Horse Racing News
Filly on Ride towards The Showdown at Caulfield
Providing the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained Cosmic Ride has a good remainder of the week, the filly is set to run at Caulfield. Cosmic Ride holds a nomination in both the Group 3 Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville and the $1 million The Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. After making...
G1 pair in good order for Robert Sangster Stakes
The Ciaron Maher-trained Estriella has maintained her position at the head of betting for the Robert Sangster Stakes despite drawing a wide gate. Estriella drew out in barrier 11 of the 14 acceptors in the Group 1 race for fillies and mares over 1200m at Morphettville on Saturday in which she will...
WA apprentices shine bright in national series
Jockey Victoria Corver is taking it one ride at a time as she approaches the end of her apprenticeship. Victoria Corver, who is set to join WA’s senior riding ranks next month, has spent the past four years as an apprentice jockey in Racing WA’s Apprentice Jockey Traineeship Program. “I am taking...
Kerrin McEvoy aiming for late May return
Kerrin Mcevoy hopes to be back riding towards the end of May as he continues his recovery from a spinal fracture suffered in a race fall at Rosehill on Golden Slipper day. The top jockey injured his C6 vertebrae when he was dislodged from Tintookie in the Birthday Card Stakes on March 23,...
Sights lowered with luckless Berkeley
Dan O’Sullivan resisted the temptation to chase a guaranteed berth in this year’s Caulfield Cup with Berkeley Square via the Mornington Cup last Saturday and he hopes to be rewarded this weekend. The Ballarat trainer has instead directed his interference-prone gelding to the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) on the Victorian Owners...
Militarize follows Shinzo to stud
The horses who provided Chris Waller with last year’s Sydney 2YO Triple Crown were retired within the space of a few hours on Monday morning. Newgate Farm confirmed that Militarize, its three-time Group 1-winning son of Dundeel, would be standing the upcoming season at the Hunter Valley stud. Earlier in the day, Coolmore announced...
Home Tin Chooks answers the questions
When Tin Chooks commenced his current campaign last December, his trainer Kieran Regan was keen to test the waters and have a few private questions answered. Chief amongst Regan’s queries was whether Tin Chooks could develop into a consistent city horse or would he have to lower the bar and temper his...
Hong Kong via Adelaide for McDonald
Fresh from emphatically securing the Sydney autumn’s rider of the carnival honours with another Group 1 win last Saturday, James Mcdonald turns his attention to unfamiliar territory as he continues his pursuit of 100 career wins at the elite level. The champion jockey will make his South Australian debut at Morphettville this...
Magnificent Andy stays home
Magnificent Andy scored a surprising win at Ascot on Saturday, but any notion of taking him to Victoria has been ruled out by trainer Stephen Miller. After a rails-hugging ride by Jarrad Noske, Magnificent Andy defeated Laced Up Heels in an exciting conclusion to the $200,000 The Joey (1200m). First up this...
Talbragar strikes for Sandhu
Trainer Julius Sandhu has had considerable success with the progeny from Overreach with the latest member scoring at Mornington. Lofty Strike was the original flag-bearer for the Sandhu, winning a Blue Diamond Prelude and the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes, while filly Excess was successful at Caulfield during the week. Recent stable acquisition Talbragar, an older brother to...