Horse Racing News
Jigsaw to chasing a second Apache Cat Classic
Jigsaw will line up for his third run at the Cranbourne Cup meeting when he looks to go back-to-back in the Apache Cat Classic. The Cindy Alderson-trained sprinter finished last on a very wet Cranbourne track on as a three-year-old in 2021 before taking out the Apache Cat Classic (1000m) last year. It will...
Malkovich on Warra weather watch
Short course specialist and one of the favourites for The Warra (1000m) on Saturday, Malkovich should take his place in the $300,000 Kembla Grange sprint provided the track isn’t too wet. Luke Hilton from the Bjorn Baker stable was confident the Kembla Grange track will hold up, with anywhere from 0-6mm of rain...
Pounding set to tackle the Cranbourne Cup
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable are banking on the longer the preparation goes the better it will turn out for Pounding. The five-year-old will line up for the sixth run of the campaign when he contests the Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m) on Saturday. Pounding’s current campaign kicked off in the P B Lawrence...
Hard To Say to continue winning ways in The Warra at Kembla
Time and patience are proving a successful combination for connections of Hard To Say as he attempts to extend his winning sequence to five in the $300,000 The Warra at Kembla Grange. The sprinter has been a revelation this campaign, book ending back-to-back victories in Brisbane with a first-up triumph at Rosehill...
Passive Aggressive back in training
Still buoyant after Magic Time's breakthrough Group 1 win in Saturday's Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, Grahame Begg has revealed another mare with elite ability is about to re-enter his care. Passive Aggressive has returned to work and could be seen back at the races as early as February. The five-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock...
Ayrton chasing Damien Oliver Gold Rush in Perth
Ayrton might have missed a place in Saturday's Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, but connections still saw enough from the gelding to commit to a trip to Perth for The Pinnacles. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained six-year-old will be part of the eastern-states travelling party who will fly out...
A big Saturday of mile racing around the land
The biggest is the G1 Railway Stakes where some Eastern staters currently lead the betting with online bookmakers. Roots ($3.50) was impressive last time in the Hot Danish. She could face Tuvalu ($4.50) off a series of strong WFA credentials in Melbourne. Forgot You ($8) heads across after a win on Cup...
Run Harry Run lands revamped Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield
The changes made to the Caulfield Cup Carnival have paid a dividend for connections of Run Harry Run with his victory in a Stakes race at Caulfield. Lining up for his fourth race start and coming off victories at Kilmore and Bendigo, Run Harry Run took out the Group 3 Blue Sapphire...
Stroke Of Luck salutes in The Beauford
The John O’Shea-trained Stroke Of Luck ($7) has broken the track record (2.21.16) in winning the $300,000 The Beauford over 2300m at Newcastle’s standalone meeting. Running down the straight with a tail wind, the four-year-old proved too strong for Torrens ($12) by half a length at the post. Race favourite Sky Lab ($4.40F) made...
Joliestar and JMac too good in G1 Thousand Guineas
Chris Waller and James Mcdonald continued their successful association in Melbourne from Flemington to Caulfield as Joliestar stamped herself as a filly of the future with her win in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m). A third victory for Waller in the race and a second for McDonald, the pair have now combined for...