Horse Racing News
Group race double for Griffiths & de Kock at Sandown
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have celebrated their biggest day on the racetrack together capturing a Group race double at Caulfield. After the win of King Magnus in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on the Saturday, the pair was back in the winner’s circle 40 minutes later welcoming the...
Eneeza lands the Merson Cooper Stakes
Race experience has proven invaluable for Eneeza who registered a comfortable victory in her second race start on Saturday. A debut placegetter during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza headed to Caulfield to contest the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m), coming away with a stylish victory. Despite sitting wide...
Tulloch Lodge colt creates a Storm
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their dominance of Sydney’s pre-Christmas two-year-old races, producing Magic Millions prospect Storm Boy for a comprehensive debut win at Rosehill. Starting a $1.85 favourite with online betting sites, the colt lived up to his barrier trial form, showing natural speed to lead then finding another gear...
Amber Glide a tonic for Ross Price in Jungle Dawn Classic
In-form mare Amber Glide gets her chance for another feature event when she runs for Bunbury trainer, Ross Price at Ascot on the weekend. Ross Price is getting a real kick out of Amber Glide, happily acknowledging the four-year-old has been a real surprise packet for his stable. On a dazzling winning streak,...
Lindsey Smith takes aim at second G1 Winterbottom Stakes
Trainer Lindsey Smith is optimistic a decision to send Triple Missile to Perth will be richly rewarded in the $1.5 million Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Lindsey Smith knows what it takes to win the Winterbottom Stakes, Perth’s major and most prestigious sprint, he did it 15 years...
Believe what you see with Nettuno in the George Moore Stakes
Tony Gollan was on weather watch for all of his starters at Doomben on Saturday, but his main focus is on the feature – the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) – where he’ll saddle nearly half the field with five runners. Having won five of the past eight editions of the...
Duke De Sessa in shape for Zipping Classic honours
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will be out to add a second Zipping Classic to the trophy cabinet when Duke De Sessa lines up at Caulfield. The multi-state trainers collected the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) with Southern France when the race was run at Sandown, a week after the conclusion of the Melbourne...
Doveton Stakes kick-off for Japanese G1 winner
Lauda Sion is not involved in one of the feature races at Caulfield this Saturday, but there are not many more intriguing runners on the Zipping Classic Day card. The seven-year-old Japanese entire will have his first Australian start for champion trainer Chris Waller and new owners Yulong in the $175,000 Listed Doveton...
Widdup mare Sneaky chance in Starlight Stakes
Black-type placegetter Sneaky Paige will kick off her second campaign for Brad Widdup in the Starlight Stakes and the trainer is looking forward to the fresh slate. The mare joined Widdup’s team earlier this year following the departure of Mark Newnham to Hong Kong and in hindsight he said it wasn’t the smoothest start. “I...
Tulloch Lodge colt ready to rumble
Adrian Bott will head to Rosehill with a trio of black-type runners, but it is an unraced two-year-old who has lit up the trial track that could outshine them all. Bott and training partner Gai Waterhouse will start defending titleholder Dajraan in the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m), along with stayers Serpentine and I’m A...
