Horse Racing News
Nominations in for Winx Stakes Day
What a day to kick off the season of G1 racing with the Winx Stakes (1400m) a huge feature on a day with five group races to bet on. In the Group 1, Fangirl ($4.50) looks to make amends for all her honest placings at the highest level. But she will take...
Jamie Kah to ride Zaaki in the Winx Stakes
In a much-anticipated comeback, Jamie Kah is poised to make her return by riding Zaaki in the upcoming Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick this Saturday. Following her sidelining due to a severe fall at Flemington in March, which resulted in a brain bleed and memory loss, Kah’s tenacious recovery journey...
Blake Shinn wins his second Scobie Breasley Medal
Premiership winning jockey Blake Shinn has added to his stellar season claiming a second win in the Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence. Shinn returned to Victoria last August following a three-year stint in Hong Kong and captured his second ‘Scobie’, 18 years after collecting the coveted prize as an apprentice. The Scobie Breasley Medal is voted...
Lindermann, Fangirl to head Waller’s 2023 Winx Stakes entries
A trio of Chris Waller’s Winx Stakes contenders stretched their legs in race day workouts at Rosehill, with the champion trainer revealing he could have up to seven runners in Sydney’s first Group 1 race of the season. Waller took the opportunity to work Lindermann, Fangirl and Princess Grace between races...
Mr Brightside set for Spring Carnival riches
Mr Brightside gave Ben & Jd Hayes their first Group 1 winner, taking out the 2021 Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and will follow a similar initial preparation to last Spring, set to resume in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. New addition to the Hayes training trio,...
Floating Artist with Melbourne Cup ambitions
Floating Artist ($5) has notched up his first win since winning an open handicap in September 2021, taking out the Xtreme Freight Handicap (2040m) at Benchmark 100 level. In that time he’s placed in a Group 3 Coongy Handicap (2000m) and a Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m), as well as...
Lakota Fire has Spring Racing Carnival on the horizon
Lakota Fire backed up a dominant maiden win at Morphettville three weeks ago to score narrowly in the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley against better opposition, with plenty of options over the Spring. The father and son training duo appear to have a smart, American bred juvenile on their hands...
Kintyre earns spring racing carnival bid
Fireburn’s younger half-brother Kintyre has laid down an important spring marker with his gallant victory in the opening race at Rosehill. Trainer Gary Portelli said it was imperative the three-year-old turned in a competitive performance in Saturday’s Inglis Pink Bonus Handicap (1300m) to give him the confidence to press forward with his black-type...
Olentia stars in stablemate’s absence at Rosehill
Olentia’s appearance at Rosehill wasn’t always in Chris Waller’s plans, but a poor scope result from stablemate Extremely Lucky prompted a late change of tact – and a winning one. Waller flagged during the week that only Extremely Lucky was likely to run in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1200m) as he didn’t want...
Blue-blooded filly Tiz Invincible blossoms in The Rosebud
Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible has broken her maiden in style with a classy first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud to put herself on a potential Golden Rose path. By super sire I Am Invincible out of a half-sister to Anamoe, Tiz Invincible is bred in the purple and proved she...