Horse Racing News
Spirit Ridge fit for the Winter Cup
It is a training method more commonly used in Europe, but Annabel Neasham has no qualms extending Spirit Ridge to 2400-metres second-up in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill. The seasoned campaigner resumed with a solid sixth to stablemate Bois D’Argent in the Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) and steps straight up...
Still plenty of upside for Think About It
His win in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday took his earnings over the $1 million mark but Warwick Farm-based trainer Joe Pride believes the best is yet to come for his progressive four-year-old Think About It. Boasting an impeccable record of eight wins and an unlucky third...
So Dazzling to bounce back in Queensland Oaks
Trainer John Sargent is expecting So Dazzling to turn around her form when she returns to Brisbane for the Queensland Oaks. So Dazzling produced a less than flattering performance when finishing in the second half of the field in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on May 13. That...
Royal Ascot tick for Coolangatta
Coolangatta has been given the all-clear to head to Royal Ascot after what looked an underwhelming jump-out down the Flemington straight. But the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly has been a clean bill of health to head to the UK to contest the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes (1000m) on June 20. Eustace said...
No Limits for Easthope in Raconteur Stakes
He says the three-year-old gelding still has a heap to learn, but potentially could be the best horse he has trained. Upper Limits has been to races eight times for one win and six placings, including a third to Bustler in last year's Listed Fairetha Stakes (1400m). His only flop came next...
Startrade can defy sceptics again says morton
Cheating death as a yearling to his deeds on the race track, Startrade has a happy knack of proving the doubters wrong. That trend continued on the weekend when the six-year-old won the Listed Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at double figure odds. It was billed as a race in one with Bustler starting a...
Thompson looking for More Prophets in Brisbane
Connections of last start stakes winner More Prophets hope to continue making the most of her second chance at a racing career with a Group 1 target next on the radar. Trainer John Thompson confirmed the mare would be aimed towards the Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at the back-end of the Brisbane winter...
Final Oaks shot for Arch
Victorian filly Proscenium Arch will be given one last chance to capture a feature race before striking open company. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained filly is set to run in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of So You Think will be having her second start in...
Kovalica strolls home in the G1 Queensland Derby
Kovalica has underlined his star quality and put to bed any doubts over his stamina with an emphatic performance in the Group 1 Queensland Derby. After missing a scheduled start in the Rough Habit Plate due to a foot abscess, the three-year-old showed his class with an admiral third against the...
Think About It lands G1 Stradbroke Handicap lead-up
Trainer Joe Pride had mixed emotions as he watched a stable favourite fade in the straight while watching an up-and-comer collect his first Group 1 prize at Eagle Farm. Think About It extended his record to eight wins from nine starts with his victory in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup...