Horse Racing News
Sigh to chase Black Type in Sir John Monash Stakes
An extra week between a Stakes race at Flemington and one at Caulfield is expected to play into the hands of lightly raced mare Sigh. The Peter Moody-trained four-year-old was scratched from the Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington last week to be saved for the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes...
Champion jockey Damien Oliver refreshed and back in winner’s circle
The aptly named Refreshing has given champion jockey Damien Oliver his first winner back since a golfing holiday in the US. Oliver and a group of golfing tragic mates had a two-week break in the US playing some of that country’s best, and exclusive, golf clubs. The champion jockey said it was ‘bucket list’...
Art Cadeau gets another chance to impress
Terry Robinson hasn’t given up on giving 2021 Kosciuszko winner Art Cadeau another shot at the $2 million feature, pending his performance in the Winter Stakes at Randwick. The gelding has had a mixed preparation, making a solid return when finishing just over two lengths from Mnementh in the Town Plate at...
Black Opal Stakes day to become $1 million race day
The nation’s capital is set to have its first $1 million race day with the Canberra Racing Club moving to condense its annual carnival into a single showcase meeting, headlined by the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes. The two-year-old feature will be one of four stakes races on a bumper 10-race...
Gai Waterhouse sets sights on 2023 Melbourne Cup
Renowned trainer Gai Waterhouse is eagerly preparing for a shot at claiming her second Melbourne Cup victory, a decade after her initial triumph. With a strong stable of stayers under her guidance, Waterhouse believes she has assembled a formidable squad for the prestigious race in 2023. Waterhouse, in partnership with Adrian Bott,...
The Kosciuszko winner joins Matthew Dale stable
Front Page, the reigning Kosciuszko champion, will have a new trainer as Matthew Dale takes over the reins from the recently retired Geoff Duryea. Dale expressed his excitement about the opportunity to train the top sprinter and confirmed that Front Page will make his first appearance under his guidance in the...
Benaud too classy for rivals at Wyong
Benaud is more accustomed to Group 1s than Class 1s and it showed at Wyong on Tuesday when the grey gelding beat up on four hapless rivals in the $40,000 Happy Retirement Isorich Class 1 & Maiden Plate. The John O’Shea-trained four-year-old recorded his first win since debut victory at Nowra...
Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights sent for a spell
City Of Lights, the highly anticipated half-sister of racing legend Winx, won’t extend her first preparation with trainers opting to spell the rising four-year-old. Despite being the second emergency, the talented filly did not secure a start in the Listed Winx Guineas on Saturday, as she was unable to overcome a...
Malkovich to seek a Monash Stakes redemption
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is sending Malkovich to Melbourne looking for redemption in the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Malkovich was run down late in the 2021 Group 3 race over 1100m by Red Can Man, but a stronger version will head to the start on Saturday. Baker said he was looking forward to...
Coolangatta set to skip spring racing carnival
Talented sprinter Coolangatta is set to skip the upcoming spring season and instead focus on the $1 million Magic Millions Sprint at the Gold Coast in January. Initially, there were considerations of heading to the US for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, but following a disappointing 11th-place finish in the King’s...
