Horse Racing News
Odinson too classy in the rich Inglis Nursery
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have captured their third Inglis Nursery in the space of four years with Odinson showing his class to overcome a wide run and claim the $500,000 juvenile feature at Randwick. Making his Sydney debut, Odinson ($5) flew the gates but drifted back to worse than midfield...
A winner with All That Pizzazz
A sharpen-up victory for four-year-old All That Pizzazz in Brisbane is just what Tony Gollan wanted to see with the $730,000 New Year’s Day feature at Toowoomba now the firm aim. All That Pizzazz’s win in the Listed Bribie Handicap (1000m) was the seventh career victory in 14 starts for the gelding by...
Eagle soars for master and apprentice in $2m The Ingham
A minute before the official scratching time on Saturday, third emergency Loch Eagle still hadn’t gained a run in the $3 million The Ingham. A little over eight hours later, and the Kris Lees -trained gelding was striding clear to deliver apprentice Dylan Gibbons a memorable victory in the pinnacle race of the Sydney...
Captain Envious too good in the Ballarat Cup
A wet end to the Spring Carnival in Victoria played into the hands of Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker as five-year-old Captain Envious took out the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m). Starting the $3.70 betting sites favourite, the gelding ploughed through the heavy conditions to score by 2½-lengths ahead of Young Werther ($6.50) – who...
Regan Bayliss shows Razor Sharp timing
The start wasn’t perfect, but the finish was pinpoint as Regan Bayliss and Recommendation ended Zac Lloyd’s unbeaten record on Insurrection in a driving finish to the Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Lloyd hadn’t been headed on Insurrection in four rides and he almost made it five, lifting his charge as Recommendation challenged, but...
Ballarat Cup decision pending for Ain’tnodeeldun
Ain’tnodeeldun will likely make his way to Ballarat but that does not mean he is assured of starting. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper is down to run in the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday, but a start is all dependant on track conditions. Saturday’s track is rated a Good 4, but...
Busuttin and Young chase Magic Millions dream at Ballarat
When a Group 1 race is on the line, trainers are invariably on-course to cheer their charge on. Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have Forgot You contesting the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday, but Young will be at Ballarat instead. Busuttin has travelled to Perth while Young looks...
Patrick Carbery has sights set on the Northerly Stakes
Patrick Carbery knows how to win the Northerly Stakes (1800m). He’s eyeing his third consecutive win in the Group 1 event and fourth in the last seven years. He was able to win it aboard tough geldings Pounamu in 2017 and Regal Power (2021), as well as boom filly Amelia’s Jewel (2022). Now he’s looking...
Zipaway to jump from barrier 14 in Northerly Stakes
Jockey Steven Parnham couldn’t disguise his disappointment when Zipaway came up with barrier 14 in Saturday’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot. With his head in his hands, Steven Parnham was left contemplating how he would be able to negotiate the best run for Zipaway from the second widest gate. To rub a...
Waihaha Falls in good shape ahead of the Razor Sharp Handicap
Sprinter Waihaha Falls won’t get his preferred rain-affected conditions at Randwick, but he will have another couple of factors in his favour when he lines-up in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap. The six-year-old resumed with a solid fifth over the same course and distance on Melbourne Cup Day, the effort satisfying trainer...
