Horse Racing News
Deny Knowledge too good in the Grafton Cup
A bold midrace move by Blake Shinn has helped secure Deny Knowledge her third stakes win in the Listed Grafton Cup and provide an almost immediate return for new owners Yulong. Content to let the speed go early, Shinn settled Deny Knowledge in fourth, but when the tempo slackened near the 1200m, he...
Romans ready to strike at Flemington
If assistant trainer Jack Turnbull is right, Smokin’ Romans is about to strike form at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher-trained galloper contests the VRC Member Peter Drake Plate (2000m) on Saturday, one of five runners from the stable. A Group 1 winner of the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in October 2022, Smokin’ Romans...
Three down to one for Moody and Coleman
Skipjack will be the sole runner for Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman in a two-year-old race at Flemington after the stable scratched their two other runners. Having accepted with Gallant Son, She Smashes and Skipjack in the VRC Member Russell Dawson Plate (1000m) on Saturday, the stable will be represented by only Skipjack. A debut...
Guineas Goal for Nick Olive filly
Nick Olive has been happy to take it run by run with in-form three-year-old Toes In The Water, with the Maurice filly to have her eighth run of a preparation that begun in April when she lines up in Wednesday's Grafton Guineas. A winner two back in a Class 2 at Goulburn,...
Spring plans open for Oaks winner
Many of Ciaron Maher's key spring players are nearing trial stage, but one of his Group 1 winners who might have a later start to spring than many is Socks Nation. The daughter of Sioux Nation was given several weeks off following her blowout win in the $700,000 Queensland Oaks at...
Lindsay Park chase second Flemington Cup
The Lindsay Park team enjoy nothing more than winning a Cups race at Flemington. Think the Melbourne Cup, or an Australian Cup with the excellent prize money on board. While the Deane Lester Flemington Cup (2800m) on Saturday may not have the same notoriety as those Group 1 contests, it still has...
Decision pending on Sandown start
Cranbourne trainer Daniel Williams will keep a watch on pending withdrawals at Sandown before making a definite answer on where to start Big Kate. The three-year-old daughter of Tosen Stardom is down to run in the LockettLED.au Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday but also holds a nomination for 1400m contest at Flemington on...
Wanaruah ‘better than winter form’ after second win
Adrian Bott is not quite sure yet where Wanaruah will fit within the powerhouse stable’s next season rising three-year-old ranks but he is highly confident that there can be a lot more to come after maintaining his perfect race record. Winning on debut at Canterbury over 1250-metres in June, the colt by star...
Don Diego De Vega shortens for the Caulfield Cup after Randwick win
Quietly satisfied is what trainer Annabel Neashem seemed to be when former French galloper Don Diego De Vega won for the first time on Australian soil at Randwick. Steered by Jason Collett, Don Deigo De Vega ($2.40 bookmakers favourite) would have been forgiven by Neasham for succumbing to the late challenge...
Bigger goals for Manolo Bling after debut win at Caulfield races
Ethan Brown suggested Manolo Bling’s future lay outside off-season grade after she got her career off to the perfect start at Caulfield on Saturday. The daughter of Grunt proved too classy for a field of female rivals in the Sportsbet Jockey Watch 2YO Handicap (1100m). The Anthony and Sam Freedman -trained youngster was first...
