Horse Racing News
The Goodwood is an Option for Moroney sprinter
Trainer Mike Moroney is banking on a course of dressage having the desired effect on Not An Option when he travels to Adelaide for The Goodwood. Not An Option will be going into Saturday's Group 1 1200m sprint at Morphettville having not raced in four weeks after finishing third behind Jigsaw in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington. Moroney said he had used dressage often with his horses...
Northam aiming High after Cup miss
After missing out on a start in his hometown Scone Cup, rejuvenated gelding High Court will head to Rosehill in search of a consolation win. Trainer Rod Northam was hoping to get the in-form seven-year-old into last week's Listed race but with a Big Dance qualification on offer, the feature attracted plenty of interest...
Cup quest for in-form mare Thalassophile
Thalassophile has been a work in progress for much of her career but the four-year-old has blossomed into a genuine black-type performer this season. After working through her grades and distances, the daughter of Not A Single Doubt had the bar raised over the summer and put the writing on the wall with...
Payne looking for Peak run from spring hopeful
Recently sold as a racing and broodmare prospect, Montefilia's big race wins included the 2021 The Metropolitan (2400m) and David Payne has his sights on the same race with Navajo Peak. In that vein, the four-year-old will head for a spell regardless of his performance in Saturday's Listed Lord Mayors Cup (2000m)...