Horse Racing News
Matthew Smith finds his Melbourne Cup 2023 Marvel
Matthew Smith will break new ground after 20 years as a trainer when he saddles his first Melbourne Cup runner. Eight-year-old gelding True Marvel will be Smith's long-awaited debut in Australia's great race at Flemington on Tuesday. The French-bred galloper may not be the best credentialled galloper in Tuesday's 3200m contest, but Smith knows...
Gibbons steers Sweet Mercy to a Four Pillars Midway win
A powerful finish from Sweet Mercy under star apprentice Dylan Gibbons has earned the mare’s connections a lucrative payday in the $500,000 Four Pillars Midway at Rosehill. Backing up from an unplaced run at Randwick a week earlier, four-year-old Sweet Mercy was aided by a ground-saving ride from Gibbons before the...
Ozzmosis makes King the Coolmore Stud Stakes queen
Ozzmosis carried Rachel King to a historic win in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington, in the process announcing himself one of the hottest stud prospects in the country. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt scored a dashing win in the most significant race on the calendar for three-year-olds on the...
Riff Rocket edges out Apulia in the G1 Victoria Derby
For the second week in a row, James McDonald has been on the right side of a deceptive photo finish to claim his first win in the Victoria Derby. McDonald got the nose of Romantic Warrior down to win the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley last week and in another head-bobbing finish the...
Bella Nipotina lands upset win in the Giga Kick Stakes
Bella Nipotina has lifted herself off the canvas to upstage defending titleholder Private Eye and Everest winner Think About It in the $3 million Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill. Chasing his tenth win in succession, Think About It was sent out an odds-on favourite with bookies but after working hard to get the better...
Damien Oliver secures Kalapour’s Melbourne Cup 2023 spot
For a long time Damien Oliver was wondering whether he would get to participate in the Melbourne Cup during his farewell tour and on Saturday he found a spot in the race for a horse who will be a rival on Tuesday. Oliver, who finally found a Cup ride when booked to...
Amazonian Lass lands VRC Oaks lead-up
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will chase a second win in the Group 1 VRC Oaks after Amazonian Lass led throughout to claim the traditional lead-up at Flemington. In a perfectly judged ride by Tim Clark, Amazonian Lass took out the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on Saturday to hold off the fast finishing $2.20 favourite...
Celine Gaudray gets shot at G1 Victoria Derby prize
With his go-to senior jockey sidelined through suspension, Pat Carey has called on his apprentice Celine Gaudray to ride Bulawayo in the Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Gaudray has only had one ride in a Group 1 race previously, finishing out of the money in Brisbane earlier in the year, but Carey does not expect Gaudray, who...
Edward Cummings playing it Strait in Golden Eagle
He might have a famous racing surname, but the effort of Edward Cummings to have a Cox Plate and Golden Eagle runner in the space of eight days has been a notable feat. Cummings, the grandson of Cups King Bart and son of respected Sydney trainer Anthony, has a boutique team of...
Oliver and Cummings chase milestone win at Flemington
Damien Oliver and James Cummings will chase their 50th winner together when they team with Vilana at Flemington on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Vilana and stablemate Tamerlane line-up in the Group 2 The Damien Oliver (1400m) on Saturday, a race that has been renamed from the Linlithgow Stakes to honour the champion...
