Horse Racing News
JoJo Was A Man too good in the Winter Challenge
John Thompson’s persistence with a seemingly out-of-form Jojo Was A Man has delivered the ultimate reward with the gelding relishing a drier track to win the Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill. JoJo Was A Man hadn’t managed a place in five runs from a spell, including his past three on heavy ground,...
Mickey’s Medal delivers milestone win for apprentice Zac Wadick
Promising young apprentice Zac Wadick has had a day to remember at Rosehill, celebrating his first Saturday metropolitan win aboard the Annabel Neasham-trained Mickey’s Medal. While the 21-year-old had notched a couple of city victories at midweek meetings, he was thrilled to break through on a bigger stage aboard a horse...
In form Michael Dee takes the Flemington Cup
The IT glitch that caused havoc around the globe stopped Blaike Mcdougall from taking out the feature race at Flemington on Saturday. McDougall was booked to ride the Symon Wilde-trained Hit The Road Jack in the Deane Lester Flemington Cup (2800m) but was stranded in Mildura after an early morning flight was cancelled. The...
G1 Victoria Derby countdown begins for Red Aces
The countdown to the Group 1 Victoria Derby has begun for trainer Nick Ryan after the victory of Red Aces at Flemington. Success in the Byerley Handicap (1800m) on Saturday provides the Ryan-trained colt a ballot exemption into the Derby at Flemington on November 2. With 15 weeks between Saturday’s victory and the...
Henry Field lands on a promising colt in Mayfair
Newgate Farm’s Henry Field is hoping Mayfair can follow a similar trajectory to his 2021 Golden Rose winner In The Congo after accounting for a quality field of two-year-olds at Rosehill. Like Mayfair, In The Congo kicked off his career late in the season, getting a win on the board as a juvenile...
Collett holds key to another Quick win for Minervini
Mark Minervini is banking on Jason Collett’s connection with Quick Tempo helping to bring out the best in the talented sprinter at Rosehill. Collett has ridden Quick Tempo in 10 of his past 20 starts, guiding him to a top-five finish in half of those, the highlight a brace of metropolitan-class wins. He hasn’t been...
Through Irish Eyes on road to the Flemington Cup
There is no doubting the staying credentials of Through Irish Eyes, but the question remains is he ready to put his best foot forward after a long injury lay-off. The Ciaron Maher-trained galloper steps up in journey in the Deane Lester Flemington Cup (2800m) on Saturday, his third run in just...
Neasham trio ready to go the distance
The prospect of a soft rather than heavy track is music to the ears of trainer Annabel Neasham as she chases a first local win with former English gelding Perfect Play. The four-year-old will join stablemates Funambulist and Gulf Of Mexico in Saturday’s The Agency Real Estate Handicap (2400m) at Rosehill where the...
Step up in trip for King Magnus
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have long harbored the idea of testing King Magnus at 2000m. That will finally become a reality on Saturday at Flemington when the rising nine-year-old contests the VRC Member Peter Drake Plate. Griffiths and de Kock had been planning an earlier assault at 2000m, but the...
First Settler on trial for spring racing carnival sprints
Stakes races down the straight at Flemington in the spring are on the agenda for impressive debut winner First Settler. As part of the learning curve towards those contests, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old will tackle the VRC Member Russell Dawson Plate (1000m) on Saturday. The Listed Poseidon Stakes...