Young gun Lloyd finally gets quality shots at group 1 glory
Zac Lloyd has been told his chances will come in the big races and the two-time champion apprentice feels his time has arrived at Randwick on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
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‘Ratbag’ Kintyre now ready to make the Epsom cut
Gary Portelli has taken Kintyre from ‘ratbag’ to racehorse and Saturday’s Epsom Handicap could be his crowning moment.
- by Chris Roots
Allam looks to manifest a couple of big wins on and off the course
Steve Allam is a proud Penrith man who will wear his Panthers jersey with pride on Sunday, but his grand final is at Randwick on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
Ford gets late call-up for Metropolitan favourite Unusual Legacy
Unusual Legacy only got into the Metropolitan after a couple of scratchings – and a jockey shuffle gives Jay Ford the ride on the group 1 favourite.
- by Chris Roots
‘Pretty good first group 1 ride’: Wadick gets big break on Future History
Young apprentice Zac Wadick is focused on getting down to 51.5 kilos to take the plum ride for Ciaron Maher in the Metropolitan on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
Waller’s late start won’t deter chase of another group 1 sweep
The star Sydney trainer will look to repeat his famous 2019 sweep of the four group 1 races on Epsom day.
- by Chris Roots
Royal Patronage ready to add an Epsom to career ‘bucket list’
Royal Patronage has raced at the best tracks in England and America, but he is ready for his finest moment at Randwick for the Waterhouse-Bott stable on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
Broadsiding rewriting the record books in golden run
Godolphin’s star colt Broadsiding is writing his own history after proving he is the best of his generation with a first-up victory in the Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
‘He’s in the zone’: McDonald on record pace as Golden moment looms
Jockey James McDonald has been on fire in the first two months of the season, but he wants to get off his group 1 duck with Broadsiding in the Golden Rose.
- by Chris Roots
Opening salvo: Cummings takes a shot at history with Broadsiding
Godolphin trainer James Cummings has taken an unconventional approach with his crack colt for the Golden Rose.
- by Chris Roots
‘I can’t lose’: Hyeronimus chases Golden double to cap remarkable comeback
The down-to-earth nature and determination of jockey Adam Hyeronimus have taken him from strapping on Golden Rose day last year to riding the highest-profile colt in the country in the group 1 feature.
- by Chris Roots
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