The absence of Yankee Rose has dramatically changed the complexion of the Group One Champagne Stakes, opening the door for Faraway Town to improve on her last-start third to the …
His jockey is suddenly out of luck and his horse continues to be out of favour. There are obviously better angles from which Louis Mihalyka can approach a major race, …
Circle Game will be out to add to trainer Matthew Dale’s success in Sydney’s Highway Handicaps when the races restricted to country NSW and ACT-trained horses return at Randwick. Lightly …
Group One winner The Quarterback is the dominant favourite to add a restricted set-weights race to his record at Caulfield. The winner of last month’s Newmarket Handicap, The Quarterback is …
Trainer Tony Gollan has let his head rule his heart and has scratched his two runners from the Listed Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba. Gollan had Casual Choice and Whiskey Allround …
Veteran stayer Volkhere is poised to win the Toowoomba Cup after being runner-up last year. Volkhere ran second to Gai Waterhouse’s weight-for-age star Pornichet in the 2015 Cup after looking …
Noel Doyle can’t help but have nostalgic thoughts when he takes tough gelding Le Val to Toowoomba for the $150,000 Weetwood Handicap. Doyle used Toowoomba as his base when he …
Impressive debut winner Ariaz will head to Adelaide chasing black-type instead of racing at Caulfield for a bigger purse. Trainer Robbie Griffiths said running Ariaz run in the Group Three …
or-age HISTORY * Before 2004 run over 1600m * First run in 1866 when won by Falcon * Outstanding winners include: Tim Whiffler (1870-71), Carbine (1889-90), Wakeful (1902), Chatham (1934), …
ear-olds, set weights HISTORY * First run over seven furlongs (1400m) in 1866 when won by Fishhook * Held over 1600m since 1972 * The final leg of the two-year-old …
Trainer David Vandyke expects Yankee Rose to run in the Champagne Stakes despite the filly still showing signs of lameness. Yankee Rose pulled up mildly lame and with pain in …
Blake Shinn admits Malaguerra’s rating as one of Australia’s most promising sprinters will be given a serious examination in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Malaguerra got the nod over …
The weight scale is against Recalculate in the VOBIS Gold Mile, but trainer Colin Scott is happy to give the gelding his chance in the $250,000 race. Scott considered his …
A big weight and a wide draw can be a recipe for disaster from the 1400m start at Caulfield. Charmed Harmony will be out to prove that theory wrong when …
Italian Derby winner Goldstream is likely to take the best track work form of any All Aged Stakes runner into the weight-for-age race as the import prepares for his Australian …
Sydney visitor Coolring is the ruling $2.50 favourite for Toowoomba’s feature sprint, the Weetwood Handicap, after drawing barrier one. At this stage, the Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will have a one-off …
Short-priced Champagne Stakes favourite Yankee Rose has thrown a scare into the camp, pulling up mildly lame from her final piece of track work ahead of her tilt at a …
Andrew Noblet has changed his training methods with Sistine Demon in a bid to get the gelding back to winning form. Sistine Demon will be chasing his first victory in …
