Horse Racing News
Joe Pride with a perfect three at Rosehill
Joe Pride might be tempted to take an overseas holiday more often after producing a winning treble at Rosehill despite being on a rare family break. Smart mare Lekvarte opened the trainer’s account in the fifth race before Dragonstone took out the Starlight Stakes (1100m), while stayer Stockman added the icing to the cake...
Zoustyle zips away with the George Moore Stakes
Two of Queensland’s best horse lined up in the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben and it was Zoustyle who was able to lead and repel the challenge of Rothfire, winning by half a length and recording his second George Moore win having also been successful in 2021. The market...
Dragonstone breathes fire in the Starlight Stakes
It isn’t quite an Everest, but Sam Clipperton and Joe Pride have combined to plunder another feature sprint, teaming up to snare the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) with Dragonstone. The horse tackled Saturday’s race on a seven-day back after finishing fourth in The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange and while Clipperton didn’t ride...
Phearson survives protest to win the Festival Stakes
Gerald Ryan captured a Festival Stakes on protest almost twenty years ago and came close to doing so again during an intriguing stewards’ room hearing into the feature race at Rosehill. Ryan’s charge Williamsburg went down by a half-head to the Brad Widdup-trained Phearson after being baulked for clear running in the straight. His jockey...
Group race double for Griffiths & de Kock at Sandown
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have celebrated their biggest day on the racetrack together capturing a Group race double at Caulfield. After the win of King Magnus in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on the Saturday, the pair was back in the winner’s circle 40 minutes later welcoming the...
Eneeza lands the Merson Cooper Stakes
Race experience has proven invaluable for Eneeza who registered a comfortable victory in her second race start on Saturday. A debut placegetter during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza headed to Caulfield to contest the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m), coming away with a stylish victory. Despite sitting wide...
Tulloch Lodge colt creates a Storm
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their dominance of Sydney’s pre-Christmas two-year-old races, producing Magic Millions prospect Storm Boy for a comprehensive debut win at Rosehill. Starting a $1.85 favourite with online betting sites, the colt lived up to his barrier trial form, showing natural speed to lead then finding another gear...
Amber Glide a tonic for Ross Price in Jungle Dawn Classic
In-form mare Amber Glide gets her chance for another feature event when she runs for Bunbury trainer, Ross Price at Ascot on the weekend. Ross Price is getting a real kick out of Amber Glide, happily acknowledging the four-year-old has been a real surprise packet for his stable. On a dazzling winning streak,...
Lindsey Smith takes aim at second G1 Winterbottom Stakes
Trainer Lindsey Smith is optimistic a decision to send Triple Missile to Perth will be richly rewarded in the $1.5 million Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Lindsey Smith knows what it takes to win the Winterbottom Stakes, Perth’s major and most prestigious sprint, he did it 15 years...
Believe what you see with Nettuno in the George Moore Stakes
Tony Gollan was on weather watch for all of his starters at Doomben on Saturday, but his main focus is on the feature – the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) – where he’ll saddle nearly half the field with five runners. Having won five of the past eight editions of the...