Horse Racing News
So Dazzling to bounce back in Queensland Oaks
Trainer John Sargent is expecting So Dazzling to turn around her form when she returns to Brisbane for the Queensland Oaks. So Dazzling produced a less than flattering performance when finishing in the second half of the field in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on May 13. That...
Royal Ascot tick for Coolangatta
Coolangatta has been given the all-clear to head to Royal Ascot after what looked an underwhelming jump-out down the Flemington straight. But the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly has been a clean bill of health to head to the UK to contest the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes (1000m) on June 20. Eustace said...
No Limits for Easthope in Raconteur Stakes
He says the three-year-old gelding still has a heap to learn, but potentially could be the best horse he has trained. Upper Limits has been to races eight times for one win and six placings, including a third to Bustler in last year's Listed Fairetha Stakes (1400m). His only flop came next...
Startrade can defy sceptics again says morton
Cheating death as a yearling to his deeds on the race track, Startrade has a happy knack of proving the doubters wrong. That trend continued on the weekend when the six-year-old won the Listed Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at double figure odds. It was billed as a race in one with Bustler starting a...
Thompson looking for More Prophets in Brisbane
Connections of last start stakes winner More Prophets hope to continue making the most of her second chance at a racing career with a Group 1 target next on the radar. Trainer John Thompson confirmed the mare would be aimed towards the Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at the back-end of the Brisbane winter...
Final Oaks shot for Arch
Victorian filly Proscenium Arch will be given one last chance to capture a feature race before striking open company. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained filly is set to run in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of So You Think will be having her second start in...
Kovalica strolls home in the G1 Queensland Derby
Kovalica has underlined his star quality and put to bed any doubts over his stamina with an emphatic performance in the Group 1 Queensland Derby. After missing a scheduled start in the Rough Habit Plate due to a foot abscess, the three-year-old showed his class with an admiral third against the...
Think About It lands G1 Stradbroke Handicap lead-up
Trainer Joe Pride had mixed emotions as he watched a stable favourite fade in the straight while watching an up-and-comer collect his first Group 1 prize at Eagle Farm. Think About It extended his record to eight wins from nine starts with his victory in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup...
Pintoff remains unbeaten for new trainer in Bel Esprit Stakes
A horse that was finally diagnosed as being allergic to hay has given trainer Carly Cook her biggest success in racing. One-time stakes winner Pintoff upset the more highly fancied sprinters in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1000m) on Saturday in a shock result for punters. Ridden by John Allen, Pintoff ($26)...
Axzelina lands fighting debut win at Sandown
Education time is over as a number of the two-year-olds on the books of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are about to hit the racetrack. Two fillies from the powerful stable stepped out for the first time at Sandown on Saturday with Axzelina scoring in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Handicap scoring...