Horse Racing News
Arctic Glamour kicks of spring campaign in the Missile Stakes
A searching piece of trackwork has been the impetus behind the early-season return of Listed winner Arctic Glamour, who will be bidding to add to her black-type record in Sydney’s first Group race of the new term. The four-year-old will take her place in the Missile Stakes (1200m) for which she...
Lindsay Park pair up for Moonee Valley test
Lindsay Park is looking to one of their three-year-olds extending their winning run as another attempts a return to form when the pair meets at Moonee Valley. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes -trained Zestiman and The Showvinist will line up against each other in the Dominant Handicap (1000m) at The Valley on Saturday. Both...
Second shot at trip for King Magnus in Travis Harrison Cup
The Robbie Griffiths & Mathew De Kock stable are expecting a more seasoned King Magnus to step out for his second shot at 2000m. Nine-year-old King Magnus, a veteran of 41 starts, did not have his first run at 2000m until his most recent out on July 20 and will have his second...
Treble for in-form Dee at Sandown
Refreshed after a break where he also got engaged, jockey Michael Dee has hit the ground running in the lead up to the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Dee landed a four-timer at Flemington late last month and has continued his good form into the early part of the new season. The lightweight rider...
Golden Crusader after back-to-back wins
Mick Price says Golden Crusader is not your typical European import. Bred in France, Golden Crusader started his career in the UK and after five starts made his way to Australia and into the care of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr at Cranbourne. Golden Crusader will attempt to follow a last start...
Bella can crown Widdup’s explosive season start
Brad Widdup knows his momentous start to the season will reach its peak soon, but he is hoping filly Bella Khadijah might extend the stable’s purple patch a little longer. Just over a week into the new term, Widdup has saddled up nine runners for five winners and four seconds. He sits atop the...
Missile Stakes an important test for exciting Schwarz
The freshly minted training partnership of John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will saddle up its first stakes runner when burgeoning talent Schwarz resumes in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick. While the milestone is significant, O’Shea hopes Schwarz can make it memorable. “It will be more special if we win it,” O’Shea quipped. Charlton worked...
Alder ready to shine in the Travis Harrison Cup
The debut victory of Daggers at Sandown had the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable on a high which they hope will carry over at Moonee Valley. Busuttin and Young have lightly raced former Irish galloper Alder lining up for the stable in the Travis Harrison Cup (2040m) on Saturday. Alder made an impressive start to...
Green Shadows out to continue winning ways
Having rediscovered winning form this preparation, enigmatic gelding Green Shadows will chase back-to-back victories for the first time since launching his career. The five-year-old ended a two-year hiatus from the winner’s enclosure when successful first-up at Warwick Farm in April then rebounded from a handful of unplaced runs to again get his...
Jameka’s boy Federer impresses on debut
Jameka was a star on the track and she proved she can also throw a nice type with Federer indicating he is well above-average in a brilliant debut victory at Ballarat on Thursday. The son of Dundeel unwound a powerful finish to demolish his rivals by 3-1/2 lengths in the 1400-metre Porter...