Horse Racing News
John Sargent Glad as plans come to fruition
John Sargent says Glad You Think So is “as good as I can get him” ahead of his Group 1 bid in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. The progressive three-year-old passed an important class test when a close fifth in the Gloaming Stakes (1800m) last start, his first taste of...
Tom Kitten favourite for the Spring Champion Stakes
Even James Cummings seems a little surprised that Tom Kitten has put together a body of work that has him the short-priced favourite for Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. That he is such a strong chance in a 2000-metre Group 1 doesn’t make a great deal of sense when you...
Chris Waller in line for more WFA Cox Plate success
Chris Waller knows what is takes to win the Cox Plate having trained Winx to win Australia’s best race on four consecutive occasions. But for something different this year, Waller will saddle his first three-year-old runner in the 2040m Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Militarize, already a triple Group 1...
Alligator Blood finally coming of age
Alligator Blood may be a seven-year-old, but his co-trainer Gai Waterhouse says the gelding is finally coming of age. About to have his 34th race start and chase a 16th career win in Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley, Waterhouse is taken with the gelding. “He’s so big. When you see him, his rump is...
Jett Stanley chasing first stakes win at Randwick
Apprentice Jett Stanley is confident he can overcome an untimely shoulder injury in time to chase his first stakes win at Randwick. The young rider had a scare on Thursday morning when a horse reared and went over on him in the barrier stalls at Warwick Farm. Having dusted himself off, Stanley was...
Blake Shinn lands ride on quality colt in G1 sprint
I Am Unstoppable will have a new rider in next week’s Coolmore Stud Stakes with Blake Shinn to partner the colt in the $2 million Group 1. The reigning Scobie Breasley medallist replaces Zac Spain, who has ridden the Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained son of I Am Invincible in each...
Kerrin McEvoy to continue rich The Invitation whitewash
Kerrin McEvoy will bid for a clean sweep in the $2 million The Invitation when he links with talented mare Espiona for the first time at Randwick. McEvoy has won both editions of the rich feature, capturing the inaugural running aboard Icebath in 2021 before backing it up with victory on Promise...
Tommy Berry a fan of Mumbai Muse ahead of Brian Crowley Stakes
A month into his return to riding, Tommy Berry is back in the groove, but it is with a fresh perspective and desire. Having spent eight months on the sidelines over improper dealings with a punter, Berry returned to the saddle last month and wasted little time making his mark. Leading into Thursday’s...
Lunar Flare returns to The Valley in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Grahame Begg is out for redemption after Lunar Flare was withdrawn from last year’s Melbourne Cup due to a bruised heel with the mare set to start favourite in Friday night’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m). Lunar Flare, who has drawn barrier 3 for Friday night’s feature, won the...
Adrian Bott can’t split G1 Spring Champion Stakes contenders
Tulloch Lodge stablemates Raf Attack and Ganbare have had a reversal of fortunes in the Spring Champion Stakes barrier draw and Adrian Bott expects it to better suit the racing styles of both colts. Raf Attack ran his rivals ragged when leading throughout from a low draw in the Gloaming Stakes...