Image: Bradley Photos Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban will add his weight to a cracking Queen Elizabeth Stakes line up Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are playing the long game with high-class stayer Vauban, their decision to start him in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes part of a considered plan to give him the
Image: RWWA Perth’s racing scene lit up over the weekend with a dominant performance that crowned a new local star. The WA Oaks meeting delivered major milestones, red-hot stables, and plenty of buzz ahead of the upcoming WA Derby. From an unstoppable filly to breakout wins by jockeys and trainers, the day had it all.
Nicolini Vito has followed the lead of stablemate Here To Shock in winning the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. Will Hayes has likened Nicolini Vito to a fine wine after he landed a last stride victory in the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. The Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained galloper gave the Lindsay Park stable back-to-back wins
Read what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $2,000,000 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick. Damian Lane (Aeliana): “She was extraordinary. She left the barriers well, just travelled great from the outset and felt a winner a long way out. “I’m not riding in the best form of my life, I’ve ridden
Image: Bradley Photos Bjorn Baker was blaming hay fever but the enormity of winning one of Sydney’s iconic races on a day that his family held dear managed to bring even the usually unflappable trainer to tears. Known for his big personality and fun-loving nature, Baker was choking back his emotions after Stefi Magnetica burst from the
Read what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $4,000,000 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. Jason Collett (Stefi Magnetica): “I’m kind of shocked, to be honest. I was in front at the line and was like, ‘holy hell, sh** I’ve just won. “I don’t know, I was just trying to get her
Image: Bradley Photos Untapped sprinter gives the Hawkes team a fourth T J Smith with a grey gelding Briasa’s coronation as a bona fide star of the Australian sprint scene came at Randwick on Saturday when the untapped four-year-old won the $3 million T J Smith Stakes. The Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained gelding landed
Trainer Dan Morton is upbeat on his prospects of scoring a third Schweppes-Melvista Stakes (2200m) in four years when Sail Session and Net Zero tackle the event tomorrow. Morton won the Listed event in 2022 with Alaskan God, before Another Chino gave Morton more success 12 months later. He also won the race in 2013
Image: Bruno Cannatelli 10% share in last year's Slipper runner-up available on Inglis Digital A share in the colt who failed by just a head to win last year’s Golden Slipper is up for grabs with Coleman featuring in Inglis Digital’s April (Early) Online Sale, which is active now. A 10 percent share in the
Racing Victoria stewards have launched an investigation into the betting patterns and tactics used in race seven at Pakenham on Thursday night, following John Allen’s ride aboard Boga Legend. Trained by Mitch Freedman, Boga Legend finished fourth in the Frankston Sand Soil & Mini Mix 0 – 64 Handicap (1400m) after being last at the
