Trainer Lindsey Smith would like to see the heavens open ahead of the Flemington meeting where he has Bold Bourbon looking for a fourth straight win. Bold Bourbon runs in the In …
When Les Bridge picked up a son of Dundeel at the yearling sales, he thought he’d found himself a potential Spring Champion Stakes horse, maybe even a Derby aspirant. Instead, Celestial Legend is …
A liking for the straight track at Flemington swayed the decision of James Cummings and Godolphin to keep Renosu in Melbourne. The Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville last Saturday had …
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes have taken a different approach to start the brief winter campaign of Makram at Flemington. Having undergone fetlock surgery post his spring campaign, the Hayes brothers …
Chris Waller says fitness won’t be an issue for Kovalica when he takes on Zaaki and co in the Doomben Cup, but he does have reservations about the three-year-old’s outside draw. The champion …
David Payne doesn’t expect Navajo Peak to fill the void left by the departure of multiple Group 1 winner Montefilia, but he does think the improving stayer has the potential …
Tim Clark isn’t conceding the Doomben Cup to short-priced favourite Zaaki and says Zeyrek can turn the tables on his last-start conqueror from an ideal draw. The Team Hawkes gelding finished just …
A trip to Brisbane for Tapa Capall could be on the agenda if the three-year-old is successful at Flemington. The David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins-trained gelding runs in the National Jockeys Trust Trophy …
A two-state feature race double beckons for trainer Annabel Neasham as weight-for-age star Zaaki chases a second Doomben Cup in Queensland, while former French galloper Bois D’Argent leads a three-pronged Lord Mayor’s Cup …
Savatoxl will attempt to become the third multiple winner of The Goodwood when he lines up in the Group 1 sprint at Morphettville. If successful over the 1200m course on Saturday, Savatoxl will join Moslyn (1894-95) and Musket Belle …
Albury trainer Mitchell Beer will saddle his first Group 1 runner in his own name when Mnementh runs in The Goodwood at Morphettville. When training in partnership with Max Hinton at Mornington …
High quality mare Passive Aggressive has been retired from racing and is set visit I Am Invincible in the upcoming breeding season. A winner of her first four starts 12 months ago, Passive …
Nonconformist will be one of two Victorian horses taking on the might of NSW in a feature race in Brisbane. A field of 13 has accepted for the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (2000m) …
The G1 Doomben Cup (2000m) has become a fascinating race now with the addition of Kovalica ($6) into the mix following his scratching out of the Rough Habit Plate. He takes …
Lindsay Park’s final fling at Group 1 glory for two of its better-performed mares lifts a cog this weekend in Brisbane. Stakes performers Excelida and Lady Of Honour will both ramp up …
When it comes to attractively-weighted runners in this Saturday’s The Goodwood at Morphettville, not many can match Zoutori. The Mathew Ellerton-trained gelding is one of a select band of horses …
Joe Pride is adamant Eduardo still has a big-race win in him despite deciding not to run the veteran sprinter in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000. Pride scratched Eduardo as he felt …
With four horses entered in The Goodwood, the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are unlikely to have a runner in the Group 1 race. The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday …
