Horse Racing News
Jason Collett back with a bang
Returning from a five-week injury-enforced break, Jason Collett has landed straight back in the winner’s circle with a hard-fought victory aboard the Annabel Neasham-trained Wild Gypsy. Collett had been sidelined since suffering multiple rib fractures in a race fall at Kembla Grange last month and Wednesday’s Randwick-Kensington meeting was his first since...
Freedmans’ next Queensland Champion?
Sam Freedman expects to get a better idea of what Royal Champion’s initial Australian campaign will look like on Tuesday morning. The imported gelding will trial at Deagon, which will be his second trial of the campaign following a second placing over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on April 30. Royal Champion is...
Melbourne Cup 2024 on cards for Cascadian’s brother
Godolphin last week confirmed the retirement of enduring gelding Cascadian, but Australian racing fans might not have to wait too long to see another member of the family in action. English trainer George Scott has declared the Melbourne Cup firmly on the agenda for the dual Australian Cup winner’s brother Isle...
Adelaide Cup winner chases spot in the 2024 Melbourne Cup
Excelleration won’t be chasing a fourth-straight Cup success on Saturday, but the lure of a start in the biggest Cup of all is the reason the gelding will be at Flemington. Trainer Richard Cully is keen to get his hands on the Melbourne Cup ballot exemption that accompanies victory in the...
Street Band hits the right notes for trainer Trevor Andrews
Trainer Trevor Andrews was singing the praises of Street Band and backed his colt to reach Ascot carnival status after an impressive return victory on Saturday. Leaving Areduet in his wake, Street Band closed strongly to win the Morley Market Growers Plate (1000m) by 1 ¼ lengths with Lucky I Am fading...
Tropicus shows a touch of class with his debut win at Caulfield
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable are likely to send debut winner Tropicus to the paddock before turning their attention to a potential Group 1 campaign in the spring. The Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in November is the potential long-term aim for Tropicus after his victory in the...
Cheap buy a Sure a city winner
A speck purchase as a yearling has maintained a perfect record for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr with victory at Caulfield. After registering a debut win at Pakenham last month, three-year-old gelding Sure added the Rod Fenwick Handicap (1600m) to his record on Saturday. Sent out the $3.40 betting site favourite under Zac Spain,...
Queensland Oaks on the radar for Waller filly
Former New Zealander Scarlet Oak has rocketed to the second line of Queensland Oaks betting following a facile victory at Newcastle. Having just her second start in Australia and third overall, the filly made light work of her opponents in Saturday’s Signarama Erina/Gosford Handicap (1600m) to all but confirm a trip north. Partnered...
Hezashocka grabs Gold in overdue Gosford Cup victory
Victorian raider Hezashocka has relished a heavy Newcastle track to break a 22-month hiatus from the winner’s stall in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup. Ben Elam, representing trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr) , said the stable began to grow in confidence on Friday night when they saw that the heavy...
Andrew Ramsden Stakes an option for Let’sbefrankbaby
After registering the first win of her campaign, Let’Sbefrankbaby could be seen again in a weeks’ time chasing an automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock trained mare took out the JRA Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and could be seen again in the Listed Andrew Ramsden...