Horse Racing News
Favourites draw close in 2024 Northerly Stakes field
Barrier one has provided the past two winners of the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) and Storyville has just edged into favouritism after drawing the inside gate in Saturday’s $1.5 million feature. Three-year-old fillies have dominated the race in recent years with Perfect Reflection, Arcadia Queen, Kay Cee and Amelia’s Jewel all...
Snowden mare poised to Bloom over summer
Stakes placegetter August Bloom is set to make a low key return in a benchmark race at Rosehill as trainer Peter Snowden looks to get her racing career back on track. Placed in the Magic Night Stakes (1200m) at two, August Bloom battled muscle issues during her three-year-old season, restricting her to just...
Double shot at Ballarat Cup 2024 success for Malua Racing
While Lady In Pink snared a long-priced win during the Melbourne Spring Carnival, the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained mare was always considered to be behind the eight-ball by her training partners. Troy Corstens believes the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday is where Lady In Pink will present...
Maher wants a rain for Pharari ahead of VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade
Ciaron Maher says Pharari will benefit from any rain before the Ballarat Cup meeting on Saturday. Trainer Ciaron Maher is hopeful the Ballarat Cup meeting will attract the rain just as it has in previous years. Lightly raced four-year-old Pharari heads to the VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade (1200m) on Saturday, looking to notch her...
Snitzanova blitzes rivals in Sandown Guineas
Snitzanova has continued the run of success for fillies in the Sandown Guineas since the race was transferred to Caulfield with a stylish win on Saturday. Having done her early racing in Sydney, Snitzanova made her Melbourne debut with victory in the Group 2 race over 1600m. Snitzanova emulated See You In Heaven and...
Eagle Nest outshines rivals to win Starlight Stakes
Gerald Ryan was beginning to question his assessment of Eagle Nest when she was marked at double-figure odds for the Starlight Stakes, but the Rosehill horseman had the last laugh as the mare ran her rivals ragged. Posted the second roughest of the nine contenders at $20, Eagle Nest led under Tom Sherry and...
Flight delay no worry for Rachel King
Sydney jockey Rachel King wondered if she would make it to Caulfield in time for her ride on Arapaho in the Zipping Classic. King was forced to miss two of her earlier rides on the Caulfield card after being stranded in Sydney on Saturday due to a delay with flights because of poor...
Private Eye back to best in Festival Stakes win
Joe Pride has been at a loss to explain the efforts of Private Eye this spring and he is no closer to figuring it out following the gelding’s inexplicable return to form in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. While the Group 1 winner hasn’t been racing poorly – he was beaten 1-1/2 lengths...
Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara aims for filly with Spicy future
Spicy Martini looks to be a filly with a bright future after winning the Mode Stakes at Doomben and maintaining a perfect record in her two starts to-date. The listed feature over 1200-metres rounded out her Queensland Summer Carnival campaign and co-trainer Toby Edmonds is now looking to the wintertime and the Group...
Tulloch Lodge assembling team for Magic Millions 2025
With the Magic Millions carnival less than six weeks away, Tulloch Lodge duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are beginning to tighten the strings on their Gold Coast squad. While they lost early fancy and Breeders’ Plate victor King Kirk in a tragic drowning accident at Randwick this week, the pair are still...