Horse Racing News
Godolphin’s alpha colts have stranglehold on Golden Rose 2024
James Cummings describes them as the “alpha males” of the Godolphin operation and colts Broadsiding and Traffic Warden will do battle to hold that stable honour outright when they clash in a thrilling edition of Golden Rose. A dual Group 1 winner at two, Broadsiding will be attempting to become the first horse to...
Gelded Wolfgang ready for Valley test
The unkindest operation for a male racehorse may just be the making or Wolfgang. After showing promise as a colt during his two-year-old year with wins at Morphettville and Doomben, Wolfgang returns for his three-year-old season as a gelding. Wolfgang will have the first start of his campaign at Moonee Valley on...
Mr Brightside right to go in Feehan Stakes
The will Mr Brightside run, or won’t Mr Brightside run in the Feehan Stakes, has been given an emphatic thumbs up by the Lindsay Park team. Trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes have decided to tackle three opponents in the Group 2 race over 1600m at Moonee Valley on Friday night. J...
Inside alley for Broadsiding in Golden Rose
James Mcdonald will be looking to repeat his heroics of nine years ago when he partners Broadsiding in this Saturday’s Golden Rose at Rosehill. The star duo will start from the inside alley in the $1 million Group 1, which has drawn a field of 11. McDonald won the 2015 Golden Rose in the...
Attrition in peak order for Feehan Stakes at The Valley
When Mitchell Freedman began planning the Spring Carnival assault for Attrition, he was not banking on the presence of two of Australia’s best weight-for-age performers in an early preparation Grand Final. Attrition runs in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night, looking to overturn his second placing...
Amelia’s Jewel to shine in G2 Golden Pendant
Annabel Neasham is still learning about high profile mare Amelia’s Jewel but believes the five-year-old Group 1 winner is right on track for some lofty Spring goals. She will line up in Saturday’s Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) against her own sex at Rosehill having finished second to Royal Patronage in the Group 2...
Gregory Hickman lands top rider for Fancied Pair
Warwick Farm horseman Gregory Hickman is confident he has all the boxes ticked as he heads to Taree on Tuesday with two leading chances set to go around. he trainer has booked Aaron Bullock to ride both horses he has going around at Taree, with Snitzaroo ($4.40 on TAB) down to run...
I Wish I Win shaping nicely for G1 Manikato Stakes
Trainers Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman will leave a little in the tank of I Wish I Win as he heads to his final lead-up race before his Grand Final in Sydney. After an eye-catching first-up fifth in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) on September 7, I Wish I Win returns to Moonee Valley...
Dawn Service to shine under Valley lights in Stutt Stakes
Multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight shone brightly under the lights at Moonee Valley and Blake Shinn is hopeful her son Dawn Service can do the same on Friday night. Sunlight took out the Group 1 William Reid Stakes at The Valley under lights in 2019 and her colt by Justify, Dawn Service, will...
Tulloch Lodge babies again to the fore
Sydney’s first official two-year-old trials of the season rarely pass without Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott making a statement and the country’s premier juvenile stable again did so on Monday. Tulloch Lodge won three of the eight 850-metre trials, including one with a colt who put up the equal fastest time of...