Horse Racing News
Guineas Goal for Nick Olive filly
Nick Olive has been happy to take it run by run with in-form three-year-old Toes In The Water, with the Maurice filly to have her eighth run of a preparation that begun in April when she lines up in Wednesday's Grafton Guineas. A winner two back in a Class 2 at Goulburn,...
Decision pending on Sandown start
Cranbourne trainer Daniel Williams will keep a watch on pending withdrawals at Sandown before making a definite answer on where to start Big Kate. The three-year-old daughter of Tosen Stardom is down to run in the LockettLED.au Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday but also holds a nomination for 1400m contest at Flemington on...
Wanaruah ‘better than winter form’ after second win
Adrian Bott is not quite sure yet where Wanaruah will fit within the powerhouse stable’s next season rising three-year-old ranks but he is highly confident that there can be a lot more to come after maintaining his perfect race record. Winning on debut at Canterbury over 1250-metres in June, the colt by star...
Bigger goals for Manolo Bling after debut win at Caulfield races
Ethan Brown suggested Manolo Bling’s future lay outside off-season grade after she got her career off to the perfect start at Caulfield on Saturday. The daughter of Grunt proved too classy for a field of female rivals in the Sportsbet Jockey Watch 2YO Handicap (1100m). The Anthony and Sam Freedman -trained youngster was first...
Don Diego De Vega shortens for the Caulfield Cup after Randwick win
Quietly satisfied is what trainer Annabel Neashem seemed to be when former French galloper Don Diego De Vega won for the first time on Australian soil at Randwick. Steered by Jason Collett, Don Deigo De Vega ($2.40 bookmakers favourite) would have been forgiven by Neasham for succumbing to the late challenge...
Bear On The Loose hunting another Sydney success
Sourcing quality middle-distance and staying horses from overseas isn’t quite taking over from the annual replenishing of stock at the yearling sales, but it is becoming an increasingly important focus for the major training operations. Of the 27 horses paid up for the 1800m races at Randwick on Saturday, 13 started...
David Pfieffer confident Soami still has more to offer
David Pfieffer is optimistic the decision to rehabilitate Soami following a leg issue will eventually reward his connections as the rising eight-year-old prepares to return to the races for the first time in twelve months. The winner of eight of his 45 starts and more than $430,000 in prizemoney, Soami has already been...
Amicable split of Brisbane trainers
The training partnership of Brisbane-based Steven O'Dea and Matthew Hoysted is set to be dissolved at the conclusion of the racing season. Over the past six months, O'Dea has gradually shifted away from the day-to-day running of the stable to concentrate on his bloodstock interests with Hoysted taking on a greater...
Lloyd keen to continue momentum as season’s end looms
Zac Lloyd will be at long odds to produce his heroics of a week ago at Randwick, but regardless of whether he ticks off any more achievements, his season will go down as a success. Lloyd stole the show at the Winter Stakes meeting, not only capturing the feature race on Tamerlane but...
Shay Keating optimistic about Into You’s return at Caulfield
Trainer Shay Keating is eager to see Into You back at Caulfield on Saturday after a 10-week break following her Australasian Oaks run. The No Nay Never filly impressed in her first campaign, winning a Benchmark 64 at Sandown by four lengths. Into You struggled in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks, finishing...