Horse Racing News
Dictionary flies family flag on Diva’s Day
A 0-58 at Echuca is a far cry from a Group 1 at Flemington, but that’s where the lone relation to Makybe Diva engaged this Saturday will be in action on the day the race named in her honour is run. Dictionary goes around in the $27,000 Rich River Party Hire...
Bargain buy ready for $20m The Everest audition
After missing out on Group One placegetter Supido as a yearling, Matthew Smith and his wife Melissa decided they would do the next best thing and buy one of his offspring at the sales. Coming across a Supido colt out of Koi at the 2021 Inglis Classic Sale, they took one look...
Snowden filly to Bloom in the Tea Rose Stakes
Having resisted the temptation to propel Autumn Bloom straight into the Princess Series races, Peter and Paul Snowden believe the time is right to give the filly an opportunity against the cream of her age. Placed at Group level as a juvenile, Autumn Bloom was scratched from the Silver Shadow Stakes...
Michael Dee expecting Aegon to rebound in G1
Jockey Michael Dee is expecting the vast open spaces of Flemington to suit his mount in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes. Dee partners New Zealand gelding Aegon on Saturday in the 1600m weight-for-age contest after partnering the gelding in his two runs this campaign. After a pleasing first-up third in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes...
Shaiyhar steps out in trip at Flemington
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are looking forward to again seeing Shaiyhar step out over 2500m at Flemington. Since his arrival in Australia from France, Shaiyhar has been kept on the big track at Flemington and will have his fifth run at the course in The Melbourne Cup Carnival on sale now (2500m)...
Exford Plate set to determine spring for Legacies
The spring path is not yet set in stone for Legacies but the team associated with the classy filly hopes its plans will become clearer after Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Exford Plate at Flemington. The daughter of Justify has the chance to book a spot in the Group 1 Flight Stakes later...
Delayed start for Arkansaw Kid at Flemington
After a false start, Lindsay Park is looking forward to the return to racing of Arkansaw Kid at Flemington. Arkansaw Kid is set to contest the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, his first start since finishing seventh in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill in March. That effort followed a third-place finish in the Group 1 Blue...
Winx’s sister wins on debut at Geelong
Like her famous older half-sister, Time Of My Life got her career off the perfect start when she won the three-year-old fillies maiden at Geelong on Friday. The daughter of I Am Invincible and Vegas Showgirl, which makes her a half-sister to the immortal Winx, scored an impressive win in the 1121-metre event. The...
La Danseuse Rouge up for Bobbie Lewis Quality
A strong gallop and a smaller than anticipated field convinced trainer Cliff Brown to start La Danseuse Rouge up the straight at Flemington. Success, or a placing in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on Saturday, will enhance the broodmare value of La Danseuse Rouge. A winner of the Listed Lightning...
Pericles set to step up to WFA company
The retirement of superstar Anamoe has Godolphin on the lookout for its next weight-for-age horse and James Cummings is banking on Pericles filling the void. The gelding has been carefully managed and took a traditional three-year-old path through the autumn, highlighted by a Group 2 triumph in Melbourne and narrow second...
