Horse Racing News
Chain Of Lightning causes upset in the TJ Smith Stakes
Chain Of Lightning has relished the rain-affected conditions at Randwick to upset a host of Australasia’s best sprinters in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes. The narrow victory by the mare in Saturday’s $3 million sprint on a heavy-rated track gave trainer Peter Moody his fourth victory in Sydney’s feature open-age sprint of...
Feroce hands Dominic Sutton city victory
New Zealand-bred gelding Feroce will forever hold a special place in the stable of Dominic Sutton after his on-pace victory at Caulfield. The $160,000 Karaka Ready To Run purchase provided Sutton with his first metropolitan winner when successful in the Vale John Russell (1200m) on Saturday. Feroce also provided Sutton with his maiden victory...
Circle Of Fire firms for the 2024 Sydney Cup
Imported stayer Circle Of Fire has firmed to the second line of Sydney Cup betting after securing a ballot exemption into the Group 1 race with a narrow-but-impressive victory in the Chairman’s Quality at Randwick. In his third Australian start, the English import was sent out the $3.60 betting app favourite in Saturday’s...
Staying options aplenty for Gold Wolf
Trainers David and Coral Feek will have some thinking to do in coming weeks after the win of Gold Wolf at Caulfield. Gold Wolf proved the superior staying three-year-old when he scored a shock win in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) on Saturday. Ridden by Neil Farley, Gold Wolf ($41) scored by a head from...
Celestial Legend storms home to win the Doncaster Mile
Les Bridge has done it again. The 85-year-old Hall Of Fame trainer has won a Golden Slipper with Sir Dapper, a Melbourne Cup with Kensei, an Everest with Classique Legend and now a second Doncaster with Celestial Legend, 39 years after Row Of Waves gave him his first. But as good as those horses were, Bridge...
Manaal delivers another major for the fillies in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Fillies have continued their dominance of the country’s Group One two-year-old races with Manaal nailing Godolphin’s Traffic Warden in the final bounds to capture the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. The filly started at $5.50 with betting apps and atoned for a luckless run from a wide draw in the Golden Slipper,...
No Immediacy to be forward in the Australian Derby
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young won’t be making the same mistake twice when they head to the Australian Derby at Randwick. Just as he did in the Rosehill Guineas at his most recent outing, Immediacy has drawn a wide alley. For Saturday’s Group 1 Derby over 2400m, Immediacy has drawn gate 13 of...
Weather to determine Joe Pride’s hand in TJ Smith Stakes
Private Eye won’t line up in the TJ Smith Stakes if the track is heavy, but two of his stablemates will have their chances enhanced if conditions at Randwick continue to deteriorate. Mazu and Coal Crusher both boast superior wet track form, the former winning four of his six starts on heavy...
Ciaron Maher, Chris Waller muscle up in the Doncaster Mile
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller are preparing to gang tackle the Doncaster Mile with the leading trainers set to have up to a dozen runners between them. Both Maher and Waller each have five runners safely in the 20-horse field, along with an emergency apiece. Maher's contingent includes $3.80 betting site favourite Another Wil,...
D-day for Carini in the Easter Cup at Caulfield
Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting a set of blinkers and a different race shape to spark Carini back into winning form at Caulfield. French-bred Carini heads to the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday looking to land a second win in Australia. After starting his career in France, securing three wins from...