Horse Racing News
Set to Press Down on Christmas Handicap at Morphettville
A last start failure down the Flemington straight is not deterring Peter Hardacre’s opinion of Press Down being a black-type performer yet again. After winning the Listed W H Wylie Handicap (1100m) at Morphettville in September, the five-year-old finished down the track in the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) during the...
Melbourne Cup Champion Vow And Declare retired
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has run his last race. The gelding’s trainer Danny O’Brien announced on Monday, in partnership with the ownership group headed up by Geoff Corrigan, that he had been retired ‘100 percent sound’ . The nine-year-old finished a distant last in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup, virtually pulled up by jockey...
Lion’s Roar set for Summer Cup swansong
Lion’s Roar is set for another Summer Cup tilt at Randwick in what will be the Group 1 winner’s final race start before retirement. A winner of six of his 40 career starts, Lion’s Roar has achieved Group 1 success in the 2021 Randwick Guineas and he also placed in the Spring...
Marble Arch earns Lord Stakes opportunity
The team at Lindsay Park was reluctant to label the Lord Stakes a target race for Marble Arch earlier in the campaign, but it has been full steam ahead to the Boxing Day feature ever since December 14. That was when the daughter of Per Incanto booked her spot in the $175,000...
Morton In Good Order for the Perth Cup
Dan Morton’s decision to scratch In Good Order from Wednesday’s Listed A.T.A. Stakes (2200m) and head to today’s Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) at Ascot proved an astute one. Dan Morton rolled the dice and it paid off with In Good Order producing the perfect audition and warm up before tackling...
Wait and see on Dashing prospects ahead of Lord Stakes
The line that a horse has been racing consistently without winning is very much making the best of a consolation prize, but for Dashing the recent bridesmaid tag could be shaken off at Caulfield Heath on Thursday. The traditional Boxing Day card featuring the Listed Lord Stakes (1600m) usually takes place on...
Summer Cup 2024 option for Lees gallopers
Trainer Kris Lees is planning to accept for both Rustic Steel and Tavi Time in the Group Three Summer Cup at Randwick, with the option to test both gallopers over 2000m for the first time in their careers. Rustic Steel is coming off a last-start fifth in the Group 2 The Ingham at Randwick...
Paul Messara keen to see Gentileschi get Summer Cup chance
There is what appears a much more suitable race waiting for Gentileschi at Randwick on Saturday, but Paul Messara is eager to see her sneak a run in Thursday’s 2000-metre Summer Cup at the same track. The four-year-old mare was left as the lone emergency when the field for the $250,000 Group 3...
Littlefield Vows to give Regal another chance in the Lord Stakes
Charlotte Littlefield has not been deterred by Regal Vow’s forgettable Black Type debut and will give the mare another chance in Stakes grade this Thursday. The five-year-old daughter of Swear will take on the boys in the $175,000 Listed Lord Stakes on Caulfield’s Heath tack. The 1600-metre event will be her first start...
Vein Girl impresses in rich Magic Millions The Debut win
Vein Girl has put herself in contention for next month’s $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a strong win on debut under lights at the Gold Coast’s first night meeting. The Chris and Corey Munce-trained Vein Girl was sent out the $3.50 favourite with betting sites in Friday night’s $250,000...