Always First Past The Post
Brad Widdup’s second season in the Sydney training ranks has begun with a bang as stable star Sandbar picked off the first stakes race for three-year-olds. Widdup, a long-time foreman for Darley and Godolphin, was persuaded to branch out on his own by high-profile owner Damion Flower, who has established Platinum Park at Hawkesbury. While […]
Odeon’s early season form will provide a number of answers as connections consider a Caulfield Cup campaign for last year’s South Australian Derby placegetter. Five-year-old Odeon resumes in a 1400m-handicap at Flemington on Saturday and co-trainer Simon Zahra believes the gelding has shown improvement from the autumn. A Listed winner over 1800m as a spring […]
Arbeitsam’s return to winning form has earned him a start in the Doncaster Mile as Gai Waterhouse bids for a record eighth victory in the famous Randwick feature. As is his pattern, Arbeitsam went straight to the front in Saturday’s Group Three Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill and unlike his previous few starts, he had […]
Trainer Chris Waller has produced his two leading Golden Slipper hopes at Rosehill with the desired results after a couple of anxious moments. Performer had to fight hard for a photo-finish win in Saturday’s Canonbury Stakes, while Fiesta ($3.90) had to change direction to make her run for victory in the Widden Stakes. As well […]
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will miss Tuesday weeks Melbourne Cup after his appeal to reduce his 20meeting ban was dismissed. Damien Oliver received a 20meeting ban for his ride on Happy Clapper in the Cox Plate in which he appealed against although at the hearing this afternoon stewards dismissed his appeal meaning the 20meeting ban […]
WS COX PLATE – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Group One, $3 million, weight-for-age, 2040m, to be run at Moonee Valley on Saturday, October 28, 2017 HISTORY * First run in 1922 when the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee voted for a high-quality, weight-for-age race * British seven-year-old stallion Violoncello won the first Cox Plate a […]
Leading international contender for the Caulfield Cup, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Johannes Vermeer, has drawn barrier two for the $3 million handicap. The Darren Weir-trained Humidor has barrier seven in the field of 17 for Saturday’s 2400m-feature while star New Zealand mare Bonneval has gate 14. Naturalism Stakes winner Harlem will jump from the inside barrier […]
Ball Of Muscle, Takedown, Trapeze Artist and In Her Time have been named as the four emergencies for the $10 million Everest at Randwick. If there are any scratchings from Saturday’s declared 12-horse field, the slot holder can negotiate with the owners of one of the four reserves. The emergencies are among the horses entered […]
Japanese horse Admire Deus has arrived in Melbourne in preparation for the major spring Cups. Admire Deus was bought by syndicator Australian Bloodstock earlier this year and has joined the stable of Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir. .@DKWeirRacing's Matt Scown "over the moon" with the way Admire Deus travelled. "He drunk heaps and ate everything […]
The glamourous two-week BMW Caulfield Cup Carnival which attracts over 60,000 visitors each year and offers over $11.2 million in prizemoney is a celebration of everything from world-class racing to style, food and entertainment. With an approach that’s focused on breaking with convention, the 2017 BMW Caulfield Cup Carnival will lead the way for a […]
