Horse Racing News
Joe Pride Hunts another feature win in 2025 The Hunter
After celebrating a memorable result on Champions Day at Flemington, trainer Joe Pride is ready for another feature challenge, this time in the 1300-metre $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle. Pride will present a four-pronged attack led by former race winner Coal Crusher, with stablemates Accredited, Estadio Mestalla and Golden Mile...
Inkaruna to get shot at big payday in 2025 Thoroughbred Club Stakes
Connections of Inkaruna will roll the dice again this weekend, with the filly set to take her place in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield. The Sam and Anthony Freedman-trained daughter of I Am Invincible impressed when finishing second to stablemate Point Barrow in the Group 3 Red Roses...
2025 Spring Racing Carnival over for Linebacker
High-class miler Linebacker has endured another interrupted spring, but his trainers insist the gelding will bounce back strongly when he returns in the autumn. The Randwick Guineas winner was being primed for an ambitious Epsom Handicap to Golden Eagle campaign, only for a minor issue to knock him off schedule. Though he...
Jimmysstar in ‘career-best form’ ahead of 2025 CF Orr Stakes
Ciaron Maher believes the placement of the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield this Saturday plays perfectly into the hands of Jimmysstar. The gelding heads into the feature after a powerful display in the $3 million Russell Balding Stakes (1300m), returning to Melbourne in top order. “He’s super. He’s in...
Via Sistina again too good in 2025 Champions Stakes
Via Sistina reaffirmed her status as one of racing’s modern greats, claiming her 12th Group 1 win with a dominant performance in the Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Handling the rain-affected going with ease, James McDonald positioned the superstar mare perfectly before releasing her with clear air in the straight. The $1.80...
Vivy reaches rare Air in 2025 The Five Diamonds triumph
Connections of Vivy Air have enjoyed an extraordinary Melbourne Cup week, with the Ciaron Maher-trained mare backing up her second placing in the Big Dance to claim the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The mare added $600,000 from Tuesday’s run and another $1.155 million for Saturday’s win, banking more than...
Melham makes even bigger mark on 2025 Melbourne Cup Week
Jamie Melham’s unforgettable week continued on Champions Day, where she added two more feature victories at Flemington to her Melbourne Cup triumph. Melham first combined with Peter Snowden to win the Listed Fisher Stakes aboard Need Some Luck, before returning to partner Sunset Park to victory in the Group 2 Matriarch...
Revengeance 2025 Golden Slipper-bound after Gift of a win
Revengeance confirmed his Golden Slipper credentials with a decisive performance in the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill, banking enough prizemoney to guarantee his Slipper berth. Co-trainer Adrian Bott says the colt will now be managed with one race in mind. “We’ll work backwards from the Slipper now that qualification is...
Giga Kick prevails in slogging 2025 Champions Sprint
Giga Kick returned to his brilliant best, storming home to win the Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington and in doing so became a Group 1 winner in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The six-year-old was coming off a strong victory in the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m)...
Arctic Glamour upstages 2025 Hot Danish Stakes rivals
Arctic Glamour returned to the winner’s stall for the first time in more than two years, producing a determined display to claim the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill. Her last win came when defeating Joliestar as a three-year-old — a result that suggested major upside. “It’s taken time, but...