Horse Racing News
Attrition in line for G1 Northerly Stakes honours
Ballarat trainer Mitchell Freedman has headed to Perth to put the finishing touches on Attrition ahead of a Group 1 assault at Ascot. Attrition is set to run in the Northerly Stakes (1800m) on Saturday, his first run since finishing fourth in the Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill on November 9. Freedman made the...
Michael Lane’s mare too bossy in Jungle Dawn, further riches await
The Boss Lady won’t progress to the Starstruck Classic (1600m) in a fortnight, but her Ascot Pinnacles campaign is not done with just yet. Trainer Michael Lane has some thinking to do, but gave a hint of what may be on offer after the quality mare gave another reminder of her talent...
Golden Mile to return to racing
Golden Mile will return to work as a gelding after one injury-interrupted season at stud. Just days before last year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Griff is put up for sale on Inglis Digital, the horse who precedes him on one of the most famed honour rolls in Australian racing has been announced as...
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...
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...
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...
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...