Horse Racing News
Bermadez to strike at Caulfield
As champion jockey Damien Oliver’s career draws to a close in Perth, one Melbourne trainer wishes he would extend his time in the saddle. Not indefinitely, but long enough to see out the career of Bermadez. Trainer Mike Moroney and Oliver have had a long and fruitful association of many seasons and have combined...
Rejuvenated Valour on the Road to The Gold Rush at Ascot
Valour Road has done the groundwork and is in top shape to win the $1.5 million Damien Oliver Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot, according to trainer, Simon Miller. Simon Miller is just rapt to have Valour Road back racing competitively again and in contention for rich races after the gelding’s career appeared to...
Blinkers bid to spark Win O’Clock
The Cup races in Tasmania could be on the agenda for imported galloper Win O’Clock if he performs up to expectations at Caulfield. The Matthew Williams-trained stayer is set to run in a benchmark 100 contest over 2400m on Saturday as a potential launching pad towards the Tasmanian Summer Carnival. The Group 3 Hobart...
Wyong Millions for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Feature racing heads to Wyong on Wednesday for their Magic Millions meeting and all eyes will be on short-priced favourites Royal Merchant and Spywire for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace. Royal Merchant has been freshened and had blinkers applied as the Group 1 winning mare aims to get back in the winner’s circle...
There’s A Lot Of Good to come from Men says Andrews
A Lot Of Good Men ran another cracking race in Saturday’s G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m), flashing home for fifth behind Dom To Shoot, beaten a length and a half. It followed hot on the heels of a second finish to Zipaway in the WA Guineas (1600m) and a third behind Investment Strategy in...
Nominations in for Grand Prix Stakes at Eagle Farm
With the Sydney and Melbourne Spring carnivals now over, attention moves to Queensland where the lead up to the Magic Millions has begun. Saturday sees the running of some nice races, albeit not the lead ins for the 2yo Classic. The G3 Grand Prix Stakes (2112m), won last year by Kovalica, hasn’t...
Junko wins the Hong Kong Vase 2023
After training the runner up in 2022, Andre Fabre has claimed the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin with Junko delivering a last to first victory. Andre Fabre has a strong record in the Hong Kong Vase having trained the 2014 Hong Kong International Vase (2400m) winner Flintshire...
Tony McEvoy dreaming big with Veight
With his tail up after a Ballarat Cup Day hat-trick, Tony McEvoy is now dreaming of the futures he could win with classy colt Veight in 2024. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up is back in light work and not far off a return to the Ballarat stable McEvoy operates with son Calvin. “He’s been...
Te Akau Racing announce 2024 plans for Imperatriz
Imperatriz’s avoidance of Sydney was one of the main talking points of this year’s Spring Carnival but her 2024 campaign will be geared around a trip to New South Wales with a journey to Royal Ascot ruled out for the five-year-old. The $3 million T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick...
Warning gearing up for a Magic Millions Subzero contest
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has taken a different approach in their chase of a rich prize at the Gold Coast with Warning. The former Victoria Derby winner is on a path to the Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) on January 13 and is expected to head to race third-up from a...