Horse Racing News
Mike Moroney chases back-to-back wins in the Ballarat Cup
Swords Drawn is expected to be Mike Moroney’s runner in the Ballarat Cup as the trainer chases back-to-back wins in the Listed race. Moroney won last year’s rain-sodden Ballarat Cup with Bankers Choice and will rely on another veteran in this year’s $500,000 race over 2000m. Swords Drawn will be backing up from finishing...
Attention now turns towards Magic Millions Carnival
With Group 1 racing all but done and dusted for 2023, attention now turns towards the ever-evolving two-year-old picture. The holy grail for that generation – the $5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper – might still be 3-1/2 months away, with the Blue Diamond four weeks before it, but the Magic...
Expect G1 Northerly Stakes improvement from Forgot You says Young
Natalie Young understands if punters have dropped off Forgot You, but she’s confident they’ll see an improved version of the five-year-old in Saturday’s G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot. Finishing 14th of 16 in the G1 Railway Stakes wasn’t the ideal way to kick off your interstate campaign and not what Natalie...
Darby Racing set to leave bigger footprint in Perth
Fresh from taking out Saturday’s Group 1 Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) with Overpass, Darby Racing director Scott Darby wants the syndicator to increase its presence in Perth. Having already won the inaugural Quokka (1200m) earlier this year, Overpass completed the Ascot feature sprint double in Saturday’s $1.5 million event and won his...
Coast to coast runners for Waterhouse and Bott
Tulloch Lodge will stretch it’s influence across the full breadth of Australia next weekend with its usual team of runners in Sydney along with Zoumon in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes in Perth. Trainers Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse have secured the retiring Damien Oliver to partner Zoumon, who will be a late...
I Am Unstoppable sold to stud
Coolmore Stud Stakes runner-up I Am Unstoppable will race in new colours in the Black Caviar Lightning after being bought by one of Australia’s leading stud farms. Widden Stud has struck a deal that will see it take control of the Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained son of I Am Invincible and...
The Ingham 2023 provides many with a big carrot
Last year’s winner of the G2 The Ingham (1600m) Kirwan’s Lane ($26) is entered to be back to defend the title but faces in form runners across the board. Big Dance winner Attractable ($15), Gong winner Detonator Jack ($5), Cranbourne Cup winner Charterhouse ($15), last week’s Festival Stakes winner Phearson ($26) and the Eclipse winner Just...
Maher and Eustace sensing a Ballarat Cup opportunity
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have four horses entered for this Saturday’s Ballarat Cup, but they will monitor the likely quality of the field before settling on their number of starters. The 2000-metre event will be run in December for the first time and Maher is sensing an opportunity for some members...
Baker and Overpass thrill Ascot with G1 Winterbottom Stakes win
The significance of winning the Winterbottom Stakes was not lost on Bjorn Baker as Overpass strode to victory in the second of Perth’s three Group One events of The Pinnacles carnival. Overpass ($3 bookmakers favourite) conquered the inaugural running of The Quokka (1200m), worth $4 million, in April and Baker’s bid...
Military Mission bounces back from Melbourne Cup in the Zipping Classic
The weather gods may not have smiled on the Melbourne Racing Club ahead of their Caulfield Spring Finale. But it did not dampen the spirits of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable who came away victorious with Military Mission in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m). It was the first win in the Group...