Horse Racing News
She’s A Hustler too good in the 2025 Zipping Classic
At Caulfield on Saturday, She’s A Hustler excelled in her first venture over 2400 metres, fighting hard to claim a career-best victory in the $750,000 Zipping Classic. The Grahame Begg mare once again highlighted her reliability, adding a Group 2 to a résumé that now includes seven wins and four seconds...
Heys’ mare has a Fun day out in the 2025 Starlight Stakes
Former top sprinter Spieth has been at stud for eight years, but his influence resurfaced at Rosehill when Flying For Fun gave trainer Bryce Heys a memorable win in the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m). The mare returned from two Melbourne runs to claim her first stakes race, and for Heys the...
Jockey Ryan Maloney cleans up at Doomben races
Ryan Maloney enjoyed one of his most successful afternoons at Doomben on Saturday, posting four winners including both Listed races worth $160,000 apiece. The Victorian-born hoop piloted $2.50 favourite Midnight In Tokyo to victory in the Tattersall’s Classic (1200m) before turning the tables with a fighting win aboard Rockribbed in the...
Eternal Warrior engineers 2025 Merson Cooper Stakes upset
Eternal Warrior delivered a major upset in front of Caulfield crowds on Saturday, launching his career with a brilliant victory in the $175,000 Listed Merson Cooper Stakes. Ignored at $41, the Lloyd Kennewell-trained colt charged home under Zac Spain to deny Stretan Ruler ($16) in a thrilling finish to the 1000m...
Fireball stakes 2026 Golden Slipper claims with debut win
Chris Waller’s first juvenile winner each season often turns out to be above average, and the champion trainer believes debut victor Fireball fits that trend. The Snitzel colt was impressive in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill, surging clear to score and joining notable predecessors Brazen Beau and Omei Sword, who...
Clinton McDonald 2YO’s set for Caulfield debut in 2025 Merson Cooper Stakes
Clinton McDonald is still recovering from fractured ribs and a punctured lung, yet the trainer remains upbeat as two promising fillies prepare to make their race debuts. Simply Steffi and Tears Of Happiness will line up at Caulfield on Saturday in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m), giving the stable a...
Yorkshire good to go, but caution still advised ahead of the 2025 Festival Stakes
Yorkshire’s first run back failed to hit the mark, and his trainers are realistic that the setback may leave him open to improvement when he contests the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. After trailing the field in The Hunter (1300m), veterinary checks confirmed the gelding had experienced cardiac arrhythmia. He had arrived as...
Here To Shock gearing up for 2025 The Supernova
The Hayes brothers—Ben, Will and J D—are primed for another crack at a Victorian slot race, with stable stalwart Here To Shock again heading their plans. He resumes in Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, which the team views as the ideal lead-up to the $1 million The Supernova...
Unspoken warming towards another win ahead of the 2025 ATC Cup
Unspoken hasn’t quite rediscovered the brilliance he displayed early in his Australian career, but his recent performances indicate he’s edging closer to a return to winning ways. The talented import swept four straight races in the spring of 2023, including his memorable victory in the $2 million Five Diamonds, yet since...
Tigroni out to roar into 2025 Magic Millions Classic calculations
Tigroni will likely kick off her career in the first race at Rosehill on Saturday, but co-trainer John O’Shea is the first to admit it isn’t the debut scenario he had in mind. The Schweppes Handicap (1100m) became the back-up option after Racing NSW scrapped a two-year-old race at Wyong on...