Horse Racing News
Quantum Cat finally gets the cream at Randwick races
Chris Waller’s Quantum Cat might not be a headline act, but his story and recent win have caught attention for more than just racing form. The gelding’s unusual coat, which features large white patches due to a ringworm infection that altered the hair follicles, has made him something of a stable...
Weather on the side of Verdad at Flemington races
Verdad is set to return to Flemington on Saturday in The David Bourke (1620m) with the forecast finally turning in his favour after recent setbacks. The Robbie Griffiths-trained gelding was scratched from earlier engagements at Flemington and Sandown due to rain-affected tracks but is now expected to take his place on...
Theodore’s renaissance to continue with exciting prospect
Stephen Theodore’s career-best season shows no signs of slowing down with the reinvigorated trainer set to saddle up five horses at Morphettville on Saturday. A multiple Stakes winner when he trained successfully in Victoria, Theodore has hit the ground running since opening an on-course barn at Murray Bridge in mid-2024. His current...
Drying track good news for honest Grebeni in 2025 Civic Stakes
Grebeni will take his place in Saturday’s Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, with trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou electing to stay local rather than head to Brisbane. The original plan was to target the Tattersall’s Mile (1600m) at Eagle Farm, but uncertainty around the Queensland track surface led the stable...
Talented Marble Nine chases another Flemington first
Marble Nine returns to Flemington on Saturday as he prepares for a more lucrative goal in the weeks ahead under the guidance of the Corstens and Larkin training combination. The four-year-old is entered in The Funky Farm Sprint (1100m), which will serve as a key lead-up to the Listed Santa Ana...
Blinkers go on Inglis Millennium winner at Randwick races
Adrian Bott says a long-range plan finally comes to fruition on Saturday when classy gelding Fully Lit returns to Randwick for the Switzerland @ Coolmore Handicap (1200m), his second outing since last winter. The 2024 Inglis Millennium winner was purposely kept on ice after a taxing juvenile season that featured a...
Jason Miller after further 2025 Strickland Stakes glory
Immortalising his place in Strickland Stakes folklore, trainer Jason Miller is ready to run Admiration Express in Saturday’s Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Pinjarra as he chases a fourth win in the race. Miller, who began with Dedicated Miss as a jockey in 2004 and later trained Naughty By Nature...
Oaklands Plate a possibility for Millennium Blade
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr yard are planning to stretch Millennium Blade out to 1400m as they push for the colt’s first win before the season concludes. Millennium Blade appears in the nominations for Saturday’s TAB We’re On (1420m) at Flemington, one of 11 entries, though a switch to...
Jockey Tim Clark has covered all Bases this season
Tim Clark added another major trophy to his career collection last weekend, steering War Machine to victory in the Stradbroke Handicap. It marked the 26th Group 1 win of his career, coming 17 years after his breakthrough aboard Typhoon Zed in the 2008 The Galaxy. The veteran hoop continues to thrive...
James McDonald notches another Royal Ascot winner
Top jockey James McDonald has captured another highlight at Royal Ascot, this time aboard Crimson Advocate in the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes. Crimson Advocate, a past winner of the Queen Mary Stakes as a two-year-old, returned to Royal Ascot as a more mature and versatile performer. After a testing...