Horse Racing News
Vow And Declare will return for another spring carnival
Veteran stayer Vow And Declare will return for another spring carnival after claiming a tough victory in the Group 3 Tatt’s Cup (2200m) at Eagle Farm. The nine-year-old secured his second Tatt’s Cup win, following his first in 2019. While the iconic Melbourne Cup win in 2019 remains a career highlight,...
Dubai Honour wins the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
Dubai Honour, the globe-trotting gelding who conquered Sydney last year, added a European Group 1 to his CV late on Sunday night, Australian time. The William Haggas-trained galloper won beyond 10 furlongs for the first time when too strong for his rivals in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2400m)...
Price, Kent look to increase presence in Sydney
Golden Path’s McKell Cup win was the latest chapter in the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr Sydney success story for 2023/24 and the bad news for trainers permanently-based in the Harbour City is the team is hoping to quadruple its numbers there. The training partnership, whose main base is at Cranbourne,...
Lindsay Park have a strong hand on Finals Day at Flemington
It could be considered ambitious of Ben Hayes to think that this Saturday’s Finals Day card could be as lucrative for the stable as the most recent meeting at Flemington, but he is from a family known for its optimism. Hayes and his training partner brothers Will and JD will return to...
Bella Nipotina far too good in Tatt's Tiara
Bella Nipotina has reaffirmed her credentials for an Everest slot, capping an outstanding winter carnival with victory in the Tattersall’s Tiara. A campaign that began in Melbourne in February and encompassed trips to Sydney, Perth and Brisbane has had a fitting finale with incredible mare Bella Nipotina outclassing her rivals to claim...
Golden afternoon for Chad Schofield at Rosehill races
The newest member of the Schofield clan has proven to be a lucky charm for his father, Sydney jockey Chad, even if he didn’t stick around to see it. Chad Schofield and his wife Hannah, who already have two-year-old Archer, welcomed baby Cooper just under three months ago with the latter making...
Baraqiel stretches unbeaten run to four
Troy Corstens issued himself some homework after remarkable gelding Baraqiel on Saturday added another picket to the fence he has constructed to start his career. The late-starter made it four wins from as many starts when he won the $130,000 Lamaro’s Hotel Handicap (1200m). Cortens is unsure if he has had a horse...
Melbourne Cup champ wins the Tatt’s Cup
Vow And Declare added another chapter to his remarkable career when he won Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm The Danny O’Brien-trained galloper etched his name onto the honour roll for the second time, five years after his initial victory, which came in its final edition as a...
First Settler sets sights on Coolmore Stud Stakes
Mick Price added another job to his winter to-do list on Saturday, after First Settler launched his career in devastating style at Caulfield. The Cranbourne trainer and his partner Michael Kent Jnr will now prioritise working out how best to give the high-priced colt his best shot at establishing himself as one of Australia’s...
Chris Waller breaks Australian prizemoney record
Chris Waller has become the first Australian trainer to break the $50 million prizemoney barrier in a season and fittingly, he has achieved the feat with a filly owned by long-time clients the Ingham family. Waller started the day needing just over $210,000 to reach the mark and got off to a...