Horse Racing News
Entries taken for 2025 Spring Racing Carnival features
Matt Laurie’s star mare Treasurethe Moment is gearing up for a high-profile spring campaign, with a jump-out at Mornington marking the first step toward either the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate. The Oaks-winning mare is nominated for both features after entries closed on Tuesday, with 146 for the Caulfield Cup and...
Randwick races an option for La Fracas
Trainer Mick Price is leaning toward sending in-form sprinter La Fracas to Randwick this Saturday, with wet conditions in Sydney appearing favourable and a successful clockwise gallop tipping the scales in that direction. Entered for 1200m benchmark races in both Melbourne and Sydney, Price — who trains alongside Michael Kent Jnr...
Shinn steers Hadouken to win the 2025 Darwin Cup
Blake Shinn’s journey to Darwin proved to be a winning one as the accomplished Melbourne-based jockey partnered Hadouken to an emotional triumph in Monday’s $200,000 Darwin Cup (2000m). Teaming up with his longtime friend and former jockey-turned-trainer Peter Robl, Shinn guided the seven-year-old gelding to back-to-back wins in the Northern Territory’s...
Luther to lead Fellowes back to Australia for 2025 The Golden Eagle
Charlie Fellowes is eyeing a return to Australia with a new international contender in Luther, who recently claimed a controversial win at Saratoga and now looms as a candidate for the lucrative Golden Eagle in Sydney. Having enjoyed significant success with Prince Of Arran in Melbourne, Fellowes is set to shift...
Feature 2025 Spring Racing entries close, Aeliana warning remains
The Spring Racing Carnival will gain greater clarity on Tuesday with the closing of nominations for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate, but trainer Chris Waller has warned that Aeliana may not be heading to the former. Despite a dazzling five-length victory in the Australian Derby (2400m) earlier this year, Waller...
Mr Brightside set for return in the Memsie Stakes 2025
Ben Hayes is confident that stable star Mr Brightside can bounce back from his disappointing Hong Kong run and reassert himself as one of the top gallopers this spring. The eight-year-old gelding had his first public trial of the campaign on Monday, finishing fourth in an 800m jumpout at Flemington, a...
Group 1 winner Linebacker puts spring in trainers’ steps
After a stellar first full season together, trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will step up their spring preparations with a number of high-profile runners set to trial at Randwick on Tuesday. The pair enjoyed Group 1 victories with Linebacker in the Randwick Guineas (1600m), Schwarz in the William Reid Stakes,...
Stern Idol brilliant in 2025 Crisp Steeplechase win
Stern Idol strengthened his credentials for another shot at the Grand National Steeplechase with an effortless display in Sunday’s Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown. The Ciaron Maher-trained star made all the running to post his third straight win in the race, with jockey Steven Pateman hailing it as the gelding’s best...
Highland Blaze prevails in the 2025 Grand National Hurdle at Sandown
Shane Jackson says training his first Grand National Hurdle winner brought “ten times the excitement” compared to his previous victories as a jockey. Highland Blaze led throughout to win Sunday’s Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown, giving Jackson his second major hurdle success this season. Jackson, who won the race as a...
King Of Roseau too good in the 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap
Returning to Melbourne racing in style, Michael Dee scored a dream double at Flemington, capped by success in Saturday’s feature race. Dee steered Peter Snowden’s talented galloper King Of Roseau to victory in the $200,000 Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m), the first Group race of Victoria’s season. The win came...