Nature Strip has been a star of Australian racing for several seasons, but incredibly it took winning at Royal Ascot to put the horse on the radar in England. While the …
Jordan Childs completed a feature race double at Sandown which in turn could lead to bigger wins later in the year. Forty mintues after guiding Cardinal Gem to victory in the Group 3 …
Usually front and centre of the biggest races on the biggest days, Chris Waller didn’t saddle up a runner in this year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. But it didn’t stop him making …
William Haggas has done it again. After twice producing Addeybb to lower the colours of pin-up mare Verry Elleegant in the 2020 and 2021 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the UK training master has …
Trainer Grahame Begg has eyes set on a Group 1 race in Brisbane with Cardinal Gem after his explosive win at Sandown. The deteriorating Sandown track held no fears for the gelding who raced …
Dylan Gibbons has celebrated his maiden Group 1 win aboard comeback galloper Explosive Jack, running down outsider True Marvel in the final bounds in a thrilling Sydney Cup finish. The gifted apprentice …
Almost two decades after his last visit to Randwick, New Zealand horseman James Wallace has pulled off a rare cross-Tasman double with Pennyweka adding the ATC Australian Oaks to her New Zealand …
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell admitted being on edge prior to the running of a Stakes race at Sandown. Kennewell had the $3 betr favourite I Am Unstoppable engaged in the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes …
A rails hugging ride has provided the connections of Curran with a rich Good Friday payday at Geelong. The Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor-trained sprinter took out the second running of …
Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien has employed a slightly different approach in his bid to add the Sydney Cup to his brace of Melbourne Cup trophies. O’Brien won Australia’s most famous …
Mike Moroney is banking on a rain-affected track proving pivotal for import Alenquer when he heads to Sydney to take on heavyweights Anamoe and Dubai Honour in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. A Group …
Track conditions will be of little concern for Grahame Begg with his runners in two of the feature races at Sandown. Begg will saddle Cardinal Gem in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) and Lunar Flare in …
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are pinning their faith in Loco to provide them with a second straight South Australian Derby success. But first Loco has to continue to impress the training …
Having seen Alcohol Free first-hand in England, rival trainer William Haggas concedes the $10 million mare has a mortgage on the Queen Of The Turf Stakes – if she brings her European …
A conversation in the jockeys’ room at Hawkesbury has Gary Portelli optimistic he might just pull off the unthinkable with Fireburn in the ATC Australian Oaks. Portelli didn’t realistically believe last year’s …
The Mike Moroney stable will have a two-pronged attack on one of the feature races on Easter Saturday at Sandown. Buffalo River will run first-up in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) …
Regardless of what happens in the remainder of Anamoe’s career, his 2022/2023 season is going to be spoken of for many years to come. The son of Street Boss would …
Race experience has paved the way for Critique taking out his maiden victory at Ballarat. A rich restricted two-year-old race could be on the agenda for the Gai Waterhouse and …
