Horse Racing News
Delayed start for Arkansaw Kid at Flemington
After a false start, Lindsay Park is looking forward to the return to racing of Arkansaw Kid at Flemington. Arkansaw Kid is set to contest the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, his first start since finishing seventh in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill in March. That effort followed a third-place finish in the Group 1 Blue...
Winx’s sister wins on debut at Geelong
Like her famous older half-sister, Time Of My Life got her career off the perfect start when she won the three-year-old fillies maiden at Geelong on Friday. The daughter of I Am Invincible and Vegas Showgirl, which makes her a half-sister to the immortal Winx, scored an impressive win in the 1121-metre event. The...
La Danseuse Rouge up for Bobbie Lewis Quality
A strong gallop and a smaller than anticipated field convinced trainer Cliff Brown to start La Danseuse Rouge up the straight at Flemington. Success, or a placing in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on Saturday, will enhance the broodmare value of La Danseuse Rouge. A winner of the Listed Lightning...
Pericles set to step up to WFA company
The retirement of superstar Anamoe has Godolphin on the lookout for its next weight-for-age horse and James Cummings is banking on Pericles filling the void. The gelding has been carefully managed and took a traditional three-year-old path through the autumn, highlighted by a Group 2 triumph in Melbourne and narrow second...
Maharba down to contest the Poseidon Stakes
Trainer Grahame Begg has stepped away from his usual pattern ahead of the return run of Maharba at Flemington. Maharba is down to contest the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday after Begg gave the gelding a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. After a trial and a jump-out at Cranbourne last month, Begg felt Maharba needed another more...
Mazu begins second Everest quest in The Shorts
Peter and Paul Snowden have been content to play the long game with class sprinter Mazu and that patience could be rewarded as he begins his second Everest quest this spring. With a slot in the $20 million showpiece locked up, Mazu will kick off his campaign in The Shorts (1100m)...
Mr Brightside set for Makybe Diva Stakes assignment
With a long spring campaign still ahead, trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes have taken Mr Brightside back to the Lindsay Park training operation at Euroa to prepare for his next assignment at Flemington. After wins in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, both 1400m at...
Phillip Stokes sets sights on Caulfield Guineas with Prinzerro
The dream of a Caulfield Guineas start for Prinzerro is alive after the colt broke through for his maiden win at Sandown. Trainer Phillip Stokes said the three-year-old would head to the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday week after taking out the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Plate (1300m) on Wednesday. Sent out...
Mark Minervini sets sights on Newcastle Cup
Four years after relocating from Adelaide to Newcastle, Mark Minervini will saddle up his first runner in his adopted ‘hometown’ Cup and he is quietly confident Hosier can bring home the major prize. Formerly owned by Lloyd Williams, Hosier was sold to Minervini and a group of stable clients for $100,000...
Bids haven’t Stopped for I Am Unstoppable
Lloyd Kennewell undertook a modern way to sell shares in I Am Unstoppable and interest in the son of I Am Invincible has continued long after the Cranbourne trainer put up the ‘sold out’ sign. But the most recent bids have come from clientele different to those who were initially attracted...