Horse Racing News
First stakes test for Ozzmosis
Ozzmosis gets his first chance to vindicate the decision of breeding giants Newgate Farm to buy into his ownership when he makes his seasonal return in the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill. The exciting colt captured the attention of the renowned stud after two promising wins during his initial campaign, laying the...
Kerrin McEvoy prepares to take on big guns
The Sydney jockeys’ room is widely regarded as one of the most competitive and the intensity is set to go up a notch with the injection of two global stars for the Golden Rose meeting. Ryan Moore and Joao Moreira are both in town to partner a couple of the autumn’s...
Damien Oliver chasing G1 on Alligator Blood
Damien Oliver will be looking to add to his Group 1 tally when he partners Alligator Blood possibly for the last time at Caulfield. Alligator Blood runs in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) on Saturday with Oliver aboard before the champion jockey is expected to hand the reins back to Tim Clark in coming weeks. Clark was injured...
Blinkers go on Little Brose
In a bid to get Little Brose to concentrate, the Lindsay Park stable has called for a set of blinkers ahead of the colt’s outing at Caulfield. Little Brose steps up to the 1400m for the first time in blinkers when he runs in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Saturday. And the...
Kerrin McEvoy teams with Celestial Legend at Rosehill
Everest winner Classique Legend is enjoying retirement on Kerrin Mcevoy’s farm, but the top jockey might have found a stablemate who can provide him with a few racetrack thrills. Like Classique Legend, Celestial Legend is prepared by Les Bridge, owned by Legend Racing’s Bon Ho and races in his white and red...
French import Athabascan chasing back-to-back wins
A resounding last-start win has put Athabascan on a Melbourne Cup path with trainer John O’Shea seeing no reason why the French import can’t go on with the job. The five-year-old has been in Australia for less than a year and after a seasoning campaign in the autumn, which included a Canberra...
Golden Pendant at Rosehill is fit for a Queen
Banana Queen strung together a hat-trick of victories last preparation and now that she has another one on the board, her trainers are hoping she can put together a similar winning sequence. The mare had a mixed start to her campaign on paper, running fifth as favourite on resumption at Randwick...
Finals time approaching for The Summit at Caulfield
Just like the AFL Preliminary Finals, there is a lot at stake in the MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield. A place in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG awaits the winners of games on Friday and Saturday night while victory in the MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) on Saturday affords the winner a ballot exemption into...
Overpass confirmed for The Everest 2023
A plan that has been months in the making has come to fruition for trainer Bjorn Baker following confirmation Overpass has become the seventh horse to secure a start in the $20 million The Everest. Narrowly edged out by Private Eye first-up in the Shorts (1100m) last Saturday, Overpass’s connections this...
Ken and Kasey Keys call on a jockey change for Scheelite
Ken and Kasey Keys have called on a jockey change for Scheelite but resisted a change of gear for their Caulfield Guineas hope. Mark Zahra takes over aboard Scheelite in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday, replacing Daniel Stackhouse who had ridden the colt in his previous three starts. Ken Keys said there was ‘no blue’...