Horse Racing News
Bedggood to raise the bar with Kingswood after Coongy Cup win
A lack of suitable restricted races in the right distance range forced Gavin Bedggood to head to a Stakes race with promising imported galloper Kingswood. And after success in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday, Bedggood says he will now raise the bar further into the Melbourne Spring...
Internationals get first look at The Valley ahead of Cox Plate
Star Japanese galloper Prognosis was given a look at the Moonee Valley circuit with race jockey Damian Lane in the saddle ahead of Australia’s weight-for-age championship, the Cox Plate. The $4 favourite for the Group 1 2040m showpiece, made the trip from where he has been stabled at Werribee after completing quarantine...
Cox Plate 2024 pair take to Valley track
Two highly fancied Cox Plate contenders took advantage of having a look at the Moonee Valley circuit ahead of the Group 1 contest on Saturday week. While most eyes were on the international pair of Prognosis and Docklands, the James Cummings-trained Broadsiding and Chris Wallers’ Via Sistina also had their first look at The...
Ceolwulf set for the King Charles III Stakes
Ceolwulf was well beaten by Pride Of Jenni in their only clash to date but trainer Joe Pride is convinced the recent Epsom Handicap winner will run a much better race when they meet again in the King Charles III Stakes at Randwick. Exciting four-year-old Ceolwulf stormed home to claim his first Group...
Joliestar fresh and ready for The Everest
Two-time Everest winner trainer Chris Waller is confident the fresh approach taken with Joliestar gives the mare her best chance of success in Saturday’s $20 million race at Randwick. Joliestar turned in a scintillating performance to win the Show County Quality at Randwick first-up this spring and the four-year-old hasn’t raced for five...
Lady Laguna set for the Sydney Stakes
Everest ambitions with Lady Laguna haven’t eventuated but trainer Annabel Neasham is hopeful the mare can make up for some lost time this spring when she races for the first time in eight weeks in the Sydney Stakes. Last season’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes winner has only raced once so far this...
Daniel Moor looking to Muramasa for return boost in Caulfield Cup
A liking for red wine and good food may not be the right recipe for a jockey looking to take a light ride in one of Australia’s great feature races. But after a winter stint in Singapore, jockey Daniel Moor is back in Melbourne again looking to build a name for...
Three-year-olds draw well in $20m The Everest
This year’s $20 million The Everest is the most open edition seen in eight editions, and Tuesday night’s barrier draw has done little to sort out the field of 12 for Saturday’s 1200m newly anointed Group 1 at Royal Randwick. I Wish I Win remains a narrow favourite at $5 after drawing...
Fangirl ready for clash with Pride Of Jenni in King Charles III Stakes
Fangirl will chase a second-straight King Charles III Stakes win at Randwick this Saturday, but the 2024 edition is unlikely to look anything like last year’s. The Chris Waller-trained mare dominated her rivals in the race’s first running in an October timeslot with a $5 million purse, cruising home by 2-3/4 lengths...
Zardozi in line for 2024 Caulfield Cup honours
A narrow defeat then a failed protest bid in a Group 1 contest may just give Godolphin mare Zardozi a weight edge in the Caulfield Cup. Zardozi was beaten in a photo finish in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on October 5 before apprentice Zac Lloyd lodged a protest against...
