Horse Racing News
Waller proud as Champion mare Via Sistina back a winner
Chris Waller showing emotion is well established but what was new was a new record set with eleven victories in the Verry Elleegant Stakes as Via Sistina returned to the winners’ stall at Randwick. For a man who has won 173 group one races, these wins are yet to become the norm for...
Lady Shenandoah digs deep in G1 Surround Stakes win
Star filly Lady Shenandoah has shown her class but also been forced to call on her fighting qualities to win a thrilling Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick. Off the back of a dominant Flight Stakes win last spring and an effortless first-up success this autumn in the Light Fingers Stakes, the...
Feroce gives Sutton maiden Group 1 win in Australian Guineas
It has been a whirlwind 11 months in the training career of Dominic Sutton who landed his first Group 1 winner when Feroce took out the Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington. Sutton commenced his training career at Pakenham last year and had his first runner, followed by his first winner, at that track...
Emotions ride high for Josh Brown in the Esperance Cup
Racing is often seen as a tough sport, but emotions will be front and center when Passion For War competes in Sunday’s Freight Lines Group Esperance Cup (2010m). The gelding, coming off a recent win, will line up in the Esperance Cup, but without the guidance of his former trainer,...
South Australian Derby campaign continues at the Parks
As Stuart Gower approaches the latter stages of his training career, he is hopeful that Darknconfidential can deliver the Group 1 victory that has so far remained out of reach. The gelding is being aimed at the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville in May, with his next...
Within The Law set for the G2 Sweet Embrace Stakes
After a strong showing at Rosehill, Bjorn Baker’s barn looks to maintain momentum at Randwick, with Within The Law aiming to confirm her Golden Slipper credentials. The Lucky Vega filly has already banked a win in the $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) and a close second in the Inglis Millennium, proving her...
Price and Kent Jnr double up in $1million Inglis Sprint
Since concluding his spring campaign, Reserve Bank has been carefully prepped by trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr for a major three-year-old sprint at Flemington. That race is set for this Saturday, where Reserve Bank and stablemate Hot Digity Boom will line up in the lucrative $1 million Inglis Sprint...
Mott lands late call up win at Sandown
A stroke of luck for Jamie Mott came at Sandown when he picked up a last-minute ride on Bancory Bay after Jye McNeil was sidelined due to an injury scare at Mornington. Mott made the most of the opportunity, pushing Bancory Bay to a gritty victory in the Evergreen Handicap (1500m),...
Island Dream books a Kembla Grange Classic date with Rosehill win
Chris Waller had high hopes that Island Dream could prove herself ready for a step up in class, and she did exactly that with a stylish win at Rosehill. The filly, a homebred by 2016 Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) champion Divine Prophet, is now on course for the Group 3...
Local outsider causes upset in the Launceston Cup
Distrustful Award delivered an emotional victory for Tasmanian racing fans, producing a stunning last-to-first finish to win Wednesday’s $250,000 Launceston Cup. Overcoming a slow getaway, the five-year-old stormed home in the 2400-metre Group 3, denying the heavily-backed Promises Kept ($1.65) and handing trainer Peter Luttrell one of his biggest career wins. “I...