Horse Racing News
Passive Aggressive poised for return to the racetrack
Imperatriz was the headline act at Monday’s Cranbourne trial session, but it was the performance another five-year-old mare who caught the attention of most in the first heat. Passive Aggressive indicated she was in poised to make a successful return to the racetrack after a failed trip to the breeding barn with...
$2m Inglis Millennium fancy unlikely to line up
Chris Waller is poised to sacrifice a potential $2 million pay day in the Inglis Millennium in order to concentrate on the Golden Slipper with blue-blooded colt Switzerland. The champion trainer says there is a “ninety per chance” Switzerland will not contest next Saturday’s sales-restricted feature for which he is a $3.50...
Young Werther being readied for the Australian Cup
Young Werther is not your normal racehorse. While most horses enjoy time in the paddock, Young Werther is more comfortable with stable life. Trainer Danny O’Brien revealed Young Werther has been in the stable since his last start second in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) in December. O’Brien said Young Werther was going to be...
Wolfgang presses on to Blue Diamond Stakes
A gallop at Cranbourne on Monday will determine the future of the autumn campaign of Wolfgang. The Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained two-year-old has been entered for the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. But Yeomans said a decision on whether he starts in that race or is reserved for...
Lady Of Camelot emerges as 2024 Golden Slipper threat
Lady Of Camelot has emerged as the top-seeded filly for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott after adding to their bulging Golden Slipper arsenal with a scintillating Widden Stakes victory. Her win gave the stable a clean sweep of the two-year-old features at Rosehill on Saturday after Prost snared the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) for the colts and geldings...
Vagrant helps ease the pain in Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes
Vagrant has helped ease the pain for the Mitchell Freedman stable with a Stakes race victory at Caulfield. Freedman revealed after Vagrant took out the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday that a member of the stable had been injured during the week. “It’s been a pretty tough week at home,” Freedman...
In-form Lady stars in the Southern Cross Stakes
Annabel Neasham has credited Lady Laguna’s rich vein of form to maturity after the mare strung together her third consecutive win in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. While the four-year-old has only missed a place six times in 22 starts – five of those in Melbourne and the other...
Team Snowden building strong Blue Diamond Stakes team
Counteroffensive will be out to add his name to Peter and Paul Snowden’s army of two-year-olds for the Blue Diamond Stakes. The son of Deep Field heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and if he runs well could be back at the same track for the Group...
Pride Of Jenni gets All Star Mile call
The Group 1 find of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival has been given a ‘wildcard’ entry into the All-Star Mile, this year to be run at Caulfield. Pride Of Jenni recorded successive wins at Group 1 level at Flemington last November, firstly taking out the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby...
Justaboom goes Boom at Caulfield
Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock will raise the bar with Justaboom after her victory at Caulfield. The daughter of Justify could return to Caulfield in three weeks to contest the Group 2 Autumn Classic over the same trip she scored over in the IVE> Handicap (1800m) on Saturday. Ridden by...