Horse Racing News
First Immortal stakes claims for Spring Racing Carnival Cups
Father-and-son training combination Mark and Levi Kavanagh are looking for a fortuitous autumn campaign with First Immortal after his first-up win at Caulfield. First Immortal’s autumn campaign launched with victory in the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) on Saturday which may lead to the gelding heading towards two ballot exempt races for the Spring...
Victorian 2YO form reigns in final 2024 Golden Slipper lead-ups
Filly Drifting and Victorian colt Dublin Down are the final two horses to earn Golden Slipper spots, but whether they take up the challenge is yet to be decided. The Tony and Calvin Mcevoy -trained Dublin Down secured a berth with his upset win in Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes (1200m), staving off Anode and relegating short-priced favourite Gatsby’s into fourth. The...
Fangirl’s autumn racing carnival campaign cut short
Fangirl, one of Chris Waller’s leading chargers towards The Championships, has had her autumn campaign declared over after a Friday morning incident required her to be transported for veterinary treatment. Waller announced via X (formerly Twitter) that a wound to one of the five-year-old mare’s legs was enough to end the...
Third time lucky in All Star Mile for Cascadian
Evergreen Godolphin galloper Cascadian will complete a clean sweep of All-Star Mile venues when he competes at Caulfield. Saturday’s All-Star Mile (1600m) will be the third time Cascadian has competed in the race, having finished fifth to Zaaki at Flemington in 2022 then second to Mr Brightside last year at Moonee Valley. Cascadian is returning...
Roughies can rule again in G1 Coolmore Classic
The Coolmore Classic has been a happy hunting ground for outsiders in recent years and several trainers fancy their chances of continuing that trend at Rosehill. The last favourite to claim the fillies and mares feature was Aloha in 2011, while 13 of the past 20 winners have started at double-figure...
Hawkes filly could Fly Fly into Golden Slipper 2024 calculations
Michael Hawkes is gearing up for a busy afternoon at Rosehill with six stakes runners, headlined by More Secrets in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. However, it is the younger brigade that could be the stable’s best chance for a win with Makarena and Airman favourites for the Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) and Maurice McCarten...
Four million-dollar Group 1 races for South Australia
Five weeks out from the first of South Australia’s features run at the highest level, each of the four Group One races to be run at Morphettville will see prizemoney doubled to $1 million. A partnership between Sportsbet, Racing SA and the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) has brought about the...
Martin hopes to revive fond memories in the Batavia Sprint
Julia Martin hopes a dual-pronged attack will be potent enough to score a coveted home-town feature win at Geraldton on Sunday. Julia Martin will be represented by two runners in the $125,000 Batavia Sprint (1200m), Bombay Style and Miff Muffered Moof. As an eight year-old with 64 starts behind him, Bombay Style is the...
Gatsby follows Shinzo's G1 Golden Slipper path
Chris Waller won last year’s Golden Slipper with a son of Snitzel on the back-up after winning the Pago Pago Stakes and he is optimistic Gatsby’s put himself in a position to do likewise. The $220,000 Inglis Easter yearling is favourite for Saturday’s 1200-metre event at Rosehill, which is one of two $250,000...
Turner’s Queen to Own Natasha Stakes
Troy Turner’s confidence in Own The Queen is sky high and he expects the filly will handle a rise in distance in the Natasha Stakes (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Justine Erkelens-trained Own The Queen is unbeaten this campaign and extended her winning sequence to three straight in last fortnight’s Ascot...
