Horse Racing News
Bella Nipotina back in work, UK a possibility
It is only a tick over three weeks since Bella Nipotina had her final run of a career-defining 2024, but the evergreen mare has already returned to work. Trainer Ciaron Maher reported that The Everest winner was back ‘ticking over’ after a fortnight break following her third placing in the Group 1 Champions...
Mick Price circles the Ballarat Cup with Globe
Mick Price is keen to try and get Globe one more feature win before setting his sights on 2025 with the untapped gelding. The six-year-old son of Charm Spirit is part of a bumper set of 39 entries for this Saturday’s Ballarat Cup. Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, sees...
Eastern states raiders look to make it a G1 sweep in the Northerly Stakes
The final Group 1 of the year will feature a capacity line up after acceptances for Saturday’s $1.5 million Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot were released. A field of 16 plus two emergencies has accepted for the Northerly Stakes, featuring five interstate raiders who will look to continue their dominance of...
Yulong spend up in England
Vin Cox knows it would be ambitious to think Caught U Looking could become the next Via Sistina, but Yulong is set to give its most recent high-profile purchase the chance to follow in the footsteps of this year’s Cox Plate winner. The emerging superpower, bidding under the name Willingham, paid...
History a Future Ballarat Cup winner
Ciaron Maher and hometown Cups have not been a happy mix for the trainer. With his major Victorian bases at Cranbourne and Ballarat, to date only the Cranbourne Cup has gone his way with Dr Drill and Charterhouse being successful when in a training partnership with David Eustace. At Ballarat he is yet to...
Pateman prays for Almighty Winterbottom Stakes performance
Mitchell Pateman talked the good talk but at just his sixth start against quality opposition, Almighty Class found the going tough when 12th of 14 to Overpass in The Quokka (1200m). Seven months on from the Quokka let down, Almighty Class is having another crack at top shelf company and this time Pateman believes...
No Winterbottom Stakes blues for Crippalenko says Beauglehole
As a Carlton tragic, Greg Beauglehole’s memory of the clubs epic 1970 Grand Final comeback will last forever. Considered one of the great VFL Grand Finals in history, the Blues overcame a half-time deficit of 44 points to score a remarkable come from behind victory over arch rivals, Collingwood. Such is Greg...
Forecast rain not a Shocka for ATC Cup hope
AA forecast for rain in Sydney later this week is music to the ears of two of Rosehill’s newest residents as Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr prepare Hezashocka for the ATC Cup. Based primarily at Cranbourne in Victoria, the training partners have recently been granted 16 permanent boxes at Rosehill and are...
Shepherdson takes aim at G2 Sandown Guineas
Trainer Mick Shepherdson has high hopes for My Zephyr and one way to find out about the filly’s ability is to throw her into the deep end. My Zephyr is jumping straight from victory in a Donald maiden to the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) on Saturday, looking to continue the successful run...
Consistency a focus for Jason Collett this summer
Top Sydney jockey Jason Collett will be bidding to consolidate his strong start to the season with a handy book of rides at the Festival Stakes meeting at Rosehill. Coming off his best ever year in 2023-24 when he rode 72 city winners, Collett currently sits third on the premiership with 23...