Horse Racing News
Wet weather could end plans for Private Eye’s Missile Stakes 2025 return
Joe Pride is weighing up a late decision on whether Private Eye will contest the Missile Stakes this Saturday or be kept fresh with a Warwick Farm trial instead. The Group 1 performer is favourite in betting, backed from $3.30 into $2.60, but with Randwick’s track already a heavy 9 and...
2025 McNeil Stakes on the radar for impressive Duke Atreides
A well-timed switch to Melbourne conditions has paid dividends for Duke Atreides, who shed his maiden tag at Sandown in the Quayclean Plate (1200m) on Wednesday. Trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald, the colt relished the upgrade from a soft 5 to a good 4 track, cruising to victory by 1-¾...
Entries taken for 2025 Spring Racing Carnival features
Matt Laurie’s star mare Treasurethe Moment is gearing up for a high-profile spring campaign, with a jump-out at Mornington marking the first step toward either the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate. The Oaks-winning mare is nominated for both features after entries closed on Tuesday, with 146 for the Caulfield Cup and...
Randwick races an option for La Fracas
Trainer Mick Price is leaning toward sending in-form sprinter La Fracas to Randwick this Saturday, with wet conditions in Sydney appearing favourable and a successful clockwise gallop tipping the scales in that direction. Entered for 1200m benchmark races in both Melbourne and Sydney, Price — who trains alongside Michael Kent Jnr...
Shinn steers Hadouken to win the 2025 Darwin Cup
Blake Shinn’s journey to Darwin proved to be a winning one as the accomplished Melbourne-based jockey partnered Hadouken to an emotional triumph in Monday’s $200,000 Darwin Cup (2000m). Teaming up with his longtime friend and former jockey-turned-trainer Peter Robl, Shinn guided the seven-year-old gelding to back-to-back wins in the Northern Territory’s...
Mr Brightside set for return in the Memsie Stakes 2025
Ben Hayes is confident that stable star Mr Brightside can bounce back from his disappointing Hong Kong run and reassert himself as one of the top gallopers this spring. The eight-year-old gelding had his first public trial of the campaign on Monday, finishing fourth in an 800m jumpout at Flemington, a...
Luther to lead Fellowes back to Australia for 2025 The Golden Eagle
Charlie Fellowes is eyeing a return to Australia with a new international contender in Luther, who recently claimed a controversial win at Saratoga and now looms as a candidate for the lucrative Golden Eagle in Sydney. Having enjoyed significant success with Prince Of Arran in Melbourne, Fellowes is set to shift...
Feature 2025 Spring Racing entries close, Aeliana warning remains
The Spring Racing Carnival will gain greater clarity on Tuesday with the closing of nominations for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate, but trainer Chris Waller has warned that Aeliana may not be heading to the former. Despite a dazzling five-length victory in the Australian Derby (2400m) earlier this year, Waller...
Group 1 winner Linebacker puts spring in trainers’ steps
After a stellar first full season together, trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will step up their spring preparations with a number of high-profile runners set to trial at Randwick on Tuesday. The pair enjoyed Group 1 victories with Linebacker in the Randwick Guineas (1600m), Schwarz in the William Reid Stakes,...
Stern Idol brilliant in 2025 Crisp Steeplechase win
Stern Idol strengthened his credentials for another shot at the Grand National Steeplechase with an effortless display in Sunday’s Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown. The Ciaron Maher-trained star made all the running to post his third straight win in the race, with jockey Steven Pateman hailing it as the gelding’s best...