Horse Racing News
Briasa drawn to give The Shorts a shake
Briasa will step out first-up in the Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday, with jockey Tyler Schiller buoyed by a favourable draw inside race favourite Private Harry. The T J Smith Stakes hero will jump from gate four, one inside Private Harry, and Schiller says the barrier offers...
Estremo chases a Waller first in the 2025 Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Estremo will represent Chris Waller in Saturday’s Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m), as the leading trainer attempts to secure his first win in the race. While the Prelude is not usually part of Waller’s path to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), he has enjoyed past Guineas success with Press...
Soul Of Spain strikes in the 2025 Newcastle Cup
Soul Of Spain strengthened his growing reputation with a determined victory in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2350m) on Friday, booking his spot among the favourites for upcoming Group 1 features. Chris Waller’s stayer, backed into $2.45 favouritism, camped just off the speed before Zac Lloyd urged him through along...
Schiller rediscovers that winning feeling at Canterbury
Tyler Schiller combined with Team Hawkes for a much-needed win at Canterbury, giving the Johnson family’s yellow and white silks a memorable midweek result. Schiller partnered lightly raced stayer Tastula to victory on Wednesday and will again sport the same colours aboard Group 1 performer Briasa in Saturday’s The Shorts (1100m)...
Bott looking on Brightside ahead of Royal Patronage’s return in the 7 Stakes
Adrian Bott is banking on Royal Patronage to follow the lead of Mr Brightside, who has bounced back strongly this spring after an underwhelming Hong Kong campaign. The pair clashed in April’s Champions Mile (1600m), where both struggled. Since then, Mr Brightside has returned in terrific form, finishing runner-up in the...
Sepals in line for G1 honours in the 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes
Sepals will attempt to deliver Cliff Brown a long-awaited Group 1 triumph when he contests the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield this weekend. Brown, who spent over a decade training in Singapore with multiple top-level victories, returned to Melbourne in 2021 and went close when The Inferno finished runner-up...
Blinkers go on Tupakara in the 2025 Tea Rose Stakes
Talented filly Tupakara will wear blinkers for the first time as she looks to finally break through in Saturday’s Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. Prepared by Annabel and Rob Archibald, Tupakara has consistently measured up in strong races, placing four times from seven starts, including third in the Group...
Star sprinter Private Harry returns in 2025 The Shorts
Private Harry’s undefeated streak has helped propel jockey Ash Morgan into the limelight, with the duo set to chase another feature win at Randwick this weekend. The star sprinter will line up in the Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) on Saturday as he builds towards the $20 million The Everest (1200m)...
Distance test for Stokes pair in Caulfield Guineas Prelude and Jim Moloney Stakes
Trainer Phillip Stokes is optimistic that his runners Stay Cosmic and Ferivia will both relish the 1400-metre test when they step out at Caulfield on Saturday. Stay Cosmic will line up in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m), while Ferivia heads to the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m). Both horses...
Waller duo out to stake Metrop claims in the 2025 Newcastle Cup
After narrowly missing out in the City Tattersall’s Club Cup, Travolta will aim to bounce back in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup on Friday as he pushes for a Metropolitan start. Travolta started a hot favourite last time out but was undone by James McDonald’s bold tactics aboard Changingoftheguard, who...