Category: Australian Racing

Deakin may have surprised a few with his first-up placing at Caulfield, but it was no shock for trainers Phillip and Tommy Stokes.The imported galloper ran third at $51 in the Heatherlie Stakes (1700m) on August 29 and returns to the track on Saturday to contest the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m).The win provides a…

Lake Forest will have the opportunity to make his mark on one of Sydney’s biggest spring stages when he targets the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Randwick.The Group One feature, formerly known as the George Main Stakes, has established itself as one of the most prestigious mile contests on the Australian calendar. The 2026…

Buckaroo will return to Caulfield with the opportunity to revive memories of his outstanding Underwood Stakes victory when he takes aim at one of the spring’s most important weight-for-age contests.The talented galloper has already shown his affinity for the race, having captured the Underwood Stakes in 2024. That success over 1800 metres provided Buckaroo with…

Racing over 1000 metres is not exactly new territory for Tempted, but the star mare will do it for the first time in a while this weekend.The Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old will resume in the $1 million Group 2 Concorde Stakes at Randwick, which will be just her second start over 1000m.Her only start over that…

There was a time earlier this year when Chris Waller was preparing to farewell classy sprinting mare Generosity, but this Saturday she will start another campaign for the champion trainer.The six-year-old resumes in the $750,000 Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown.Generosity was entered for Inglis’s Chairman’s Sale in May, but was withdrawn after Waller…

Warrnambool-trained Oliveanotherday did his hopes of gaining a start in The Everest the world of good with an excellent audition at Caulfield.Successful in the Listed Wangoom Handicap during the Warrnambool May Carnival, Oliveanotherday returned off a break to claim the Group 3 Heath 1100 on Saturday.Sent out the $2.30 favourite under Harry Coffey, Oliveanotherday scored…

Precisely how many runners Ciaron Maher has in this Saturday’s $200,000 H D F McNeil Stakes remains to be seen, but one colt who is a certain starter is Seraphox.The son of Harry Angel will launch a campaign that is being geared around the $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas in the 1200-metre Group 3…

Defiantly secured a ballot-exempt place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an authoritative victory in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville on Sunday, providing Joseph O’Brien with another serious candidate for a race in which he has already enjoyed considerable success.The Kergorlay carried a Melbourne Cup Golden Ticket for the first…

Boniface was ridden like the best horse in the race and finally rewarded punters who kept the faith with his win in the Group 3 $250,000 Premier’s Cup (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.The French import had been raced without much luck in his four previous Australian starts but star jockey Tommy Berry rode the…

The first clash of racing’s super mares was compelling even though Autumn Glow dominated the race to claim the fourth Group 1 win of her career in the $1 million Winx Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.But Sheza Alibi’s effort to finish within one-and-a-half lengths of the winner after missing the start was also…