Mr Brightside has had his first public hit out for 2025, and Lindsay Park have planned the first three runs of their star galloper’s Autumn campaign before a final decision on international travel is made. The seven-year-old gelding is showing no signs of slowing down and is set to resume in… Read More »
Chris Waller has called on Damian Lane to warm the saddle for James Mcdonald at a postponed barrier trial session, which Sydney’s champion hoop will now miss due to overseas riding commitments. McDonald was to have partnered the likes of Via Sistina, Switzerland and Fangirl at Warwick Farm last week, but the trials were washed… Read More »
Making his first appearance at a Sydney Saturday meeting since Everest day in October, James Mcdonald wasted no time announcing he was back in town with a spectacular four-winner haul at Rosehill. The champion jockey spent the latter part of the spring carnival in Melbourne then jetted to Hong Kong for… Read More »
Grahame Begg continued his run of strong Summer form as three-year-old filly Reluctantlycharmed beat a handy benchmark 74 field over 1100m at Flemington. Jumping a $7.50 betting site chance, the Makybe Racing owned filly sliced through the field under Craig Williams to notch up her third win from five starts this campaign,… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Polyglot has taken the first step towards vindicating Godolphin’s difficult decision to geld him with a solid winning return at Rosehill, setting himself up for a potential black-type raid. A son of champion Lonhro and grandson of 2007 Golden Slipper winner Forensics, Polyglot was having his first start… Read More »
Coolmore-owned colt Wodeton has rocketed into Golden Slipper favouritism following a scintillating debut win at Rosehill that has prompted James Mcdonald to compare him favourably to Switzerland at the same stage. Bookmakers reacted quickly to the youngster’s trouncing victory in Saturday’s Chandon Handicap (1100m), winding Wodeton in from $13 to a clear-cut $5… Read More »
Tom Daberning continued his impressive run of Summer form with two-year-old filly Cavalry Girl, who won the VRC Punters Club Sprint (1000m) as a $3.80 favourite under Linda Meech. Brave on debut when second in the Geelong Diamond to Cherish Me, Cavalry Girl’s race experience came to the fore in… Read More »
Money well spent two years ago has delivered Victorian-based Rosemont Stud and partners with a rich windfall when Bosustow claimed the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at Gold Coast. Co-trainer Annabel Neasham was uncertain whether a gear change would make the required difference but the application of blinkers for the $3 million… Read More »
The rest of us could imagine riding in around 25 races between Gold Coast, Melbourne then Hong Kong all in 48 hours to be a lot on our plates but when you’re as driven and at the top of your game like Craig Williams, it all comes as natural in… Read More »
It only seemed a matter of time before Blue Vein broke his maiden and the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained colt has kicked off the training duo’s partnership with Yu Long in fine style. Second to subsequent Group 1 placegetter Fearless on debut, Blue Vein found the line strongly first up… Read More »
After more than 30 years in the saddle, Vlad Duric will have his first ride in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the rescheduled Gold Coast meeting on Friday night. The Victorian raised jockey who plied his trade in Singapore for the best part of 15 years, has called Brisbane home… Read More »
Star mare Via Sistina, last year’s Cox Plate champion, is gearing up for a triumphant autumn return, setting her sights on the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney. Yulong’s General Manager Vin Cox has confirmed that while the Australian Cup remains an option, the primary focus is on capturing the… Read More »
Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller is set to unleash a number of his vast array of Group 1 talent at the barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Thursday. Cox Plate winning imported mare Via Sistina headlines seven individual Group 1 winners that will strut their stuff on Thursday morning. Via Sistina, who… Read More »
Just because one horse from a mare can stay, it does not mean its sibling will be the same. Trainer Clinton McDonald is considering restricting Angel Capital to sprinting trips during the colt’s three-year-old autumn campaign, unlike his five-year-old half-brother Berkeley Square who is adept over a staying trip. Both horses are… Read More »
Accredited has been one of the form horses of the summer period so far in Sydney with three-straight city wins since the start of December as he has progressed through the grades. Two of those wins have been at Randwick, over 1300m and 1400m respectively, and Pride is planning to give… Read More »
The Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) winner Goldrush Guru could be seen in three different states over the Autumn, with South Australian based trainer Andrew Gluyas keeping his options open in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Goldrush Guru has been back in work and could be seen in the Group 3 C S… Read More »
Buoyed by Home Affairs’ amazing results at the first sale buyers had the chance to buy his progeny, Coolmore is excited about the prospects of the stallion-in-waiting they plan to send on a similar path. Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) winner Switzerland is well-advanced in his preparations for a campaign that is… Read More »
A top ride from Alysha Collett has helped the Chris Waller-trained Waterford return to winning form in the inaugural running of the $500,000 The Lakes at Wyong. From a wide draw in Saturday’s 1600m feature, Collett was able to get Waterford into a nice position during the run, settling fourth one off… Read More »
Persistent heavy rain has claimed the last seven races on the Magic Millions Day card with the remainder of the program to be run under lights at Gold Coast on Friday night. After the jockeys gave their approval to race on the newly laid section at the 500-metres mark on… Read More »
The 2000m three-year-old race on this Flemington fixture has been a good pointer to Derbies in past years, and Thedoctoroflove could potentially target a staying feature in the coming months. Bold Soul and Dunkel have won this race in the past two years before winning next month’s Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m),… Read More »
