Stars set to step out at delayed Geelong trials
Some top performers were set to step out at the Geelong trials on Tuesday but the Melbourne heat has caused them to be delayed.
Some top performers were set to step out at the Geelong trials on Tuesday but the Melbourne heat has caused them to be delayed.
Champion jockey James McDonald speaks candidly about the privilege of riding thoroughbred racing’s two pin-up horses in Via Sistina and Romantic Warrior.
In-form sprinters Accredited and Disneck are set for an engrossing showdown in Saturday’s Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.
Tommy Berry is eyeing a return for the Golden Slipper after a fall at Randwick on Saturday left him with a neck injury.
Chad Schofield is back among the top in Sydney’s riding ranks even though it’s taken longer than expected, and there’s one horse that can help one-time teen prodigy achieve his dream.
Race experience at The Valley will help Sydney galloper Schwarz in his bid to topple dominant favourite Southport Tycoon in Friday night’s Group 2 Australia Stakes at The Valley.
Trainer Paul Messara is keen to raise the bar with emerging mare Clear Thinking this preparation as she prepares to return at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Matt Hoysted is confident Appin Girl can atone in Friday night’s Goldmarket at the Gold Coast after her luckless last-placed finish.
A lack of suitable options has forced Thedoctoroflove to be tested against older horses to determine whether the promising three-year-old will head to NZ for a Group 1 assignment.
Joliestar showed she is set to be a sprinting force in the autumn with her trial win, while Traffic Warden was just as impressive in his hitout at Rosehill.
Saturday’s $200,000 feature event at Royal Randwick had to be dropped with limited numbers accepting for the race.
Sea King has returned from a break and trainer Matt Dunn believes the import will be a better horse after being given time to acclimatise to his new surroundings.
Trainer Ciaron Maher will give The Everest winner Bella Nipotina an extended break and target the Brisbane winter carnival.
Growing Empire started his autumn campaign with a quiet jumpout but securing his stud future with a Group 1 win is the sole objective for the Ciaron Maher-trained sprinter.
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