Horse Racing News
Fully Lit’s emphatic win forces Bott into rethink
Trainer Adrian Bott has been handed a pleasant surprise after Fully Lit rediscovered his best form at Rosehill, romping home in the Precise Air Handicap (1400m). The gelding, who announced himself as a star juvenile by winning the 2024 Inglis Millennium, had been battling for consistency this preparation, but Saturday’s...
War Eternal wins but classy stayers impress behind him
War Eternal has capitalised on race fitness to land a gritty win at Rosehill but the returns of two Chris Waller-trained stayers behind him are set to prove more poignant pointers for the spring carnival. Seven-year-old War Eternal enjoyed the rain-affected conditions to post his fifth win in Saturday’s Captivant @...
Ferivia upstages unbeaten fillies to win the Quezette Stakes 2025
Lachlan Neindorf’s return to Melbourne racing could not have been scripted better, the young rider claiming Group success at Caulfield aboard a filly he knows inside out. The former Adelaide-based jockey, who shifted to Mornington last season, partnered Ferivia in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) and delivered a polished...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...