Racing News

Richards trio bound for Lime Country

Richards trio bound for Lime Country While they couldn’t find the winners’ enclosure at Randwick on Saturday, trainer Jamie Richards was more than satisfied with what his trio of stable stars have achieved during their extended autumn campaigns in Australia. Three-year-old filly Probabeel (Savabeel) found the Heavy 8 track surface too tough an ask when... Read More

Explosive Gaby impresses in William Reid

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds had the perfect lead-in to today’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), in which they combine with Pago Pago Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Prague (Redoute’s Choice), when their superstar filly Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) scored a second top-level triumph in the William Reid... Read More

Globe-trotting Delectation Girl out to enhance value in Coolmore Classic

Delectation Girl (Delegator), a European-bred mare who has raced in six countries for Newcastle syndicator Australian Bloodstock, will get her chance to win a maiden Group 1 race in today’s fillies and mares Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill. The well-travelled six-year-old, a three-time stakes winner in the northern hemisphere, is in what is... Read More

Asiago a potential Oaks filly, says Bowman

For the second year in a row, Godolphin prevailed in the Kembla Grange Classic (Gr 3, 1600m) as Asiago (Medaglia D’Oro) took the fillies’ feature yesterday in a blanket finish with the first seven across the line separated by a length. The James Cummings-trained Asiago settled midfield under Hugh Bowman, off what was a strong... Read More

Eccles enhances Oaks claims with impressive Lowlands success

Since finishing a strong and unlucky long-neck second in the New Zealand One Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton in November, Jennifer Eccles (Rip Van Winkle) has notched three Group 2 wins in four subsequent starts and she looks to have a stranglehold on next month’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m). Like her... Read More

Edinburgh Park-bred Tanker and Glenfiddich to run in Blue Diamond

Edinburgh Park Stud will enter uncharted territory with a two-pronged assault on the $1,500,000 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Superbly-bred colts Tanker (Pride Of Dubai) and Glenfiddich (Fastnet Rock) will take the New South Wales-based stud to new heights in the blue riband juvenile event. Edinburgh Park’s Ian Smith is... Read More