Horse Racing News
Not the big one, but Lindermann eyes 2025 Craven Plate success
Champion trainer Chris Waller is confident he’s made the right call by keeping Lindermann at home in Sydney rather than venturing south for the $6 million Cox Plate. The six-year-old star will instead line up in Saturday’s $750,000 Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick, chasing a third win from...
Dual Pressure ready to roll in Gawler Cup 2025
Local trainer Aaron Bain is confident that 2025 will finally be the year he conquers his hometown feature, the Gawler Cup, with in-form runner Dual Pressure leading his two-pronged assault on Friday’s race. Bain, who trains in partnership with Ned Taylor at Angaston Park in the Barossa Valley, went agonisingly close...
Melbourne Cup golden ticket on offer in Moonee Valley Cup 2025
The Moonee Valley Gold Cup will again serve as a key pointer to the Melbourne Cup, with a strong field set to chase both prize money and Cup qualification on Friday night. Traditionally, the 2500m staying test provides Cup hopefuls with a vital stepping stone, and this year’s edition holds even...
Attica’s tricky Group 1 assignment in 2025 Spring Champion Stakes
Randwick trainer Joe Pride is full of confidence in Attica’s condition ahead of the $2 million Spring Champion Stakes but admits the barrier gods haven’t been kind. The talented colt drew gate 13, which will become 12 if the emergency Pinot Nero is scratched from Saturday’s Group 1 feature. Attica turned...
Champions to the fore in the 2025 Cox Plate
Top jockey Blake Shinn believes Antino has what it takes to win one of Australia’s most famous races — the Cox Plate (2040m) — describing the gelding as a horse capable of matching it with the very best. Saturday’s edition will be the final Cox Plate on Moonee Valley’s current surface,...
Moonee Valley Vase the ideal 2025 Victoria Derby option
Fresh off their Caulfield Cup success with Half Yours, Tony and Calvin McEvoy are chasing further spring riches with a two-pronged assault on Flemington’s major races. Half Yours is on a path to the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 4, while emerging colt Options will be the stable’s...
Melbourne Cup dream a step closer after 2025 Geelong Cup win
Royal colours and local dreams collided in a thrilling edition of the Geelong Cup, where Celine Gaudray guided Torranzino to a famous victory and sealed the gelding’s place in the Melbourne Cup field. More than half a century after King Charles III’s schooling days in Geelong, his colours were carried proudly...
Geelong Cup 2025 program to be rescheduled to Thursday
Wild weather wreaked havoc on Wednesday’s Geelong Cup meeting, with gale-force winds forcing the abandonment of the program after only three races. The feature event, along with the remaining six races, will now be run on Thursday under clearer conditions. Officials from Racing Victoria made the call after sustained wind gusts...
San Giovanni ready to go in the 2025 Spring Champion Stakes
San Giovanni will get his chance to shine over a longer trip on Saturday when he tackles the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick, and trainer Michael Freedman couldn’t be happier with the way his emerging stayer is trending. After beginning his career with back-to-back wins at Newcastle and...
Light Infantry Man lines up for honours in 2026 Cox Plate
Ciaron Maher believes Light Infantry Man can bounce back to his best in Saturday’s $6 million Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley, even if he admits the gelding needs to find a little more to match the country’s elite weight-for-age performers. The last time the British import raced in Victoria, he...