Manfred win tinged with sadness for Begg
Royal Insignia provided trainer Grahame Begg with a timely win in the Manfred Stakes at Sandown a day after a tragedy for the stable.
Royal Insignia provided trainer Grahame Begg with a timely win in the Manfred Stakes at Sandown a day after a tragedy for the stable.
Disappointed one of his horses missed out on an opportunity in a stakes race, the win of Cosmonova at Randwick was a just result for Joe Pride and Proven Thoroughbreds.
Philosopher, an $800,000 yearling who was later sold for $18,000, continued to repay his connections with his first stakes victory at Sandown.
Clear Thinking remained unbeaten at Randwick but her comeback victory in the Highway has created a predicament.
Blake Shinn will miss a big Group 1 meeting after he was suspended over an incident with Jamie Kah at Caulfield.
Joao Moreira has been runner-up twice in the Melbourne Cup which has made him hungrier to win our famous staying race.
I Am Me and Private Eye are just two of the gun sprinters looking to secure an Everest slot today, while Pericles is aiming to end a Group 1 hoodoo. Ray Thomas presents the latest tips, market movers and track conditions for today’s racing right around Australia.
Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has again voiced his displeasure over the Melbourne Cup vet protocols, casting some doubt over whether he will send his leading contenders.
Chris Bieg has already fielded Hong Kong offers for promising youngster Big Brute and a Group 1 tilt will be on the trainer’s radar if the gelding can again impress at Morphettville on Saturday.
The Hayes stable believes Italian import Que Tempesta is its best chance for the Caulfield Cup for quite some time.
The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained My Oberon has run of his best races in Australia over the Randwick mile without success but can atone in the $1m 7 Stakes on Saturday.
Barassi showed he could be one of the fastest horses in Queensland on his day, but it is a matter of getting him to the races in one piece which has proven difficult for trainer Toby Edmonds.
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