Horse Racing News
Waller 3YO's step out at Flemington
Victoria Derby winner Riff Rocket will lead a team of three horses into a Stakes race at Flemington that their trainer Chris Waller hopes will lead to a bigger prize. Riff Rocket, Tannhauser and Cap Ferrat run in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday as a prelude to...
Jerome Hunter realistic about Black Caviar Lightning chances
Jerome Hunter knows the odds are stacked against his mare Rich Fortune in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. But at the end of the day, Rich Fortune will collect a minimum of $20,000 just for competing in the Group 1 sprint over 1000m on Saturday. “That is a guarantee,” Hunter told RSN. “It’s such...
Juvenile action set to ramp up at Randwick
The juvenile action is set to ramp up a notch at Randwick with two of the top three fancies in Golden Slipper betting preparing for a showdown in the Pierro Plate. Unbeaten colt Shangri La Express will launch his campaign in the 1100 metre race, putting him on a collision course...
Strait Acer resumes in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes
For most of his career, Strait Acer has been like an active toddler – high energy, headstrong and a little wild. Even when he strung together a trio of wins during the late winter and spring, then was highly competitive in the Silver Eagle and Golden Eagle, trainer Ed Cummings said the horse...
Late-maturing Fangirl primed for Apollo Stakes mission
Crowd favourite Fangirl is already a three-time Group One winner, but trainer Chris Waller believes she is only just entering her peak power period. While capturing the Vinery Stud Stakes against her own age as a three-year-old, Fangirl spent much of her four-year-old season playing second fiddle to star colt Anamoe. She placed behind...
Early kick off for Private Eye
With an aversion to wet tracks, Sydney trainer Joe Pride has his quality sprinter Private Eye up and going a little earlier than previous campaigns to beat any potential rain. The Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday will see Private Eye have his first-up outing after a successful spring campaign that saw...
King Colorado ripe for G1 Australian Guineas lead-up
A rise in trip to the bigger Flemington circuit is expected to play into the hands of King Colorado. The Ciaron Maher-trained three-year-old is headed to the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Saturday enroute to the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at the same venue on March 2. Maher’s assistant...
Consistent Savannah Cloud returns at Flemington
Trainer Phillip Stokes will not be aiming too high with Savannah Cloud who makes his racetrack return at Flemington. Stokes has picked out the Listed The Elms Stakes (1400m) on Saturday as the ideal lead into another 1400m race at Flemington on March 9, the Group 3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap. Savannah Cloud has been...
Facile knocking on the door for stakes breakthrough
Facile has had her share of near misses during a limited racing career, but the filly’s physical improvement might finally tip the scales in her favour where it matters most. The daughter of Trapeze Artist resumes in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, one of three runners...
Victorian raider to show Magique touch in Triscay Stakes
A lack of suitable sprint options in Melbourne has prompted Grahame Begg to set his sights on the Sydney carnival with classy mare C’Est Magique, who launches her campaign in the Triscay Stakes at Randwick. Keen to restrict the four-year-old to shorter sprints after she failed at her only start beyond 1200m...