Horse Racing News
Hot weather forecast shortens Flemington card
With hot weather expected for Super Saturday at Flemington, the meeting will be shortened to eight races with the potential of an early start. The change has been brought about with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting the temperature to reach 39 degrees at Flemington on Saturday. Racing Victoria and the Victoria Racing...
Bunbury Cup back at South West’s state-of-the-art racecourse
The $150,000 Bunbury Cup is returning to the state-of-the-art Bunbury Racecourse this weekend for the first time in three years, with up to 8000 racegoers expected to attend. The past two Bunbury Cups were held at Ascot during the $30 million upgrade of the South West’s premier thoroughbred track. Racing resumed in...
Bustler’s interstate campaign over-Zipaway to press ahead
Following another disappointing performance on the weekend, Bustler has been ruled out from the remainder of Melbourne’s autumn carnival. Perth’s top five-year-old hasn’t been able to reach the heights of last November when he claimed Group 1 honours in the Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Bustler flopped at his first Melbourne start, failing...
Luke Fernie hot on the Heels of another feature
Chock-full of confidence, Luke Fernie believes his outstanding training form can continue when one of his former proteges resumes at Albany on the weekend. Fernie is excited by the return of Laced Up Heels and has high expectations the mare can return with a bang and add to his haul of...
Clinton McDonald thinks Storm Boy is beatable in Golden Slipper
Like most, Clinton Mcdonald was impressed with Storm Boy’s win in the Skyline Stakes, but the Blue Diamond-winning trainer is not conceding the Golden Slipper 2024 to the unbeaten colt. McDonald will chase further glory with his untapped filly Hayasugi in the $5 million event at Rosehill on March 23. Storm Boy tightened...
Internationals settling in to Sydney
The Northern Hemisphere horses targeting riches at this year’s Autumn Carnival in Sydney have started arriving with five horses landing in Australia at the weekend. Three Group 1 winners are included among the batch of horses who have taken up residence at the Canterbury Park Quarantine Centre, several of which will...
Chris Waller weighting with Espiona
Chris Waller will study the weights for this Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap before deciding whether Espiona runs in the $1.5 million event at Flemington or returns to Sydney. The daughter of Extreme Choice caught the eye late when steaming home into third placing in the 1000-metre Black Caviar Lightning, won by Imperatriz. The star Kiwi...
Stokes’ stayer makes it through to Adelaide
Phillip Stokes as long had this year’s Adelaide Cup in mind as a season goal for Amade, but he didn’t expect it would be the continuation of a campaign that started in September. The 10-year-old will be given the chance to go two spots better than last year’s third placing when he...
Team Snowden 2YO’s return to Sydney
Peter & Paul Snowden have elected to concentrate on the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes with Fearless after his last start eye-catching run at Caulfield. Fearless flashed home from near last on the home turn in the Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) which had the run of a VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes contender, run over...
Pride’s stars to stay in Sydney
Private Eye won’t seek to settle the score with Imperatriz from their Lightning Stakes clash with Joe Pride opting to bypass the Newmarket Handicap and favour the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday. It sets up a big day in Sydney for Pride, who will also have The Everest winner Think About...