Horse Racing News
Share in Golden Slipper runner-up for sale on Inglis Digital
An exciting investment opportunity is currently underway, with a 10 percent share in top-tier colt Coleman now available via Inglis Digital’s April (Early) Online Sale, which is officially active. By Friday afternoon at 4:30pm, the leading bid for the share had reached $80,000, reflecting immediate interest in the Pierata colt. Coleman burst...
Spring Racing Carnival ambitions for unbeaten Scenic Point
Scenic Point remains unbeaten after securing another convincing win, this time at Caulfield, adding to the excitement within the Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will, and J D Hayes as they prepare for a big spring campaign. After a strong first-up performance at Pakenham, the promising filly stepped up to stakes...
SA Derby and QLD Derby plans for Statuario
A powerful staying performance from Statuario has left Emma-Lee and David Browne with a promising dilemma: which Derby path to take next. Statuario’s victory in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield opens the door to either the South Australian Derby in early May or the Queensland Derby later that...
Vinrock continues dream run for Matt Laurie in Inglis Sires
Matt Laurie’s Group 1 tally has doubled in just four days after Vinrock’s victory in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes kept the trainer’s winning streak alive. Vinrock remained unbeaten after three starts and added his name to the record books by completing the VRC-ATC Sires’ Produce double—something not achieved since 1981. The...
Briasa arrives in G1 TJ Smith Stakes
Randwick was the stage for Briasa’s breakthrough moment on Saturday as the four-year-old announced himself as a true Group 1 star by taking out the prestigious T J Smith Stakes. Prepared by Michael, Wayne, and John Hawkes, the emerging grey sprinter outpaced a quality field to secure his seventh win in...
Baker cooks up memorable G1 Doncaster Mile win
Bjorn Baker reached new career heights on Saturday as Stefi Magnetica gave him a long-awaited win in the iconic Doncaster Mile at Randwick, overcoming an emotional day filled with personal meaning. The $4 million Group 1 success brought tears to the usually upbeat trainer, especially as the race took place on...
Hayes boys land Victoria Handicap with Nicolini Vito
Nicolini Vito made it back-to-back Victoria Handicap wins for the Lindsay Park stable on Saturday, digging deep to win the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Caulfield in dramatic fashion. The gelding, trained by Ben, Will, and J D Hayes, mirrored the feat of stablemate Here To Shock, who won the same...
Filly lines-up for Stakes race debut in Dequetteville Stakes
Trainer Clayton Douglas is wasting no time aiming high with debutante Blue Hotel, who will begin her racing journey in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) this Saturday at Morphettville Parks. Douglas had other options for her debut — including a two-year-old maiden at Cranbourne and the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m)...
More mature King chasing G1 Australian Derby glory
King Of Thunder is back and looking for redemption in the ATC Australian Derby (2400m), five months after his spring campaign ended in disappointment in the Victoria Derby. He heads into Saturday’s Group 1 at Randwick off a fast turnaround, having run third in the postponed Tulloch Stakes (2000m) just four...
Hayes team in anxious G1 Doncaster Mile wait
Lindsay Park is holding out hope for a last-minute inclusion of Rise At Dawn into the field for the Doncaster Mile, hoping he can recreate the Doncaster magic of former stablemate Mr Brightside. Back in 2022, Mr Brightside was still unproven at Group level when he captured his first Doncaster victory....