At the corresponding meeting last year, Matthew Dale approached fellow trainer Geoff Duryea to congratulate him on winning The Kosciuszko with Front Page. Fast forward 12 months and the two men found …
Almighty Class will look to put a disappointing first run behind him as he returns to flaunt his Pinnacles carnival credentials at Ascot’s season-opening meeting on Saturday. Mitchell Pateman had big hopes …
Caulfield has been happy hunting ground for Godolphin sprinter Ingratiating and trainer James Cummings is expecting it to be so again. Ingratiating heads back to Caulfield on Saturday to contest the Group …
Little Brose will join two illustrious names on the Caulfield Guineas honour roll if successful in the Group 1 race for three-year-olds on Saturday. Only two horses have won the Blue Diamond Stakes …
Gai Waterhouse insists the 2000m journey of the Might And Power at Caulfield on Saturday is Alligator Blood’s right distance. Alligator Blood has won 14 times from his 32 starts over distances …
Craig Williams is looking forward to his first race ride on Yellow Brick in the Silver Eagle at Randwick, especially after watching Rediener frank the Queenslander’s form by winning the Epsom Handicap. Rediener …
Joe Pride has taken some important learnings from his previous Everest experiences, but none of them have anything to do with training horses. Instead, they have taught him things about himself. Pride …
John Sargent is a master when is comes to training staying three-year-olds and he believes he might have another classic contender on his books in Gloaming Stakes aspirant Glad You Think …
That’s the message from trainer Trevor Andrews ahead of his two-pronged attack on Saturday’s Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m) at Ascot. Andrews, who also has A Lot Of Good Men in the $100,000 event, said …
A day after Wolfy broke through for his maiden city success, trainer Nick Ryan knew he had had to press on to the Caulfield Guineas with Wolfy. The three-year-old scored at Flemington …
Ballarat trainer Mitchell Freedman had been content with the progress his stable star Attrition was making in the early part of the spring. But after a disappointing effort in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) at …
Growing up, Kathy O’Hara was constantly around horses, but they were of the pony rather than thoroughbred kind. When the ponies wouldn’t run fast enough, she gravitated to horses that would. …
Few horses have overcome as many setbacks as Kosciuszko contender Derry Grove, but trainer Matthew Dunn finally has him in a good space heading into his most important challenge yet. The …
Grahame Begg says Nonconformist is in excellent shape for a tilt at the Might And Power at Caulfield. Track conditions will play an important role for Nonconformist in his quest …
The most prolific Group One winner in The Everest, Alcohol Free is also one of the outsiders of the field, but Adrian Bott is warning punters not to underestimate the high-class mare. …
When Grant Williams devised the idea for Stable Of Stars, his objective was to present racing fans with the chance to experience the thrill of racing well-bred horses without a …
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will add a dose of international flavour to the Silver Eagle with two overseas acquisitions set to make their Australian debuts in the $1 million race. …
Phillip Stokes is using the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield in a bid to gain a Melbourne Cup start for Daqiansweet Junior. Trainer Phillip Stokes is taking a different approach 12 months …
