Horse Racing News
Zac Lloyd hits the Target with Newcastle treble
Michael Hawkes feared the decision to transfer Gosford’s stand-alone Saturday meeting to Newcastle might come against consistent gelding Semillion, but in the end the venue change mattered little. The on-pace runner was able to adapt to the more expansive Newcastle circuit, dictating throughout and kicking strongly under Zac Lloyd to land his...
Annabel Neasham lands a fourth Hollindale Stakes
Annabel Neasham has continued her excellent record in the Group 2 A D Hollindale Stakes with Numerian winning the transferred race at the Sunshine Coast. For the second year running, the Sunshine Coast has hosted the 1800m weight-for-age race. The Gold Coast course underwent a track reconstruction last year and returned in time for the...
Benedetta at her best in G1 The Goodwood
Consistency has been rewarded for the Jason Warren trained mare Benedetta , who claimed her maiden Group One success in The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. In three other attempts at the highest level, the four-year-old mare had finished fourth, fourth and third, but today was her day under a perfect ride...
John Stewart snares Qld-bound Tutta La Vita
The next time Tutta La Vita is seen at the races she will be carrying colours racing fans the world over will need to get used to after her sale at Thursday night’s Chairman’s Sale in Sydney. The triple Group 1 placegetter, a daughter of The Autumn Sun, got to $3.2 million...
Hollindale Stakes return for Le Don De Vie
Jack Turnbull spoke with pride when questioned about Le Don De Vie making a long-awaited return to the racetrack at the Sunshine Coast. An assistant trainer with the Ciaron Maher stable, Turnbull was full of praise for the imported stayer who makes his return in the Group 2 A D Hollindale Stakes...
In-form Tashi set for the Takeover Target Stakes
A mare in career-best form and a stablemate who enjoys wet conditions will spearhead Peter and Paul Snowden’s assault on the Takeover Target Stakes at Newcastle. While Tashi has always shown ability, the four-year-old has gone to a new level this preparation winning two of her first three starts and finishing runner-up...
Rain a welcome sight for Williamsburg connections
A campaign that hasn’t gone to plan could produce a happy sidebar when Williamsburg gets his favoured wet track conditions in the $500,000 The Coast at the transferred Gosford meeting. A heavy 10 track rating, combined with a forecast for further rain, prompted Racing NSW officials to make the decision on Thursday...
The Goodwood win in sights of What You Need
Jockey Ben Melham gave trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr a glowing report on What You Need after his final gallop ahead on The Goodwood in Adelaide. Unfortunately for Melham, who has been sidelined through injury, the ride in Saturday’s Group 1 sprint over 1200m at Morphettville falls outside his weight range...
Freedman two-year-olds set for Caulfield clash
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable is not running scared by the presence of last start impressive Caulfield winner Stanley Express. The father-and-son training team will offer up two opponents to the Clinton Mcdonald-trained Stanley Express – Sociable and Tropicus – in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Stanley Express won The Showdown...
Dual G1 winner back for another Queensland carnival assault
The retirement of Zaaki has opened the door for Huetor to make an early mark on the Queensland carnival, but a Doomben Cup three-peat remains his primary mission. The gelding finished fourth to Zaaki in the 2022 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) and runner-up to the star galloper last year, but with no Zaaki...