Sydney’s irrefutable premiership winning trainer Chris Waller has big spring plans this year, the former Kiwi-based horseman set to branch out and vie for the Melbourne Spring Carnival Group 1’s with his contingent of top gallopers including My Kingdom Of Fife.
Although awaiting the official…
A contingent of promising European stayers will take to Great Britain’s premier racecourse this Thursday night (AEST) for the Goodwood Cup, a crucial race for horses looking to earn a spot in the Melbourne Cup 2011.
The Group 2 Goodwood Cup (3219m) has historically been…
Peter Morgan’s improving galloper Dusty Star impressed connections in a track gallop this week, their performance and progression earning them a first-up run in this Saturday’s Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.
General Nediym gelding Dusty Star emerged as one of last autumn’s most promising three-year-olds, the…
Reigning Melbourne Cup winner Americain has been confirmed to return to Victoria’s famous Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November to defend their title in the 2011 Melbourne Cup.
Dynaformer six-year-old Americain made the 150th edition of the world’s richest handicap a truly international…
Patrick Keane had the world at his feet when he was an apprentice in Victoria.
He was being tutored by astute trainer Doug Harrison, and was picking up rides all over the state. He was also a star at the Equine Education Centre, where those…
After winning the Baden Baden Trophy at Flemington on Saturday, Peter Gelagotis has confirmed that Module will be given a freshen up and aimed at the Melbourne spring carnival.
The five year old gelding stepped up to 2000m for the first time on the weekend,…
Neil Dyer has engaged the services of multiple Group One winning jockey Steven Arnold as he attempts to win the 2011 Darwin Cup with two time runner up Hawks Bay.
Hawks Bay has finished second in the last two Darwin Cups and Dyer is hoping…
Leading Melbourne jockey Craig Williams celebrated his return to Australia on Saturday by bringing up Peter Moody’s 100th city winner of the season.
The four time Victorian jockey’s premiership winner showed no signs of rustiness in his first day back riding in Melbourne since Anzac…
Grahame Begg is planning a double-pronged attack on the 2011 Cox Plate, the Randwick-based trainer hopeful his well-performing stablemates Ilovethiscity and Secret Admirer can step up to the challenge of the weight-for-age feature.
One of the ‘Big Three’ Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival features, the $3…
Trainer Anthony Cummings said his gifted galloper Smart Missile had returned “bigger and stronger” than last season and named a handful of Group 1 Spring Carnival features as likely targets including the Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas and the iconic Cox Plate 2011.
One of the…
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