Trainer Grahame Begg has all but given up hope of getting Cardinal Gem to Brisbane for the later stages of the Winter Carnival. Instead, Begg is likely to remain in …
He has won three Golden Slippers, Randwick’s two biggest mile races and enjoyed his share of Derby success, but Tommy Berry is still hunting his maiden victory in an Oaks. …
Seasoned stayer Alakahan will have an important gear change in the Winter Cup as Richard and Will Freedman bid to coax him back to winning form. The gelding finished fourth in …
Barbara Saunders thought her shot at Queensland Oaks success might have passed with Rathsallagh’s narrow defeat in 2008. The O’Reilly filly ran a huge race but was forced to settle for …
An outside draw has not helped the chances of Festival Dancer in the Queensland Oaks, but trainer Matthew Smith is hoping a seven-day back-up will. A Group 3 winner over a …
Heart fibrillation does not read well as an excuse for a horse’s poor performance, but it invariably leads to good showing at their next start. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable …
Trainer Matthew Williams says it is hard to get a line on Harbour Views as he prepares for his first-up run at Flemington. Harbour Views is set to contest the VRC-CRV Winter …
Michael Freedman’s winter carnival plans for Ringmaster have hit a few road blocks but the experienced trainer has managed to navigate them and keep the horse on track for his Group …
Trainer Matt Cumani has been impressed with the improvement former French galloper Sous Les Nuages has made as he stretches deeper into his second Australian campaign. Sous Les Nuages runs in the …
A week after celebrating a metropolitan double at Randwick, trainer Brad Widdup will bid to keep his momentum rolling by chasing a consolation win with filly Mum’s The Boss at …
A debut victory against older horses has earned juvenile Backrower a chance in town, and longer-term, a possible spring carnival tilt. The late-blooming colt will take his place in the Bowerman’s …
Trainer Luke Oliver has his eyes on ‘Finals Day’ at Flemington next month after Megamea returned with a first-up win at Sandown. Victory in the Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday was …
Zac Purton has posted a vital double to edge to within touching distance of Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong Jockeys’ Championship after an eventful meeting which left the Australian …
Bjorn Baker has decided against stepping Arapaho up in class and distance this weekend, but a sterner test is on the radar if the import can repeat his last-start heroics. Arapaho will …
Champion jockey James Mcdonald has brought up his 100th Sydney metropolitan win of the season and fittingly, he has done it aboard a horse trained by long-time supporter Chris Waller. …
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has spring ambitions with debut Sandown winner Elliptical. Success in the Tile Importer Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday, the first day of winter, may not …
John Sargent has declared his intention to have Gin Martini ridden more conservatively in the Queensland Oaks as he bids to win the fillies’ classic for a second time. The ATC Australian …
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have been in fine form, and they are looking to continue their winning momentum. Promising young stayer Military Mission will get a prime opportunity to showcase …
