Horse Racing News
Encap poised to bounce back in The Gong at Kembla
Gary Portelli is cautioning punters to rule a line through Encap’s Golden Eagle performance, confident the gelding can rebound in the $1 million The Gong and deliver him his second feature race win in the space of a week. Portelli produced bonny mare Kimochi for an outstanding win from a wide draw in...
Chad Schofield dominates at Canterbury
Joe Pride found himself having a fanboy moment at Canterbury when recent recruit Joyner scored a breakthrough metropolitan win for owner-breeder Bernie Howlett. A Group 1-winning jockey and trainer, Howlett has also made a fist of breeding racehorses, producing dual Group 1-winning sprinter-turned-stallion Brazen Beau. Pride remembers following Howlett’s yard prior to becoming a...
Apprentice Celine Gaudray lands milestone win
Celine Gaudray ticked off an important milestone with the victory of Over The Stars at Caulfield. Success in the Senet Gambling Law Experts Plate (1000m) on Wednesday was the Mornington-based apprentice’s 80th career win. Gaudray can still claim 1.5kg in the metropolitan area until the completion of the Cranbourne meeting on Saturday after which...
Neville Parnham looks to strike double again
It was as good as it gets for trainer Neville Parnham this time a year ago when he was sitting on top of the WA racing world after claiming two sought after feature races. Cometh the big races, cometh the big stables and Neville Parnham’s team didn’t disappoint, on a golden...
Democracy Manifest the perfect Perth horse
Champion trainer Chris Waller is confident Democracy Manifest is the right horse to win him a second Swan Draught-Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday. Chris Waller won the race in 2015 with Good Project, who was ridden to victory by Craig Williams. He also won the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic, now...
Bates confident of a Railway Stakes win in WA debut
The Tabtouch Railway Stakes market suggests Socks Nation will play second fiddle to stable mate Light Infantry Man in Saturday’s edition of the Group 1 feature, but popular rider Declan Bates has other thoughts and ideas. Declan Bates believes a fifth Group 1 trophy is within his reach and plans on making...
Blake Shinn reunites with Antino for Hong Kong Mile
Blake Shinn is looking forward to reuniting with Group 1 winning galloper Antino in Hong Kong. Shinn was last week given the nod to ride Antino in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on December 8. The former Hong Kong based rider partnered Antino to a stunning win in the...
James McDonald booked for second appearance at The Pinnacles
Star jockey James McDonald will get another chance at Group 1 success in Perth in Saturday week’s MCA Polytrack-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). Fresh from riding two Group 2 winners in Hong Kong on Sunday, James Mcdonald has been booked to ride the Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained Lady Laguna in the $1.5 million...
The Gong then Group Ones for exciting Gringotts
The Ciaron Maher stable will chase another rich mile race with in-form gelding Gringotts but believe the Autumn is where he’ll measure up against Group One company. The five-year-old has won eight of sixteen starts, taking out the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick last start in a career best performance and...
French import ready to strike in 2024 Railway Stakes
It is a case of trying to strike while the iron is hot with Light Infantry Man for Ciaron Maher. The French import has been in Australia since the start of last spring, but it took until earlier this month for the six-year-old to record his first Australian placing. That was a decisive...