Horse Racing News
Saturday night racing coming to Cranbourne
Southside Racing is set to illuminate Saturday nights in Victoria with four trial meetings at Cranbourne in the upcoming racing calendar. CEO Neil Bainbridge expressed enthusiasm, stating, “We’ve been a big supporter of it and have been looking for the opportunity now for a couple of years.” The initiative, supported by Racing...
Davy a Golden contender in Mile at Bendigo races
Hard work and a change of training environment brought about a reversal of fortune for the Ciaron Maher-trained Sir Davy. Now the Maher stable is looking to parlay that into a Stakes win when the gelding heads to the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday. Sir Davy is facing a...
Barriers drawn for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup
Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick features four more Group One races, headlined by the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) where Australia’s weight-for-age stars will clash. Last start Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) winner Via Sistina remains a firm favourite for the Queen Elizabeth after drawing barrier five in a field...
Star chasing second Adelaide Stakes win
Having promised a lot and finally delivering, Climbing Star is heading back to Adelaide in search of another Stakes race victory. Breaking through for her maiden Stakes win in the Listed Matrice Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on March 23, Climbing Star will on Saturday contest the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m)...
Another shot at redemption for Amade in Sydney Cup
Amade’s chance to end his career one of the best-performed horses Phillip Stokes has trained has probably passed, but the enigmatic import will continue to be given chances to land a big staying feature. The 10-year-old’s next opportunity comes in this Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick. The 3200-metre...
Winx’s first foal sells for $10m at the Inglis Easter auction
Winx’s highly anticipated first foal, a Pierro filly, has been sold for a staggering amount of $10 million at the Inglis Easter auction on Monday, shattering records for a yearling filly in Australia. Lot 391, presented by Coolmore Stud, garnered intense interest due to her illustrious lineage. The previous record of $2.6...
Imperatriz heading back to New Zealand
Imperatriz’s season is now over but don’t expect to hear David Ellis now ramping up a campaign for her to be crowned Australia’s Champion Racehorse for the 2023/24 season. The five-year-old finished fourth in last Saturday’s T J Smith Stakes at Randwick won by Chain Of Lightning, her only unplaced run...
Lady Of Camelot redirected to the G2 Percy Sykes Stakes
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot is scheduled to run in the Percy Sykes Stakes on Day 2 of The Championships after being scratched from the Sires’ Produce Stakes. Lady Of Camelot will not be in one of the four Group 1 races but the Golden Slipper winner still shapes as one...
Bold Bastille bound for Bendigo in VOBIS Gold Rush
Lindsay Park two-year-old Bold Bastille has a couple of rich assignments ahead of her before she enjoys a break leading into the spring. The first of those assignments for the Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained filly is the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo on Saturday which will be followed...
Riff Rocket gives Waller first ATC Australian Derby
Riff Rocket has raced to a rare staying double and in the process delivered Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller with his first ATC Australian Derby success at Randwick. Waller admitted it had been a source of a little frustration that he had yet to train the winner of the time-honoured Australian Derby during...
