Horse Racing News
No limits for Easthope in Blue Spec Stakes
Trainer Jeremy Easthope is looking forward to saddling Upper Limits and believes he’s primed to turn the tables in the $100,000 Blue Spec Stakes (1650m) at Belmont on Saturday. Upper Limits ran second to hot commodity Triple Jay in the Jockey Celebration Day Stakes (1400m) two weeks ago, but Jeremy Easthope says he has...
Madrina to tick off Melbourne start in the Quezette Stakes
Lightly raced Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly Madrina is no stranger to travel. Having raced in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane in her five starts to date, Madrina will tick off a run in Melbourne when she contests the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. In those five starts, Madrina...
Arabian Summer chases Caulfield Black Type in Quezette Stakes
Arabian Summer has been a beneficiary of some excellent prize money on offer from Magic Millions through her first season on the racetrack. And trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy would like to add some more Magic Millions money early in the New Year, but first there are some early spring assignments in Melbourne. One...
Hearn makes long-awaited return to riding
Jockey Alex Hearn thought he was done with racing but says ‘unfinished business’ is the motivating factor driving his comeback to the sport after a long absence. Busselton-born Alex Hearn, who commenced his apprenticeship in 2011 and retired from the saddle nearly a decade ago, returns to the riding ranks at...
Amelia’s Jewel warms up for interstate return in Tramway Stakes
The star Perth-owned mare is building to her resumption in next month’s Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Stepping out publicly for new trainers, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald, Amelia’s Jewel ran second in her 900m heat, splitting trial winner, Ducasse and Tiz Invincible. Berry said it was a light trial and a...
Theblade shreds rivals in impressive debut
Michael Hawkes has labelled Black Caviar’s nephew Theblade as “the real deal” following the colt’s stunning debut win on Randwick’s Kensington track. Out of the champion’s unraced half-sister Brigite, a full relation to Team Hawkes’ former top galloper turned successful sire All Too Hard, Theblade made a mess of his rivals,...
Gatsby’s ready to produce great things this spring racing carnival
Untapped colt Gatsby’s will be the first of Chris Waller’s high-profile three-year-olds to kick off their season and the champion trainer is expecting him to stamp his class. The son of Snitzel will resume in The Rosebud (1100m) on Saturday after underlining his promise at his initial campaign, scoring an impressive debut...
Take two for promising Getafix at Rosehill
Three-year-old Getafix is expected to take his place in the opening race at Rosehill, a week after being scratched from an assignment at Randwick for which he was one of the leading fancies. John O’Shea confirmed the gelding had a setback leading into last week’s race and while it was minor enough that...
Gentleman Roy on target for the G2 PB Lawrence Stakes
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben Will and JD Hayes is looking to add another PB Lawrence Stakes trophy to their ever-expanding cabinet. Ben and JD combined two years ago to win the 1400m race before Will joined the team when Mr Brightside made it back-to-back victories in the Group 2 race. Mr...
Family bond lands My Brothers Keeper at Sandown
Trainer Stephen Brown rarely lets his emotion spill out, but the Seymour-based horseman almost allowed them to bubble over when My Brothers Keeper scored at Sandown. My Brothers Keeper provided Brown’s son Stephen junior with his first metropolitan winner when they took out the Sportsbet Feed Handicap (2100m) on Wednesday. The victory completed a...