Horse Racing News
William Pike chasing record-breaking fifth Belmont Guineas
William Pike’s bid for a record-breaking fifth Belmont Guineas (1600m) will rest with Upper Limits on Saturday and he’s relishing the opportunity to partner the Jeremy Easthope gelding. Pike said Upper Limit’s previous run for third in the Raconteur Stakes (1400m) when he stormed home from the back of the field...
Bright Diamond to make Victorian debut
Talented mare Bright Diamond will finally make her Victorian debut in Saturday’s Country Achiever Wayne Nichols (1100m) at Flemington. The six-year-old most recently raced at Belmont last July and will be having her first run for Pakenham trainer John Leek Jnr on Saturday. Bright Diamond built up a credible record of five wins and...
King of the Highways out to regain his crown
Matt Dunn will saddle up his first Highway Handicap runner in almost three years and he is hoping he can land an immediate blow with unbeaten three-year-old Goomeri. Once regarded as the ‘King of the Highways’ due to his prolific strikerate, Dunn hasn’t been permitted to have runners in the country-restricted...
Cannonball primed for Royal Ascot
After a sturdy course proper gallop at Ascot on Wednesday, Peter Snowden expressed confidence in Cannonball’s readiness for next week’s Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes (1000m). The son of Capitalist impressed during his solo workout, the same day rival Aussie horse, Coolangatta, also conducted an Ascot reconnaissance. Snowden has been monitoring...
Bjorn Baker looking to keep momentum rolling
Fresh from training half of the 10-race program at Randwick, Bjorn Baker will bid to keep his momentum rolling this weekend, albeit with a much smaller contingent of runners. Baker took seven horses to headquarters last Saturday and came away with five wins and a close third and while he was confident...
Party For One racing for three successive wins
Who would have thought Party For One would be racing for three successive wins when she started her campaign with the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr yard. But after wins over 1400m at Flemington on May 13 and June 3, Party For One is back at Flemington on Saturday to contest the...
Trainers search for Brayden Star’s best trip
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are still trying to ascertain what is the best trip for their imported galloper Brayden Star. Having won over 1994m in the UK at his last start before shipping to Australia, Brayden Star has won over 1500m at Cranbourne and most recently over 1600m at...
Benaud looking to build confidence in WJ McKell Cup
Benaud has been consistently competitive against some of Australia’s best horses, but remarkably his only win is in a maiden at Nowra. Group placed in the Gloaming Stakes at just his second start and runner-up to Hitotsu in the 2022 ATC Australian Derby, Benaud has run boldly against the likes of Anamoe,...
James McDonald gives Coolangatta tick of approval
In preparation for the upcoming Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, star jockey James McDonald has given Australian filly Coolangatta his tick of approval after a significant track work on Wednesday. McDonald, who rode last year’s King’s Stand Stakes victor, Nature Strip, partnered the promising three-year-old in an 800m...
Apprentices dominate midweek at Kensington
The depth in Sydney’s apprentice ranks has again been underlined with one of the newer kids on the block, Jett Stanley, posting a midweek double to move within three wins of outriding his full claim. Indentured to Annabel Neasham, Stanley opened his account aboard Kapunda for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace...