Horse Racing News
James McDonald back with a Bang
James McDonald has wasted no time reminding Sydney’s star apprentices who’s boss, sooling juvenile Caballus to a narrow but impressive win at his first Saturday ride back from an overseas break. The midweek Canterbury meeting was McDonald’s first in the harbour city since June 7, the champion hoop having spent time...
Banana Queen resumes over 1300m at Randwick
The versatility of So You Think’s stock can be a mini conundrum for trainers when trying to figure out their best distance. The remarkable stallion has produced a Sydney Cup winner in Knights Order, a middle-distance star in Think It Over and most recently a Group 1-winning sprinter in Think About It. It...
Ghost Who Walks on track for Ngawyni Stakes
Neville Parnham saddles up Ghost Who Walks in the $100,000 Ngawyni Stakes (1000m) and has sung the praises of the gelding. Since commencing his campaign in April, the son of God Has Spoken has been a consistent performer with four wins and two placings. His best win and career peak came when...
Pateman set to unleash Almighty Class at Belmont
It was pretty much love at her first sight for trainer Mitchell Pateman when he laid eyes on Playing God gelding, Almighty Class. Two trials down and Mitchell Pateman’s attachment to his horse has not diminished in any way, if anything, it’s lifted a notch or two. Along with Pateman, Almighty Class...
Stretch out in trip to suit Keats at The Valley
Keats has become a staple of 1600-metre races in Victoria, but the imported galloper will get out to at least 10 furlongs for the first time in almost a year when he contests Saturday’s Luna Hand Care Handicap at The Valley. Seven of the gelding’s past nine runs have been over...
Winter launchpad for Infatuation
Bjorn Baker is looking to Infatuation to cap a breakout season for his two-year-old squad when the emerging filly kicks off her latest campaign at Randwick. Baker has enjoyed a career-best term with his juveniles, his 14 winners almost doubling his previous high. He felt acquiring higher quality stock had helped him...
Cliff Brown takes up Lightning Stakes challenge
Mornington-based trainer Cliff Brown has decided to take the punt and send La Danseuse Rouge to Adelaide for the final Stakes race of the season. The Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday is run at set-weights and is restricted to the two and three-year-olds only. While La Danseuse Rouge has ‘Black Type’ on her page as a dual...
More Melbourne experience when Malaboom heads to Moonee Valley
Goulburn trainer Matthew Dale will give filly Malaboom some more experience racing left-handed when she heads to Moonee Valley. Malaboom was an acceptor in two races on Saturday – the ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) at Randwick and the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Already a winner at Listed level in...
Sydney travel test for Deepour
Gold Coast trainer Adam Campton will have one eye on the future when he brings talented sprinter Deepour to Randwick on a fact-finding mission. The horse was an acceptor for races in Sydney and Brisbane, but Campton confirmed he would take his place in Saturday’s Kanebridge Handicap (1100m) at Randwick. There are...
Communist set for trial return
Michael Freedman will unveil a host of his carnival hopefuls at the Randwick trial session on Friday, headlined by Group 1 winner Communist. With the retirement this season of stable star Forbidden Love, Freedman is relying on a mostly young team of rising three and four-year-olds to form the backbone of...