Horse Racing News
Heavy hitters back Justify ahead of Magic Millions Classic
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott were the heaviest-hitters on Day 4 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, landing the highest-priced lot of the sale and another seven-figure youngster who boasts bloodlines they know well. A few hours before they paid $1.7 million for the session-topping filly by I Am Invincible...
Gelded Green Belt back on track
Once considered one of the more promising three-year-olds in Melbourne, Green Belt will resume in a benchmark 70 over 1400m at Flemington on Saturday after nearly two years off the scene with a tendon injury. A winner of his first two starts in January 2022, the Mick Price & Michael Kent...
Big names chase Debut win with Too Darn Lizzie
Too Darn Hot was again in the Gold Coast Yearling Sale spotlight on Wednesday and this Saturday the filly who had his name up in light this time last year will look to claim some Magic Millions prizemoney. Too Darn Lizzie will make her anticipated first raceday appearance in the $500,000...
Luncies’ January Cup opportunity
Kris Lees is confident Luncies gets his best chance to break a seven-month winning drought when he contests the $200,000 Listed January Cup at Rosehill this Saturday. The 2000-metre event will mark the first time the imported seven-year-old has been out of Group company for the season. The son of Iffraaj got into the...
Amelia’s Jewel secures a slot in The Quokka 2024
Owner Peter Walsh is confident Amelia’s Jewel is capable of going one better in this year’s $5 million Quokka (1200m), following the announcement she would run in TABtouch’s slot earlier today. The star mare was narrowly beaten when finishing second to Overpass in the inaugural edition of the Quokka last April. She...
The Astrologist back for second Standish Handicap at Flemington
Popular seven-year-old gelding The Astrologist will return to his happy hunting ground at Flemington as he aims to record his fourth win down the straight and his first Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m). Third in the race in 2022 to Halvorsen, who had a setback and won’t be contesting the race, The...
Te Akau pay $2.1million for filly at 2024 Magic Millions sales
David Ellis reinvested more than half his proceeds from the sale of Avantage into the star mare’s first foal at Magic Millions on Thursday, with the Te Akau Racing principal engineering a new top lot early on Day 3 of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Ellis paid $2.1 million for the filly...
Lucy Yeomans excited by first Magic Millions
Lucy Yeomans hasn’t attended the Magic Millions sales or raceday as a licensed trainer having joined Lloyd Kennewell in April 2023 and admits it’s been an exciting time representing the stable while Kennewell remains in Victoria. “It’s exciting, I think we put the writing on the wall over the Spring having runners in...
Australian Guineas 2024 goal for Otago
Mick Price knows exactly what horse is takes to win the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) and is hopeful that Otago can win on Saturday and put his hand up as a possible contender. Price, who now trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has won the three-year-old feature three times with Light...
Parkour’s shot at Magic Millions history
Godolphin has already won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a $600,000 yearling, but James Cummings recognises the difference between 2019 heroine Exhilarates and his representative this year, Parkour. That’s beyond the obvious, being that Exhilarates was a filly and Parkour is a colt. And while each is by a proven stallion, Exhilarates by...
