Having watched fellow Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas pull off an Everest coup with Giga Kick, Jerome Hunter is hoping to make an audacious Sydney raid of his own. Hunter will bring two …
Eleven Eleven is set to break new ground for trainer Greg Hickman when he lines up in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley. In a 30-start career that has seen Eleven Eleven register nine wins, …
Chris Waller is chasing a fifth win in the weight-for-age championship of Australia, the Cox Plate, with a horse that will be having his first start for the trainer. Irish-bred …
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is hoping the Cox Plate can turn into a war of attrition and their lone starter Gold Trip will prove the best stayer. Gold Trip is backing …
Manikato Stakes favourite Paulele has drawn what James Cummings has described as the ‘perfect’ barrier for Friday night’s $2 million Group 1 Manikato Stakes. The son of Dawn Approach came …
In a disappointing blow, quality three-year-old Top Of The Pops has been ruled out of the Ascot Pinnacles carnival after a track work accident last week. Trainer Dan Morton had …
Annabel Neasham is looking to put away the disappointment of 12 months ago when she saddles three runners in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Zaaki, Mo’Unga and Laws Of Indicies gives Neasham three runners in the Group …
The Australian Bloodstock team did not have any complaints with Rodrigo Diaz’s time in Australia until Monday morning. That was when the barrier draw for Wednesday’s $500,000 Group 3 Geelong …
Colin Webster will let the dust settle on Trix Of The Trade’s outstanding return win before deciding which road to take ahead of the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) in …
Caulfield Cup winner Durston has been penalised 2kg for his win in Saturday’s staying feature. Racing Victoria head of handicapping David Hegan on Monday afternoon announced the penalty, which takes the …
Ciaron Maher pulled off the rare feat of winning the Manikato Stakes with a three-year-old filly in 2019 and Victoria’s leading trainer is looking to do it again this Friday night. …
John O’Shea will redirect Lost And Running towards the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes on Golden Eagle day after his race morning scratching from The Everest. The gelding had been second favourite …
When planning the spring campaign of Roch ‘N’ Horse, trainer Mike Moroney thought the Manikato Stakes might be a winnable Group 1 weight-for-age race race. The New Zealand mare, winner of the Group 1 Newmarket …
Ben and J D Hayes are contemplating using winkers on Mr Brightside in the Cox Plate to try and squeeze an extra length out of the gelding. Lindsay Park trainers …
How long can Resortman keep going for? That’s a pleasant conundrum facing trainer Michael Lane after the Helmet’s gelding’s brilliant win in the Eurythmic Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. …
A planned attack on a short-course sprint at Caulfield on their biggest day of the year has paid dividends for the connections of Asfoora. Henry Dwyer planned an assault on Saturday’s Group …
Putting a tough 18-month period behind him, trainer David Pfieffer has engineered a major boilover on The Everest undercard, producing $61 outsider Rocketing By to snare the Group 3 Sydney …
Young trainer Clayton Douglas has celebrated a life-changing moment, upstaging racing’s biggest names to win the richest race in the country with Giga Kick. Victorian three-year-old Giga Kick has claimed the …
