Horse Racing News
I Am Me wins the Group Two The Shorts
It was a case of “copy and paste” for star jockey James Mcdonald as he guided I Am Me to victory in the Group Two The Shorts, replicating the formula used successfully by rival hoop Nash Rawiller aboard the mare first-up. I Am Me stalked the speed before capturing the Concorde...
Randwick tests for untapped Tulloch Lodge duo
Tim Clark expects the 7 Stakes meeting at Randwick to prove a decisive one for a trio of his feature race mounts, including two exciting imports bidding to consolidate their respective positions in Sydney’s carnival ranks. The go-to jockey for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Clark will link with Tulloch Lodge in...
Autumn Glow to face her toughest test
Autumn Glow will face her toughest test to date against a handful of more seasoned fillies in the Tea Rose Stakes, and connections admit she will have to be every bit as good as she has promised if she is to remain unbeaten. The three-year-old has looked a star in the making...
Forecast keeps Duke De Sessa in Melbourne
The forecast of some favourable weather has resulted in Duke De Sessa remaining in Melbourne for a shot at a Group 1 race. The Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday was chosen for the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper in preference over a trip to NSW to contest the Group 3 Newcastle...
Lavalier down to contest the Victoria Derby Preview
Trainer James Cummings will learn more about Lavalier after the Godolphin colt takes a step up in trip on a path towards a potential Victoria Derby start. Lavalier is down to contest the Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday, a lead up race to the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at...
Angel Capital to stamp his authority in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Clinton Mcdonald blames trainer error for not having an unbeaten colt as the Melbourne Spring Carnival steps up a notch at Caulfield. Angel Capital produced an amazing win at Cranbourne on debut in April, and if McDonald had pulled up stumps then, he would have a boom colt on his hands...
Que Tempesta in Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup bid
The colours Que Tempesta carries are no stranger to Australian shores and the Lindsay Park team would love to win another feature race with them. Redkirk Warrior and Harlem carried the colours of Edmund Lee to multiple Group 1 wins in Australia for Lindsay Park and Ben, Will and J D Hayes would...
Here To Shock earns Epsom and Big Dance spot
Well supported in betting and with the confidence of the Hayes training trio for their galloper to perform well, Here To Shock has earned a ballot exemption at Newcastle for the Epsom Handicap and qualification for the $3 million The Big Dance at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. Starting as the...
Eliyass to step out in Kingston Town Stakes
The Metropolitan favourite Eliyass isn’t completely locked in to lining up in the Group 1 race with his Tulloch Lodge trainers keen to keep all options on the table for now. The import will take the next step in his campaign when he tackles the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m)...
Underwood Stakes to determine Pericles' spring path
A start in a Group 1 race at Caulfield could determine whether Godolphin galloper Pericles stays in Melbourne or heads back to Sydney for the remainder of the spring. A last start winner of the So You Think Stakes at Moonee Valley on September 7, Pericles will be one of the...