Horse Racing News
Vagrant helps ease the pain in Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes
Vagrant has helped ease the pain for the Mitchell Freedman stable with a Stakes race victory at Caulfield. Freedman revealed after Vagrant took out the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday that a member of the stable had been injured during the week. “It’s been a pretty tough week at home,” Freedman...
Lady Of Camelot emerges as 2024 Golden Slipper threat
Lady Of Camelot has emerged as the top-seeded filly for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott after adding to their bulging Golden Slipper arsenal with a scintillating Widden Stakes victory. Her win gave the stable a clean sweep of the two-year-old features at Rosehill on Saturday after Prost snared the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) for the colts and geldings...
In-form Lady stars in the Southern Cross Stakes
Annabel Neasham has credited Lady Laguna’s rich vein of form to maturity after the mare strung together her third consecutive win in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. While the four-year-old has only missed a place six times in 22 starts – five of those in Melbourne and the other...
Team Snowden building strong Blue Diamond Stakes team
Counteroffensive will be out to add his name to Peter and Paul Snowden’s army of two-year-olds for the Blue Diamond Stakes. The son of Deep Field heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and if he runs well could be back at the same track for the Group...
Pride Of Jenni gets All Star Mile call
The Group 1 find of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival has been given a ‘wildcard’ entry into the All-Star Mile, this year to be run at Caulfield. Pride Of Jenni recorded successive wins at Group 1 level at Flemington last November, firstly taking out the Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby...
Justaboom goes Boom at Caulfield
Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock will raise the bar with Justaboom after her victory at Caulfield. The daughter of Justify could return to Caulfield in three weeks to contest the Group 2 Autumn Classic over the same trip she scored over in the IVE> Handicap (1800m) on Saturday. Ridden by...
Hero is out, but Honour is in
King Charles III’s horse Desert Hero has been ruled out of the Sydney autumn carnival, but trainer William Haggas has confirmed stablemate Dubai Honour is locked in for an Australian return. Haggas said it was only in the past 24 hours that connections had decided Desert Hero, who had been among the leading fancies...
Jimmy a potential Star
Trainer Ciaron Maher has heard all the hype surrounding lightly raced Jimmysstar, but is reluctant to push him too far, too early. Unbeaten in two Australian starts after winning two of his three starts in New Zealand, Jimmysstar is set to make his return at in the Sportsbet Get On Extra Handicap...
Eneeza set to stamp G1 Blue Diamond Stakes credentials
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable hold Blue Diamond Stakes ambitions for Eneeza, but first there is a lead-up race to be won at Caulfield. Eneeza makes her return following a let-up in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday which will be her sole outing before the Group...
Team Snowden to test carnival credentials of 2YO trio
The Golden Slipper is just seven weeks away and given their record of success with two-year-olds, it is no surprise Peter and Paul Snowden will have a strong hand in Sydney’s first juvenile black-type races of the year at Rosehill. While Counteroffensive has been scratched from the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) to run...
