Horse Racing News
Parkour’s shot at Magic Millions history
Godolphin has already won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a $600,000 yearling, but James Cummings recognises the difference between 2019 heroine Exhilarates and his representative this year, Parkour. That’s beyond the obvious, being that Exhilarates was a filly and Parkour is a colt. And while each is by a proven stallion, Exhilarates by...
Annabel Neasham aiming for dual state double
Annabel Neasham is on the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions sale and raceday but will have strong chances in both the Magic Millions Fillies & Mares and the Listed January Cup at Randwick. Naval College will jump favourite in the 2000m feature in Neasham’s home state with the last-start winner a...
Ashy Boy continues impressive rise through the grades
The progressive Ashy Boy continued his impressive rise through the grades to salute and provide Craig Newitt with an incredible eighth success in the race. Kicking off this campaign with a narrow victory in BM68 grade at Launceston back in November, the five-year-old gelding has come along in leaps and bounds this preparation,...
$1.9m colt stuns the Magic Millions sale ring crowd
A Too Darn Hot colt from one of the great families in the Australian studbook put an exclamation mark on a red-letter day for Segenhoe Stud and Winx’s breeder John Camilleri when he shot to the top of the highest-priced list of this year’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The bay colt...
Interlinked suited by 2000m at Flemington
Interlinked will have to concede weight to his fellow three-year-olds over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday as the unbeaten son of Savabeel aims to make it three wins from three starts. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young , the OTI racing gelding is certainly bred to stay and proved too strong when beating...
John O’Shea confident he has the right horse for Magic Millions Guineas
John O’Shea is confident he has the right horse to win Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas but admits the wide draw has made things difficult as he steps up sharply in class. Unbeaten in three starts, the $300,000 yearling was able to cross and sit outside the leader from a...
Storm Boy holds the call in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic
Storm Boy holds the call and will jump favourite in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 2yo Classic, holding firm at $2.50 after drawing barrier 10, which will come into 9 if the emergency fails to get a run. A noted front-runner for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott yard, the unbeaten...
Te Akau Racing buy big at Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
Te Akau Racing announced its presence early at this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, but the I Am Invincible colt David Ellis went to $1.3 million for might not be destined to race in the New Zealand giant’s famed tangerine and blue silks. Coolmore teamed up with the now-trans Tasman operation...
Chrysaor and Cifrado drawn to duel in Magic Millions Guineas
Connections of the two narrow favourites for Saturday’s Magic Millions 3yo Guineas would’ve been pleased but the market has remained largely unaffected, Chrysaor just holding the call at $5 from Cifrado at $5.50 with online bookmakers. Toowoomba based trainer Rex Lipp’s Cifrado beat Chris Waller’s Chrysaor last start in the Group...
Storm Boy retains a strong grip on favouritism for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic
The wins of Spywire and Arabian Summer at the Gold Coast on Saturday added some spice to this Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but Adrian Bott remains confident he has the horse to beat. Bott, in partnership with Gai Waterhouse, trains Storm Boy, who retains a strong grip on favouritism for the $3 million...