Horse Racing News
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...
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...
Collett’s new training frontier chasing first winner
Maggie Collett is no stranger to the winners’ stall but the gifted horsewoman will chase her first win as a trainer at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. A winner of almost 150 races as a jockey, Collett recently completed her apprenticeship and immediately took out a dual-licence that will allow her to...
Gelded River ready to run at Rosehill races
Adelaide River will begin his latest preparation at Rosehill on Saturday, with trainer Kris Lees excited to get the Irish Derby placegetter back on the racecourse. Although the race isn’t his main aim, it marks an important step in his spring program. The six-year-old hasn’t been seen since finishing fourth in...
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...
Vain Stakes 2025, Quezette Stakes good spring Pointers
Lindsay Park will arrive at Caulfield on Saturday with depth across the program, highlighted by strong chances in the $300,000 Group 2 Lawrence Stakes and both of the feature three-year-old sprints. Among the stable’s headline acts is Scenic Point, a filly touted as one of the most promising in training. Currently...
Young apprentice keen to keep momentum rolling
A memorable week could be about to get even better for apprentice Siena Grima when she heads to Rosehill to chase her second metropolitan win in the space of three days. Indentured to Melanie O’Gorman at Tamworth, Grima celebrated her maiden city success aboard the Chris Waller-trained Tazima at Randwick’s Kensington track meeting on...
2025 Vain Stakes test for Express Class
Trainer Gerard Moloney and jockey Patrick Moloney will gain a much clearer picture of Express Class’s standing among his age group when the colt steps into Stakes company at Caulfield this Saturday. The father-son team produced Express Class for a winning debut in a two-year-old handicap at Sandown on the closing...
Don’t count out roughie Kaptain Kaos in 2025 Blue Spec Stakes
Peter Giadresco from Bunbury has taken on a challenging project in veteran galloper Kaptain Kaos. The Demerit gelding enjoyed his peak form with Michael Grantham, winning the 2021 Listed Northam Cup (1600m) before elevating to Group 3 glory in the Hyperion Stakes (1600m), toppling the highly regarded God Has Chosen. Following a...
Trial offers 2025 Winx Stakes warm-up for Sydney Cup winner
Bjorn Baker is preparing to showcase both established stars and rising prospects over the coming days, starting with the Rosehill barrier trials on Friday and continuing with a strong team at the races on Saturday. Among Friday’s trial highlights will be Sydney Cup champion Arapaho, who will contest a 1000m heat...