Horse Racing News
The Little Dance goal for St Lawrence
The Little Dance on Melbourne Cup day at Randwick is the mission for the Ciaron Maher-trained St Lawrence, who has ended a 15-month drought from the winner’s list with his victory in Saturday’s Alinta Energy Handicap (1600m). Starting at $10, the six-year-old passed the qualifying clause for the Little Dance with...
Autumn Glow ruled out of the spring racing carnival
Glamour filly Autumn Glow is injured and will miss Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller broke the news on Friday morning, revealing that the undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun was suffering from a leg injury that requires surgery. “Unfortunately, Autumn Glow was found to be slightly lame this morning...
Circle Of Fire to bounce back at Flemington in Turnbull Stakes
Ciaron Maher and his team were left scratching their heads after the first-up performance of Circle Of Fire at Flemington. The Sydney Cup winner finished last, more than 20 lengths astern of Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 14. Circle Of Fire gets the chance to show...
Schofield out to continue family record in the Epsom Handicap
Chad Schofield will be bidding for his share of the family bragging rights when he attempts to join his father Glyn on the Epsom Handicap honour roll. Schofield has picked up the mount on $6 equal favourite Ceolwulf and regards the Joe Pride-trained gelding as his best chance yet to emulate the feat...
Tulloch Lodge two-handed in G1 The Metropolitan
Four years after scoring an upset win in one of world racing’s most prestigious events, Serpentine will spearhead a two-pronged Metropolitan assault for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby in England at double-figure odds, Serpentine arrived in Australia two years ago, going on to establish himself...
Free Beer at Morphettville
Whether or not a lager or a draught takes your fancy, Free Beer has one of the most eye-catching names of any horse going around and trainer Justin Pickering believes that another win at nice odds can provide some extra pocket money at Morphettville. Free Beer notched a second career victory at Mount...
Much travelled galloper makes Flemington debut in The Bart Cummings
New Zealand trainer Shaune Ritchie took a punt on travelling to England two years ago and purchased a horse that may give him his first runner in the Melbourne Cup. That imported galloper is Mahrajaan who will have his first start in Melbourne on Saturday when he runs in the Group 3 The...
Eneeza set for G2 Danehill Stakes kick-off
After an aborted start to her preparation, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza is set to take her place at Flemington. Eneeza gave a leg a knock on race morning forcing her scratching from the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes at Moonee Valley last Friday. Moody said the filly had recovered and...
Walker tests Victoria Derby bid with Truth Or Dare
Truth Or Dare will show his trainer whether he is a Victoria Derby proposition when the lightly raced galloper heads to Flemington for a suitable lead up assignment. The Mark Walker-trained galloper heads to the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) on Saturday with the gelding’s performance to tell the trainer whether or...
Justify colt ready to Party in the Dulcify Stakes
Form references around two of the first three horses across the line in the Golden Rose have given connections of Just Party the confidence to bypass a midweek assignment in favour of a black-type mission at Randwick. The three-year-old was scratched from a benchmark race against older horses at Rosehill on Wednesday...
