This Saturday all eyes will be on the smart line-up of fillies in the Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm, but earlier in the day another females-only showdown is shaping up as a ripper of a race.
The $200,000 Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1400m) for…
In-form hoop Tim Clark fully believes the record, draw and talent of his QTC Cup mount Sincero will see the gun three-year-old fly to victory at Eagle Farm tomorrow and snap up their spot in the upcoming $1 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Prepared…
Melbourne Cup-winning hoop Corey Brown will have all the luck with the inside running in the Queensland Oaks this Saturday with his mount, In A Tangle, drawn ideally in barrier one for the Eagle Farm classic.
The Bryan Guy-trained Bradbury’s Luck filly In A Tangle…
Caulfield-based trainer Mick Price on Thursday afternoon informed Racing Queensland stewards that his progressive Encosta De Lago colt Echoes Of Heaven would not be accepted for Saturday week’s $500,000 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m).
Price has decided to send three-year-old Echoes Of Heaven to the…
Trainer Tony Noonan thought he was onto a good thing when he nominated Varenna Miss for both the Dane Ripper Stakes and the QTC Cup.
However the master plan has gone slightly awry, with the talented mare drawing poor gates for both events on…
Rejuvenated Victorian trainer John Sadler is optimistic that his nicely-bred Zabeel filly Heidilicious can return to form at Eagle Farm on Saturday and score an upset win over a quality field in this year’s Queensland Oaks.
Before her last-start when stepping up to Group company…
Trainer John Wallace believes Shoot Out can rediscover his best form when he lines up in the Group Two Eagle Farm Cup on Saturday.
Shoot Out has not won since claiming the Liston Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield last year, which has led some…
Premier Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote is preparing to saddle up six of his stable stars for this Saturday’s Queensland Oaks Day and despite the hype surrounding his better known runners, the horseman holds high hopes that Heartshaker will kick the day off on a winning…
Flemington-based trainer Michael Moroney is convinced his progressive colt Quarterbar is a deserving Queensland Derby contender following their much-improved win in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Oratorio three-year-old Quarterbar bounced back after their disappointing last-start 11th to Fillydelphia in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2020m) on…
New Zealand horseman John Sargent is hoping his lightly-raced gelding Shanghai Bund can improve on their last-start Aussie debut and genuinely challenge the dominant Darley-owned duo in this Saturday’s BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.
With Peter Snowden enjoying a stranglehold over this year’s two-year-old Group 1…
