Horse Racing News
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...
Early double strengthens Zac Lloyd’s grip
Zac Lloyd strengthened his grip on the Sydney Apprentice Jockeys’ Premiership with an early double at Canterbury on Wednesday. The gun young rider engineered an upset result in the opening event aboard Mural Crown before getting the well-supported How Dare You home in Race 2. The early double for James Cummings at the penultimate Sydney meeting...
Rupertaar and Tazaral set to compete at Randwick
A mid-winter card isn’t normally flush with horses boasting world-class pedigrees, but two superbly related gallopers are set to compete at Sydney’s final metropolitan meeting of the season. The Bjorn Baker-trained Rupertaar and Tazaral from the Peter and Paul Snowden yard have been accepted for races on Saturday, the pair both...
Stable splits their two-year-old fillies
The Mick Price and Michael Kent stable has split their two-year-old fillies between a race in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. Outback Miss and Spicy Margs were both among acceptances for the Opus Group Handicap (1000m) at Morphettville and the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Price said Outback Miss would represent the stable...
Ambassadorial scores determined win at Sandown
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Ambassadorial has defied her long odds starting price to score a determined win at Sandown. A son of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente that was prepared by Waterhouse, Ambassadorial took out the MRC Early Bird Renewal Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday. Ambassadorial was almost friendless in the betting with a starting price of $91, however there...
Nick Ryan set to unveil Irish stayer Urban Oasis
Nick Ryan’s potential spring stayer, Urban Oasis, is set to make his return to the racetrack at Moonee Valley this Saturday. The former Irish galloper will compete in the Benchmark 100 Handicap over 1600 meters. Urban Oasis has an impressive record, with four wins from seven starts, including a victory in the...
James Mcdonald gives Nature Strip his seal of approval
James Mcdonald has given Nature Strip his seal of approval after partnering the champion sprinter in a course proper workout at Rosehill. The $20 million earner stretched his legs on Tuesday morning with McDonald reporting via Chris Waller Racing’s Twitter account that the rising nine-year-old felt great. “He seems in good form, he’s...
Masked Crusader back for the spring
After eighteen months of frustration, connections of Masked Crusader believe they have finally identified the issue that been hindering their Group 1-winning sprinter, giving them cause for optimism this spring. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes said extensive testing had revealed the rising seven-year-old to have a throat issue, which has subsequently been rectified through...
Gavin Bedggood seizes opportunity with Diamonds Inthe Sky
It wasn’t Gavin Bedggood’s intention to have Diamonds Inthe Sky at the races this season, but an inviting opportunity at Sandown this Wednesday prompted the Cranbourne trainer to give her one last run as a five-year-old. The former Peter Moody-trained mare will have her first start for Bedggood in the $55,000...
Interpretation a likely Moonee Valley starter
A new version of Interpretation is expected to make his reappearance ahead of the Spring Carnival at Moonee Valley. Highly fancied for the Melbourne Cup last year, Interpretation failed to live up to the expectations placed on him by trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace along with the punting public. Interpretation came to Australia to join Maher...