Horse Racing News
Little Jack chases three straight
Melbourne’s recent spell of cold weather has afforded Alex Rae the opportunity to again step out his up-and-coming stayer Little Jack at Caulfield. Little Jack is shooting for a third straight win after victories at Sale and Caulfield when he runs in the Sportsbet Nobody Does It Easier Handicap (2000m) on Saturday. Rae had...
Team Hawkes on a roll with Exceedance youngsters
Michael Hawkes is an unabashed fan of first season sire Exceedance, who has provided the stable with its second Sydney Saturday metropolitan two-year-old winner in the space of a month. Brave One ($8) showed his class to get the better of Mayfair ($2.30 betting fav) by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s...
Berkshire Breeze eyes 2024 Melbourne Cup after easy Flemington win
Imported stayer Berkshire Breeze has quickly established a liking for Flemington and Ciaron Maher is hoping it is an affinity that extends until later in the year. The grey gelding made it two wins from as many starts at Australia’s most famous racecourse when he spaced his rivals as a $1.30 betting app...
Clear Thinking defies the odds to remain undefeated
Paul Messara doesn’t know where Clear Thinking’s ceiling is, but he is looking forward to finding out after the up-and-coming mare lit up Randwick with a breathtaking Highway Handicap win. Clear Thinking slipped at the start and had to muster quickly to find a position midfield, forcing apprentice Zac Lloyd to Plan...
Zac Lloyd stars at Randwick with four-winner haul
Just weeks after celebrating his maiden Group 1 win in the Stradbroke Handicap, star apprentice Zac Lloyd has landed his first four-timer at a Saturday metropolitan meeting, highlighted by the Listed Winter Stakes on Tamerlane. The 20-year-old managed to achieve the feat for different trainers, teaming with Hawkes Racing to take out...
Munhamek reigns in the Winter Championship Final
Munhamek did not need to win Saturday’s Winter Championship Final to stamp himself as the best horse of Nick Ryan’s ever-evolving training career, but he ensured any horse who hopes to surpass him will have to work even harder. The ageless gelding brought up a winning hat-trick when he overcame a wide...
Blinkers to spark Thompson duo at Randwick races
John Thompson will saddle up two runners at Randwick and both will be sporting a key gear change, one for the first time. Blinkers go back on With Your Blessing for Saturday’s Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1200m), while Jojo Was A Man will wear the shades for the first time in the Listed Winter Stakes...
Trainer Bjorn Baker pair out to continue Winter of content
Not only does Bjorn Baker coax the best out of his horses such as recent Stradbroke Handicap winner Stefi Magnetica, but he has an uncanny knack for getting them to maintain form once they find it. Two horses who showcase that particularly well are Iknowastar and Highlights, the duo preparing to vie for...
Craig demands one Final fling this campaign in Silver Bowl
Trent Busuttin always planned to let Craig let him know if he should run in Saturday’s Silver Bowl Final at Flemington, but that stopped the trainer asking a few leading questions. Busuttin and his co-trainer Natalie Young have looked hard for signs to suggest the import might be coming to the...
Peter Moody Pounds Winter Championship Final claims
Many engaged in Saturday’s Winter Championship Final are wondering how they turn the tables on Munhamek, but Peter Moody is looking to Pounding’s last battle with him for confidence in his chances in the $200,000 Listed event. That was over 1600 metres at Caulfield on June 1, a day that Munhamek hogged...