Horse Racing News
Martin Harley overcomes serious injury to win Magic Millions Guineas
Martin Harley capped a Magic Millions fairytale when he partnered the Robert Heathcote-trained Abounding to a belated win in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas on the Gold Coast. It was the biggest win in Australia for the Irishman, who first rode Down Under in Victoria, but relocated to Queensland where he...
Louisville breaks through for Clipperton
He’d been a frustrating commodity for punters after finishing runner-up at his past three outings, but the Chris Waller-trained Louisville ($2.40F) has found the winning post at Rosehill Gardens in a patient steer by hoop Sam Clipperton. After winning first-up at Canterbury this preparation, the son of Redwood had been rolled at...
Sghirripa spaces Standish Handicap rivals at Flemington
It appears the sky is the limit for Sghirripa who is progressing rapidly through the Melbourne sprinting ranks, notching up his first group win with a dominant victory in the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m) down the Flemington straight. A last-start winner of the Listed Xmas Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, $2.05 betting...
Storm Boy justifies $3m Magic Millions Classic hype
Gai Waterhouse added another Magic Millions 2YO Classic to her glittering resume when Storm Boy justified short-priced favouritism to make a one-act affair of the $3 million event on the Gold Coast on Saturday. The son of Justify made it three dominant wins from as many starts when he outclassed his rivals...
Naval College smashes 28-year-old track record
They haven’t gone that quick over the 2000m at Rosehill since 1996 but the Annabel Neasham-trained Naval College ($3F) has flown around the Sydney circuit. The European import has registered a time of 1.59:19 breaking the previous track record of 1.59:99 held by both Octagonal (1996) and Danewin (1995). Not bad company to be...
Blue Diamond Stakes target for Zestiman
Ben, Will and JD Hayes have options aplenty for Zestiman after the two-year-old colt won well down the Flemington straight over 1000m on debut. The son of Zoustar was kept safe as the $3.60 favourite with top betting sites and wore down $8.50 chance I’m Kenough who kicked clear at the 200m...
Highway birthday for Weir
She’s no stranger to winning a Highway and rider Mikayla Weir got the job done again at Rosehill Gardens aboard the Brett Thompson-prepared Smart And Dapper ($16). The Smart Missile progeny had a fairly tough run in transit but was still too strong for outsider Fear The Knight ($31) by a head on...
Australian Guineas ambitions for unbeaten Otago
The Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) is the pie in the sky for Otago who backed up a dominant debut win at Bendigo with a narrow in at Flemington on Saturday, taking out a 3yo benchmark 70 over 1400m. Backed into $1.75 with betting sites, Otago landed just behind the speed under...
Lizzie’s Too Darn good on debut
Lord Lloyd Webber’s decision to back the first crop of Australian yearlings by his former star racehorse Too Darn Hot reaped an immediate reward when Too Darn Lizzie won Saturday’s The Fillies Debut at the Gold Coast. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly was a $1 million purchase at last...
Amelia’s Jewel set to be trained in Sydney
Amelia’s Jewel’s autumn campaign will be her last with Simon Miller with the star Western Australian mare to be trained in Sydney this spring. The four-year-old’s owner Peter Walsh broke the news when detailing the Group 1 winner’s 2024 itinerary after selling a Zoustar colt for $1.3 million on Day 4 at the...
