Cook finds recipe to harness success
Just a year ago Lochie Cook was handing out saddlecloth numbers to his idols, now he is driving against them in Group 1 races.
Just a year ago Lochie Cook was handing out saddlecloth numbers to his idols, now he is driving against them in Group 1 races.
The eight-race Boxing Day meeting at Caulfield Heath will proceed with revised race times to avoid the extreme heat that’s forecast for Melbourne on Thursday.
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has been retired following a lacklustre performance in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup.
Stepping out of mum’s shadow will be no easy feat for Persian Caviar, but the early signs are promising after she cruised to a soft win on debut at Wangaratta on Monday.
Connections of Written Tycoon filly Eagerly Awaits are hoping for a late Christmas present when the two-year-old makes her debut at Morphettville on Boxing Day.
Jockey Jason Maskiell will front the Victorian Racing Tribunal charged with failing to ride a horse on its merits at Seymour in November.
Trainer Tom Dabernig has a three-pronged attack on the Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield Heath on Boxing Day with a seasoned campaigner and two rising mares.
Racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over Pakenham Cup and The Supernova race day … and it’s fair to say he was most impressed with an import who notched his first victory on Australian soil.
Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner provides his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow for Monday’s Victorian meeting at Wangaratta.
Persian Caviar, a daughter of legendary mare Black Caviar, will debut on Monday at Wangaratta for trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.
The managing owner of Vow And Declare has addressed speculation around the Melbourne Cup champion in the wake of his last-placing in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup.
Respected horseman Michael Kent says jockeys should be paid for jumpouts and has urged former Australian Trainers’ Association counterparts to ‘sit down and negotiate the best outcome for us’.
Ciaron Maher has his sights on a third Magic Millions 2YO Classic after Icarian Dream burst into calculations with a powerful win in the BJ McLachlan Stakes.
Stewards will consider the racing future of Global Harmony after the former Hong Kong galloper refused to take part in the last race at Pakenham.
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