Hall Of Fame trainer Les Bridge looks to have another promising horse on his hands in Celestial Legend, who has a classic pedigree but enough raw ability to be winning races …
Trainer Mitchell Pateman says punters should be prepared to forgive Mojo Rhythm’s last-start failure, maintaining the four-year-old had excuses when unplaced two weeks ago. The son of Playing God, a …
Trainer Henry Dwyer says wet tracks will determine the number of feature steeplechase races Riding High can run in and win. For that reason, Dwyer believes the Australian Steeplechase (3900m) at Sandown on Sunday …
In-form Melbourne-based jockey Michael Dee has been rewarded for his exceptional season with a short-term contract to ride in Hong Kong. Dee has been granted a licence to ride in the Asian mecca …
It is not only humans that have to deal with bad backs. Racehorses are susceptible to problem backs as trainer Enver Jusufovic knows only too well with his stable star Pinstriped who heads to …
Trainer Mike Moroney is banking on a course of dressage having the desired effect on Not An Option when he travels to Adelaide for The Goodwood. Not An Option will be going into Saturday’s Group …
Australian owners and trainers have been raiding the stocks of European stayers for years. While there has been mixed success with those horses on Australian shores, the European sprinters have largely gone untouched. …
Thalassophile has been a work in progress for much of her career but the four-year-old has blossomed into a genuine black-type performer this season. After working through her grades and distances, …
Trainer Lindsey Smith would like to see the heavens open ahead of the Flemington meeting where he has Bold Bourbon looking for a fourth straight win. Bold Bourbon runs in the In …
When Les Bridge picked up a son of Dundeel at the yearling sales, he thought he’d found himself a potential Spring Champion Stakes horse, maybe even a Derby aspirant. Instead, Celestial Legend is …
A liking for the straight track at Flemington swayed the decision of James Cummings and Godolphin to keep Renosu in Melbourne. The Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville last Saturday had …
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes have taken a different approach to start the brief winter campaign of Makram at Flemington. Having undergone fetlock surgery post his spring campaign, the Hayes brothers …
Chris Waller says fitness won’t be an issue for Kovalica when he takes on Zaaki and co in the Doomben Cup, but he does have reservations about the three-year-old’s outside draw. The champion …
David Payne doesn’t expect Navajo Peak to fill the void left by the departure of multiple Group 1 winner Montefilia, but he does think the improving stayer has the potential …
Tim Clark isn’t conceding the Doomben Cup to short-priced favourite Zaaki and says Zeyrek can turn the tables on his last-start conqueror from an ideal draw. The Team Hawkes gelding finished just …
A trip to Brisbane for Tapa Capall could be on the agenda if the three-year-old is successful at Flemington. The David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins-trained gelding runs in the National Jockeys Trust Trophy …
A two-state feature race double beckons for trainer Annabel Neasham as weight-for-age star Zaaki chases a second Doomben Cup in Queensland, while former French galloper Bois D’Argent leads a three-pronged Lord Mayor’s Cup …
Savatoxl will attempt to become the third multiple winner of The Goodwood when he lines up in the Group 1 sprint at Morphettville. If successful over the 1200m course on Saturday, Savatoxl will join Moslyn (1894-95) and Musket Belle …
