Horse Racing News
Cohesive set to line up at Kembla Grange
Wet weather and a very heavy track has questions hanging over the fate of Wednesday’s Kembla Grange meeting but should it go ahead, Edward Cummings believes that Cohesive is ready to go at the right stage of the preparation. Cohesive is set to line up in the $45,000 PFD Food Services...
Pike steers Casino Seventeen to thrilling G2 Perth Cup win
Casino Seventeen may have been the punters’ pick but it took every ounce of champion jockey William Pike’s skill and determination to land Western Australia’s feature cup. In customary fashion, Pike pushed the six-year-old to the lead as the field entered the Ascot home straight and looked like the Group 2 Perth...
Consistent Insurrection claims Canterbury Sprint
If consistency counts then jockey Zac Lloyd and four-year-old Insurrection are summer pin-ups as the the young Queeslander steered the gelding to victory in Sydney’s New Year’s Day feature, the Listed Canterbury Stakes (1200m). Narrowly beaten last start in the Listed Razor Sharp Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on December 9, a relaxed Insurrection...
Rothfire takes King Of The Mountain crown
Trainer Robert Heathcote took a risk sending Rothfire to Toowoomba not just at the horse’s first visit, but also one as a short-priced favourite in the $750,000 King Of The Mountain (1200m) at Toowoomba. As Group 1 winner, expectations were high for Rothfire ($1.80), but rated by much of the opposition as a...
Adelaide Cup an option for Bagot Handicap winner Glentaneous
Jockey Damian Lane agreed that three-peat winner Glentaneous is a genuine contender for a race like the Adelaide Cup after the UK-import went from last-to-first in winning the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m). The traditional New Year’s Day feature at Flemington saw the $2.70 betting site favourite settle at the rear of the field...
Will to win pulls Not An Option through for the Chester Manifold Stakes
Michael Dee’s knack for landing race day features continued into the new year with victory aboard Not An Option in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Notching a third win in eight outings at the track, the gelding broke a run of outs this preparation to win the $175,000 event. Not...
Boom Kiwi colt to make G1 Blue Diamond Stakes Move
Ben Gleeson's raceday commitments in Australia over the New Year period are not strenuous, but there is still enough happening to keep him alert. The Australian foreman for Te Akau Racing head trainer Mark Walker will be keeping a close eye on a colt he hopes to welcome into Te Akau's Cranbourne...
All in order for Numerian in bid for G2 Perth Cup
Top weight and a wide draw in a big field is not typically the recipe any trainer would wish for or entertain when heading into a race, let alone a feature $1 million staying contest. Numerian carries 59kg and jumps from barrier 15 in Monday’s Perth Cup (2400m), leaving in-form Sydney trainer,...
Pizzazz needed to be the King Of The Mountain
Tony Gollan concedes that the set weights and penalties conditions of the King Of The Mountain slightly dents his confidence in snaring the second edition of Queensland’s first slot race, but having set All That Pizzazz for the New Year’s Day feature, and with the horse having proven himself at the track,...
Progressive stayer can Rule in the Bagot Handicap
The ratings column says Monday’s Bagot Handicap is a jump in class for imported gelding Ruling, but his co-trainer Ciaron isn’t reading too much into that. Ruling steps up from a 2400-metre benchmark 84 at Caulfield, which he won narrowly, to the $200,000 Listed event over 2800m at Flemington and Maher is...