Horse Racing News
Nominations in for Golden Rose day
The first of the seasonal 3yo G1 races is the Golden Rose (1400m) and it looks like being one of the best runnings of the race. The Golden Slipper quinella of Shinzo ($4.50) and Cylinder ($3.50) will probably be there but the race is so much deeper with G1 winners King...
Private Eye secures a slot in The Everest 2023
It did not take long after Private Eye’s win in Saturday’s Group 2 The Shorts for the explosive gelding to be locked in for a spot in this year’s The Everest, with the Joe Pride-trained gelding the sixth confirmed starter in the $20 million event. Private Eye will represent Max Whitby and...
2YO trials show Gai Waterhouse will be a potent force this season
No trainer has won the Golden Slipper more times than Gai Waterhouse and the recently anointed Hall of Fame legend showed on Monday that she will be a potent force in juvenile races this season. Waterhouse and her training partner Adrian Bott won seven of the 11 trials in which they were...
Amelia’s Jewel’s brother to trial on Monday
Two days after Amelia’s Jewel’s stunning Let’s Elope Stakes win, her young half-brother will be on show in the first official two-year-old trial of the season in Sydney. The Annabel Neasham-trained Bosustow is engaged in the first of 12 two-year-old trials at Randwick’s Kensington track on Monday morning. The son of Blue...
Moravia prepares to test the G1 waters in the Golden Rose
Michael Freedman can’t recall having a horse progress through the grades as quickly as Moravia as the colt prepares to test the Group One waters in the $1 million Golden Rose. The son of Snitzel only debuted in August, posting a maiden win at Newcastle, before making the leap into black-type company...
Moody plots I Wish I Win's path to The Everest
Peter Moody is considering a trip to the races with his Everest contender I Wish I Win. The second favourite for the $20 million race over 1200m at Randwick on October 14, may be seen at either Caulfield on Saturday or Flemington on Sunday. Moody said there was also the option of a jump-out at Cranbourne for...
Private Eye takes out The Shorts at Randwick
Just weeks after Nash Rawiller feared he would be without an Everest hopeful following the retirement of Eduardo, that sprinter’s stablemate Private Eye has stepped up to fill the gap. Runner-up to Giga Kick in last year’s Everest, Private Eye announced he would again be a genuine force in next month’s...
Craig Williams' classy response to Giga Kick sacking
Disappointed at his sacking from the ride aboard Giga Kick in The Everest, Craig Williams says the past 18 months has taught him there are bigger things in life than horse racing. Williams and his family are involved and continue their humanitarian support of residents in Ukraine who suffer daily in the war with Russia. While still passionate about his on-going job in horse racing, Williams...
Just Fine rockets into favouritism for the Metropolitan
He made his name in England as King Charles III’s first winner, and now Just Fine looks destined to put his name in lights in Australia. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import made it two wins from as many local starts with an outstanding victory over a classy field in...
Zac Lloyd takes out the Tea Rose Stakes on Tiz Invincible
Ciaron Maher has lauded the talent and maturity of apprentice Zac Lloyd after the 19-year-old produced a superb ride to win the Tea Rose Stakes on exciting filly Tiz Invincible. Maher said he didn’t think twice about putting Lloyd on Tiz Invincible on Saturday despite the junior hoop now riding without...