Horse Racing News
2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes to suit Climbing Star
Phillip Stokes looked at the hot company engaged at Flemington yesterday and thought that waiting an extra week with Climbing Star for the Caulfield meeting on Saturday would be a worthwhile move. The Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over 1400-metres is the next assignment for the mare who will be shooting for...
Bittercreek wants crack at the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Will Larkin would happily take the $300,000 winner’s cheque from this Saturday’s Blue Sapphire Stakes with Bittercreek, but he has his eyes on an even bigger prize at the Caulfield card. The young trainer and his partners, Leon and Troy Corstens, are keen to see the three-year-old son of Snitzel contest...
James McDonald chases another Thousand Guineas
Not content with his record Melbourne Cup Carnival haul, James Mcdonald will be back in Melbourne for this Saturday’s Thousand Guineas meeting. The champion jockey will ride pre-post favourite Aeliana in the $1.5 million Group 1 for three-year-old fillies. McDonald won last year’s Thousand Guineas on Joliestar, who like Aeliana is trained by Chris...
Pilkington’s State gets black-type test in Spring Stakes
Jack Pilkington will chase his maiden Stakes win as a trainer in this Saturday’s Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle and the rookie trainer thinks it would be appropriate if Alabama State landed the milestone. The Alabama Express colt’s first start back in January was Pilkington’s first as a trainer and he...
Lindsay Park operation targeting 2025 Perth Cup
Group 2 winner Apulia is being aimed at the $1 million Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day, following his third placing at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained galloper was narrowly beaten by Arran Bay and Unspoken in last week’s Furphy Plate (1800m), where he...
Glamour mare back on track
A strong closing effort by Own The Queen to take out her 1200m heat at Belmont trials this morning (Monday) has lifted the spirits of the glamour mare’s trainer, Justine Erkelens. In her first official hit out since her autumn blitz earlier this year, Erkelens believes Own The Queen is back on track after...
Repossession boost after favourable Placid Ark Stakes 2024 barrier draw
Co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi’s prospects of winning the Listed Tabtouch Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday improved significantly after talented three-year-old Repossession drew perfectly in barrier one. The Gangemi brothers breathed a huge sigh of relief when news came through that Repossession would start from the exact same...
G1 Railway Stakes to suit Light Infantry Man
The powerful Ciaron Maher stable is confident the Saturday week’s Railway Stakes (1600m) is the right race for Light Infantry Man to score his maiden Group 1 win. The six-year-old scored his first win in seven starts under the care of Ciaron Maher in last Thursday’s Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1600m) at...
Roy rises again for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
The eight-year-old is among the entries for this Saturday’s $1 million Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, which is the final Group 1 race of the elongated Spring Carnival. Gentleman Roy completed a winning hat-trick when he won the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes on August 17 , which was followed by a...
Tulloch Lodge fillies step out at Caulfield in Thousand Guineas
Adrian Bott jetted in to watch the final piece of fast work for his and Gai Waterhouse’s Thousand Guineas runners at Caulfield on Tuesday. The Tulloch Lodge trainers made use of the opportunity for Too Darn Lizzie and Dominetta to work on the course proper four days out from the $1.5 million Group...