Horse Racing News
Snowden gets Memo for 2025 Silver Shadow Stakes return
Promising filly Memo will spearhead Peter Snowden’s attack on the Princess Series when she resumes in Saturday’s Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. As a two-year-old, Memo underlined her talent with a commanding victory in the Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and a game second in the Magic Millions Classic...
Don’t Hope Do faces tough Valley test in the 2025 Carlyon Stakes
Moonee Valley trainer Simon Zahra concedes Don’t Hope Do faces a tough test when he lines up in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. The gelding has not contested a stakes race since last spring, when he ran sixth in the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield after...
Autumn Glow on audition for The $20m Everest 2025
Saturday’s Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) at Randwick will mark the long-awaited return of unbeaten mare Autumn Glow, with the race seen as a crucial test in shaping her spring carnival campaign. Part of the Winx Stakes program, the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old has been perfect in four starts, three of...
Derby heroine brings X factor to the 2025 Winx Stakes
Reigning champion Via Sistina may dominate betting for Saturday’s Winx Stakes (1400m), but trainer Chris Waller believes stablemate Aeliana is rapidly closing the gap and could emerge as her successor. Via Sistina is rated a $2.30 chance to defend her crown at Randwick, while Aeliana, a $7.50 hope, makes her debut...
Asfoora peaking for the 2025 Nunthorpe Stakes
Asfoora is set to make her third appearance of the European summer when she tackles the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes (1005m) at York this weekend, with trainer Henry Dwyer declaring her in the best shape of her campaign. The mare will contest the feature sprint at 12.35am Saturday, Australian time, having...
Flemington set to host Cox Plate 2026
The iconic Cox Plate will step away from its traditional home in 2026, with Flemington to host the $5 million race for the very first time. Moonee Valley, which has staged every Cox Plate since the race’s inception in 1922, will close after this year’s edition to undergo a major redevelopment,...
Tiger set to bite in the 2025 Carlyon Stakes
Trainer Clayton Douglas is confident Tiger Shark’s familiarity with Moonee Valley will be a valuable asset when she tackles the Listed Norman Carlyon Stakes (1000m) this Saturday. The Rich Enuff mare debuted for Douglas at The Valley on August 9 in a Benchmark 100 and now returns to the scene aiming...
Humble Trader lands prize on debut
Humble Trader stamped himself as a galloper to follow with a gritty debut victory at Sandown on Wednesday, rewarding the eye of trainer Greg Eurell, who secured him at the 2024 Melbourne Yearling Sales. The son of Hanseatic cost just $60,000 and looks a bargain after landing the Sportsbet Blackbook Plate...
Black type target beckons for Chris Waller’s midweek Star
Chris Waller unearthed two exciting prospects in the Warwick Farm wet on Wednesday, with Burma Star and Beside The Sea both staking their claims for higher honours. Burma Star, by Exceed And Excel, produced a dominant maiden success in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Handicap (1100m). Having finished behind Blitzburg and...
Gringotts appeals as 2025 Winx Stakes knockout
While much of the focus will be on the star mare Via Sistina in the Winx Stakes, jockey Tommy Berry believes Gringotts is ready to strike and could make the perfect return in Saturday’s Randwick Group 1. Gringotts resumes off the back of his breakthrough at the top level, having taken...