Horse Racing News
Jockey Patrick Carbery Praises ‘Quirky’ Perth Cup winner
Three-time Perth Cup (2400m) winning jockey Patrick Carbery admits he wasn’t sure what to expect from Hemlock Stone in yesterday’s edition of the staying feature at Ascot. Hemlock Stone scored an upset win the $1 million feature and delivered trainers Grant and Alana Williams a fifth win in the past seven editions...
Blake Shinn reunites with Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot
They reached the pinnacle of two-year-old racing together when winning the Golden Slipper last autumn and for the first time since April, Blake Shinn takes the reins of Lady Of Camelot in The Sunlight – Queensland’s new slot race – at Gold Coast on Saturday. The Sunlight over 1100-metres and worth $3 million...
No dramas for Novela at Murray Bridge races
Michael Hickmott is one of many trainers busily scouring the lots on offer prior to next week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale but it is one bought from the Adelaide equivalent in 2022 that could highlight his day at Murray Bridge on Saturday. Novela, which in Spanish translates to soap opera,...
Shower’s chance to press 2025 Blue Diamond Stakes claims
Last year’s inaugural Geelong Diamond proved a good launching pad for Stay Focused and Phillip Stokes has identified the race as the ideal kick-off for a filly he holds in hold regard. The Pakenham horseman will unveil Cosmic Shower, a daughter of first-season sire Peltzer, in the $150,000 event over 1100 metres. The $220,000...
Rivellino out to book spot in Inglis Millennium
Most of the two-year-old focus is fixed firmly on next week’s Magic Millions Carnival, but Rivellino will be racing for a spot in a rich Inglis race next month when he steps out at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Too Darn Hot, a $180,000 Classic Sale buy, is likely to...
She’s Bulletproof out to frank form in the Black Pearl Stakes
Charlotte Littlefield would have preferred that Niance was not one of She’s Bulletproof’s rivals in the How Now Stakes, but she’s hoping the formline through the classy sprinting mare stands up this Saturday at Geelong. She’s Bulletproof will make her first appearance since the Group 3 event at Caulfield on November 30 in...
Riot And Rose after another regional feature in Coastal Classic
Riot And Rose gets the chance to add another regional feature to his summer body of work at Geelong this Saturday. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained gelding is one of the leading contenders for the day’s feature, the $300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m). The son of Pins won the $100,000 Wodonga Cup (1590m)...
Filly keeps unbeaten record up in Gosford Guineas
Winners win, as they say, and in three outings so far, Dance To The Boom is proving just that after her victory in the Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) at Wyong. After wins at Kembla Grange and Canterbury, Bjorn Baker now has some decisions to make for the daughter of Exceedance with richer autumn...
Williams hoping first trip West is a fruitful one in Perth Cup
The famous navy-blue colours with a white armbands and cap will get another chance at Cup success tomorrow, when Serpentine lines up in the Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot. The colours have been the first past the finishing post in seven Melbourne Cups, most recently with Twilight Payment in 2020, as...
Miraval Rose blumes in the Kensington Stakes
It was nearly three years ago to the day that Grahame Begg purchased Miraval Rose at the and on New Year’s Day 2025 the mare claimed her second stakes win in the Kensington Stakes. A winless 2024 ended with some hope of that drought being broken with two third placings at Caulfield last...