Horse Racing News
Extreme conditions won’t bother Ryan’s Lady
What began as a favour for a friend has become one of Blake Ryan’s biggest training success stories. When Lady Extreme arrived at his Hawkesbury stable, she was meant to stay only briefly before being retired to stud. But just hours before her scheduled departure, owner-breeder Luke Wilkinson made a...
Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025 kick-off for Melbourne Cup/Caulfield Cup hopeful
The Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap has long been a traditional first-up target for stayers on the road to the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup. This weekend, Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin will adopt that approach with Lady In Pink as she kicks off her spring campaign at Flemington. “Bart...
Casino Seventeen's campaign hinges on Flemington start
Trainer Gavin Bedggood is looking to assess the spring credentials of Casino Seventeen when the well-travelled stayer contests the 25/26 VRC Membership Renewals Open (2530m) at Flemington on Saturday. It will be his third start since joining the Bedggood stable. “He’s been everywhere,” Bedggood said. “He hasn’t raced in Tasmania yet,...
Mare gets ready to Rumble Again in Flemington races return
Veteran mare Rumbled Again is set to make her return this weekend, and trainer Michael Trotter believes she’s in career-best condition as she approaches her eighth birthday. The Flemington-based Victorian Jockeys’ Association Trophy (1410m) on Saturday will mark her first run back, with Trotter hoping to add more Black Type to...
No Knockout for Maher at Rosehill races
Ciaron Maher will be without promising mare It’s A Knockout at Rosehill this weekend, with the four-year-old instead set to tackle Friday’s Coffs Harbour Cup. Maher’s Sydney foreman Johann Gerard-Dubord confirmed that while the mare had accepted for Saturday’s National Jockeys Trust Handicap (1500m), the 1600m feature up north was the...
Jason Collett continues late season form surge at Warwick Farm races
In a fitting end to a stellar season, jockey Jason Collett rode a treble at Warwick Farm’s final metropolitan meeting of the racing year. Collett partnered Fairway Star in the MyPlates Handicap (1600m) for Bjorn Baker before scoring aboard Prima Bella for Matt Smith in the Headwater @ Vinery Stud...
Skybird and Attrition put through their paces at Sandown races
Skybird’s road back to racing took another positive step when the Group 1-winning mare completed a race day gallop at Sandown, pleasing trainer Mitch Freedman as she builds towards a spring return. The daughter of Exosphere has not raced since her victory in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington...
Miller grinning as his Joker is back with aim at the 2025 Winterbottom Stakes
Star sprinter Jokers Grin is back in work and on track for a blockbuster Ascot summer, with trainer Bernie Miller thrilled by the progress of his stable flagbearer. The son of Maschino shot to fame in April with a stunning victory in the $5 million Quokka, producing a brilliant finish to...
North England set for 2025 San Domenico Stakes return
North England is set to resume in the spring with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott confident the talented colt can make an impact after a stop-start autumn campaign. The well-bred son of Farnan, winner of the 2020 Golden Slipper, showed his quality as a juvenile by winning the Group 3 Golden...
Star studded jump-out heat at Caulfield
Wednesday’s Caulfield jump-outs will have a spring feel with a quality line-up headlined by Group 1 winners Magic Time, Attrition, Mornington Glory, Pinstriped, Desert Lightning, La Dorada and Smokin’ Romans in the first 800-metre heat. Mornington Glory, trained by Gavin Bedggood, is set for a campaign mirroring last year’s successful preparation,...