Horse Racing News
Chris Waller trio set for Empire Rose Stakes
Chris Waller says he has three strong chances to give him a third win in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington. Princess Grace, Atishu and Hinged will line up for Waller in the Group 1 race for fillies and mares over 1600m on Saturday. Waller won the race with Red Tracer in...
Zardozi set to contest the Wakeful Stakes
Trainer James Cummings and the Godolphin team are looking forward to seeing Zardozi step out on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Zardozi is down to contest the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday as a lead-up to the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) on...
Tough Apulia lines up for G1 Victoria Derby honours
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will & Jd Hayes were forced into tinkering with the Victoria Derby program of Apulia after missing an important lead-up at run at Flemington. To get the miles into the legs before Saturday’s Group 1 feature over 2500m at Flemington, Apulia has needed to race in the two weeks...
Can stablemate topple star sprinter in Giga Kick Stakes?
He had the more difficult run in The Everest, but does Private Eye have what it takes to turn the tables on stablemate Think About It in their Giga Kick Stakes rematch? Not even trainer Joe Pride is sure of the answer. “The one part I can’t deny with Think About It is his ability...
Shinzo set for Coolmore Stud Stakes payday
Shinzo does not need to win Saturday’s $2 million Coolmore Stud Stakes to be assured of plenty of fanfare when he is retired to stud. But victory in the 1200-metre Group 1 at Flemington certainly won’t hurt his profile. The Chris Waller-trained colt is a son of four-time Australian champion sire Snitzel out...
UK raider out to emulate stablemate in Rosehill Gold Cup
Three weeks after producing Land Legend to plunder the St Leger Stakes, Newmarket trainer James Ferguson is poised to repeat the does with well-backed favourite Canberra Legend in the Rosehill Gold Cup. Like Land Legend, Canberra Legend is a lightly raced four-year-old to southern hemisphere time but as a Listed winner and Group 3...
Attrition scratched from The Golden Eagle
Ballarat-based Mitchell Freedman has experienced the highs and now the lows of top-level racing as last start Toorak Handicap winner Attrition has been scratched from Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Having snared his first Group 1 victory in the 1600-metre feature at Caulfield three weeks ago, Freedman today informed Racing NSW...
Interpretation moves into Melbourne Cup 2023 calculations
Interpretation is on the verge of gaining a start in the Melbourne Cup after taking out the Group 3 Bendigo Cup on Wednesday. The announcement that Annabel Neasham’s pair of King Frankel and Fancy Man would not be accepting for the Melbourne Cup 2023 and later Hasta La War would be...
Kovalica set for the $10 million Golden Eagle
The Cox Plate came under serious consideration for Kovalica, but his performance in the King Charles III Stakes convinced connections the $10 million Golden Eagle was the right target. The Queensland Derby winner was one of the few horses to make headway from back in the field, coming from last on...
Amelia’s Jewel frustrating path to the $10m Golden Eagle
There is a plethora of other clichés that you can mention, but the overriding feeling for trainer Simon Miller was frustration. His glamour mare Amelia’s Jewel, who had taken all before her in Perth and was well on her way to achieving the same in Melbourne, produced the worst run of her...
