Horse Racing News
Traffic Warden wins well at Caulfield races
There may have been limited form to work with but Traffic Warden had shown plenty of promise at his debut behind the well regarded Storm Boy and went on with it to win the opener at Caulfield, a two-year-old handicap over 1000m. Sent out as the $1.80 wagering sites favourite, Jamie Kah...
2YO production line continues for Waterhouse and Bott
There are three certainties in life, death, taxes and the training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott unveiling a promising two-year-old before Christmas. Their I Am Invincible colt Anode ($5.50) kept that ball rolling for Tulloch Lodge with a dominant display leading from barrier to box in the James Squire Handicap...
Waller follows tried and tested formula
It’s a strategy that champion trainer Chris Waller has employed for many years and it proved successful once more when Kapakiri ($3.20F) saluted in the Toyota Forklifts Handicap over 2000m. Having boxes based on the Gold Coast gives Waller the opportunity to transfer horses that aren’t competing up to Sydney metropolitan grade and...
John Moloney veteran on the march to Caulfield
Trainer John Moloney has seen enough in the past two starts from Legionnaire that the gelding still wants to be a racehorse. A veteran of 45 starts, including a Stakes race win as a three-year-old, Legionnaire heads to the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Legionnaire has posted successive third place finishes at Sandown and Moloney...
Damien Oliver looking to go out with a bang at Ascot
Damien Oliver knows part of him will be sad when his glittering career is over, but a small part of him will be relieved when his elongated farewell finally ends. The curtain will come down on the 51-year-old’s legendary career this Saturday at Ascot when he rides Munhamek in the race that, for...
Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight sidelined with injury
Australia’s premier stayer, Without A Fight, is set to miss the upcoming autumn season due to a tendon injury, as revealed by trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman. The father-and-son duo issued a concise statement on Friday night, indicating that the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup champion will undergo an extended...
Mike Moroney pair on road to summer racing riches
Mike Moroney is looking forward to the return to the racetrack of Elkington Road after a setback ruled him out of the spring. Elkington Road runs in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday in which he will be joined by stablemate Jungle Jim. A winner of three races on wet tracks,...
Trainer John O’Shea tips bright future for talented Tardelli
John O’Shea believes the Magic Millions Classic is likely to come too soon for I Am Invincible youngster Tardelli, but he will be happy to be proven wrong. A $360,000 yearling purchase, Tardelli will line up in Saturday’s James Squire Handicap (1100m) at Randwick against a small but intriguing field of rivals,...
Trainer Bjorn Baker’s pitch for another Grand Prix Stakes chequered flag
Cox PlateOn first glance there is a ring to the name and, as a result, there has to be more to it when punters see Imezaaki in the form guide. However, outside of the dam’s name spelt backwards – sort of, the gelding has a completely unrelated to Zaaki chance to create...
Grebeni poised to rebound at Randwick races
While all eyes will be on their highly touted two-year-old Amazing Eagle, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou will have a strong support crew at Randwick, headlined by handy gelding Grebeni. Midfield in the Festival Stakes (1500m) at his most recent appearance, Grebeni drops slightly in grade for Saturday’s Cactus Imaging Handicap (1600m)...