Horse Racing News
Angel Capital ready to fire in 2025 CF Orr Stakes
Angel Capital is no stranger to Caulfield, but Chris Waller still chose to take the colt back to the course on Tuesday morning for his final tune-up ahead of Saturday’s $1 million CF Orr Stakes. The striking four-year-old worked over the course proper, returning to the scene of several of his...
Big Reward for Douglas’s Top colt in 2025 Sandown Guineas
Although Clayton Douglas anticipated Top Reward would justify his short odds on debut, the Mornington trainer was impressed enough by the win to fast-track the colt into a higher-calibre target. The son of Shamus Award will race for the second time in the $400,000 Group 2 Sandown Guineas at Caulfield this...
Bjorn Baker with strong hand in 2025 The Hunter
This year’s Group 2 The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle carries extra intrigue, thanks in part to last year’s winner Briasa going on to claim Group 1 success soon after. Trainer Bjorn Baker hopes his pair Iowna Merc and Robusto can step up, even if he concedes neither has the same profile...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...