Horse Racing News
Bustler return in 2025 Belmont Sprint excites Parnham
Bustler looks set to make an exciting return in the Belmont Sprint (1400m) after a standout performance in an Ascot barrier trial. The 2023 Railway Stakes winner cruised past Ain’t No Other Man in a sharp 1000m hit-out on Monday, pleasing trainer Neville Parnham ahead of a winter preparation. “Bustler will front...
Veight set to resume in the 2025 Doomben 10,000
Group 1 winner Veight will make his long-awaited return in the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday, this time as a gelding, as trainer Tony McEvoy embarks on a Queensland winter campaign with high hopes. McEvoy, who trains alongside his son Calvin, said the decision to geld the George Ryder Stakes winner was...
Singapore champ heads to Flemington for The Straight Six
Lim’s Kosciuszko will launch his Australian campaign at Flemington this Saturday in the Listed Straight Six (1200m), with trainer Dan Meagher electing to ease his star into local conditions rather than dive straight into Group 1 company at The Goodwood. With 22 wins from 29 starts in Singapore and a single...
The Map is back and chasing Melbourne Cup spot in 2025 Andrew Ramsden Stakes
The Map, trained by South Australia's Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray, is set to return to the track after a brief retirement and an unsuccessful sale attempt. Having secured a berth in the Melbourne Cup through her victory in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes, The Map was retired earlier this year and...
Fiore a West Star in the 2025 Northam Stakes
West Star showed exactly why he’s considered one of the most promising young gallopers in the west with a barnstorming victory in Sunday’s Group 3 Northam Stakes (1300m). The three-year-old son of Playing God proved too good for his older rivals, even after covering extra ground throughout. Once Lucy Fiore asked...
Rothfire ready for Group 1 return in 2025 Doomben 10,000
Rothfire hasn’t tasted victory since late 2022, but that hasn’t stopped trainer Robert Heathcote from giving the gelding another shot at Group 1 glory in Saturday’s Doomben 10,000. The resilient seven-year-old is no stranger to comebacks, and after an encouraging run in the Victory Stakes earlier this month, Heathcote is optimistic...
2025 Melbourne Cup qualifier a Choice option
A potential Melbourne Cup start is in sight for Bankers Choice as connections eye a run in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington, which offers an automatic berth into the November classic. Trained by Ben, Will and JD Hayes, the seven-year-old gelding by Mongolian Khan is already in the...
All smiles after WA Sires’ Produce Stakes success
After two narrow defeats in feature races, Just Too Fly delivered at Ascot on Saturday with a tough victory in the Group 3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). Finishing second in both the Perth Stakes (1100m) and Karrakatta Plate (1200m), the colt showed grit to edge past Snitzalatte late and fend...
O’Shea, Charlton to play Strait bat in the 2025 Scone Cup
With a team spread across two major race days, trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton are gearing up for a pivotal weekend, highlighted by Strait Acer’s Scone Cup tilt and Schwarz’s bid in the Doomben 10,000 (1200m). Strait Acer, a recent stable arrival, impressed last time out when closing late for...
BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes and JJ Atkins Stakes are options for Hidden Achievement
Chris Waller’s talented two-year-old Hidden Achievement took a step towards the Brisbane winter carnival on Saturday, breaking through for his first win in the Ortus Financial 2YO Handicap (1200m) at Gosford. A $675,000 yearling, Hidden Achievement ($5) lived up to the early hype with a professional performance, easing off heels at...