Horse Racing News
Magical win earns Melbourne Cup golden ticket
Melbourne Cup-bound runners competing in the Ebor Handicap is a well-worn path towards the first Tuesday in November and jumper-turned flat performer Magical Zoe has earned a place at Flemington by winning York’s staying feature. It was through the encouragement of the ownership group, some of which had already planned to be...
Mornington Glory lands the Carlyon Stakes
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has some soul searching to do in the next fortnight as to whether he heads back to Moonee Valley for a Group 1 contest with Mornington Glory. An emotional Bedggood collected an important victory with Mornington Glory in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday and the natural...
Via Sistina leads home Waller trifecta in G1 Winx Stakes
Chris Waller will look to split up his stable big guns after producing the trifecta in the Group One Winx Stakes with former European mare Via Sistina showing her class to topple Zougotcha and Fangirl. The premier trainer saddled up six of the 12 runners in Saturday’s 1400m feature and dominated the finish as...
Sans Doute ready for Valley return in Carlyon Stakes
The Mark Walker stable did not expect the transformation Sans Doute made during her initial campaign in Melbourne. Sans Doute raced her way from a handicap rating of 72 when she landed at Walker’s Cranbourne stable and six months later, after eight starts, Sans Doute had increased that to 98. That was a bit...
Brad Widdup stable ‘scallywag’ poised for Randwick resumption
He might be a challenging horse to train, but fortunately for the bold-running Pherarson, he is also talented. The dual Group 3 winner will kick off his latest campaign this week in either Saturday’s Show County Quality (1200m) at Randwick or the $200,000 Goulburn Cup (1400m) a day later. Either way, trainer...
Nolan and Nolen combine at Sandown
Trainer Mick Nolan and jockey Luke Nolen joked post-race who had the correct surname after they combined to land a winner at Sandown. Lightly raced Stylish Secret took out the Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Plate (1500m) on Wednesday to give trainer Nolan his second city success. Nolan was the longtime foreman for Mick Price at Caulfield,...
Kalkallo lands debut Sandown win
Jockey Daniel Stackhouse thought he was OK to ride the favourite Athanatos at Sandown despite a heavy knock to the face as the horses paraded before the race. However, when Stackhouse arrived at the start for the Sportsbet Photo Finish Refund Plate (1300m) on Wednesday, blood was streaming from his mouth and the...
Williamsburg chasing back-to-back wins in Rowley Mile
Fresh from ending a 22-month drought from the winner’s list, Williamsburg will attempt to keep his momentum rolling in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. The five-year-old scored his first victory since the 2022 Dulcify Quality when he led throughout over 1500m at Rosehill earlier this month and co-trainer Sterling Alexiou says...
Fangirl overcomes the odds to make G1 return in Winx Stakes
Five months after suffering a life-threatening injury, Fangirl returns to spearhead Chris Waller’s squad for the first Group One race of the season at Randwick, and according to the champion trainer she is more robust than ever. The star mare looked set for an electric autumn when she resumed with a dominant...
Gatsby’s kicks off 3YO season with explosive Rosebud win
The decision not to push deeper into the autumn with Gatsby’s has paid an immediate dividend with the colt stamping his class to record a slashing first-up win in the Rosebud. The son of Snitzel was an impressive victor on debut in February but wasn’t quite up to the more precocious members...
