Horse Racing News
Derby winner poised for 2025 The Beauford bounce back
For Dylan Gibbons, Newcastle’s standalone race day is more than just another meeting — it’s a homecoming. The Sydney-based jockey was born and raised in the city, completed his apprenticeship with Kris Lees, and still holds fond memories of his first stakes triumph on the local track. That breakthrough came in...
Waller, Godolphin team up in the 2025 Sandown Guineas
Chris Waller, who stepped in for Godolphin earlier this spring to claim the prestigious Golden Rose, will again partner with Sheikh Mohammed’s empire when he saddles Burma Star in the $400,000 Sandown Guineas at Caulfield this Saturday. The promising Exceed And Excel colt is one of two runners for Waller in...
Pre-race parade key for juvenile Seeiaye in 2025 Max Lees Classic
Seeiaye will make his debut as favourite for the Max Lees Classic at Newcastle, but trainer Peter Snowden says the colt’s performance hinges on how he behaves before the race. The two-year-old has shown professionalism in both trials leading into Saturday, placing second in his first appearance before stretching out nicely...
Godolphin exes to team up in the 2025 Spring Stakes
Zac Lloyd and Nacim Dilmi forged a bond during their time at Godolphin, and that friendship continues to produce milestone moments. Earlier this season, Lloyd rode Dilmi’s first ever winner as a trainer, and at Newcastle on Saturday he aims to deliver him a maiden stakes victory with promising gelding...
G1 placed My Gladiola short odds in the 2025 Thoroughbred Club Stakes
After a gallant effort behind Tentyris in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, rising star filly My Gladiola will aim to secure her own spring highlight in Saturday’s Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. Trained by John McArdle and ridden in all seven starts by Jamie Mott, the daughter...
2025 The Hunter Clear goal for Paul Messara mare
Scone-based trainer Paul Messara is hoping patience pays off when his consistent mare Clear Thinking lines up in the $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle this weekend. Messara made the call to skip last week’s Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill, believing Saturday’s 1300m feature shapes as a better fit for...
Jamie Melham cops big ban over 2025 Melbourne Cup Day fall
Jamie Melham’s Melbourne Cup fairytale had a harsh epilogue after the star jockey received a 30-meeting ban for careless riding in a race that followed her Cup triumph on Half Yours. The incident occurred during the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes, where Melham partnered Fancify for Michael Hickmott. Blake...
Angel Capital ready to fire in 2025 CF Orr Stakes
Angel Capital is no stranger to Caulfield, but Chris Waller still chose to take the colt back to the course on Tuesday morning for his final tune-up ahead of Saturday’s $1 million CF Orr Stakes. The striking four-year-old worked over the course proper, returning to the scene of several of his...
Big Reward for Douglas’s Top colt in 2025 Sandown Guineas
Although Clayton Douglas anticipated Top Reward would justify his short odds on debut, the Mornington trainer was impressed enough by the win to fast-track the colt into a higher-calibre target. The son of Shamus Award will race for the second time in the $400,000 Group 2 Sandown Guineas at Caulfield this...
Bjorn Baker with strong hand in 2025 The Hunter
This year’s Group 2 The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle carries extra intrigue, thanks in part to last year’s winner Briasa going on to claim Group 1 success soon after. Trainer Bjorn Baker hopes his pair Iowna Merc and Robusto can step up, even if he concedes neither has the same profile...