Horse Racing News
Getafix to be set for the 2025 Epsom Handicap
Once a Golden Rose hopeful, Getafix is starting to justify the early expectations of his trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton with a powerful performance at Randwick. The three-year-old followed up a strong midweek win with a last-stride success in Saturday’s TAB Handicap (1400m), edging out Cool Jakey by a nose...
Paynes join Egan in Caulfield races double
A Caulfield raceday double provided the perfect belated birthday gift for trainer Patrick Payne, whose team of Jimmy The Bear and Stop The Rock delivered successive wins on Saturday. Payne, training in partnership with Michelle Payne, was all smiles as Jimmy The Bear took out the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) before...
Bridge stepping stone towards 2025 Lightning Stakes
Richard and Chantelle Jolly will take a powerful team to Thomas Farms Racecourse Murray Bridge on Saturday, with standout three-year-olds Caladan and The Sprinkler among their 10 runners. Caladan heads into the BM66 1000m event as the favourite, off the back of consecutive wins and a strong Morphettville trial. The Tassort...
Prix De Turn gets a second chance
Prix De Turn is back in action after more than a year off, returning in Saturday’s Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield after what was expected to be a permanent retirement. The Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes winner has been plagued by soundness issues throughout his career, which includes a...
Lim’s Kosciuszko takes trip to Caulfield for 2025 Sir John Monash Stakes
Trainer Dan Meagher is confident a freshened Lim’s Kosciuszko can produce his best form in Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. Following a month-long break, the multiple stakes winner drops in distance and returns to weight-for-age conditions, a setting Meagher believes gives his charge a real chance. Lim’s...
Successful season set to continue for training partners Charlton and O'Shea
As their first full season draws to a close, John O’Shea and Tom Charlton have every reason to be proud of a highly productive year, highlighted by consistent metro form and three Group 1 victories. Since teaming up in July 2023, the duo has chalked up 35 city winners and major...
Godolphin announce new stable line up
With the imminent departure of James Cummings from the Godolphin operation, nine stables have been announced as taking horses from the global operation in the new season. The nine stables are based in New South Wales and Victoria and include all the leading trainers in Australia. They include Group 1 winning trainers Anthony and...
Pounding on the quick back-up in 2025 VOBIS Gold Heath
Reliable gelding Pounding will chase a much-deserved win when he tackles Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) at Caulfield, with rich rewards on offer for his connections. Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Pounding has banked more than $63,000 this campaign and now races for nearly $100,000 in stakes plus a...
Torn keeps on grinding away
One thing Torn won’t be lacking in is race experience when he lines up at Caulfield. The Ben Brisbourne-trained three-year-old will be lining up for start number 20 when he contests the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2000m) on Saturday. In that sphere, Torn is ‘lengths clear’ of his rivals with Verona...
Improving track draws Cassiel to Randwick races
Peter Snowden is hoping to continue his late-season surge with in-form galloper Cassiel when the four-year-old contests The Agency Real Estate Handicap (1000m) at Randwick this Saturday. The son of Harry Angel was scratched from a midweek assignment at Canterbury due to the wet track, with Snowden opting to hold him...