Category: Australian Racing

Roger James’ history of picking off Australian Group 1 races for three-year-old fillies stretches right back to the start of the 21st century and he will look to tick off another feature this Saturday.The Kiwi horseman and his co-trainer Robert Wellwood will have Confesara in the $1 million Australasian Oaks at Morphettville in Adelaide.The 2000-metre…

Ciaron Maher has one runner safely in the field for this Saturday’s Listed VRC St Leger, but the champion trainer of stayers is hoping to have much greater representation in the Flemington feature.Awesome Artist, Noble Falcon and Intervened join Tasmanian Derby winner Dad And Dave among the 28 entries for the $200,000 event over 2800…

Trainer Grahame Begg sees two problems confronting Zakouma in his bid to win the Mornington Cup with the promising stayer.The Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday offers the victor a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October and Begg sees Saturday’s race as a nice stepping stone for Zakouma who is…

A record number of individual Group 1 winners are set to contest the $1.5 million, All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Sydney’s final Group 1 race of the season has 19 nominations including 14 individual winners at the elite level.The likely All Aged field includes $15.4 million earner Giga Kick; the brilliant…

Briliant filly Tempted has set the scene for an Everest rematch with Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising after a scintillating victory in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint at Randwick in class record time.The three-year-old on Saturday clocked 1:08.00 seconds for the 1200m, bettering the previous class record of 1:08.14 set by Cosmic Force in 2019,…

The British raiders have arrived with intent, as Newmarket trainer William Haggas prepares a dual assault on the $5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick.Haggas will saddle up both Dubai Honour and Caviar Heights in Saturday’s feature, the headline act of The Championships, as he looks to add to his outstanding Australian…

A revelation in the staying ranks this autumn, Mr Monaco remains a solid favourite to give Ciaron Maher a fourth Sydney Cup despite drawing the outside gate.But if he is to be upstaged, it might be by one of his barn mates, with Piggyback and Juja Kibo both presenting with strong credentials for the two…

The British raiders have arrived with intent, as Newmarket trainer William Haggas prepares a dual assault on the $5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick today.Haggas will saddle up both Dubai Honour and Caviar Heights in today’s feature, the headline act of The Championships, as he looks to add to his outstanding…

Connections of On Display would like to right the wrong of 12 months ago when they chase a Stakes race victory in Adelaide.On Display is being targeted at the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on April 25, a race the now four-year-old finished fourth in last year before going on…

The stable is flying now, but trainer Bjorn Baker could tell you a thing or two about the ups and downs of racing.Saturday, on Day One of The Championships at Randwick, the Baker, Rachel King combination landed a win to treasure when the Street Boss colt Green Spaces ($4.40) saluted by a very convincing 3.19…