McEvoy compares ‘classier’ Veight to former Group 1 star
Tony McEvoy won the Manikato Stakes twice with Hey Doc and has Veight primed to give him another victory in the Group 1 race.
Tony McEvoy won the Manikato Stakes twice with Hey Doc and has Veight primed to give him another victory in the Group 1 race.
Another instalment in Australian racing’s current leading rivalry and a crack Manikato Stakes field are by-products of the Moonee Valley Racing Club’s bold move to revamp its spring program.
Giga Kick, the 2022 The Everest winner, is bound for Saturday week’s Group 2 Premiere Stakes following a terrific trial performance on Tuesday.
Trainer Peter Moody says a decision on talented filly Autumn Angel’s racing future will be made this week.
The Victoria Cup is one of few major races to escape the juggernaut that is Jason Grimson. But that’s something the powerhouse and sometimes divisive Menangle trainer wants to address at Melton on October 12.
Ballarat trainer Dominic Sutton has found the perfect race for a consistent type while a $16 chance can produce a big finish to Wednesday’s Bendigo meeting.
The final field for the Golden Rose will be revealed on Tuesday morning with leading trainer Chris Waller likely to have one runner in his Group 1 defence.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott dominated last season’s juvenile racing and look poised to make their presence felt again if the first two-year-old trials are any guide.
Classy mare Vibrant Sun will stick to her own sex in a Group 2 contest at The Valley on Friday night as she continues her chase for a second Group 1 win in the spring.
The Freedman camp is confident high-priced import Place Du Carrousel can improve sharply on her Underwood Stakes effort when she appears at Flemington in next month’s Turnbull Stakes.
Kyle Wilson-Taylor will bypass the Weetwood meeting to ride a horse who could take him to Group 1 glory this spring south of the border.
A consistent galloper from the Patrick and Michelle Payne camp can post a win while a $13 chance can make a winning trip from Cranbourne to Swan Hill on Tuesday.
The Valley’s revamped spring program is set to produce another showdown between Victoria’s two superstars in Friday night’s Group 2 Feehan Stakes.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over Group 1 Underwood Stakes Day at Caulfield.
Stylish Secret booked a Victoria Derby slot with his victory in the Victoria Derby Preview at Flemington on Sunday.
Stradbroke Handicap winner Stefi Magnetica did her The Everest claims no harm at all with a brilliant return at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Cejay Graham has gone from driving six hours to the races twice a week to winning the premier award for apprentice jockeys in the state, capping off a golden 12 months in the saddle.
On The Punt: Jockey Harry Coffey has a solid book of rides at Warrnambool on Monday.
Queensland’s summer carnival will be streamlined in order to improve field sizes in the key Magic Millions lead ups, while The Gateway, which acts as a Stradbroke Handicap pointer in the winter has been opened up to include three-year-olds.
Rising star Rochelle Milnes scored a treble at Morphettville as she quickly establishes herself as a fan favourite in South Australian racing.
Angel Capital will have his next test in the Caulfield Guineas after winning the Prelude thanks to a smart ride by Ben Melham
It was deja vu at Randwick as tough mare I Am Me followed her Concorde Stakes win with a replica performance to take out the Group 2 The Shorts and press her Everest claims.
The loss of three-time Group 1 winner Riff Rocket during the week was eased slightly when star mare Fangirl stormed home for an impressive win in the 7 Stakes at Randwick.
Superstar international jockey Joao Moreira wanted to prove himself at Caulfield and did so with an emphatic win aboard Buckaroo in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes.
Imported gelding Eliyass will be striving to join two other Tulloch Lodge stayers with a unique double after a smart win in the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick.
Passionate owner Tony Ottobre has deferred ‘total control’ to trainer Ciaron Maher to decide the Pride Of Jenni’s spring campaign. One thing he can confirm, however … he’s off X for good.
Australian Guineas winner Southport Tycoon will trial at Cranbourne on Monday ahead of the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on AFL Grand Final Eve.
Gilbert Gardiner analyses the eight-race card at Hamilton on Monday, providing his best bets and value selections.
Gilbert Gardiner presents his horses to follow and forgive from Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes Day at Flemington, where a big Spring player boosted his Cup credentials.
Apprentice jockey Courtney Bellamy was left starstruck when she met Chris Hemsworth at Eagle Farm but the moment couldn’t top riding her first Saturday city winner.
Champion trainer Emma Stewart took her Vicbred dominance to a new level by winning all six Group 1 pacing finals at Melton on Saturday night.
Speedster Press Down scored a landmark win for trainer Peter Hardacre in the W H Wylie Handicap at Morphettville on Saturday.
Gritty gelding Encap won the Ming Dynasty first-up at Rosehill last spring and returned to the scene 12 months later to claim the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes.
A shot at the Group 1 Flight Stakes is now on the cards for Lady Shenandoah after her superb performance to break her maiden in the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill.
Gun colt Traffic Warden confirmed he is Godolphin’s No.1 seed for its Everest slot after a brilliant return in the Run To The Rose at Rosehill.
Growing Empire was a class above his rivals in the Poseidon Stakes at Flemington and The Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes now await.
The Williams and Parker names will feature again in the Melbourne Cup after Point King won his way into the race in the Archer Stakes at Flemington.
Sunshine In Paris made a big spring statement with a brilliant first-up performance to claim successive Sheraco Stakes victories at Rosehill.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.
Retired jockey Brett Prebble says rivals won’t catch Pride Of Jenni if she’s back to her best in the Makybe Diva Stakes, but there’s one horse best placed to beat her if she doesn’t fire again.
The Ciaron Maher stable is confident there will be no repeat of Pride Of Jenni’s lacklustre first-up performance in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes on Saturday.
Father-son team Anthony and Sam Freedman eye a stakes triple treat with Henlein, Tropicus and Punch Lane at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Trainer Richard Jolly is confident See You In Heaven can rebound from a “below par” performance in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes at Flemington.
South Australian Shane Oxlade will chase the big riches on offer in Melbourne and Sydney with Sghirripa because opportunities like this don’t come very often.
Growing Empire could book a ticket to The Everest with victory on Saturday in the Listed Poseidon Stakes at Flemington.
Check out a special edition of Hold All Tickets, that has a look at some big races right around the world this weekend.
News Corp form analyst Gilbert Gardiner is forgiving a beaten last-start favourite as he gives his betting strategy and quaddie tips at Flemington.
A hearing date has been set into Jamie Kah’s ride on Memsie Stakes day where she will answer a charge of failing to give her horse every chance to win.
Saddle up punters, the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington headlines a bumper Saturday of racing ahead and here are the tips from the teams at Racenet and Punters.
Graham NcNeice, who was the face of racing channel Sky for more than two decades, has died after a short battle with illness.
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