Horse Racing News
Rosehill Gold Cup homecoming for the in-form Shibli
It is said a change is as good as a holiday and the Chris Waller-trained Shibli has been enjoying a little of both. Down on form and confidence, the gelding was sent to Queensland for a hit-and-run mission last year where he broke a 13-month drought from the winner’s stall with a...
Mostly Cloudy chasing a Melbourne Cup start
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Mostly Cloudy is making a last-ditched effort to find a start in the Melbourne Cup. A place is up for grabs in the Group 1 race over 3200m on Tuesday for the winner of Saturday’s Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington. Just seven horses have accepted for Saturday’s race of which five are racing...
Favourites draw well in the $10m Golden Eagle
Co-trainer Adrian Bott believes that starting from barrier four in the $10 million Golden Eagle will suit Hawaii Five Oh a great deal better than the wider gate the four-year-old had to content with when finishing outside of the placings in The Everest three weeks earlier. Adding to the favourable draw in...
Craig Williams gallops Melbourne Cup contender at Flemington
Jockey Craig Williams says what Lastotchka may lack in size, she makes up for with a stride that makes her seem much bigger. Lastotchka and Williams took to the Flemington track at Breakfast With The Stars in preparation for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 7. The recent purchase by Australian Bloodstock,...
Hezashocka set to contest Group 3 Bendigo Cup
A return to racing on a roomier circuit is expected to suit the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Hezashocka when he heads to Bendigo. After three starts at Caulfield this campaign, Hezashocka heads to the Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) on Wednesday. Poor draws have contributed to poor performances from Hezashocka this campaign, but the stayer has come...
Jump-out incident rules jockey out of Melbourne Cup Carnival
Jockey Daniel Moor has been forced out of the Melbourne Cup Carnival following an incident at the Cranbourne jump-outs on Monday. In a statement posted on social media, Moor said he had been stood down from riding for 12 days in accordance with Racing Victoria’s Jockey Concussion Protocol. “As I feel in good health,...
Amelia’s Jewel to bounce back in the Golden Eagle
His stable star may have been beaten for just the second time in her career last start, but Simon Miller couldn’t be happier with Amelia’s Jewel ahead of Saturday’s Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Beaten 5.5 lengths as a $2.40 favourite in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) last start, Miller is...
Military Mission to trial ahead of the 2023 Melbourne Cup
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will have two runners in this year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) and are opting for a slightly different approach for the more favoured of their pair, opting to trial Military Mission at Sale six days before the race. Military Mission was last seen winning the Group 2...
Taylor fears chief rival in the Asian Beau Stakes
Bullsbrook trainer Jim Taylor fears Alsephina will be too classy for Searchin’ Roc’s as he shoots for his second Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) victory at Ascot on the weekend. Jim Taylor hasn’t conceded Saturday’s Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes to Alsephina, but says the Grant and Alana Williams-trained five-year-old is clearly the...
Fantasy still alive for the Pearce brothers
Black Fantasy is chasing the perfect return in Saturday’s Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot and a win would cap a courageous come back for the Blackfriars gelding. Black Fantasy has been highly rated for some time by trainers Dan and Ben Pearce, with the brothers hoping their patient approach will reap...
