Category: Australian Racing

Champion trainer Peter Snowden’s chances of a record-extending seventh win in the Ramornie Handicap (1200m) has been dealt a blow with Fire Star drawing off the track for the Listed $200,000 feature at Grafton today.Fire Star was allocated barrier 14 for the Ramornie, which has attracted a full field of 16 plus five emergencies. Snowden’s…

A maiden Flemington appearance was not part of Stern Idol’s schedule until his jumps rivals ran scared, but the back-up plan could include a shot at an emotional win for connections.The champion steeplechaser is among 21 entries for this Saturday’s $150,000 Deane Lester Flemington Cup.The 2800-metre race is named after the late form analyst and…

Reigning champion Treasurethe Moment is set to return to Caulfield Racecourse with the aim of defending her Memsie Stakes crown in one of the opening Group 1 highlights of the 2026 Australian Spring Carnival.The talented mare announced herself as a genuine weight-for-age star when she claimed last year’s Memsie Stakes with a brilliant first-up performance,…

All eyes will be on Light Infantry Man when the experienced campaigner returns to action in the 2026 Winx Stakes at Randwick, aiming to begin the spring carnival with a memorable Group 1 victory.Few horses boast the consistency and toughness displayed by Light Infantry Man throughout his career. He has built an enviable record against…

Having trained his dam Everage to stakes success, Craig Carmody has been hard at work harnessing promising three-year-old Sir Les’ natural ability.The gelding by All Too Hard looked impressive winning his first two starts before finishing a narrow fifth in a benchmark 72 Midway at Rosehill Gardens on May 30th.Carmody has been happy to space…

The middle of winter is not generally a launching pad to Coolmore Stud Stakes glory, but the Lindsay Park training team hopes it will be for Hard Kick.The untapped gelding is on the cusp of kicking off a campaign that will be directed towards the prized $2 million Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds at Flemington…

Luke Cartwright celebrated a career milestone when he teamed with Wise Inlaw to claim Saturday’s $175,000 A R Creswick Stakes (1200m) at Flemington.Victoria’s leading metropolitan apprentice notched his first Stakes success when he guided the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained gelding to victory in the Listed event.It was Cartwright’s 43rd Black Type start, eight of…

Feet problems have plagued General Salute throughout his career, but the horse has put his best hoof forward at Rosehill to land an overdue win in the Listed Winter Stakes.Co-trainer Gerald Ryan revealed the five-year-old had suffered issues almost from birth and spent a year on the sidelines following his unplaced effort in the 2024…

Trainer Grahame Begg, fresh from his Group 1 triumph with Splash Back in last week’s Tatts Tiara, could add another Queensland Winter Carnival winner to his list when he sends out King Zephyr in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap over 1400m at the Sunshine Coast today.King Zephyr will be coming back 100m in distance … from…

Consistent stayer Pounding might have more seconds than a clock, but few horses deserve a win more.In that vein, trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman have elected to give him another opportunity to get a victory on the board by backing him up into today’s Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) at the Sunshine Coast.The seven-year-old has…