Category: Australian Racing

Co-trainer Peter Moody has a proven track record with fillies in the Queensland Derby and is hopeful Autumn Angel can measure up in the Group 1 feature at Eagle Farm today.Moody, who co-trains with Katherine Coleman, is confident Autumn Angel has progressed since her eye-catching second to the Chris Waller-trained Tannhauser in the Group 3…

Some encouraging feedback from one of the country’s best jockeys has trainer Kelly Schweida optimistic that El Morzillo can handle a distance rise in the Group Two Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.The filly will extend to 1400 metres for the first time tomorrow and Schweida admits he isn’t sure whether the extra 200 metres…

Tasmanian galloper First Accused is returning to Caulfield in a bid to breakthrough for his maiden win on the Melbourne city course.First Accused runs in the Ern Jensen Funerals Mile (1600m) tomorrow having run second in two of his three previous attempts at the track.The Glenn Stevenson -trained galloper was beaten by D’Aguilar at Caulfield…

Finding suitable races for a dour stayer at this time of year is a challenge for even Australia’s most accomplished horsemen, just ask Chris Waller.Waller has his sights set on Selino defending his Brisbane Cup crown but says working out how to get him there has required a bit of novel thinking.The horse hasn’t won…

Tony Gollan knows this Saturday’s Kingsford Smith Cup will be the toughest test of Antino’s career, but he is confident the five-year-old can be a factor in the $1 million event.Queensland’s leading trainer has described the 1300-metre event, one of two Group 1 races at Eagle Farm this Saturday, as the race of the Winter…

It’s not every day you see a horse firm from $101 to $11 in the blink of an eye in a betting market on a Group 1 race.But so impressive was the thumping last-to-first romp of Kiwi three-year-old First Innings at Ipswich on Wednesday, bookmakers didn’t miss a second when giving the Andrew Forsman-trained gelding…

American business tycoon John Stewart has declared he will go up to $6 million to buy super mare Imperatriz at the Magic Millions mares sale this month, revealing he could pull her out of retirement and continue racing if he buys her.Stewart, who famously went to $9m on Winx’s Pierro filly last month and still…

Much was made of I Wish I Win drawing barrier one in The Everest last year and the star sprinter will need to overcome the same potential issue in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m).The five-year-old gelding has only been seen once since then, beaten a neck in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m)…

Trainer Alex Rae has confirmed Shock ‘Em Ova will be heading north to Queensland in the coming weeks, following his impressive performance at Caulfield on Saturday.The win was a dominant one, with Shock ‘Em Ova ($4.50) ridden by Dean Yendall overcoming a difficult position near the fence to surge past the competition and win by…