Horse Racing News
Ceolwulf dogged in 2025 Champions Mile win at Flemington
Ceolwulf announced himself once again as a dominant force in the mile division after prevailing in a gripping Champions Mile at Flemington. In his first interstate assignment, the Joe Pride-trained gelding refused to concede in the final stages, wearing down Pericles after appearing beaten at the 250m under a strong ride...
Point Barrow shows her class in 2025 Red Roses Stakes
Point Barrow added her name to the growing list of star prospects from the Anthony and Sam Freedman yard after a sparkling victory in the Red Roses Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. The win follows the stable’s triumph with Tentyris in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, with that colt set to line up...
Hayes’ gelding ready to Rise to 2025 Five Diamonds challenge
The Lindsay Park team has been plotting a path towards the $2 million Five Diamonds for Rise At Dawn, and they enter Saturday confident the race sets up perfectly for their consistent gelding. Restricted to five-year-olds under set weights and penalties, the Rosehill feature has been a key spring target...
Wet no concern for Via Sistina in 2025 Champions Stakes
Via Sistina’s record under Chris Waller is nothing short of extraordinary: 10 Group 1 wins, four placings, and just one forgivable defeat in unique conditions. The mare now returns to Flemington seeking another Champions Stakes (2000m) title to close out Melbourne Cup week. Rain is forecast, but Waller said the mare has...
Strictly Business too good in the 2025 VRC Crown Oaks
Strictly Business delivered a stunning performance to capture the $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m), giving trainer Thomas Carberry his first Group 1 win and continuing a standout spring for Ballarat-based stables. The filly had only won her maiden at Ballarat less than two weeks ago, but a strong closing performance in...
Widdup confident heading into the 2025 Golden Gift
After an impressive debut performance, Brad Widdup will give promising youngster Anthropoid the chance to earn his way toward the Magic Millions when he steps out in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill on Saturday. The Prague colt flashed home from the rear to finish fourth in the Kirkham Plate...
Ceolwulf breaks new ground in 2025 Champions Sprint at Flemington
Sydney horseman Joe Pride is banking on the 1600m being the right scenario when Ceolwulf steps out in Saturday’s Champions Mile on the final day of the Flemington carnival. Pride chose the mile option rather than rolling the dice over 2000m in the Champions Stakes, where Via Sistina dominates the conversation. Saturday...
Wet track a query for Tentyris in 2025 Champions Sprint
Tentyris may not take his place in Saturday’s VRC Champions Sprint if the Flemington track deteriorates, with the weather forecast shaping as the key factor in the colt’s upcoming decision. The rising star rocketed to Group 1 success in last weekend’s Coolmore Stud Stakes and has recovered superbly, but the Anthony...
Jedibeel makes Melbourne debut in 2025 VRC Champions Sprint
Hawkesbury conditioner Brad Widdup will take Jedibeel to Flemington for the VRC Champions Sprint (1200m), marking the gelding’s Victorian debut. The Savabeel six-year-old has spent his racing life in New South Wales, where he worked steadily through the ranks and claimed Stakes wins in both the Listed Razor Sharp Stakes (1200m)...
Doudle’s $9k punt on Group 2 winner
Travis Doudle is optimistic he can resurrect the racing career of one-time G1 aspirant Snow Patrol, who debuts for the stable in the opening race at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. Doudle paid just $9,000 for last year’s G2 Autumn Stakes winner via Inglis Digital last month, knowing the horse has some...