Horse Racing News
Winter launchpad for Infatuation
Bjorn Baker is looking to Infatuation to cap a breakout season for his two-year-old squad when the emerging filly kicks off her latest campaign at Randwick. Baker has enjoyed a career-best term with his juveniles, his 14 winners almost doubling his previous high. He felt acquiring higher quality stock had helped him...
Cliff Brown takes up Lightning Stakes challenge
Mornington-based trainer Cliff Brown has decided to take the punt and send La Danseuse Rouge to Adelaide for the final Stakes race of the season. The Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday is run at set-weights and is restricted to the two and three-year-olds only. While La Danseuse Rouge has ‘Black Type’ on her page as a dual...
More Melbourne experience when Malaboom heads to Moonee Valley
Goulburn trainer Matthew Dale will give filly Malaboom some more experience racing left-handed when she heads to Moonee Valley. Malaboom was an acceptor in two races on Saturday – the ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) at Randwick and the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Already a winner at Listed level in...
Sydney travel test for Deepour
Gold Coast trainer Adam Campton will have one eye on the future when he brings talented sprinter Deepour to Randwick on a fact-finding mission. The horse was an acceptor for races in Sydney and Brisbane, but Campton confirmed he would take his place in Saturday’s Kanebridge Handicap (1100m) at Randwick. There are...
Communist set for trial return
Michael Freedman will unveil a host of his carnival hopefuls at the Randwick trial session on Friday, headlined by Group 1 winner Communist. With the retirement this season of stable star Forbidden Love, Freedman is relying on a mostly young team of rising three and four-year-olds to form the backbone of...
Early double strengthens Zac Lloyd’s grip
Zac Lloyd strengthened his grip on the Sydney Apprentice Jockeys’ Premiership with an early double at Canterbury on Wednesday. The gun young rider engineered an upset result in the opening event aboard Mural Crown before getting the well-supported How Dare You home in Race 2. The early double for James Cummings at the penultimate Sydney meeting...
Rupertaar and Tazaral set to compete at Randwick
A mid-winter card isn’t normally flush with horses boasting world-class pedigrees, but two superbly related gallopers are set to compete at Sydney’s final metropolitan meeting of the season. The Bjorn Baker-trained Rupertaar and Tazaral from the Peter and Paul Snowden yard have been accepted for races on Saturday, the pair both...
Stable splits their two-year-old fillies
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has split their two-year-old fillies between a race in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. Outback Miss and Spicy Margs were both among acceptances for the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Morphettville and the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Price said Outback Miss would represent the stable...
Ambassadorial scores determined win at Sandown
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Ambassadorial has defied her long odds starting price to score a determined win at Sandown. A son of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente that was prepared by Waterhouse, Ambassadorial took out the MRC Early Bird Renewal Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday. Ambassadorial was almost friendless in the betting with a starting price of $91, however there...
Nick Ryan set to unveil Irish stayer Urban Oasis
Nick Ryan’s potential spring stayer, Urban Oasis, is set to make his return to the racetrack at Moonee Valley this Saturday. The former Irish galloper will compete in the Benchmark 100 Handicap over 1600 meters. Urban Oasis has an impressive record, with four wins from seven starts, including a victory in the...