Horse Racing News
Breeders’ Plate winner begins G1 Golden Slipper quest
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have the early Golden Slipper favourite in unbeaten colt Storm Boy, but Bott admits their Breeders’ Plate winner Espionage might just be the forgotten horse. The son of Zoustar was put away after leading home a stable trifecta in the early-season feature, but he is back in the...
McEvoy autumn team readies for launch
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable are looking forward to the return to racing of Veight who will be among nominations for two races in the coming week. The Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield on Friday and the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday are...
Star filly overcomes minor setback
Bold Bastille, a prominent contender for the Blue Diamond Stakes, has successfully overcome a minor setback, ensuring her continued pursuit of victory in Victoria’s most lucrative two-year-old race, according to co-trainer Ben Hayes. Hayes reassured fans, stating that Bold Bastille has fully recovered and remains on course for the prestigious Group...
Storm Boy could be stable’s next Hero
It is being called “the Dance Hero program” and it is the template Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott hope can deliver Tulloch Lodge’s Storm Boy the Magic Millions Classic-Golden Slipper double. Only three horses have won both juvenile features, the Bruce McLachlan-trained Phelan Ready (20009) and Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Capitalist (2016) being...
Moroney’s G1 Australian Guineas aim with Pendragon
Talented horse names making their return to the racebook happens from time to time and should Pendragon find his was to taking on the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March, many punters will quickly recall the Bart Cummings-trained galloper of the mid 2000s. This Pendragon, however, is the Michael Moroney and...
King Of Sparta sets sights on $5m The Quokka
Yarraman Park director Harry Mitchell, one of the gelding’s owners, confirmed a deal was poised to be finalised as soon as this week. “We were keen to come last year but it didn’t work out,” Mitchell told The Races WA. “We’ve had three people enquire about him and one proposal and we...
Imperatriz gearing up for Black Caviar Lightning Stakes return
Star sprinter Imperatriz will take a step towards a planned racetrack return at Flemington with a jump-out at Mornington. Imperatriz, who is scheduled to make her reappearance in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington next month, had been entered for a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday, but Ben Gleeson, the Melbourne-based...
Katsu aiming towards G1 Oakleigh Plate contest
Trainer Grahame Begg is beginning to see the development in Katsu that could lead the gelding to a Group 1 sprint in the autumn. The Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) next month is in the back of Begg’s mind, but first the Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Friday needs to be...
Buenos Noches set for G2 Expressway Stakes return
Matthew Smith is firmly focused on capturing an elusive Group One win with high-class sprinter Buenos Noches, confirming feature sprints in Melbourne and Sydney are on the table. Still an entire, winning a major would secure the four-year-old’s future at stud, and he showed he wasn’t far off arguably the best sprinter...
Veight ready to roar in the G2 Australia Stakes
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Veight will sport new race day headgear in a bid to overcome his wayward tendencies in his return run at Moonee Valley. Veight runs in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) on Saturday and will wear a one-eyed blinker and a butterfly bit after working in the combination under...