Caulfield Cup winner Jameka has been officially retired and will now head to the breeding barn for the 2018 mating season. Caulfield Cup winner Jameka, above, has been retired. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. Jameka was on the comeback trail after suffering a life threatening bout of travel sickness but trainer Ciaron Maher and her […]
Stablemates Shoals and Santa Ana Lane are gearing up for their major Spring Carnival outing in the $13m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 13 with a Cranbourne barrier trial today. Shoals, above, is progressing nicely towards The Everest 2018 at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Both sprinters are trained by Anthony Freedom and […]
Trainer Mick Price is on the lookout for a new jockey for his Australian Guineas winner Grunt when he lines up in the Group 1 $1m Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on September 1. Grunt, above, will be set for the 2018 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Photo by Jenny Barnes. High profile jockey Damien Oliver […]
Promising colt Dio D’Oro has drawn the outside barrier in the final nine horse field for the 2018 Group 3 $150,000 Singapore Airlines San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Performer, above, will resume for the 2018 Spring Carnival in the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill. Photo by Steve Hart. Dio D’Oro was the […]
Lightly raced mare Invincible Star has been selected by GPI Racing to race in their slot in the 2018 version of the $13m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 13. Invincible Star, above, has been selected to run in The Everest in GPI Racing ‘s slot. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. The Gai Waterhouse […]
Trainer Chris Waller has described his stable star Winx in picture perfect condition following her record breaking win in the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday. Winx, above, has pulled up in picture perfect condition following her win in the 2018 Wins Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Winx edged […]
High profile jockey Hugh Bowman considers barrier five as perfect for Winx who starts her Cox Plate countdown when she resumes in the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Winx, above, has drawn perfectly at barrier 5 in the 2018 Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Winx is currently […]
Trainer James Cummings has set the evergreen Hartnell to repeat last year’s first up winning performance in the 2018 Group 2 $200,000 Sir John Monash P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Hartnell, above, is looking to repeat his first up winning performance in the 2018 P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Photo by Ultimate […]
Godolphin’s next generation star Kementari is at his best to tackle champion mare Winx in the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Kementari, above, is in top shape to take on Winx in the 2018 Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. Kementari is coming off a first up second […]
Chris Waller’s stable star Winx is spot on for her return to the race track in the race named in her honour, the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Winx, above, is spot on for her return to the race track in the 2018 Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Ultimate […]
Promising Spring contender Showtime has arrived in Melbourne in top condition and is ready to perform at his best in the 2018 Group 2 $200,000 Sir John Monash P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Showtine, above, has arrived in Melbourne in great shape ahead of the P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Photo by […]
Trainer Chris Waller has selected the Group 1 Flight Stakes as the main 2018 Spring Carnival target for his smart filly Fiesta who resumes in the Group 2 $200,000 Darley Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Fiesta, above in purple colours, is set to resume in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. Photo […]
Ramp debuted at Warrnambool on Thursday and there couldn’t have been a better start to his racing career. It was great to see Ramp settle back in the field as he had a tendency to over do things in his trial. At the top of the straight, he was given clear running & looked as […]
Australia’s champion race mare Winx is set to sneak past Black Caviar’s record of twenty-five consecutive wins when she kicks off her 2018 Cox Plate defence in the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Winx, above, is the odds on favourite for the Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Ultimate Racing […]
Aurie’s Star Handicap winner Voodoo Lad could back up in this Saturday’s Group 2 $200,000 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. Voodoo Lad, above in red and yellow colours winning the Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington, could back up in the B. P. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. Voodoo Lad made […]
Last Saturday’s Rosebud winner Sandbar is no certainty to run in the Group 1 $1m De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on September 22. Sandbar, above in red and white colours, scores a gutsy first up win in the Rosebud at Rosehill. Photo by Steve Hart. Sandbar raced up to the promise […]
Champion mare Winx is one of thirteen horses among the nominations for the 2018 Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Winx, above, is among the nominations for the 2018 Winx Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart. The nominations deadline for the Winx Stakes, which was previously known as the Warwick […]
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Blake Shinn’s Spring Carnival is looking grim after the headline jockey fractured two vertebrae in his neck after suffering a fall in a Randwick barrier trial this morning. Blake Shinn, above, has suffered a neck injury after a fall in a Randwick barrier trial. Photo by Sarah Ebbett. Shinn was dislodged […]
The Team Hawkes trained Showtime will sidestep a showdown with champion mare Winx in the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday and will run at Caulfield instead. Showtime, above, is likely to run in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Photo by Ultimate Racing Photos. Showtime was one of fourteen horses […]
Golden Slipper winner Estijaab is injured and won’t be seen during the 2018 Spring Racing Carnival. Golden Slipper winner Estijaab, above, is out of the 22018 Spring Carnival. Photo by Steve Hart. Team Hawkes’ head trainer John Hawkes was forced to send Estijaab back to the paddock after suffering a setback and the stable is […]