Horse Racing News
Manaal set to contest the Sweet Embrace Stakes
Manaal has largely flown under the radar since her Gimcrack Stakes win, but trainer Michael Freedman is looking for her to put her name back up in lights at Randwick. A narrow victor of Sydney’s first two-year-old race of the season, Manaal returned with a closing second to the speedy Lady...
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...
Jockeys green light new Caulfield Heath track
Racing beginning on the new inner circuit at Caulfield, named Caulfield Heath, has been given the go ahead by senior jockeys. Six official trials and three jump outs were held on Tuesday and despite continued controversy around the tightness of the turn out of the home straight and the obvious dip...
Cummings’ bullish ahead of Zardozi's return
James Cummings predicts VRC Oaks winner Zardozi to belie her early spring form over sprint trips and potentially give her rivals a fright when she resumes in the Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick. The filly was beaten more than 12 lengths first-up in the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) in August...
Caballus chases three straight in the Inglis Sprint
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker will attempt another raid on a rich Flemington three-year-old sprint when Caballus runs in the Inglis Sprint. Baker collected the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes with Ozzmosis last spring and while the Inglis Sprint (1100m) does not carry the same prestige, it does carry $1 million in prize...
Giga Kick ticking all the boxes
Trainer Clayton Douglas says he is in no hurry to see Giga Kick back at the racetrack despite the gelding being back in work for nearly a month. Giga Kick has been off the scene since finishing third to Imperatriz in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley last September. The 2022 Everest...
Pride Of Jenni has day out at Sandown
A gallop at Sandown and a jump-out at Cranbourne will be the final two pieces of serious work for Pride Of Jenni leading into the All-Star Mile at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare galloped with Berkshire Shadow at Sandown on Wednesday in preparation for the $4 million race over 1600m at Caulfield...
Mike Moroney gets his chance with a Pendragon in Australian Guineas
Mike Moroney is not shocked connections had to tinker with the name of his classy three-year-old who will make his Australian debut this Saturday at Flemington. The son of U S Navy Flag had seven starts in New Zealand as Pendragon, but will race as The Pendragon in the $1 million...
Golden Slipper fancy ready to fly in the Skyline Stakes
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have pinpointed the Skyline Stakes as the logical next step for star two-year-old Storm Boy as they bid to replicate a winning formula heading into the Golden Slipper. The unbeaten colt had three weeks between runs when scoring an emphatic win in the Magic Millions Classic in...
Rolling along to settle Lad for the Launceston Cup
When finishing down the track as the well-supported beaten favourite in the Hobart Cup overs two weeks ago, from trainer to jockey – and punters – they were all disappointed at the outcome of Alhambra Lad’s effort that day. When it comes to the climax of the Tasmanian Summer Carnival, the...