Horse Racing News
Growing Empire likely to kick-off Autumn campaign in Black Caviar Lightning Stakes
Growing Empire began his autumn campaign quietly with a relaxed jumpout at Cranbourne on Monday morning. The Ciaron Maher-trained colt stayed towards the back during the 800-metre workout, cruising to the line around five lengths behind the winner, Exuberance. This session served as an initial stepping stone, with a more intense...
Price Tag ready to turn the corner in Blue Diamond Stakes Fillies Preview
Price Tag may have disappointed punters as the favorite in her first two starts, but trainer Sam Freedman is urging patience with the promising filly ahead of her return this Saturday. The Zoustar filly is set to compete in the $250,000 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview, which will take place at Sandown...
VRC Oaks runner up Powers Of Opal can have her Moment in autumn
Trainer John Sargent remains optimistic that his filly, Powers Of Opal, can eventually defeat her VRC Oaks rival, Treasurethe Moment. While Sargent acknowledges that Treasurethe Moment, trained by Matt Laurie, earned fair victories over Powers Of Opal during the Melbourne Cup Carnival in both the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) and...
Begg’s charm continues good form at Flemington races
Grahame Begg continued his run of strong Summer form as three-year-old filly Reluctantlycharmed beat a handy benchmark 74 field over 1100m at Flemington. Jumping a $7.50 betting site chance, the Makybe Racing owned filly sliced through the field under Craig Williams to notch up her third win from five starts this campaign, getting...
Osipenko scores impressive win in the January Cup
Making his first appearance at a Sydney Saturday meeting since Everest day in October, James Mcdonald wasted no time announcing he was back in town with a spectacular four-winner haul at Rosehill. The champion jockey spent the latter part of the spring carnival in Melbourne then jetted to Hong Kong for a...
Melbourne Cup placegetter heads to Flemington
Having decided on aborting a potential Middle East trip with Okita Soushi, the Melbourne Cup placegetter is set to step out at Flemington on Saturday. The Ciaron Maher-trained stayer is one of four runners from the stable that will line up in the TAB Australian Cup Race Day, 29 March (2000m). He...
Tulloch Stakes winner resumes for OTI
Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) winner Wymark hasn’t been since the last Autumn, with trainer Michael Freedman happy to bypass the Spring with the now four-year-old gelding. Instead, Wymark, who was bought by OTI racing late last year, will resume in a benchmark 88 over 1300m at Rosehill, a distance Freedman acknowledges will...
O’Ole delivers emotional win in the Magic Millions Classic
Little short of a juggernaut is how Bjorn Baker’s summer could be described and not even a delayed flight from Sydney to Gold Coast could hold him back from training a feature race winner. O’ Ole, a son of Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) winner...
Bosustow bounces back in the Magic Millions Guineas
Money well spent two years ago has delivered Victorian-based Rosemont Stud and partners with a rich windfall when Bosustow claimed the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at Gold Coast. Co-trainer Annabel Neasham was uncertain whether a gear change would make the required difference but the application of blinkers for the $3 million event...
Cavalry Girl eyes Blue Diamond Stakes after impressive win at Flemington
Tom Daberning continued his impressive run of Summer form with two-year-old filly Cavalry Girl, who won the VRC Punters Club Sprint (1000m) as a $3.80 favourite under Linda Meech. Brave on debut when second in the Geelong Diamond to Cherish Me, Cavalry Girl’s race experience came to the fore in a...