Horse Racing News
Katsu chasing another straight win in Bob Hoysted Handicap
Grahame Begg is looking forward to seeing Katsu running back on the straight course at Flemington. The Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) on Saturday will be Katsu’s second appearance over the straight course having won the Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) in December. Katsu has been seen only once since, finishing fourth in the...
Tom Marquand excited for G1 Vinery Stud Stakes showdown
Tom Marquand has been involved in some heavyweight match ups during his Sydney autumn carnival visits and the star UK jockey has invariably come out on top. However, the big race scenario he finds himself in for this weekend’s Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) is a little different. Whereas Marquand has previously linked with...
Amelia’s Jewel: Bigger, Stronger, Better ahead of The Quokka
You can only glean so much from barrier trials and track work, but trainer Simon Miller is rapt in how Amelia’s Jewel is going ahead of her Western Australian swan song. Miller offered up a strong endorsement of his glamour mare and said she’s shaping up outstandingly well ahead of her return to racing...
G1 Australasian Oaks shot for Sandown winner
First-up Sandown winner Coco Sun is headed towards a Group 1 assignment in Adelaide. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained filly is being aimed at the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on April 27 after her return win in the Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday. Ridden by apprentice...
Matthew Smith aiming for G1 Australian Cup blowout
Trainer Matthew Smith knows his charge Esti Feny faces a difficult assignment when he lines up in the Australian Cup at Flemington. The Hungarian-bred import is the $126 rank outsider for the Group 1 contest over 2000m on Saturday, but the Australian Cup has been known to throw up long-priced winners. Lindsay Park galloper...
G1 All Aged Stakes target for resuming Shinzo
Shinzo will make a belated start to his autumn campaign at Rosehill before connections set their sights on one of the carnival’s major sprints. The 2023 Golden Slipper winner resumes in Saturday’s Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) having recovered from an early setback that put trainer Chris Waller on the back foot. “He...
Orchestral the family’s latest star filly
Few New Zealand fillies have come to Australia with the boom that Orchestral carried across the Tasman earlier this week. It is well-earned with eight starts producing five wins, the last four in a row including wins in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), Group 2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) and Group 1 New...
Daqiansweet Junior out to shore up 2024 Melbourne Cup start
Daqiansweet Junior has contested the past two Melbourne Cups and will chase another start in the race at Flemington on Saturday. The Roy Higgins (2600m) offers the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup 2024, one of four staying races run at Flemington that has ‘win and you’re in’ status. Trainer Phillip...
William Haggas keeping options open with Post Impressionist
UK raider Post Impressionist has been paid up for the Group One Tancred Stakes at Rosehill, but a final decision on whether he backs up won’t be made until later this week. The William Haggas-trained stayer made a big impression when sweeping home to capture the N E Manion Cup at his...
Alaskan after elusive luck in the Melvista Stakes
Two starts back in a graduation handicap (1800m) Alaskan finished ahead of just one runner, but on a day that heavily favoured on pace runners, the back markers were up against it. Last fortnight in the J.C.Roberts Stakes (1800m) Alaskan finished a length second to Lord Vampi which earned high from Parnham after...