Horse Racing News
Successful season set to continue for training partners Charlton and O'Shea
As their first full season draws to a close, John O’Shea and Tom Charlton have every reason to be proud of a highly productive year, highlighted by consistent metro form and three Group 1 victories. Since teaming up in July 2023, the duo has chalked up 35 city winners and major...
Prix De Turn gets a second chance
Prix De Turn is back in action after more than a year off, returning in Saturday’s Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield after what was expected to be a permanent retirement. The Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes winner has been plagued by soundness issues throughout his career, which includes a...
Lim’s Kosciuszko takes trip to Caulfield for 2025 Sir John Monash Stakes
Trainer Dan Meagher is confident a freshened Lim’s Kosciuszko can produce his best form in Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. Following a month-long break, the multiple stakes winner drops in distance and returns to weight-for-age conditions, a setting Meagher believes gives his charge a real chance. Lim’s...
Godolphin announce new stable line up
With the imminent departure of James Cummings from the Godolphin operation, nine stables have been announced as taking horses from the global operation in the new season. The nine stables are based in New South Wales and Victoria and include all the leading trainers in Australia. They include Group 1 winning trainers Anthony and...
Pounding on the quick back-up in 2025 VOBIS Gold Heath
Reliable gelding Pounding will chase a much-deserved win when he tackles Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) at Caulfield, with rich rewards on offer for his connections. Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Pounding has banked more than $63,000 this campaign and now races for nearly $100,000 in stakes plus a...
Torn keeps on grinding away
One thing Torn won’t be lacking in is race experience when he lines up at Caulfield. The Ben Brisbourne-trained three-year-old will be lining up for start number 20 when he contests the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2000m) on Saturday. In that sphere, Torn is ‘lengths clear’ of his rivals with Verona...
Craig Williams pegs one back in premiership race
Craig Williams returned from suspension in style on Wednesday, steering Bossy Benita to a determined victory in the MRC Membership Feel The Thrill Handicap (1200m) at Sandown. Having not ridden at a metropolitan meeting since June 21, Williams used his break—incurred for a Stradbroke Handicap incident—to keep sharp, including teaming up...
Improving track draws Cassiel to Randwick races
Peter Snowden is hoping to continue his late-season surge with in-form galloper Cassiel when the four-year-old contests The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1000m) at Randwick this Saturday. The son of Harry Angel was scratched from a midweek assignment at Canterbury due to the wet track, with Snowden opting to hold him...
Apprentice jockey Braith Nock continuing to ride wave of success
Apprentice Braith Nock has transformed a short-term Sydney loan into a title-winning season, wrapping up the 2024-25 Sydney junior riders’ premiership weeks ahead of schedule. Nock joined Peter Snowden’s stable from his home base in Scone with hopes of refining his race riding, but after a midweek double at Canterbury, he’s...
Lingani aims for first at Caulfield in 2025 Sir John Monash Stakes
Lingani will fly the flag for South Australia as she targets Stakes success in Melbourne for trainers Peter and Belinda Blanch this Saturday in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The four-year-old mare will be out to deliver the Blanch stable their first Melbourne win while making...