Horse Racing News
Espiona to take on The Everest hero in Canterbury Stakes
Chris Waller spent a long time deliberating on the best race for Espiona this weekend before making the call to bring her back to Sydney for a clash with Everest winner Think About It in the Canterbury Stakes. While Waller expects the Joe Pride-trained sprinter to extend his unbeaten record at Randwick, he...
Lucrative targets beckon Marsh’s top youngster
Stephen Marsh’s immediate focus is on Ellerslie this Saturday with stable star Velocious, but he’s also got an eye on a following juvenile prize. The Cambridge trainer is upbeat about her chances in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and, all going well, a Central Districts venture awaits the filly, with the...
Buenos Noches chases breakthrough G1 win in Newmarket Handicap
Trainer Matthew Smith has the confidence in Buenos Noches to finally shed his bridesmaid tag in a feature Group 1 sprint down the Flemington straight. Buenos Noches runs in the Newmarket Handicap (1200m) on Saturday, having finished seventh in the race last year. But the four-year-old also has finished third in the Coolmore Stud...
Top colts in Todman Stakes showdown at Randwick
Star colt Storm Boy will be at home in his box this weekend, but the result of the Todman Stakes at Randwick is set to reveal the horse who will pose his biggest Golden Slipper threat. Among the 10 Todman Stakes (1200m) runners are the next three horses in Slipper betting –...
McEvoy, Bridge hunt first G1 together
They shared in Classique Legend’s remarkable Everest triumph, but trainer Les Bridge and jockey Kerrin Mcevoy are yet to team up for a Group One win. The pair is hoping to change that on Saturday when they combine with emerging three-year-old Celestial Legend in the Randwick Guineas (1600m), more than 20 years after...
Vianarra on VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes assault
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are expecting a rise in trip to suit Vianarra in a Stakes race at Flemington. Vianarra heads to the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) on Saturday in a bid to break through for his maiden success. The son of Shalaa is the most experienced...
Sharper Amenable first-up at Flemington races
Without a win in a Stakes race to hang his future on as a stallion, Amenable returns for an autumn campaign at Flemington as a gelding. Not seen since running fourth in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield last October, Amenable runs first-up as a gelding in the Group 3...
Cummings bullish over return of multiple Group winner in Challenge Stakes
Missing the spring could prove a blessing in disguise for Godolphin sprinter Aft Cabin, who will be looking to make some immediate autumn inroads when he resumes in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick. The four-year-old has been off the scene since finishing midfield in the Stradbroke Handicap in June, trainer James...
Militarize poised to fire in Randwick Guineas
A rising star of the three-year-old ranks and a colt that has already stamped himself among the best of his generation will clash for the first time in a tantalising rendition of the Randwick Guineas. The Group 1 race features a small but select field of 11 runners but it is...
Time for some Magic in G1 Newmarket Handicap
A trip to Flemington for a jump-out consisting of horses in the Newmarket Handicap provided Magic Time with the ideal lead-up to the Group 1 handicap. Trainer Grahame Begg took advantage of giving Magic Time a look at the straight 1200m course over which the mare will race first-up on Saturday. Magic Time finished...