Peter G Moody fears a lack of recent match practice could come against defending titleholder I Wish I Win when he resumes against a crack field of race-fit sprinters in the T J Smith Stakes at Randwick. A forecast for drenching rain in Sydney has many expecting a heavy track on Saturday… Read More »
Tyler Schiller wasn’t born when Les Bridge won his first Doncaster with Row Of Waves almost forty years ago, but the Generation Z jockey will team up with the octogenarian trainer on a mission to win him a second. Schiller was put on notice to ride Celestial Legend in Saturday’s $4… Read More »
Michael Freedman might be preparing to saddle up his first Australian Derby runner in his own right, but the Randwick trainer has plenty of experience when it comes to the time-honoured race. Freedman will start Tulloch Stakes winner Wymark in Saturday’s blue riband, 30 years after strapping 1994 winner Mahogany and 32 years… Read More »
Kris Lees will have five runners in the Provincial-Midway Championships Final after Willinga Freefall and Baltic Coast filled the placings behind the Jarrod Austin-trained Terra Mater in the Wildcard at Newcastle. All three placegetters have secured their spot in the $1 million finale on Saturday week, along with the qualifiers from six selected heats. The… Read More »
South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott could not have asked for a better trip across the Victorian border, landing a treble at Ballarat. Hickmott took a team of three horses from his base at Murray Bridge – Togetherforever, Spirit Of Camelot and High Five – who were all successful in maiden class races on… Read More »
Italian-born jockey Stefano Cherchi had died, two weeks after suffering head and internal injuries in a race fall at Canberra. The NSW Jockeys’ Association announced the devastating news on Wednesday on behalf of the 23-year-old’s family. “With deep sadness, the Cherchi family have announced their beloved son Stefano passed away… Read More »
It’s been a small sample size, but on exposed form trainer Russell Stewart has a few above average juveniles who are ready to stamp their claims for Karrakatta Plate (1200m) glory on April 20. The Karrakatta Plate, the jewel in the crown for two-year-olds, is high on the agenda for… Read More »
Having collected the Golden Eagle in the spring, Japan’s Obamburumai is back in Sydney looking to add some more prize money to the coffers. Obamburumai banked $5.25 million for his win in the Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill last November and is in line for another $2.3 million if successful in… Read More »
Connections of Bella Nipotina have welcomed the forecast for heavy rain in Sydney ahead of her rematch with benchmark sprinter Imperatriz in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Bella Nipotina has finished behind the Te Akau Racing star in all three starts this preparation but significantly, the runs have all… Read More »
Trainer Mitchell Freedman had hoped to be in Sydney for the opening day of The Championships at Randwick rather than chasing another Stakes race at Caulfield. The Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) had been the target for the Freedman-trained Attrition when the entire commenced his autumn campaign, but a setback after his… Read More »
Having successfully converted Private Eye from a Group One-winning miler into one of Australia’s best sprinters, Joe Pride will attempt the reverse with his Everest hero Think About It. Private Eye won the 2021 Epsom Handicap over the famous Randwick mile and wasn’t disgraced when stretched out to 2000m two starts later… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable held out high hopes for Shaiyhar ahead of last year’s Spring Carnival. The Irish-bred galloper who did his early racing in France, won twice over 2000m at Flemington in his first Australian campaign, but each time he when exposed to a longer distance he flopped… Read More »
A quick back-up into the ATC Australian Derby holds no fears for connections of high-class filly Zardozi, who has scored two of her most significant wins off a short turnaround. The Godolphin three-year-old won the Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) six days after finishing unplaced over 1400m at Sandown, while her… Read More »
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher is under no illusion of the challenge ahead for Jamie Kah aboard Another Wil in Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile, especially after drawing barrier 21. Despite the setback, Maher remains optimistic about Kah’s ability to navigate the tough position. Another Wil headlines Maher’s formidable contingent in… Read More »
The Longines World Best Racehorse rankings for March are out, and Private Eye goes into the $3m TJ Smith Stakes of 1200m at weight-for-age as the World’s Champion Sprinter. With Private Eye being rated 120 as the early-season Sprint Champion, it was the Australian hero Nature Strip who was the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes are about to take back under their wing a previous base they departed when their father David moved to Hong Kong. Lindsay Park’s stables on-course at Pakenham is back under the Hayes name after Peter Moody rented the complex following… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will head to a Stakes race at Caulfield with a two-pronged attack. The Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday will feature Future History and Jennilala. Future History heads to Saturday’s contest having had one start since finishing 15th in last year’s Melbourne Cup behind Without A Fight…. Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben Will and Jd Hayes will press ahead with plans to head to Sydney with Mr Brightside for The Championships. After winning the Group 1 Doncaster Mile in 2022 and again last year, Mr Brightside is being aimed at the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick… Read More »
Another Wil rocketed to the top of betting for Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) after winning the Doncaster Prelude on Saturday and remains a firm favourite at $3.50 with online bookmakers despite drawing barrier 21, which could come in to 17 if the emergencies fail to get a run. The… Read More »
The Queensland stewards are preparing to reevaluate a contentious protest ruling that led to a horse losing the race, despite winning with a comfortable lead while being eased down. Trainer David Murphy found himself in disbelief when his horse, Beachside Babe, lost a race at Beaudesert on Saturday due to… Read More »
