Horse Racing News
No Glow, but Waller finds right Lady for Flight Stakes
Chris Waller lost his top seed for the Flight Stakes on race eve, but it hasn’t stopped him from claiming the Group 1 fillies’ feature with another richly talented three-year-old in Lady Shenandoah. Odds-on favourite Autumn Glow was found to be lame on Friday, ruling her out of the race and the spring,...
A 2024 Melbourne Cup start is Just Fine
Just Fine has raced his way into the Melbourne Cup with an all-the-way victory at Flemington. The G Waterhouse & A Bott-trained stayer dominated the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) on Saturday to cement his place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5. Just Fine was already...
Reece Jones notches first G1 win the hard way in The Metropolitan
A thrilling two-horse war in the Metropolitan spilled over into a stewards’ room battle as jockey Reece Jones had to fight a second time to land his maiden Group 1 win aboard the Chris Waller-trained Land Legend. Land Legend prevailed by a short half-head over Zac Lloyd’s mount Zardozi after the pair had...
Via Sistina rebounds in the Turnbull Stakes
After a below par effort at her Flemington debut, Via Sistina has bounced back to winning form and in the process provide the Chris Waller stable with a Group 1 quinella. Via Sistina was sent out the $2.60 betting site favourite at her Melbourne debut but was comfortably held behind Mr Brightside and...
Via Sistina rebounds in the Turnbull Stakes
Emerging gelding Ceolwulf has turned trainer Joe Pride’s afternoon on its head with a barnstorming victory in one of Randwick’s most famous mile races. Pride was downtrodden after deciding to have Everest champion Think About It ridden quietly in the Premiere Stakes (1200m), only for his stablemates Coal Crusher to lope in front at...
Swiftfalcon soars towards Spring Champion Stakes
Promising three-year-old Swiftfalcon has stamped himself as a genuine Spring Champion Stakes contender after posting the second impressive win of his current campaign, this time in the Dulcify Stakes. Stepping out for just his fifth career start, Swiftfalcon backed up a convincing performance at Flemington first-up last month in a 1420m...
The Little Dance goal for St Lawrence
The Little Dance on Melbourne Cup day at Randwick is the mission for the Ciaron Maher-trained St Lawrence, who has ended a 15-month drought from the winner’s list with his victory in Saturday’s Alinta Energy Handicap (1600m). Starting at $10, the six-year-old passed the qualifying clause for the Little Dance with...
Airman claims The Everest scalps in Premiere Stakes
The Hawkes Racing-trained Airman has scored a boilover win in the Premiere Stakes at Randwick, upstaging Everest contenders Bella Nipotina and Giga Kick, along with reigning champion Think About It. Starting a $41 bookmakers outsider in the seven-horse field, Airman charged along the rails for Zac Lloyd and survived a late surge from...
Autumn Glow ruled out of the spring racing carnival
Glamour filly Autumn Glow is injured and will miss Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller broke the news on Friday morning, revealing that the undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun was suffering from a leg injury that requires surgery. “Unfortunately, Autumn Glow was found to be slightly lame this morning...
Schofield out to continue family record in the Epsom Handicap
Chad Schofield will be bidding for his share of the family bragging rights when he attempts to join his father Glyn on the Epsom Handicap honour roll. Schofield has picked up the mount on $6 equal favourite Ceolwulf and regards the Joe Pride-trained gelding as his best chance yet to emulate the feat...