Horse Racing News
Hayes team shooting for Caulfield Cup 2025 blowout
Lindsay Park will take inspiration from one of its most famous triumphs when it lines up two roughies in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup on Saturday. Back in 2017, Boom Time stunned the racing world by winning the Cup for David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, ridden by unheralded...
Filly adds another layer to intriguing 2025 King Charles III Stakes
Bjorn Baker is set to take on the established stars of Australian racing with an audacious move — entering his three-year-old filly Within The Law in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Randwick this Saturday. In a bold move rarely seen in modern racing, Baker’s filly will face seasoned...
Japanese raider in line for 2025 Caulfield Cup honours
Japanese horseman Katsunori Tanaka hopes to join his father-in-law Yoshito Yahagi in Melbourne Spring Carnival history when Golden Snap lines up in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Yahagi trained Lys Gracieux to a famous 2019 Cox Plate victory before Tanaka even held a trainer’s licence. Now, five years into his...
Inside draw ideal for Half Yours in the 2025 Caulfield Cup
Market leaders have trimmed Half Yours slightly despite his low draw for Saturday’s 2400m Caulfield Cup. The McEvoy stable’s five-year-old is a $2.80 favourite after landing barrier two for the Group 1. Some handicappers queried whether the inside gate is ideal, yet Calvin McEvoy maintains the map is a plus, providing position...
Pride Of Jenni primed for the 2025 King Charles III Stakes
It’s boom-or-bust with Pride Of Jenni, concedes Ciaron Maher, yet Victoria’s leading trainer is confident the crowd favourite can finally go back-to-back for the first time in nearly two seasons. The veteran mare returns to Randwick for the first time in a year to chase Saturday’s $5 million Group 1 King...
Lindsay Park makes a 2025 Debutant Stakes statement
Lindsay Park’s two-year-old team continued its brilliant start to the season at Caulfield, with the Hayes brothers – Ben, Will and JD – training the quinella in the $200,000 Listed Debutant Stakes. Promising filly Torture came out on top, holding off stablemate Free Flying in an impressive performance. The result came...
Ka Ying Rising fit for 2025 The Everest field
David Hayes has firmly denied online rumours surrounding Ka Ying Rising’s health, declaring the Hong Kong superstar is in top order and primed for Saturday’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick. Reports on Sunday falsely claimed the gelding was lame and had been scratched from the race. Hayes addressed the...
Meydaan has a spin ahead of the 2025 Caulfield Cup
International contender Meydaan has passed his first Australian test with flying colours after a solid hit-out at Caulfield ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m). Travelling foreman Paul Holley, who has accompanied the Simon and Ed Crisford stable on each of their three Melbourne campaigns, partnered the gelding for a...
Maher sweats on 2025 Caulfield Cup make-up
Ciaron Maher is preparing a strong team for Saturday’s $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m), though the champion trainer admits a couple of his leading hopes may need some luck to make the final field. Royal Supremacy’s participation depends on whether topweight Buckaroo, last year’s runner-up, takes his place. The Metropolitan winner...
Tom Kitten chasing the 2025 King Charles III Stakes
Tom Kitten’s spring has been one of stop-start momentum, but trainer Sam Freedman believes everything has finally aligned for the gelding to produce his best performance yet in Saturday’s Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1609m) at Randwick. The four-year-old’s preparation was thrown off course when he was scratched at the...