Horse Racing News
Staying options aplenty for Gold Wolf
Trainers David and Coral Feek will have some thinking to do in coming weeks after the win of Gold Wolf at Caulfield. Gold Wolf proved the superior staying three-year-old when he scored a shock win in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) on Saturday. Ridden by Neil Farley, Gold Wolf ($41) scored by a head from...
Chain Of Lightning causes upset in the TJ Smith Stakes
Chain Of Lightning has relished the rain-affected conditions at Randwick to upset a host of Australasia’s best sprinters in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes. The narrow victory by the mare in Saturday’s $3 million sprint on a heavy-rated track gave trainer Peter Moody his fourth victory in Sydney’s feature open-age sprint of...
Celestial Legend storms home to win the Doncaster Mile
Les Bridge has done it again. The 85-year-old Hall Of Fame trainer has won a Golden Slipper with Sir Dapper, a Melbourne Cup with Kensei, an Everest with Classique Legend and now a second Doncaster with Celestial Legend, 39 years after Row Of Waves gave him his first. But as good as those horses were, Bridge...
No Shock in Victoria Handicap win
A significant weight drop has paved the way to Here To Shock landing a second win in Stakes company producing a strong finishing burst at Caulfield. Here To Shock gave Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes their first win in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Dropping 6.5kg...
No Immediacy to be forward in the Australian Derby
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young won’t be making the same mistake twice when they head to the Australian Derby at Randwick. Just as he did in the Rosehill Guineas at his most recent outing, Immediacy has drawn a wide alley. For Saturday’s Group 1 Derby over 2400m, Immediacy has drawn gate 13 of...
Ciaron Maher, Chris Waller muscle up in the Doncaster Mile
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller are preparing to gang tackle the Doncaster Mile with the leading trainers set to have up to a dozen runners between them. Both Maher and Waller each have five runners safely in the 20-horse field, along with an emergency apiece. Maher's contingent includes $3.80 betting site favourite Another Wil,...
Weather to determine Joe Pride’s hand in TJ Smith Stakes
Private Eye won’t line up in the TJ Smith Stakes if the track is heavy, but two of his stablemates will have their chances enhanced if conditions at Randwick continue to deteriorate. Mazu and Coal Crusher both boast superior wet track form, the former winning four of his six starts on heavy...
D-day for Carini in the Easter Cup at Caulfield
Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting a set of blinkers and a different race shape to spark Carini back into winning form at Caulfield. French-bred Carini heads to the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday looking to land a second win in Australia. After starting his career in France, securing three wins from...
Geraldton Cup offering opportunity for community to connect trackside
Covering nearly one-fifth of Western Australia’s land area, the Mid West is a vast region home to top-quality racing highlighted by the Geraldton Cup. About 2000 racegoers are expected to attend the 2024 edition of the $125,000 TABtouch Geraldton Cup (2100m) at the Geraldton Turf Club (GTC) on Sunday, April 7. The...
Regan testing stakes company with Tin Chooks
Trainer Kieran Regan is on a stakes journey with Tin Chooks on Saturday, a decision prompted after the Hvasstan gelding continued his winning ways at Ascot a week ago. Tin Chooks is giving Kieran Regan a great thrill and he hopes that trend continues when the four-year-old faces career-best opposition in the Listed...