South Australia’s Goldrush Guru shines in Derby
South Australian raider Goldrush Guru (American Pharoah) etched his name into the history books when he proved too good for his rivals in Saturday’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). Having made continuous progress since running third on debut in a 1050-metre maiden at Balaklava in April, including back-to-back wins at Morphettville, headed by a last-start... Read More
Classy Switzerland blows his Coolmore rivals away
‘Awesome and arrogant’ Snitzel colt caps off brilliant cross-hemisphere success for Coolmore with potentially more in the pipeline Switzerland (Snitzel) lived up to his hefty price-tag and topline breeding when he conjured up a dominant display to join the list of future stallion prospects to land the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), the headline... Read More
Melbourne Cup run hangs in the balance for Onesmoothoperator
Onesmoothoperator’s (Dialed In) participation in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) remains in the balance with a reinspection on Saturday required after he was deemed an unsuitable runner by Racing Victoria (RV) stewards having sustained a cut. Trained in the UK by Brian Ellison, Onesmoothoperator has tumbled in the betting for the Flemington feature following... Read More
Racing NSW makes more black type changes as controversy rumbles on
Two more “NSW black type” races have been quietly added to the calendar, and a third given a supposed upgrading, as the international impasse continues over the state’s stakes race debacle. Next Saturday’s $1m Golden Gift (1100m) has been listed as having black type for the first time at Group 3. A race called The... Read More
‘I’d love to be able to say I’m a Derby-winning trainer’
Kingofwallstreet heads Cumani’s challenge as expat aims to emulate exploits of his father A Classic version of the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) in every sense of the word lies in prospect at Flemington on Saturday, with two dynastic trainers looking to continue family traditions in more ways than one, while holding different views on... Read More
Alsephina ready to bloom in the Empire Rose
Grant and Alana Williams are no strangers to success on the eastern seaboard, but victory for Alsephina (Star Turn) in Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) would mark their first Victorian Group 1 since their association with long-time stable supporter Bob Peters came to an end. Peters’ distinctive cerise and white colours have been... Read More