Horse Racing News
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...
Sam Freedman 2YOs find an ominous rival
Sam Freedman is happy Saturday’s Next Generations Sprinters Series Final at Flemington does not have the depth he expected it to possess but, oddly, that might make the $150,000 event is harder to win. I Found You Freedman-trained duo Earth God and Golden Warrior will have Sydney blueblood I Found You to contend with in...
Messara’s Thinking Clear for exciting duo
Results this weekend will be pivotal for trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranrich as two of their most promising horses face important tests in different states. Unbeaten mare Clear Thinking can stake her claims for a Kosciuszko slot when she rises to Highway Handicap (1200m) company at Randwick, while Know Thyself steps...
First Impression might have to wait
Anthony and Sam Freedman surprised many when Post Impressionist appeared in the entries for this Saturday’s $300,000 Caloundra Cup and while the import is among the final field, a start is not yet guaranteed. The father/son training duo is reluctant to run the gelding, who has 60kg and barrier 16, on...
Ethan Brown keen to be a part of Spring Breeze
There’s a healthy Finals Day prize up for grabs, but Ethan Brown knows he could be riding for much more than that when he teams with Berkshire Breeze in Saturday’s $150,000 Banjo Paterson Series Final at Flemington. An effortless win at the same track four weeks earlier swiftly elevated the Ciaron...
Victorian raiders set for display of Showmanship at Randwick
Once touted as an Everest contender before being struck down by soundness issues, Showmanship will be looking to prove that he still packs a punch when he returns to Sydney for the first time in almost two years. The eight-year-old, who will line up in Saturday’s Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at...
Sydney’s wet redirects Xidaki to Winx Guineas
Peter Snowden is the first to admit Xidaki’s preparation hasn’t quite gone to script, but he remains confident the three-year-old can overcome the interruptions and give the Winx Guineas a shake. Xidaki had been scheduled to run at Rosehill on June 1 as a final lead-up to his main goal, the Gunsynd...
Newitt chases Inevitable result in Glasshouse
The combination of a significant class drop and experience in a race together has Craig Newitt confident The Inevitable is ‘the horse to beat’ in Saturday’s Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. The pride of Tasmania heads into the $300,000 Listed 1400-metre event off a fourth placing in the Group 1...