Horse Racing News
Olentia stars in stablemate’s absence at Rosehill
Olentia’s appearance at Rosehill wasn’t always in Chris Waller’s plans, but a poor scope result from stablemate Extremely Lucky prompted a late change of tact – and a winning one. Waller flagged during the week that only Extremely Lucky was likely to run in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1200m) as he didn’t want...
Blue-blooded filly Tiz Invincible blossoms in The Rosebud
Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible has broken her maiden in style with a classy first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud to put herself on a potential Golden Rose path. By super sire I Am Invincible out of a half-sister to Anamoe, Tiz Invincible is bred in the purple and proved she...
Vauban unlikely to race before the Melbourne Cup
Willie Mullins, trainer of Melbourne Cup favorite Vauban, has signaled that the talented gelding is unlikely to race again before the prestigious event on the first Tuesday of November. Vauban secured a spot in the Melbourne Cup after a notable victory in the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Naas. Mullins revealed that...
James McDonald booking Tiz key for Maher
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be out to keep their early season momentum rolling when they chase their second black-type win in as many weeks at Rosehill. After capturing the Group 2 Missile Stakes with I Am Me last weekend, the powerhouse stable will saddle up two runners in Saturday’s Listed Rosebud...
Cigar smoking ahead of The Rosebud bid
Untapped filly Cigar Flick headlines Chris Waller’s Rosehill team for Saturday, but she isn’t the only promising horse preparing to step out for the stable. While many of the trainer’s big guns were in action at Friday morning’s barrier trials, the next tier of talents will be given the chance to...
Trainer Mick Price issues Inundation warning
The last time Inundation raced at Moonee Valley he ran a course record over the 1000m journey. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained returns to the same course and distance on Saturday to contest the SteveOs Scamper Handicap. Price said Inundation has had numerous problems since that record-breaking run on Christmas Eve last year, the most serious being...
The Valley to suit speedy filly Pride Of Sullivan
The Lindsay Park stable is expecting an early morning trip to Moonee Valley to be beneficial for three-year-old Pride Of Sullivan. The daughter of Pride Of Dubai heads to The Valley on Saturday to contest the Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) after scoring a debut win at Swan Hill during the three-day Carnival in June. Trainers Ben,...
Recommendation to kick-off at Moonee Valley
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Recommendation made a giant leap in the autumn to become a Stakes winner. And if the now four-year-old is to be a player in the upcoming Spring Carnival, the son of Shalaa will need to again take that next step. Recommendation is down to run first-up in the...
Chris Waller ‘delighted’ with Nature Strip
Nature Strip might have been beaten in his Rosehill trial on Friday morning, but Chris Waller was ‘delighted’ with what he saw from the champion sprinter. The two-time Australian Horse of the Year jumped well in the 900-metre workout, travelled strongly in third spot and was never urged along by James...
RV announces new Chairman of Stewards
After a lifetime in racing, Racing Victoria has appointed Rob Montgomery as its Chairman of Stewards. Montgomery takes over from Robert Cram who retired after the Moonee Valley meeting on July 29. Starting out as an apprentice jockey in the South Island of New Zealand, Montgomery moved to Australia and rode trackwork at the Epsom Training Centre for trainers...