The gap to the runner-up was minimal, but Tempted cemented her elite sprinting filly credentials for the generation courtesy of a Group One Surround Stakes triumph full of elegance. Going …
An eye-catching win in a Flemington Stakes has positioned Birdman as a contender for the Australian Cup. The Chris Waller charge delivered on Saturday in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes …
The Australian racing scene mourns a true legend. Saturday marked the end for three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, who succumbed to colic complications. Unmatched in history, Makybe Diva captured …
The advantage of straight-course practice has been evident, with fillies from Lindsay Park taking out the top two spots at Flemington. Ben, Will and J D Hayes’s Gin Twist and …
Chris Waller, the champion trainer, lacks just one key Group 1 Australian Guineas on his otherwise stellar curriculum vitae. He will attempt to fill that void with Sixties contesting the …
Willydoit, fresh off his New Zealand Derby triumph, will strive for entry into the Australian Cup during his Flemington engagement. Stablemates Willydoit and Holymanz from the Ciaron Maher yard take …
Unsettled Sydney skies have created uncertainty across the board, though the majority of Chris Waller’s elite runners stay locked in for the carnival’s debut Group 1 assembly. Featuring prominently among …
Rider Tim Clark understands the focus will rest on opponent and prime Golden Slipper fancy Warwoven in the Skyline Stakes, though if a vulnerability exists in that colt, he hopes …
Michael Freedman joins others in scrutinising Randwick’s track rating before Apocalyptic takes on Tempted during the Surround Stakes. The Group 1 filly triumph winner will start irrespective, but Freedman admits …
The team from Morphettville led by Gordon Richards and Damien Moyle hold a Plan B ready if showers materialise across the weekend as predicted. They have nominated Tapinforpar for The …
Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, trainers of Arctic Glamour, are keeping close tabs on Sydney’s weather patterns because of her struggles on wet tracks prior to her expected engagement in …
Lindsay Park fulfilled their summer ambitions via Apulia and now shift gears for autumn endeavors. Both Apulia and fellow stablemate Plymouth contest the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington …
Conditions dictated by Sydney’s forecast will shape whether Ceolwulf stands a chance of upstaging champion mare Autumn Glow in the Verry Elleegant Stakes at Randwick, per trainer Joseph Pride. Solidly …
Trainer Chris Waller holds no illusions about toppling elite fillies Tempted and Apocalyptic but predicts gritty efforts from his charges Karinska and Panova in the Group One Surround Stakes at …
The jockey Thomas Stockdale wants to keep the high of becoming a dad for the first time going by landing a major prize at Flemington. Partnering Simon Zahra’s Onavuitton in …
Progressive gelding Axius has an unknown top end according to rider Tim Clark, who is keen to discover more when the sprinter tackles stakes level at Randwick. Saturday’s Group 3 …
Conditions at Randwick are poised to influence Ciaron Maher’s final selections for the Sweet Embrace Stakes, especially with Ciaron’s Star, winner of the Pierro Plate, potentially sidelined by excessive rain. …
The state of the Randwick track is poised to shape Ciaron Maher’s entries into the Sweet Embrace Stakes, particularly with Pierro Plate winner Ciaron’s Star potentially sidelined by heavy rain …
