Horse Racing News
Serpentine in shape for the Zipping Classic
Jockey Jye Mcneil is looking to be third time lucky aboard Serpentine when the pair again combine, this time in the Zipping Classic at Caulfield. McNeil last rode the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained galloper in the 2023 Melbourne Cup when 19th behind Without A Fight with his only other time aboard being in...
The veteran and up-and-comer in Wolfe’s Winterbottom Stakes bid
An ageing warrior and an up-and-comer. Veteran trainer Steve Wolfe has the Winterbottom Stakes loaded with two horses at opposite ends of the spectrum. Red Can Man has been Wolfe’s stable flag bearer for years and as an eight-year-old he’s having his fifth attempt at landing the major prize in Perth’s most lucrative sprint...
Morton raises the bar in the Winterbottom Stakes
The Sessions five-year-old is quirky and enigmatic, but a stable favourite. He’s teased and tantalised in some of his races, but when he can finally put all the pieces together there is a horse laden with a ton of ability. That talent came under notice last year when he ran out of...
Abounding shows her class in Tattersall’s Classic
It might have been a late November victory but Rob Heathcote is a believer that Abounding is a proper Sydney autumn and Queensland winter carnival horse after her return victory at Doomben on Wednesday. The now four-year-old may not have hit the winners’ list last May and June but Heathcote says...
Championships test for unbeaten Cambar
Gary Colvin is no stranger to Country Championships success, and he hopes to confirm he has unearthed his latest contender when the unbeaten Cambar runs at Rosehill. The Colvin-trained Another One finished second to Art Cadeau in the 2021 Country Championships Final before going one better the next year. He believes Cambar has the scope...
Rothfire the right horse with the right barrier
When a conversation starts about Rothfire, it seems to bring on a Buffering-like glow in Robert Heathcote and with his stable star set to make a return to racing at Doomben, he is excited to see the now seven-year-old step out. This will be Rothfire’s first race day outing since finishing fourth...
Jason Warren planning trip north for Freak Of Nature
Jason Warren is planning a trip to Queensland for the Magic Millions Carnival with Freak Of Nature who will kick off his campaign with an outing at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Freak Of Nature was nominated for the Listed Doveton Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday, but after a gallop on Tuesday...
Tamerlane chases first Caulfield win in Kevin Heffernan Stakes
A midweek trip to Caulfield to reacquaint himself with Caulfield is expected to give Tamerlane an edge when he races second-up at that track on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained and Godolphin-owned galloper runs in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) second-up on Saturday. A veteran of the ‘Blue Army’ Tamerlane is a...
Starlight Stakes or George Moore Stakes for Front Page
Matt Dale is still debating where to run evergreen sprinter Front Page this weekend, although stablemate and debutant Bombay Boom is a confirmed starter in Sydney. Front Page is an acceptor for the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill and the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben and Dale will...
In-form Uzziah earns Festival Stakes shot
A decade after Estonian Princess was denied a Festival Stakes victory by the barest possible margin, trainer Scott Aspery is hoping his latest stable star Uzziah can go one better. Estonian Princess was beaten a nose by I’m Imposing in the 2014 renewal before going on to run third in The Ingham (1600m),...