Horse Racing News
Waller filly Extremely impressive on debut
It is usually Tulloch Lodge-trained horses that run their rivals ragged, but this time it is Chris Waller who has produced a late-season gem in flying filly Extremely Hardys. Making her debut at Canterbury on Wednesday, the $300,000 buy defied the usually patient tactics for Waller first starters, leading and extending in...
Asfoora set for more globetrotting
Henry Dwyer, a recent convert to the world of frequent flyer points, is set to rack up the miles in 2024. After Royal Ascot, Dwyer plans to take Asfoora to Goodwood and York in August, potentially leading to races in France and America. “I didn’t actually know frequent flyer points existed until...
Romantic Warrior the top target for Cox Plate 2024
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior remains the top target for Racing Victoria’s international recruiter Paul Bloodworth for the Cox Plate 2024. However, Bloodworth is cautious about the gelding’s return to Melbourne. Bloodworth recently met with trainer Danny Shum in Hong Kong and has had several exchanges with him since Romantic Warrior’s historic...
Mitch Beer chasing rain with stable star Mnementh
Mitch Beer has seen more than enough evidence that his stable star Mnementh is a superior heavy-tracker and will seek the wettest track he can find this Saturday, with a final decision to be made on Wednesday. A last start winner of the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on a...
Tony Gollan sets sights on the Glasshouse Handicap
Tony Gollan was relieved to see Wollombi make a winning debut for the stable at Ipswich and is now looking forward to giving the mare the chance to build on her record in this Saturday’s Glasshouse Handicap. The Extreme Choice four-year-old will chase back-to-back Listed wins in the $300,000 event over 1400 metres...
Kingswood is unlikely to take his place at Flemington
Maddie Raymond has one of the more interesting nominations for Saturday’s feature event at Flemington, the $200,000 Winter Championship Final, but Kingswood is unlikely to take his place in the 1600-metre Listed event. Stable followers won’t have to wait long to see the imported entire in action, however, with Raymond keen to...
Vow And Declare will return for another spring carnival
Veteran stayer Vow And Declare will return for another spring carnival after claiming a tough victory in the Group 3 Tatt’s Cup (2200m) at Eagle Farm. The nine-year-old secured his second Tatt’s Cup win, following his first in 2019. While the iconic Melbourne Cup win in 2019 remains a career highlight,...
Price, Kent look to increase presence in Sydney
Golden Path’s McKell Cup win was the latest chapter in the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr Sydney success story for 2023/24 and the bad news for trainers permanently-based in the Harbour City is the team is hoping to quadruple its numbers there. The training partnership, whose main base is at Cranbourne,...
Lindsay Park have a strong hand on Finals Day at Flemington
It could be considered ambitious of Ben Hayes to think that this Saturday’s Finals Day card could be as lucrative for the stable as the most recent meeting at Flemington, but he is from a family known for its optimism. Hayes and his training partner brothers Will and JD will return to...
Dubai Honour wins the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
Dubai Honour, the globe-trotting gelding who conquered Sydney last year, added a European Group 1 to his CV late on Sunday night, Australian time. The William Haggas-trained galloper won beyond 10 furlongs for the first time when too strong for his rivals in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2400m)...
