Horse Racing News
Ciaron Maher chasing redemption in 2025 The 7 Stakes at Randwick races
Ciaron Maher will be represented by Gringotts and Light Infantry Man in Saturday’s $1 million 7 Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, both looking for redemption after a luckless return in the Winx Stakes. Gringotts produced the better effort, finishing fifth behind Via Sistina, and has since trialled impressively at Wyong. Maher was...
Chris Waller holds strong hand in 2025 Underwood Stakes field
Chris Waller’s Caulfield spring squad could be out in force this weekend with up to five runners targeting the Underwood Stakes. Buckaroo, victorious in the race last year, headlines the stable’s potential team, with Anisette, Moira, River Of Stars and Land Legend all in the mix. Waller described Buckaroo’s third-place finish in...
G1's beckon for Arkansaw Kid after 2025 Bobbie Lewis Quality win
Arkansaw Kid has bounced back to form in style, taking out the Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington for the second straight year and reviving Group 1 ambitions this spring. The Lindsay Park-trained sprinter, sent out $3.20 favourite with Blake Shinn aboard, produced a strong finishing burst to defeat Star Patrol...
Will Godolphin be Tempted to take filly to 2025 The Everest?
Tempted has written her name into the history books, becoming just the second filly to capture the Run To The Rose with a breathtaking victory at Rosehill. The performance has catapulted her into discussions for the Golden Rose and even the $20 million The Everest. Trainer Ciaron Maher was buoyed by...
Waller colts have Golden glow after 2025 Ming Dynasty Quality
Chris Waller’s emerging stars Sixties and Autumn Boy look set for the Golden Rose after dominating the Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill. Sixties ($7) took up the running and proved too strong under Rachel King, holding off fast-finishing stablemate Autumn Boy ($2.60 fav) by half a length in the 1400m feature....
Autumn Glow extends winning streak to six, on track for 2025 Epsom Handicap
Autumn Glow confirmed her star status with yet another commanding win at Rosehill, taking out the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) to extend her unbeaten record to six. Dubbed the best horse in Australia yet to secure a Group 1, the Chris Waller-trained mare appears on the verge of...
Revelare books a sport in 2025 Melbourne Cup field
Robert Hickmott’s staying expertise came to the fore again as Revelare secured a guaranteed Melbourne Cup berth with victory in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington. The $2.90 favourite, ridden by Declan Bates, held off a late surge from Mormona ($6) to score by a neck, while Sayedaty Sadaty...
Third straight Makybe Diva Stakes for Mr Brightside
Mr Brightside wrote another chapter in his remarkable career on Saturday, storming to his tenth Group 1 win by making all the running in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The Lindsay Park-trained star became the first male galloper to complete a treble in the famous mile event, joining an...
Outsider out for shock 2025 Makybe Diva Stakes win
Underdog stayer Mark Twain is rated a $101 shot in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) but his camp is daring to dream of an upset in Saturday’s small but star-studded Flemington feature. The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained gelding will clash with five rivals, all proven at the highest...
Tempted ready to fire in the 2025 Run To The Rose
History beckons for Golden Slipper placegetter Tempted, who tackles the boys in Saturday’s Run To The Rose (1200m) for her new trainer Ciaron Maher. Only In Secret has managed to win the race as a filly, back in 2022, and Tempted must overcome 11 colts and one gelding to repeat the...