Horse Racing News
Time right for distance attempt
Trainer Michael Kent has been looking forward to the day he is able to try his mare Deny Knowledge over a staying trip. That day comes on Saturday when Deny Knowledge heads to the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m). The Mornington Cup has the added bonus of offering the winner a ballot exemption into the...
Canterbury launch for Maher import
Ciaron Maher demonstrated his affinity with European stayers when Circle Of Fire won last Saturday’s Sydney Cup and on Wednesday at Canterbury the star trainer will unveil another Northern Hemisphere recruit. Kings Valley will make his Australian debut in the 1550-metre Hyland Race Colours 3YO Maiden that kicks off the card. It is an appropriate...
Cox Plate the focus for Pride Of Jenni
In the Queen Elizabeth Stakes aftermath, one of Chris Waller’s first thoughts was the hope of a rematch for Via Sistina with Pride Of Jenni come the spring racing features. That is just what he may get as Ciaron Maher says that his star middle distance mare will look to conquering Australasia’s weight-for-age championship,...
Mornington Cup an option for First Immortal
Mark and Levi Kavanagh are sticking to the plan of running First Immortal at Mornington this Saturday, but which race he contests is yet to be decided. The exciting staying prospect was among 23 entries for the $300,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) when they closed on Monday, but was also entered for the...
Magic Time set for the G1 All Aged Stakes
Trainer Grahame Begg believes Magic Time is still on the improve this preparation as he prepares the mare for her next feature race assignment in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes. Magic Time is already a Group 1 winner over 1400m this season in last spring’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield, and...
Estriella continues build-up to Adelaide's Robert Sangster Stakes
Estriella’s progression towards the Group 1 Sangster Stakes will continue at Cranbourne on Monday morning. The star sprinting filly, who is one of the most exciting horses in Ciaron Maher’s stable, will step out in an 800-metre jumpout. The daughter of I Am Invincible all but demanded she be directed towards Australia’s...
Zougotcha beats Atishu in the G1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes
Zougotcha has continued her faultless autumn preparation and narrowly denied her stablemate Atishu back-to-back Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes wins at Randwick. After a spring preparation which did not go to plan with Zougotcha, trainer Chris Waller reset with the four-year-old mare who has returned this autumn in brilliant form and won...
Pride Of Jenni runs them ragged in G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Frontrunning mare Pride Of Jenni and jockey Declan Bates have pulled off one of the most incredible feats ever seen on a Sydney racetrack with a stunning catch-me-if-you-can win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Known for establishing big mid-race leads, Pride Of Jenni was expected to be a handful of lengths...
Autumn Angel outguns star fillies to triumph in the Australian Oaks
A week after celebrating their maiden Group One win as a training partnership, Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman have backed it up, producing Autumn Angel to upset star New Zealander Orchestral in the ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick. Coleman landed her first major as a trainer when Chain Of Lightning claimed the T J Smith...
Atzeni rides Circle Of Fire to a Sydney Cup win
Hong Kong-based Italian Andrea Atzeni has ridden imported stayer Circle Of Fire to an emotion-charged win in the Group 1 Sydney Cup, with the jockey dedicating the victory to his fallen friend Stefano Cherchi. Cherchi died last week as a result of injuries sustained in a race fall in Canberra on March 20,...