Horse Racing News
Third time lucky for Yellow Brick in Sydney
Queensland training partners Tony and Maddysen Sears haven’t enjoyed the best of luck in previous Sydney visits with Yellow Brick, but all will be forgotten if the horse can deliver them a $2 million windfall in the Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The father and daughter team brought the horse south for a...
Chris Waller mares right for Champions Stakes
Chris Waller hopes the decision to bypass the Melbourne Cup with Via Sistina will be vindicated in another Group 1 success at Flemington. The Champions Stakes (2000m) on Saturday will see Via Sistina line up with stablemate Atishu against another 10 opponents. Waller said the decision to miss the Melbourne Cup following Via Sistina’s record...
Trainer Matt Smith chooses softer option for French Endeavour
Matt Smith has opted to dodge taking on the better mares in the Hot Danish Stakes in favour of a benchmark assignment as he bids to get another win on the board for French Endeavour. The four-year-old has been scratched from Saturday’s Group 2 assignment in preference for the Kia Ora...
Peaking Magic Time spells danger for rivals in Hot Danish Stakes
Grahame Begg is banking on improved fitness levels and a different circuit helping Magic Time turn the tables on Belclare when the pair face a rematch in the Hot Danish Stakes. Magic Time tried hard but was unable to reel in Belclare in The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick last start, finishing just over a...
Electric Impulse collects big prize in the Melbourne Cup Carnival
Electric Impulse had to win a $500,000 race twice, once out on the racetrack at Flemington and the second time in the stewards’ room. The Henry Dwyer-trained Electric Impulse had to overcome the second widest barrier in the capacity field to contest the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) on Tuesday. Charging at...
Chris Waller celebrates special win with Amelita
Chris Waller was back in the winner’s stall on a big day with colours he will forever be associated with after Amelita continued her progression with a maiden Stakes win in the Red Roses Stakes at Flemington on Oaks Day. The three-year-old claimed the $300,000 Group 3 at just her fifth start, and...
Trainer Matt Laurie Treasures VRC Oaks Moment
Trainer Matt Laurie admitted to being quite nervous ahead of the Crown Oaks, but in the end it was a painless watch as his filly Treasurethe Moment triumphed at Flemington. Just as she did in the traditional Oaks lead-up in the Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington last Saturday, Treasurethe Moment scored a comprehensive...
Baraqiel set to make G1 debut in Champions Sprint
Not many horses, especially older geldings, go from winning a maiden to Group 1 success in one campaign, but that is what the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Baraqiel will attempt to do at Flemington. A maiden winner on debut at Sale in May, Baraqiel heads to the big league...
Fresh Eliyass right for G1 Champions Stakes assault
Having centred their spring thoughts around the Melbourne Cup with Eliyass, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott decided to change direction after contesting another spring feature. Now the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday is the focus for Eliyass. French-bred and having done his early racing in the country of...
Berkeley Square out for Queen Elizabeth Stakes success
Melbourne Cup plans can be years in the making and Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan is already thinking about next year’s race at Flemington. The Melbourne Cup (3200m) is still more than 360 days away, but O’Sullivan’s stayer Berkeley Square will pass an important qualifying clause if he can run top three in the...