Berkshire primed for Flemington Breeze-up before Cup qualifier
Emerging stayer Berkshire Breeze has a final dress rehearsal at Flemington on Saturday before the Melbourne Cup-qualifying Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on September 14.
Emerging stayer Berkshire Breeze has a final dress rehearsal at Flemington on Saturday before the Melbourne Cup-qualifying Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on September 14.
It’s a long wait until the Magic Millions, with Tony Gollan seeing no point in sending a fit and winning horse to the paddock following a last start demolition job.
Thomas Doyle is famous for his famous flying mullet, but he will be grounded in Darwin for the foreseeable future after suffering another severe concussion and multiple bleeds on the brain in a serious fall earlier this month.
A lightly-raced filly who’s already winner on the synthetic track at Ballarat can make it two wins on the trot on Tuesday. Get Daniel Sankey’s best bets and value bets for the eight-race card.
Racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over last Saturday’s Caulfield meeting, where he’s particularly keen on a horse that could develop into a contender for a key Group 1 in the Spring.
Gilbert Gardiner analyses the 10-race card on the synthetic track at Pakenham on Monday, where a Blake Shinn mount can notch its second career victory.
Without A Fight, the first stayer since Ethereal (2001) to complete the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double, will this week tick another box in a meticulous and careful recovery from his tendon injury.
Ciaron Maher camp delighted with condition of Sydney Cup winner and Melbourne Cup favourite Circle Of Fire who will kick off his Spring campaign with a Cranbourne jumpout on Monday.
Fremantle Dockers star Hayden Ballantyne – now an accomplished horse trainer – says the only feeling that could top seeing one of his horses win is to see Fremantle win a premiership.
Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea were denied in the feature Lightning Stakes at Morphettville but the training duo couldn’t be stopped on their way to the Adelaide premiership.
Tyler Schiller has enjoyed a great season in the saddle and brought up his 126th winner on board Enotis and the win also saw him surpass $20 million in prizemoney for the season.
Blake Shinn removed any vulnerabilities Recommendation might have had at 1200m with a perfect ride to win the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.
Invader Zim was beaten by the barest of margins first-up but bounced back with a gritty performance to score at Randwick on Saturday.
Exciting colt Tarpaulin made it back-to-back wins with an impressive performance at Randwick and will now get his chance in stakes company.
A perfect ride by apprentice Zac Wadick on Space Age at Randwick has seen him claim his first Randwick success.
Promising filly I Am Velvet maintained her unbeaten record with victory in the VOBIS Gold Ingot at Caulfield but did her best to keep her key rival in the contest.
Hi Dubai relishes trainer Ciaron Maher’s Southern Highlands base as she returns to winning form with a gutsy effort at Randwick.
Mick Price doesn’t need a DNA test to show Public Attention is a Caulfield Guineas type as the colt made a winning debut at Caulfield.
A tough season has started to change for the better for jockey Reece Jones who landed his fourth city winner in the past two weeks aboard One Aye at Randwick.
Goulburn horseman Pat Murphy heeded an owner’s advice to buy Victory Roll for just $2250, and the gelding took his earnings to more than $90,000 after his third win for his new stable.
Trainer Theresa Bateup is optimisic about the chances of Gunnaheadovski who resumes form a long spell but has the class to win.
Co-trainer Paul Messara likes what he has seen in the build up to the return to racing of a promising trio of horses but the weather is key.
Trainer Peter Snowden is keen put the above average ability Sakima has shown him since day one to the test when the million-dollar baby has her spring audition at Royal Randwick this Saturday.
The Corstens stable will have a better idea which races to target in the spring when three-year-old Marble Nine is tested against the older sprinters in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes.
Tony Gollan is set to travel an army of fit horses to Sydney and Brisbane in the early part of the spring, with Barbie’s Sister the first to try and break a run of outs in the Harbour City on Saturday.
Michael Dee got the call up to ride Flemington Cup winner Hit The Road Jack after the CrowdStrike outage grounded fellow jockey Blaike McDougall.
James McDonald extended his premiership lead over Nash Rawiller with a double at Rosehill, which included a perfect ride on Kapakiri.
Red Aces confirmed trainer Nick Ryan’s opinion he is a Derby prospect when he qualified for the staying event with victory in the Byerley Handicap at Flemington.
First Settler will head for a spell after staying unbeaten at Flemington on Saturday before he tackles the three-year-old sprint features in the spring.
Trainer Brad Widdup believes Jedibeel is now starting to find his way as a racehorse and with look at some feature races later in the year after the gelding’s brilliant win at Rosehill.
Tommy Berry returned from an eight-day fitness boot camp and hit the ground running with a win at his first ride back aboard Llanddwyn at Rosehill.
In-demand apprentice Jaylah Kennedy added another Flemington win to her CV after winning the Rising Stars Final, which drew praise from trainer Sam Freedman.
Following several close finishes, apprentice Zac Wadick and Mickey’s Medal claimed a well deserved win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Promising colt Mayfair will follow the same path as In The Congo towards the Group 1 Golden Rose after his gutsy win at Rosehill Gardens.
Sir Boo is taking a big jump in grade but trainer Shane Everson is confident the gelding will be very competitive in the Maclean Cup.
Following some handy efforts in metropolitan company, trainer Bjorn Baker has found the perfect race for Our Anchorage to record his first Australian win.
Following some handy efforts in metropolitan company, trainer Bjorn Baker has found the perfect race for Our Anchorage to record his first Australian win.
A Covid induced wagering boom has seen racing’s contribution to the Queensland economy skyrocket, with more than 15,000 people employed full time in the industry, a new study has found.
Shooting For Gold hasn’t won in nearly two years but gets his best chance to break that drought at Eagle Farm in the easiest race he has contested for some time.
Victoria’s Supreme Court of Appeal has wiped a punter’s $150,000 debt to a bookmaker due to paperwork failures.
Flemington was upgraded from a Heavy 8 to Soft 7 on Friday morning — but all eyes are on the forecast rain.
Getafix may have won on debut but resumes at Rosehill as a gelding, which trainer John O’Shea believes will make him a racehorse.
Rising Star apprentice Luke Cartwright, dubbed the Flying Mullet by his peers, can cap a breakout season when he rides at Flemington for the first time.
Vlad Duric will go down as one of the greats of Singapore racing and the four-time champion jockey wants to sign off in style with a final win in the Derby at Kranji on Sunday.
Leading apprentice jockey Celine Gaudray has prioritised a healthy weight cut to prepare for the spring and build on another stellar season in the saddle.
NSW trainer Jason Grimson has found a way to beat Leap To Fame twice, and is confident one of his four Sunshine Sprint runners can upset the champ again.
Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner gives his $200 betting strategy and detailed quaddie selections for Flemington on Saturday.
Apprentice Zac Wadick is determined to repay the faith shown in him by trainer Joe Pride when he rides in the Winter Challenge at Rosehill on Saturday.
The Byerley Handicap on Saturday is the “right race at the right time” for Danny O’Brien’s emerging stayer Politely Dun.
Rising featherweight contender ‘Phar’ Jack Jenkins could be fighting at UFC 305 in Perth next month wearing shorts inspired by Epimeles, the Caulfield Guineas contender he part owns.
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