Horse Racing News
Pride throws down challenge to connections of Imperatriz in Canterbury Stakes
Te Akau Racing’s declaration that the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes is a possible target for Imperatriz hasn’t phased Think About It’s trainer Joe Pride in the slightest. Pride’s Everest winner is scheduled to resume in the Randwick feature and, renowned for enjoying a bit of friendly rivalry, Pride says talk that Imperatriz...
Les Bridge unearths another Legend for Bon Ho
Forty years after winning his first Hobartville Stakes with Sir Dapper, octogenarian Les Bridge has captured his second, this time with the horse he believes might be the heir apparent to his Everest winner Classique Legend. Celestial Legend ($8.50) unleashed a withering finish from midfield to triumph in Saturday’s three-year-old feature, the trackside...
Verdad to take improvement into G1 Australian Guineas
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock could not have been happier with the return performance of Verdad and are looking for an equally solid performance in the Australian Guineas. Verdad resumed in the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on February 17 chasing home Riff Rocket and King Colorado,...
Hayasugi completes the Blue Diamond sweep
Hayasugi proved herself Melbourne’s best two-year-old with a stylish win in the Blue Diamond Stakes completing a rare treble in the process. The Clinton Mcdonald -trained daughter of Royal Meeting joined Midnight Fever, back in 1987, as the only filly to complete the Blue Diamond Series, comprising the Preview, Prelude and Saturday’s feature Group...
Zougotcha returns to her best in Millie Fox Stakes
Chris Waller might have got it wrong in trying to mould Zougotcha into a sprinter, but he has wasted no time putting her back on the right path. The classy mare made a brilliant return to win the Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill, stalking leader and $2.35 betting site favourite Lady Laguna...
More Felons steals late victory in the Parramatta Cup
In another reminder of why he has been Sydney’s champion trainer for more than a decade, Chris Waller has produced More Felons first-up off a Melbourne Cup campaign to win the Listed Parramatta Cup. In just his second preparation for Waller, the import pinched runs along the inside and dived late to deny...
Waterhouse-Bott colt Charges into G1 Golden Slipper contention
Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy might be waiting until next week to serve a reminder of his talents, but two of his stablemates have done their Slipper chances no harm with outstanding performances at Rosehill. Straight Charge ($2.45 fav) turned the tables on Breeders’ Plate conqueror Espionage ($2.80) to dazzle in Saturday’s Silver Slipper...
Fukubana to blossom in Hobartville Stakes
Fukubana will be given his chance at Group level having won two of four starts to date, successful at $1.40 in a three-year-old handicap at Doomben last start and Matthew Dunn believes he can acquit himself well in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m). A son of Dundeel, Dunn expects Fukubana to furnish...
Weather key to Melbourne Cup winners return
The weather could be the deciding factor on whether Gold Trip makes his reappearance at Caulfield in preparation for the Australian Cup. The Melbourne Cup winner features among entries for the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) on Saturday, which, if he starts, may be his solitary outing ahead of the Group...
Team Snowden take Oakleigh Plate gamble
The Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield is one of the toughest sprint races run in Australia with the pressure on from the outset. The 1100m Group 1 sprint on Saturday is a race Peter and Paul Snowden have won previously with Russian Revolution and the Sydney trainers are back again with three-year-old...
