Horse Racing News
Jett Stanley chasing first stakes win at Randwick
Apprentice Jett Stanley is confident he can overcome an untimely shoulder injury in time to chase his first stakes win at Randwick. The young rider had a scare on Thursday morning when a horse reared and went over on him in the barrier stalls at Warwick Farm. Having dusted himself off, Stanley was...
Alligator Blood finally coming of age
Alligator Blood may be a seven-year-old, but his co-trainer Gai Waterhouse says the gelding is finally coming of age. About to have his 34th race start and chase a 16th career win in Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley, Waterhouse is taken with the gelding. “He’s so big. When you see him, his rump is...
Blake Shinn lands ride on quality colt in G1 sprint
I Am Unstoppable will have a new rider in next week’s Coolmore Stud Stakes with Blake Shinn to partner the colt in the $2 million Group 1. The reigning Scobie Breasley medallist replaces Zac Spain, who has ridden the Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained son of I Am Invincible in each...
Kerrin McEvoy to continue rich The Invitation whitewash
Kerrin McEvoy will bid for a clean sweep in the $2 million The Invitation when he links with talented mare Espiona for the first time at Randwick. McEvoy has won both editions of the rich feature, capturing the inaugural running aboard Icebath in 2021 before backing it up with victory on Promise...
Tommy Berry a fan of Mumbai Muse ahead of Brian Crowley Stakes
A month into his return to riding, Tommy Berry is back in the groove, but it is with a fresh perspective and desire. Having spent eight months on the sidelines over improper dealings with a punter, Berry returned to the saddle last month and wasted little time making his mark. Leading into Thursday’s...
Lunar Flare returns to The Valley in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Grahame Begg is out for redemption after Lunar Flare was withdrawn from last year’s Melbourne Cup due to a bruised heel with the mare set to start favourite in Friday night’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m). Lunar Flare, who has drawn barrier 3 for Friday night’s feature, won the...
Dry track hope for The Inferno in the Manikato Stakes
Can The Inferno upset the odds-on favourite Imperatriz in the Manikato Stakes, trainer Cliff Brown doubts it. But the Mornington-based trainer heads to Moonee Valley on Saturday for the Group 1 1200m sprint confident The Inferno is in great order. “She’s a great mare and her runs have been fantastic, but he’s in great order,” Brown said. A former...
Annabel Neasham doubles up in 2023 Cox Plate tilt
Annabel Neasham says she is still haunted by the race morning scratching of Zaaki from the Cox Plate two years ago. Still in the infancy of her training career, Neasham had the race favourite for the 2021 Cox Plate but had to withdraw Zaaki from the Group 1 race because of an elevated temperature. Two weeks later, Zaaki...
Adrian Bott can’t split G1 Spring Champion Stakes contenders
Tulloch Lodge stablemates Raf Attack and Ganbare have had a reversal of fortunes in the Spring Champion Stakes barrier draw and Adrian Bott expects it to better suit the racing styles of both colts. Raf Attack ran his rivals ragged when leading throughout from a low draw in the Gloaming Stakes...
Served Cold the first filly to win the Geelong Classic
Served Cold showed she was right on track for a tilt at the VRC Oaks after becoming the first filly to win the Geelong Classic. The Danny O’Brien-trained filly accounted for her six male rivals in Wednesday’s 2200m Listed race. The Geelong Classic is open to three-year-olds as a lead-up to the Group 1...