Horse Racing News
Roots dominant in the Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill
The addition of blinkers on the Chris Waller-trained Roots in the Hot Danish Stakes has proven to be a winning move. After finishing second last in the $2 million The Invitation at Randwick last start, a decision was later made to apply blinkers to the well-performed five-year-old mare for Saturday’s fillies and...
Imperatriz claims sprint Championship at Flemington
A different venue and more accomplished set of rivals posed no problem for Imperatriz, who completed an unbeaten Victorian spring campaign in Saturday’s Champions Sprint at Flemington. The flying Kiwi mare took her career Group 1 tally to eight when she held off The Everest runners Buenos Noches and In Secret to win...
Shangri La Express remains unbeaten in the $1m Golden Gift
Shangri La Express has stamped himself as a Golden Slipper prospect with a tough win in the Golden Gift to remain unbeaten from his first two starts. With the winner’s purse from Saturday’s $1 million feature for two-year-olds, Shangri La Express has now banked enough prize money to secure a start in...
Atishu blows them away in the G1 Champions Stakes
Atishu completed a Stakes Day Group 1 clean sweep for the girls with a dominant win in the $3 million Champions Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old atoned for a game second in last Saturday’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes with a dominant win in the 2000-metre event. Her victory...
Unspoken takes out the Five Diamonds at Rosehill
Unspoken has continued his rise through the ranks this spring with the biggest victory of his career in the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The imported Unspoken ($7.50) had been unbeaten in three starts so far this campaign on his way to Saturday’s rich race for five-year-olds, and he stepped up...
Parnham buoyed by Bustler draw in the Lee Steere Stakes
Jockey Steven Parnham believes he has top claims to win the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m) for the second time in four years after Bustler came up with a perfect draw. Bustler is certain to gain an economical run from barrier three in the Lee Steere Stakes, as opposed to the...
NZ mare to show her Prowess in the Champions Stakes
New Zealand trainer Roger James says Prowess will rise to another level is she is to win the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Already a two-time winner at the highest level, Prowess is the 'new kid' on the block on Saturday. Forced to miss the early part of the spring after requiring...
Jump-out straightens out Buenos Noches
Sydney trainer Matthew Smith has been around the mark with his runners at the Melbourne Cup Carnival and will have one final chance on the final day at Flemington. Three-year-old filly Aethelflaed finished fourth in the Wakeful Stakes (2000m) last Saturday before chasing home Zardozi in the VRC Oaks (2500m) on Thursday while True...
New Mandate lands for in-form Parr
New Mandate has overcome the deteriorating track conditions at Hawkesbury to give the trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and Josh Parr their third win in the Listed Ladies Day Cup. The race changed shape during the course of the afternoon when an electrical storm hit, resulting in the surface being downgraded to heavy and...
Zardozi gives McDonald a Classics double in VRC Oaks
Champion jockey James Mcdonald has taken out a Classic double during Melbourne Cup week guiding Godolphin filly Zardozi to an easy win at Flemington. McDonald won the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) aboard Riff Rocket on the opening day of the four-day Carnival and returned on Thursday to score aboard Zardozi for James Cummings in the...