Horse Racing News
Cigar smoking ahead of The Rosebud bid
Untapped filly Cigar Flick headlines Chris Waller’s Rosehill team for Saturday, but she isn’t the only promising horse preparing to step out for the stable. While many of the trainer’s big guns were in action at Friday morning’s barrier trials, the next tier of talents will be given the chance to...
Trainer Mick Price issues Inundation warning
The last time Inundation raced at Moonee Valley he ran a course record over the 1000m journey. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained returns to the same course and distance on Saturday to contest the SteveOs Scamper Handicap. Price said Inundation has had numerous problems since that record-breaking run on Christmas Eve last year, the most serious being...
The Valley to suit speedy filly Pride Of Sullivan
The Lindsay Park stable is expecting an early morning trip to Moonee Valley to be beneficial for three-year-old Pride Of Sullivan. The daughter of Pride Of Dubai heads to The Valley on Saturday to contest the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) after scoring a debut win at Swan Hill during the three-day Carnival in June. Trainers Ben,...
Recommendation to kick-off at Moonee Valley
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Recommendation made a giant leap in the autumn to become a Stakes winner. And if the now four-year-old is to be a player in the upcoming Spring Carnival, the son of Shalaa will need to again take that next step. Recommendation is down to run first-up in the...
Chris Waller ‘delighted’ with Nature Strip
Nature Strip might have been beaten in his Rosehill trial on Friday morning, but Chris Waller was ‘delighted’ with what he saw from the champion sprinter. The two-time Australian Horse of the Year jumped well in the 900-metre workout, travelled strongly in third spot and was never urged along by James...
RV announces new Chairman of Stewards
After a lifetime in racing, Racing Victoria has appointed Rob Montgomery as its Chairman of Stewards. Montgomery takes over from Robert Cram who retired after the Moonee Valley meeting on July 29. Starting out as an apprentice jockey in the South Island of New Zealand, Montgomery moved to Australia and rode trackwork at the Epsom Training Centre for trainers...
Phanta set to contest Belmont Newmarket
Phanta scaled a career high at Belmont two weeks ago and co-trainer Michael Gangemi is warming to the idea of him winning his second consecutive Listed race on the weekend. Phanta was an explosive winner of the Bolton Sprint (1200m) first up and is popular with punters to deliver the same...
Lindsay Park import Sissoko to kick-off at Moonee Valley
Lindsay Park will learn more about imported galloper Sissoko after he makes his Australian debut at Moonee Valley. A veteran of three starts in Ireland, Sissoko was purchased for a future career in Hong Kong, but after failing to settle into the Asian environment he was sent to Australia to continue his career. Sissoko will kick-off for new...
Master Of Chant lines up at The Valley
Training partners Trent and Natalie Young will get a better guide to the potential of Master Of Chant after he runs at Moonee Valley. The former UK galloper will have his second run in Australia when he lines up in the Maureen Salter Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. A winner on the synthetic...
Title Fighter to face bigger challenge at Moonee Valley
Trainer Clayton Douglas concedes Title Fighter will face a far bigger challenge when he returns to Moonee Valley for his second race start. Title Fighter outsped his rivals to land the prize on debut at The Valley on July 29 on a track that was favouring leaders throughout the program. The rail will move...