Horse Racing News
Freshen up works for Rise At Dawn
Lindsay Park trainer Ben, Will and J D Hayes had Derby aspirations with Rise At Dawn, but they were equally as happy to come away with a narrow Flemington win. Rise At Dawn was coming off a short break to claim the RDAV Mary Longden Mile (1600m) on Saturday, his first...
Gangemi team to unveil exciting acquisition
Co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi will unveil their latest stable acquisition Top Of The Pops for the first time under race conditions in Saturday’s Bisley Workwear Handicap (1000m) at Belmont. The four-year-old had 18 starts for his original trainer Dan Morton, before the Gangemi team purchased him online. The gelding won a...
Tutta La Vita off to the USA, out of Queensland Oaks
Multi-million-dollar filly Tutta La Vita has been scratched from Saturday’s $700,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks and will not race again in Australia. But the daughter of The Autumn Sun is not finished as a racehorse, set to continue her career in the United States where the Breeders Cup meeting will be a...
No Queensland Oaks bid for Tacumwah
Plans to run Tacumwah in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks have been abandoned and instead the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained filly will run at Flemington. Tacumwah will step up to 2000m when she runs in the RDA Moorabbin Jane Baker Plate on Saturday, her first try at a trip beyond 1800m. And...
Trackwork ‘win’ has Williamsburg ready to fire
A little horse psychology appears to have had the desired effect on Williamsburg as his trainers bid to help him end a 19-month drought from the winner’s list. The four-year-old hasn’t tasted success since the 2022 Dulcify Quality when he defeated subsequent Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner Communist on a heavy track. Following...
Trip to suit Maher stablemates
The Ciaron Maher stable is banking on a step up in distance being the recipe for success with stablemates Berkshire Breeze and Queen Takes King at Flemington. The pair are set to appreciate the extra distance of the RDAV Sally Francis Plate (2520m) on Saturday. Jack Turnbull, Maher’s assistant trainer who oversees...
Return to Flemington to suit Legio Ten
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is banking on a return to the Flemington straight being beneficial for Legio Ten. The four-year-old runs in the RDA Oaklands Trophy (1200m) on Saturday, looking to build on a win and third-place finish in two starts on the Flemington straight. Legio Ten won over 1100m in June last...
Mnementh a ‘shoe-in’ for Bob Charley AO Stakes
A horse losing a shoe mid-race isn’t uncommon, but a horse losing two is a little rarer. Unfortunately for Mitchell Beer, that was the scenario stable star Mnementh found himself in during the running of last month’s Luskin Star Stakes at Scone (1300m). Heading into the race off an encouraging first-up fourth to...
Pizzazz spearheads Gollan's Moreton Cup team
All That Pizzazz faces his toughest test in Saturday’s Moreton Cup but Tony Gollan is happy for him to spearhead the team he will take to Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 at Eagle Farm. The gelding joins Zarastro and Nettuno as members of Queensland’s leading stable in the 1200-metre event and while he is the only...
Maher with strong hand in Flemington sprint
The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle five three-year-olds in a sprint race down the straight at Flemington and if they had their way it would be more. Steel City , Namesake, Le Parrain , Links and Wallenda line up in the ATA Trainers’ Trust Handicap (1100m) on Saturday while the stable had Takeko balloted from the...
