Horse Racing News
Pride Of Jenni back to blistering best in the Feehan Stakes
The Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) was billed as close to a match race between Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside but Declan Bates ensured the mare, trained by Ciaron Maher, wasn’t for catching and extended her head-to-head lead over Mr Brightside. With just a field of four, Pride Of Jenni ($1.90 betting) edged...
Southport Tycoon reigns over Empire in breathtaking Manikato Stakes win
Ciaron Maher had four runners in Friday’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m), including boom colt and race favourite Growing Empire, but it was the outsider of his quartet that produced a stunning victory. Southport Tycoon ($21), winner of the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), stuck to the inside under Mark Zahra and flew...
Daggers out to prove he can cut it against star colts in Golden Rose
There will be an air of serendipity if Victorian raider Daggers can upstage Godolphin’s two high-profile colts, Broadsiding and Traffic Warden, to win the $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill. By I Am Invincible, Daggers is out of Omei Sword, who finished runner-up to Godolphin’s Astern in the 2016 renewal of the Group...
Royale looking to build on maiden win in Stutt Stakes
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy team is looking to build on the breakthrough win of Rue De Royale when he heads to a Stakes race at Moonee Valley. After securing his maiden victory at Bendigo on September 8, Rue De Royale heads to The Valley on Friday night to run in the Group...
Tom Charlton hoping to dodge top mares with Good Banter
Taking on the likes of Tropical Squall and Amelia’s Jewel in the Golden Pendant is Plan B for Adrian Knox Stakes winner Good Banter, with connections hoping she can kick of her spring campaign on a softer note. The mare is safely in the field for Saturday’s Group 2, 1400m feature, but co-trainer...
Blake Shinn guides Plymouth home at Bendigo
Victoria’s leading jockey Blake Shinn sees race experience being invaluable for the future of Plymouth after the gelding’s maiden win at Bendigo. Having his second race start, the Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson-trained gelding took out the AVIS Bendigo Maiden Plate (1500m) on Wednesday. Despite wanting to lay-in after striking the lead in...
Veight ready to roar in the Manikato Stakes
Father-and-son training combination Tony and Calvin McEvoy are at the stage where they cannot wait to see Veight make his return to racing. Meticulous planning has gone into the preparation of Veight’s return run in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Soon after his victory in the...
I Am Me locked in for 2024 The Everest
The Shorts winner I Am Me will join stablemate Bella Nipotina in The Everest after being confirmed to represent the slot held jointly by Arrowfield Stud and The Star Entertainment Group. Owners Dynamic Syndications confirmed the news on Thursday, saying the mare would go straight to the October 19 feature without another run. “I Am...
Matisse starts G1 Thousand Guineas path at The Valley
A change to Spring Carnival dates has delayed the return to the racetrack of the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly Matisse. The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on November 16 is the race the father-and-son training operation has circled as the filly’s spring goal. After campaigning as a two-year-old in...
Jamie Kah alters date of suspension
Jamie Kah is now free to ride on the day that offers more prizemoney than any other in Australian racing after altering the dates of her suspension handed down by the Victorian Racing Tribunal last week. Kah was outed for three weeks for failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to...