Horse Racing News
Ninja fights hard to land breakthrough city win
It wasn’t as dominant as the eleven-length margin he scored by last time but Ninja has done just enough to post his first Saturday metropolitan victory at Rosehill. A thumping winner at Kembla Grange earlier this month, Ninja wasn’t the smartest to jump and had to work hard to find the front...
Skyhook too good in The Rosebud 2025
Skyhook confirmed his status as one of Gerald Ryan’s brightest prospects with a brave victory in the Listed Rosebud at Rosehill, carrying a hefty 60.5kg to victory in a feat previously achieved only by Menari. The Written Tycoon colt edged out Grand Prairie by half a length, with the favourite...
Jimmy Recard digs in to win the Vain Stakes 2025
Jimmy Recard showed grit and class at Caulfield on Saturday, fending off a strong challenge to claim the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) and extend his winning streak to three. Sent out the $3.60 favourite, the colt was tested when Tycoon Star ($5) loomed up alongside in the straight, but under...
Pateman’s milestone century beckons in 2025 Broome Cup
Veteran WA trainer Darryn Pateman is within striking distance of an extraordinary achievement as he prepares a four-pronged attack for Saturday’s Broome Cup (2200m). Victory for any runner would notch his 100th WA Cup win – a testament to decades of dominance in country racing. From his Karnup stables south of...
Exciting spring looms for Browne family
The Pakenham stable of Emma-Lee and David Browne are looking forward to being spring contenders this year having assembled their best team of horses. They have Statuario, Scary and Basilinna entered in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18 with Scary also among Cox Plate (2040m) nominations a week later. But their spring gets...
Blue Hotel ready for 2025 Quezette Stakes test
Trainer Clayton Douglas has already achieved the initial goal he set for talented filly Blue Hotel, and now the focus shifts to assessing her place in the three-year-old ranks. The daughter of Volcada resumes in Saturday’s Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, having scored an impressive debut victory in...
2025 Spring Racing Carnival features beckon for late-maturing Palmetto
John Sargent believes his well-travelled stayer Palmetto is ready to deliver another strong campaign as he resumes in the Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill. The New Zealand-bred gelding, who secured major Australian wins in the $500,000 The Coast (1600m) and $1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) last...
Pallaton poised to bloom in 2025 The Rosebud
Top jockey Tommy Berry is set to reunite with Pallaton in Saturday’s Listed Rosebud (1100m) at Rosehill, aiming to see the colt deliver on his early promise. Berry has previously called Pallaton Michael Freedman’s standout two-year-old colt, a title earned with a dominant debut win at Randwick late last year....
Attrition kicks off spring campaign in the 2025 PB Lawrence Stakes
Trainer Mitchell Freedman is optimistic ahead of Attrition’s spring campaign, starting in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Despite the trip being shorter than ideal, the six-year-old entire is reportedly in career-best order for a fresh tilt. “I’m really happy with him,” Freedman said. “He...
Golden Path set to kick off 2025 Caulfield Cup campaign
After a successful stint racing in Sydney, Golden Path has returned to Melbourne for his spring campaign under the care of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. His first run will be in the Sportsbet Blackbook Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on...