Horse Racing News
Giga Kick prevails in slogging 2025 Champions Sprint
Giga Kick returned to his brilliant best, storming home to win the Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington and in doing so became a Group 1 winner in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The six-year-old was coming off a strong victory in the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m)...
Arctic Glamour upstages 2025 Hot Danish Stakes rivals
Arctic Glamour returned to the winner’s stall for the first time in more than two years, producing a determined display to claim the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill. Her last win came when defeating Joliestar as a three-year-old — a result that suggested major upside. “It’s taken time, but...
Revengeance 2025 Golden Slipper-bound after Gift of a win
Revengeance confirmed his Golden Slipper credentials with a decisive performance in the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill, banking enough prizemoney to guarantee his Slipper berth. Co-trainer Adrian Bott says the colt will now be managed with one race in mind. “We’ll work backwards from the Slipper now that qualification is...
Ceolwulf dogged in 2025 Champions Mile win at Flemington
Ceolwulf announced himself once again as a dominant force in the mile division after prevailing in a gripping Champions Mile at Flemington. In his first interstate assignment, the Joe Pride-trained gelding refused to concede in the final stages, wearing down Pericles after appearing beaten at the 250m under a strong ride...
Point Barrow shows her class in 2025 Red Roses Stakes
Point Barrow added her name to the growing list of star prospects from the Anthony and Sam Freedman yard after a sparkling victory in the Red Roses Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. The win follows the stable’s triumph with Tentyris in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, with that colt set to line up...
Hayes’ gelding ready to Rise to 2025 Five Diamonds challenge
The Lindsay Park team has been plotting a path towards the $2 million Five Diamonds for Rise At Dawn, and they enter Saturday confident the race sets up perfectly for their consistent gelding. Restricted to five-year-olds under set weights and penalties, the Rosehill feature has been a key spring target...
Strictly Business too good in the 2025 VRC Crown Oaks
Strictly Business delivered a stunning performance to capture the $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m), giving trainer Thomas Carberry his first Group 1 win and continuing a standout spring for Ballarat-based stables. The filly had only won her maiden at Ballarat less than two weeks ago, but a strong closing performance in...
Widdup confident heading into the 2025 Golden Gift
After an impressive debut performance, Brad Widdup will give promising youngster Anthropoid the chance to earn his way toward the Magic Millions when he steps out in the $1 million Golden Gift at Rosehill on Saturday. The Prague colt flashed home from the rear to finish fourth in the Kirkham Plate...
Ceolwulf breaks new ground in 2025 Champions Sprint at Flemington
Sydney horseman Joe Pride is banking on the 1600m being the right scenario when Ceolwulf steps out in Saturday’s Champions Mile on the final day of the Flemington carnival. Pride chose the mile option rather than rolling the dice over 2000m in the Champions Stakes, where Via Sistina dominates the conversation. Saturday...
Wet no concern for Via Sistina in 2025 Champions Stakes
Via Sistina’s record under Chris Waller is nothing short of extraordinary: 10 Group 1 wins, four placings, and just one forgivable defeat in unique conditions. The mare now returns to Flemington seeking another Champions Stakes (2000m) title to close out Melbourne Cup week. Rain is forecast, but Waller said the mare has...