Horse Racing News
Blinkers spark Immediacy in the Rosehill Guineas
The addition of blinkers on Immediacy has allowed the gelding’s trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young to set a Group 1 path in Sydney. Immediacy will be having his fourth race start on Saturday when he lines up in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m). The son of Tarzino commenced his racing career...
Freshened Campionessa tackles the Sunline Stakes
The Mark Walker stable is banking on a freshen up between races as being pivotal for New Zealand mare Campionessa. A last start winner against ‘the boys’ in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on February 24, Campionessa will have her first test at Moonee Valley on Saturday in...
Golden Slipper: Waterhouse, Bott out to ice their red-letter juvenile season
Adrian Bott says it is a case of ‘job not done yet’ as he and training partner Gai Waterhouse prepare a team of seven youngsters for the richest two-year-old race in the world. While most racing fans only ever dream of having a runner in the $5 million Golden Slipper (1200m),...
Hypothetical after G1 win before stud in William Reid Stakes
With racing retirement looming and a date in the breeding barn with I Am Invincible, the connections of Hypothetical are chasing a Group 1 win. Those connections, along with trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman, would like to see that come on Saturday in the William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Hypothetical went...
Take two for Bodyguard in G1 pursuit in the Golden Slipper
The disappointment of missing out on a Blue Diamond Stakes start will be all but forgotten if Bodyguard can stage an upset in the $5 million Golden Slipper. A smart winner of the Blue Diamond Prelude, the colt was one of the top fancies for Melbourne’s premier juvenile event before he was...
Overpass tunes up nicely for the Quokka defense
While Perth's glamour mare Amelia's Jewel strutted her stuff in a Perth trial on Monday, Overpass was doing the same at Rosehill Gardens ahead of their mouth-watering clash in next month's $5 million Quokka (1200m) at Ascot. Amelia's Jewel, who settled last in her four-horse trial, gave pacesetter Bopping Blue a six...
Golden Slipper 2024 favourites fare well at barrier draw
Gai Waterhouse is aiming to win her eighth Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) and her second with co-trainer Adrian Bott, and their team of six have largely drawn low with headline act Storm Boy drawn barrier two for the $5 million race. The stable are enjoying a record two-year-old season and from their...
MVRC looking to finalise 2026 Cox Plate venue
The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) is gearing up to finalise the venue for the 2026 Cox Plate by mid-year, as the iconic racecourse undergoes extensive track reconstruction. Club CEO Michael Browell announced plans for an expression of interest process to determine the best-suited location, with Melbourne's other two racing clubs...
Draw suits Imperatriz in G1 William Reid Stakes
Star mare Imperatriz will bid to keep her unbeaten record at Moonee Valley intact when she seeks a second win in the William Reid Stakes. Imperatriz won the 1200m Group 1 sprint last year before going on to take the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and...
Zougotcha too classy in the Coolmore Classic
An injury to stable favourite Fangirl made for a tough week in the Chris Waller stable, but Zougotcha provided the perfect balm with a determined victory in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. Zougotcha ($3.30 fav) defied a recent hoodoo for favourites and topweight of 57kg to deny all challengers in Saturday’s $1 million race,...