Horse Racing News
Berkeley Square out to go back-to-back in the Ballarat Cup
Berkeley Square will look to join a select group on Saturday by winning successive editions of the Ballarat Cup, something only one local galloper has managed in the past decade. Kiwia achieved the double across 2018 and 2019, first over 2200m and then over 2000m following a distance change. Last year’s win...
Ninja eyes 2026 Magic Millions Guineas path
Michael Freedman is exploring a range of options for rising three-year-old talent Ninja, with the gelding shaping as a live Magic Millions prospect. Ninja has burst onto the scene with two wins from three outings, including an extraordinary 11-length maiden victory at Kembla Grange before digging deep to score in Benchmark...
2025 Ballarat Cup waiting game with Shaiyhar
Shaiyhar’s appearance in Saturday’s Ballarat Cup will depend on how he pulls up after a Cranbourne gallop as trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young monitor his recovery. The imported gelding suffered a stone bruise last week, delaying his preparation, though the stable remains hopeful he will be fit for the Listed...
Matthew Dunn’s solid team at Ipswich
Murwillumbah-based Matthew Dunn has no hesitation in travelling his horses north or south and it is a last start Highway placegetter who can go one better at Ipswich on Wednesday. Impendor finished second to the promising Petticoat at Randwick over 1000-metres in the TAB Highway on November 4, with the winner posting...
Kingswood seeks redemption in the 2025 Ballarat Cup
Gavin Bedggood secured a valuable Stakes victory at Caulfield on Saturday, but the win didn’t erase the disappointment he felt over a key pre-race decision. The trainer conceded he realised early in the day that he had misjudged conditions with Kingswood, despite later claiming the feature race with Casino Seventeen. Kingswood had...
Trainer Matthew Smith’s star Heading towards return
As the traditional spring carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney come to an end, Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith is already setting his sights on the next wave of big-race opportunities. Smith is eager to get stable favourite Headwall back to full fitness, with the gelding now approaching the final stages of...
She’s A Hustler too good in the 2025 Zipping Classic
At Caulfield on Saturday, She’s A Hustler excelled in her first venture over 2400 metres, fighting hard to claim a career-best victory in the $750,000 Zipping Classic. The Grahame Begg mare once again highlighted her reliability, adding a Group 2 to a résumé that now includes seven wins and four seconds...
Heys’ mare has a Fun day out in the 2025 Starlight Stakes
Former top sprinter Spieth has been at stud for eight years, but his influence resurfaced at Rosehill when Flying For Fun gave trainer Bryce Heys a memorable win in the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m). The mare returned from two Melbourne runs to claim her first stakes race, and for Heys the...
Yorkshire bounces back with strong 2025 Festival Stakes win
Yorkshire produced a strong on-pace performance to capture the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill, capping a remarkable recovery from his recent cardiac arrhythmia episode. The gelding had been heavily supported first-up in The Hunter (1300m) but was dramatically eased down and later diagnosed with the heart issue, leaving connections unsure...
Jockey Ryan Maloney cleans up at Doomben races
Ryan Maloney enjoyed one of his most successful afternoons at Doomben on Saturday, posting four winners including both Listed races worth $160,000 apiece. The Victorian-born hoop piloted $2.50 favourite Midnight In Tokyo to victory in the Tattersall’s Classic (1200m) before turning the tables with a fighting win aboard Rockribbed in the...