Horse Racing News
Options in two states for blue-blooded Snowden youngster
An interstate trip is Peter Snowden’s preferred choice for untapped filly I Found You, but the relative safety of a home track assignment could still win out. The two-year-old, a half-sister to stallions Deep Field and Shooting To Win, has been accepted for the Petaluma Handicap (1100m) at Randwick and the...
Gavin Bedggood eyes Munhamek rematch
Gavin Bedggood understands Windstorm was beaten fair and square by Munhamek last start at Flemington, but he is still clinging to the hope he can turn the tables in Saturday’s Winter Championship Final. The geldings, who were separated by half-a-length when first and second in the 1620-metre The David Bourke on June 22, will...
King, Baker chasing Sunshine Coast feature double
It has been a momentous few weeks for Rachel King on a personal front, and the top jockey will be looking to parlay that into racetrack success with a strong book of rides at the Sunshine Coast. King returned home to England last month to marry Luke Hilton, racing manager for trainer...
Waller filly Extremely impressive on debut
It is usually Tulloch Lodge-trained horses that run their rivals ragged, but this time it is Chris Waller who has produced a late-season gem in flying filly Extremely Hardys. Making her debut at Canterbury on Wednesday, the $300,000 buy defied the usually patient tactics for Waller first starters, leading and extending in...
Ciaron Maher cracks metro ton at Sandown
Wednesday’s Sandown meeting was a rare one at which Ciaron Maher did not have a clear-cut favourite going into the day, but that did not stop the country’s most prolific trainer of winners bringing up a season milestone. Maher celebrated his 100th Victorian metropolitan winner for the season when Baroque Road won the sixth...
Asfoora set for more globetrotting
Henry Dwyer, a recent convert to the world of frequent flyer points, is set to rack up the miles in 2024. After Royal Ascot, Dwyer plans to take Asfoora to Goodwood and York in August, potentially leading to races in France and America. “I didn’t actually know frequent flyer points existed until...
Romantic Warrior the top target for Cox Plate 2024
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior remains the top target for Racing Victoria’s international recruiter Paul Bloodworth for the Cox Plate 2024. However, Bloodworth is cautious about the gelding’s return to Melbourne. Bloodworth recently met with trainer Danny Shum in Hong Kong and has had several exchanges with him since Romantic Warrior’s historic...
Tony Gollan sets sights on the Glasshouse Handicap
Tony Gollan was relieved to see Wollombi make a winning debut for the stable at Ipswich and is now looking forward to giving the mare the chance to build on her record in this Saturday’s Glasshouse Handicap. The Extreme Choice four-year-old will chase back-to-back Listed wins in the $300,000 event over 1400 metres...
Mitch Beer chasing rain with stable star Mnementh
Mitch Beer has seen more than enough evidence that his stable star Mnementh is a superior heavy-tracker and will seek the wettest track he can find this Saturday, with a final decision to be made on Wednesday. A last start winner of the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on a...
Kingswood is unlikely to take his place at Flemington
Maddie Raymond has one of the more interesting nominations for Saturday’s feature event at Flemington, the $200,000 Winter Championship Final, but Kingswood is unlikely to take his place in the 1600-metre Listed event. Stable followers won’t have to wait long to see the imported entire in action, however, with Raymond keen to...