Category: Australian Racing

Arabian Summer has been a beneficiary of some excellent prize money on offer from Magic Millions through her first season on the racetrack.And trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy would like to add some more Magic Millions money early in the New Year, but first there are some early spring assignments in Melbourne.One of those is…

Top Godolphin galloper Pericles is the opening favourite for Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.Pericles, who ran second to Celestial Legend in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at his last outing, is one of 15 entries for the $300,000 contest, which is the unofficial start of the spring’s weight-for-age program. TAB installed Pericles…

New Zealand trainer Ken Kelso is thrilled with the resuming trial of multiple Group 1 winner Legarto. The star mare won her 900m heat against a quality field, prompting Kelso to nominate her for the Cox Plate.Jockey Ryan Elliot has been impressed with Legarto’s improvement, noting she is better and more forward than last year.…

Murrumbidgee Turf Club (MTC) will pay tribute to 14-time Group 1 winning jockey Danny Beasley today at the MTC Danny Beasley Raceday at Wagga.Growing up locally in Wagga Wagga, Beasley has had an extraordinary career as a jockey which has seen his career progress from the stables of Peter Maher to the Randwick stable of…

Two of the highest-profile two-year-olds from last season, Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy, took their spring preparations to a new level on Monday with trials at Randwick.The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained duo made their first public appearances of the campaign in the trials that was originally scheduled for last Friday but were…

Chris Waller is still not 100 percent sure what Riff Rocket’s entire Spring campaign will look like, but the dual Derby winner will be given his chance to prove he can be an elite-level open-age stayer.The four-year-old American Pharoah gelding will be among the entries for the Cox Plate (2040m) and Caulfield Cup (2400m), both…

Manaal has been pencilled in to return to racing on the opening Group 1 day of the season, but trainer Michael Freedman won’t test the Tassort filly in that company just yet, opting to keep the Group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) winner in her own age company for now.The Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m)…

Recommendation’s recent victories in Melbourne’s black-type sprints have earned him a shot at Group 1 success this spring. Trainer Ciaron Maher is optimistic about his potential, stating the best is yet to come.Stablemates Bella Nipotina and Estriella are also gearing up for the spring. Bella Nipotina, a superb sprinter, is freshening up after a successful…

Bjorn Baker’s decision to ignore a potential free pass into this year’s $3 million The Big Dance (1600m) was vindicated to the tune of $82,500 after the stable’s Pierro son War Eternal posted his third win at Royal Randwick.The five-year-old War Eternal was the designated TAB Fixed Odds favourite to take out Sunday’s South Grafton…

Fresh from his greatest win, champion pacer Leap To Fame will delight fans by racing again at Albion Park over the next two Saturday nights.Leap To Fame turned a long-awaited third clash with arch rival and older sibling Swayzee into a display of equine supremacy in last Saturday night’s Mr Feelgood Open at Albion Park.In…