favourite… Read More »
Despite heavy rain in Sydney on Friday and more forecasted for race day, Randwick track manager Michael Wood remains optimistic about Saturday’s first day of The Championships proceeding as planned. With up to 200mm of rain expected on Friday and an additional 10-50mm anticipated on race day, concerns about the… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young won’t be making the same mistake twice when they head to the Australian Derby at Randwick. Just as he did in the Rosehill Guineas at his most recent outing, Immediacy has drawn a wide alley. For Saturday’s Group 1 Derby over 2400m, Immediacy has drawn gate… Read More »
While some of the opposition may have the runs on the board as far as black-type is concerned, Shane Nichols brings Climate Change to Adelaide on Saturday confident that his two-year-old’s race experience can bely her standing in the market. Climate Change lines up in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) at Morphettville… Read More »
Magic Bloodstock have again turned to Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker to try and win this year’s TABtouch Quokka (1200m), locking in Malkovich for their slot in the $5 million event. After teaming up with Shades Of Rose in the inaugural edition of the event last year, Magic Bloodstock made the… Read More »
Trainer Kieran Regan is on a stakes journey with Tin Chooks on Saturday, a decision prompted after the Hvasstan gelding continued his winning ways at Ascot a week ago. Tin Chooks is giving Kieran Regan a great thrill and he hopes that trend continues when the four-year-old faces career-best opposition in the… Read More »
Covering nearly one-fifth of Western Australia’s land area, the Mid West is a vast region home to top-quality racing highlighted by the Geraldton Cup. About 2000 racegoers are expected to attend the 2024 edition of the $125,000 TABtouch Geraldton Cup (2100m) at the Geraldton Turf Club (GTC) on Sunday, April… Read More »
Few people know how to win a Doncaster Mile like Chris Waller. A six-time winner of the 1600-metre Group 1, Waller sits just one win behind Tommy Smith and Gai Waterhouse who share the record for most wins in the $3 million event that will be run at Randwick this… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes have revised their plans of winning one of the Derby races in Australia with Apulia. Narrowly beaten in the Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington last November, Apulia was originally aimed towards the Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. But an early… Read More »
Blake Shinn will reunite with Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot at Randwick where the pair will bid to add the second leg of the two-year-old triple crown to their autumn carnival haul. The first five horses across the line in the Slipper (1200m) will clash again in a strong renewal of… Read More »
A quick flick through the media guide Inglis has prepared for this weekend’s Easter Yearling Sale underlines the significance of Winx’s daughter being part of the catalogue. Thoroughbred auction houses are traditionally reluctant to single out specific lots, but Inglis has no option but to with the filly who will… Read More »
Trainer Danny Williams is confident he is winning the battle to have Bandi’s Boy fit to line up in the Country Championships Final. The horse was found to be mildly lame in his near foreleg after winning the Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill last weekend and will need to pass an inspection… Read More »
The Caulfield and Melbourne Cups are still six months away, but those two races are clearly in the focus of father-and-son training duo Mark and Levi Kavanagh. First Immortal was bound for those races last year, but with a less than satisfactory rating he was forced to try and win his… Read More »
