Horse Racing News
Eclipse Stakes back-up option for Junipal
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable considered they had found the right race for Junipal to add a nice amount of prize money to his connection’s coffers. That was until the rain came last weekend ahead of the Listed Kilmore Cup (1600m). Unfortunately for Maher and Eustace and the large group of owners, those conditions...
Savatoxl has zest for G1 Winterbottom Stakes
Trainer Will Savage maintains Savatoxl is showing enthusiasm and a zest for racing as he prepares for a first up tilt at the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Alice Springs-based Will Savage is looking for further interstate success with Savatoxl, the well-travelled Kuroshio gelding a multiple black-type winner...
William Pike seeking Fortune change in G1 Winterbottom Stakes
In William Pike’s mind it’s the race that got away and he’s determined to claw back favour in Saturday’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. Pike is as competitive a rider that is going around who doesn’t take losses too lightly and Oscar’s Fortune’s last-start defeat is one that still...
Trial to keep Cepheus on track ahead of The Ingham
A wet track prompted Matt Dunn to scratch Cepheus from Saturday’s $1 million The Gong but the in-form import’s campaign is not over. The last-start Big Dance runner-up will head to the $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on December 9 with a trial on Tuesday to keep him up to the...
Quality horses to race around the country this Saturday
The WFA horses run in the G2 Zipping Classic (2400m) and Vow And Declare ($4.50) tries to make it back to back wins. He will have some company from the likes of front runner Deny Knowledge ($4.50), the flying Muramasa ($4.50), Duke De Sessa ($6) and G1 horse Huetor ($6). In the G2 Sandown Guineas (1600m)...
Zipping Classic: Blindfold the making of Amade?
Luca Cumani no longer trains racehorses, but he is still imparting his wisdom and Phillip Stokes hopes to be the beneficiary in this Saturday’s Zipping Classic at Caulfield. The 10-year-old was up to his old tricks in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on November 11, missing the start...
Parnham's duo big movers in G1 Northerly Stakes betting
Parnham runners Bustler and Zipaway are the notable movers in early betting for the Group 1 Northerly Stakes on December 9 after their respective feature wins at Ascot yesterday. It was a day to remember for the Parnham family yesterday as they came away with a feature race to race double...
Rosehill trainers in two-pronged Festival Stakes assault
Gerald Ryan is hoping to use Sydney’s compressed summer carnival timetable to his advantage when he runs Williamsburg and Grebeni in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. A traditional lead-up to the $2 million The Ingham (1600m), the Festival Stakes (1400m) is usually held two weeks prior but will fall just seven days out this...
Muramasa going for four straight in the G2 Zipping Classic
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have set Muramasa one more task before he can have some down time ahead of an autumn campaign. The Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday is on the radar for the training partnership which could lead the gelding to Group 1 contests in the autumn. Muramasa is...
Comrade’s class to fore at Doomben
There was no doubt who the class of the field was in the Listed Tattersall’s Classic (1200m) with Group 2 winning mare Comrade Rosa giving weight to all of her rivals but still proving too strong under a perfect Ryan Maloney ride. The Tony Gollan trained mare was something of a revelation last preparation,...