Horse Racing News
Via Sistina rebounds in the Turnbull Stakes
After a below par effort at her Flemington debut, Via Sistina has bounced back to winning form and in the process provide the Chris Waller stable with a Group 1 quinella. Via Sistina was sent out the $2.60 betting site favourite at her Melbourne debut but was comfortably held behind Mr Brightside and...
Reece Jones notches first G1 win the hard way in The Metropolitan
A thrilling two-horse war in the Metropolitan spilled over into a stewards’ room battle as jockey Reece Jones had to fight a second time to land his maiden Group 1 win aboard the Chris Waller-trained Land Legend. Land Legend prevailed by a short half-head over Zac Lloyd’s mount Zardozi after the pair had...
Airman claims The Everest scalps in Premiere Stakes
The Hawkes Racing-trained Airman has scored a boilover win in the Premiere Stakes at Randwick, upstaging Everest contenders Bella Nipotina and Giga Kick, along with reigning champion Think About It. Starting a $41 bookmakers outsider in the seven-horse field, Airman charged along the rails for Zac Lloyd and survived a late surge from...
The Little Dance goal for St Lawrence
The Little Dance on Melbourne Cup day at Randwick is the mission for the Ciaron Maher-trained St Lawrence, who has ended a 15-month drought from the winner’s list with his victory in Saturday’s Alinta Energy Handicap (1600m). Starting at $10, the six-year-old passed the qualifying clause for the Little Dance with...
Swiftfalcon soars towards Spring Champion Stakes
Promising three-year-old Swiftfalcon has stamped himself as a genuine Spring Champion Stakes contender after posting the second impressive win of his current campaign, this time in the Dulcify Stakes. Stepping out for just his fifth career start, Swiftfalcon backed up a convincing performance at Flemington first-up last month in a 1420m...
Schofield out to continue family record in the Epsom Handicap
Chad Schofield will be bidding for his share of the family bragging rights when he attempts to join his father Glyn on the Epsom Handicap honour roll. Schofield has picked up the mount on $6 equal favourite Ceolwulf and regards the Joe Pride-trained gelding as his best chance yet to emulate the feat...
Circle Of Fire to bounce back at Flemington in Turnbull Stakes
Ciaron Maher and his team were left scratching their heads after the first-up performance of Circle Of Fire at Flemington. The Sydney Cup winner finished last, more than 20 lengths astern of Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 14. Circle Of Fire gets the chance to show...
Tulloch Lodge two-handed in G1 The Metropolitan
Four years after scoring an upset win in one of world racing’s most prestigious events, Serpentine will spearhead a two-pronged Metropolitan assault for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby in England at double-figure odds, Serpentine arrived in Australia two years ago, going on to establish himself...
Autumn Glow ruled out of the spring racing carnival
Glamour filly Autumn Glow is injured and will miss Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller broke the news on Friday morning, revealing that the undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun was suffering from a leg injury that requires surgery. “Unfortunately, Autumn Glow was found to be slightly lame this morning...
Much travelled galloper makes Flemington debut in The Bart Cummings
New Zealand trainer Shaune Ritchie took a punt on travelling to England two years ago and purchased a horse that may give him his first runner in the Melbourne Cup. That imported galloper is Mahrajaan who will have his first start in Melbourne on Saturday when he runs in the Group 3 The...