Horse Racing News
Southport Tycoon lands the Australian Guineas
The connections of Southport Tycoon will consider an All-Star Mile start after the Ciaron Maher-trained three-year-old posted an important The connections of Southport Tycoon will consider an All-Star Mile start after the Ciaron Maher-trained three-year-old posted an important Group 1 win on his record. Southport Tycoon took out the Australian Guineas (1600m) at...
Think It Over upsets Fangirl in the Verry Elleegant Stakes
Another audacious Nash Rawiller ride has propelled grand campaigner Think It Over to an upset win in the Verry Elleegant Stakes, the giant killer claiming the scalp of Fangirl to notch his third Group One title. While Rawiller and Think It Over went to the outside fence to beat the country’s best middle-distance horses...
Storm Boy dazzles again and cements 2024 Golden Slipper favouritism
Gai Waterhouse and Adrain Bott don’t just have their sights set on the Golden Slipper with Storm Boy, they are also eyeing off a clean sweep of the juvenile triple crown. As the raging Slipper favourite made light work of his Skyline Stakes (1200m) rivals at Randwick on Saturday, Bott was already thinking...
Bold Bastille too speedy at Flemington
Lindsay Park collected their fourth win in the past eight runnings of the Furphy Trophy when Bold Bastille took out the Listed race at Flemington. The Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained filly led throughout to claim the 1000m dash, backing up the form she showed when successful at Moonee Valley on...
Imperatriz to take up G1 Newmarket Handicap challenge
Star mare Imperatriz is set to run in one of Australia’s most iconic sprint races, the Newmarket Handicap down the famous straight six at Flemington. Te Akau Racing announced their decision on social media on Friday after the mare had worked at Moonee Valley. The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) will be run...
Low gate key for Australian Guineas placegetter
Japanese Emperor has already demonstrated an ability to run a big race a whopping price on Australian Guineas Day and Mike Moroney thinks a low barrier gives him a chance to do so again this Saturday. The Satono Aladdin four-year-old will contest the $130,000 Good Friday Appeal Plate at Flemington. He hasn’t won since...
The show’s not Over for Kerry Parker’s spritely 8YO
A veteran of the weight-for-age arena, Think It Over doesn’t have the speed in his legs that he once did, but time has done little to dull his desire for racing. Trainer Kerry Parker was delighted to see his stable star show his customary competitive spirit when finishing a fighting third behind Fangirl and...
Shock first-up winner Makram out to prove it was no fluke
Lindsay Park has the idea of travelling the eastern seaboard in coming months with last start surprise winner Makram. But first Makram’s trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes want to ensure the gelding’s first-up win at $151 with betting apps two weeks ago at Flemington was no fluke. The imported galloper...
Blinkers called on for King Colorado in Australian Guineas
The Ciaron Maher stable has called on a set of blinkers in its bid to capture the Australian Guineas with King Colorado. The shades were applied to King Colorado when the colt ran in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley last spring, but the headgear has been missing in his two runs...
Bigger fish to fry for Apulia
It has been a long time between celebratory drinks for Lindsay Park in the Australian Guineas. The stable, now run by Ben, Will and J D Hayes, has not tasted success in the Group 1 race over 1600m at Flemington since Miss Finland took out the race for the boys’ father...