Horse Racing News
Lightning ready to rumble first-up in the 2025 PB Lawrence Stakes
Desert Lightning will resume his racing career this weekend in what could be the beginning of a campaign aimed at the Caulfield Cup. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained gelding takes his place in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The field stands at ten following the scratching...
Home track trainers eyeing 2025 The Rosebud Blitz
The Ryan–Alexiou stable will launch a twin assault on Saturday’s Rosebud at Rosehill, with Blitzburg returning from a long-planned campaign targeting the early-season feature. Blitzburg, the Canonbury Stakes victor from February, resumes after bone chip surgery and comes in well-prepared with two sharp trials. “We’ve had this race in mind for...
Lindsay Hatch’s plan for 2025 Cairns racing carnival
Lindsay Hatch is enjoying a purple patch of form with three winners and four placings from his last 15 starters, and the Toowoomba horseman is set to target more success as the Cairns carnival begins this weekend. The meeting boasts a strong program headlined by the $50,000 Belle Of The Daintree,...
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...
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...
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...
Saltcoats snares rescheduled 2025 Premier’s Cup Prelude
Saltcoats produced a polished performance to capture the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Kensington, rewarding his owners after the race was pushed back from Randwick’s abandoned meeting on Saturday. The 1800m event was the only one shifted from the original 10-race program to the midweek fixture. Darren Beadman, representing trainer Chris Waller,...
Skybird almost ready to fly again
Skybird’s bid to complete the rare 1000-metre Group 1 double in Australia looks set to proceed after she produced a satisfying trial for trainer Mitch Freedman at Caulfield Heath on Wednesday morning. In a star-studded 10-horse heat, the five-year-old dropped to the rear early before charging home down the outside with...
Border Control in Broome Sprint Triumph
Less than two weeks after tasting Port Hedland Cup (2200m) glory with Reginald, trainer Tim Pike was celebrating again when Border Control stormed to victory in the $40,000 Tabtouch Broome Sprint (1300m), continuing his remarkable winning streak. The eight-year-old, who had already secured five consecutive Port Hedland wins including the Richardson...