Maher filly making right noises for Oaks upset repeat
A year after Socks Nation’s shock Queensland Oaks win, trainer Ciaron Maher will try to do it again with a filly that won at Bathurst two starts ago.
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Williams’ winter priorities could hamper premiership pursuit
Craig Williams has eight weeks to reel in Blake Shinn’s 12-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership, but his schedule may not allow it.
Benagil still Oaks benchmark ‘if she brings her A-game’
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Benagil in her Queensland Oaks lead-up, but trainer Glen Thompson says the Group 1 winner is back on track for her grand final on Saturday.
Coolmore backs O’Brien to pull off Storm Boy masterstroke
Coolmore has the utmost faith master trainer Aidan O’Brien can get Storm Boy back to his best at Royal Ascot after he failed to beat a runner home in his northern hemisphere debut.
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Champion mare Joliestar set to be ruled out of Stradbroke
Owner Brendan Lindsay says his Group 1 champion mare Joliestar is likely to miss the Stradbroke Handicap and instead be rested in preparation for the spring carnival.
Next 48 hours important for Rothfire’s Stradbroke fate
Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote concedes his old warrior Rothfire remains in doubt to take his place in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday week.
Boss lady Lang given Best chance to score biggest career win
Apprentice jockey Emily Lang looks poised to create Brisbane riding history and now she has an unexpected chance at scoring her biggest career win in the rescheduled Fred Best Classic at Doomben on Wednesday.
Champ takes massive Leap outside comfort zone
For just the second time in more than four years and 65 race starts, Leap To Fame will switch from mobile start to standing-start racing at Albion Park on Saturday night.
Another little soldier to join Lindsay Park machine
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes is set for a life-changing experience later this year but claiming the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap with War Machine is his immediate priority.
‘It jeopardises the Stradbroke’: Benedetta back-up gamble
Trainer Jason Warren will roll the dice on his star mare Benedetta this Saturday by running her in Saturday’s rescheduled Kingsford Smith Cup ahead of a Stradbroke Handicap tilt.
Pride’s plea: ‘What about the Kingsford Smith Cup horses?’
Trainer Joe Pride has ruled his elite sprinter Private Eye out of the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, questioning why officials didn’t reschedule the washed out race to Wednesday this week.
‘When she’s ready, we’ll retire her … and there won’t be any fanfare’
Once bitten, twice shy: Pride of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre reckons silence is golden in regards to when to debate over when he finally decides to retire his champion mare.
‘You’ll see the best of her Saturday’: Vandyke’s warning to Oaks rivals
Star filly Philia is primed to cap a dream campaign in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm on Saturday as she shoots for a fifth straight win.
Brisbane gets unexpected Super Saturday after Derby Day washout
Eagle Farm will host a Super Saturday of three Group 1 races next week after gloomy conditions forced the Queensland Derby meeting to be abandoned.
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