Horse Racing News
Sydney Cup falls to surprise leader Changingoftheguard
One of Kris Lees' most cherished achievements in his illustrious training tenure culminated as Changingoftheguard dictated terms from the front to capture the Group 1 $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) at Royal Randwick this Saturday.Raced by a group of notable owners such as Lloyd and Nick Williams, the $51 longshot...
Tempted's record-breaking Arrowfield win has Maher dreaming of Everest
Impressive filly Tempted has opened the door for a showdown in The Everest with Hong Kong ace Ka Ying Rising after dominating the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint at Randwick and shattering the class record.On Saturday, the three-year-old covered the 1200m in 1:08.00, eclipsing the old class standard of 1:08.14 from Cosmic...
Rare Oaks double secured by Ohope Wins
Chris Waller and James McDonald's unbeatable trainer-jockey combination kept rolling in the Sydney autumn carnival Group 1s, highlighted by Ohope Wins's victory in a pulsating $1 million ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.The pair has now notched a Group 1 win every Saturday for a record seven...
Lord Of Biscay delivers quinella for Lees in Championships Final
Kris Lees keeps dominating the Provincial-Midway Championships Final with his sixth victory in the $1 million showdown, completing a one-two finish as well.It replicated the previous year's top three in altered sequence, with Lord Of Biscay ($3.50 fav), last season's second, powering away to win by three lengths over barnmate...
Cherry Bomshell claims upset win in Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick
Although it served as the alternative approach, it ended up being an extremely rewarding path for Cherry Bomshell's connections, the dazzling champion of the Group 2 $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) on Saturday at Royal Randwick.The filly with the quirky moniker pocketed $580,000 for her owners in mere seconds...
Gin Twist notches another stakes triumph
Prior to Saturday's Listed Redoutes Choice Stakes over 1200m, the distance posed a question mark for the Lindsay Park filly Gin Twist, yet even if unresolved entirely, her connections remain unperturbed.Having already claimed the Listed Festival Stakes (1000m) at Flemington, this Home Affairs filly faltered in the Group 3 Thoroughbred...
Beskar's Randwick romp signals Queensland intentions
For the rising three-year-old gelding Beskar, Anthony and Sam Freedman have found success through minimal interference, a strategy paying off handsomely in competition.Securing successive triumphs, the gelding controlled the race wire-to-wire in Saturday's Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick, hinting at a Brisbane winter carnival foray.That success built on...
Family pedigree boosts Oak Lightning's Caulfield debut prospects
As leading syndicator Wylie Dalziel and legendary trainer Peter Moody inspected the New Zealand yearling Oak Lightning, a prominent relative immediately drew notice.This Per Incanto offspring from Little Avondale Stud shares a dam with Desert Lightning, the Pride Of Dubai runner who secured a New Zealand Group 1 prior to...
Gerald Ryan confident Arctic Glamour can handle Queen Of The Turf Stakes weights
Weight-for-age terms in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes disadvantage Arctic Glamour against Lazzura in their rematch, but her trainer Gerald Ryan has grounds for optimism regardless.In the Coolmore Classic (1500m), Arctic Glamour was getting 2.5kg from Lazzura when going down by a short neck, whereas at Randwick this Saturday...
No distance worries for Waller's four in Sydney Cup challenge
More than 25 percent of the Sydney Cup lineup will be saddled by Chris Waller, according to assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth, who points out a unifying factor for their entries."With all of our runners in this, there isn't much of a query over the distance," Duckworth said.Seven of the 15...