AAP | Racing Online | Global Horse Racing & Online Betting

Homesman Early Favourite For Group 1 Underwood

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Defending titleholder Homesman is the early favourite to make it back-to-back Underwood Stakes victories after the release of nominations for the weight-for-age Group One race at Caulfield. The Lloyd Williams-owned Homesman, who made a winning start to his spring campaign in the Group Two Feehan Stakes earlier this month, was the $2.80 favourite on Monday[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin will be strongly represented in the Group One Moir Stakes with Trekking and Viridine and trainer James Cummings has not ruled out adding to the fire power by nominating three-year-old filly Exhilarates. Cummings indicated it was more likely last season's Magic Millions Classic winner would run against her own age and sex in Friday[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Five Group One winners feature among the 18 nominations for the Moir Stakes which has a field limit of 15 plus emergencies. A change of plans because of a wet track in Sydney last weekend has prompted the Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable to bring Sunlight back to Melbourne to run in Friday night's $1[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having missed a start in The Shorts in Sydney, Everest-bound Sunlight has been re-acquainted with The Valley ahead of the $1 million Moir Stakes. Co-trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy opted to scratch Sunlight from Saturday's Group Two Shorts (1100m) at Randwick because of a wet track and sent her back to Melbourne to instead run[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With the Cox Plate at The Valley among the spring options for Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie, trainer Phillip Stokes has given the gelding a familiarisation gallop at the course. Mr Quickie was among several high profile horses to work at The Valley on Monday morning including fellow Group One winners Sunlight and Trekking who[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brimham Rocks is set to run in the Group One Caulfield Cup with 52kg after escaping a penalty for his win in the Naturalism Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained Brimham Rocks' victory in Saturday's Naturalism at Caulfield carried with it a ballot exemption into the $5 million Caulfield Cup on October 19. But the stayer still[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin colt Beyliks has won the first of the season's official two-year-old barrier trials in Sydney. By champion Lonhro out of Group Three winner Ottoman, Beyliks drew away to win over 850 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday morning. Horses that compete in the officials trials get first preference for entry into[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways has been crowned Horse of the Year at the Queensland Thoroughbred Awards. The Garry Newham-trained Winning Ways, Queensland's sole Group One winner in 2018/19, was also named the state's Three-Year-Old of the Year at Sunday night's function in Brisbane. Her owner Paul Makin died the week before the Oaks and[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After aborting Plan A for Santa Ana Lane's Everest preparation, connections of the star sprinter remain optimistic it will not negatively impact on his chance to win the $14 million sprint. Santa Ana Lane was scheduled to head to Sydney to run first-up in Saturday's Group Two Shorts (1100m), won by Pierata, but after more[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Some of Queensland's best known racing names have joined the Kilcoy Race Club committee. Kilcoy, 80km north of Brisbane, was a foundation Friday TAB circuit club in Queensland before being bumped back to country status about 20 years ago. In recent years it has made a resurgence with nine TAB meetings and it hopes that[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The lightly raced Yao Dash, the only horse to beat Funstar, is now set to take his place in the Group One Golden Rose. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old won his midweek debut at Canterbury last month and backed it up with victory at Rosehill on September 7 when he held off Funstar[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caulfield Cup aspirations for The Chosen One will get another examination when the four-year-old strives to give champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker his fifth win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The Chosen One began his Melbourne spring campaign in the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley where he fought on[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two years of planning has trainer Danny O'Brien finally reaping the rewards with his team of staying three-year-olds. Skiddaw added to O'Brien's three-year-old haul of recent weeks winning the 4Cyte For Living Legends Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday and is on a path to the Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November 2. O'Brien[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brisbane will hold its first set of official two-year-old trials in a decade in what officials hope is the first step in re-establishing them to their glory days. There will be five heats at Eagle Farm on Monday. Pre-season two-year-old trials were a major event in Brisbane for 50 years with as many as 25[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Barry Baldwin believes it is a long shot that The Candy Man can make the field for the Group One Epsom Handicap and he is looking for other options in Sydney. The Candy Man needed to win Friday's Cameron Handicap at Newcastle to assure a place in the field for the Epsom at Randwick[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former apprentice Stephen Brown Jr remains in intensive care in a Melbourne hospital after a fall in a jump-out at Wangaratta. Brown was was placed in an induced coma and flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday after the fall. “Stephen Brown Jr remains under observation in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand champion Melody Belle has won her eighth Group One race to keep the Cox Plate in the mix. First the mare will try to win the triple crown at home having taken the first two legs, the Tarzino Trophy and Saturday's Windsor Park Plate at Hastings. The recently crowned NZ Horse of the[...]

Author: AAP

Homesman Early Favourite For Group 1 Underwood

Godolphin Nominate Three For Group 1 WFA Moir Stakes

Group One Moir Attracts 18 Nominations

Sunlight Back In Melbourne For Group 1 Moir

Mr Quickie Gets Look At Valley In Gallop

No Cups Penalty For Brimham Rocks

Beyliks Wins Barrier Trial For Godolphin

Winning Ways Crowned Qld Horse Of The Year

Two-State Options For Santa Ana Lane

Kilcoy Club Hoping For More Tab Meetings

Yao Dash Likely For Group One Golden Rose

Underwood Stakes Next For The Chosen One

O’Brien Hits The Mark With Three-Year-Olds

Brisbane Juveniles To Trial At Eagle Farm

Barry Baldwin Looking At Candy Man Options

Stephen Brown Jr Remains In Icu

Cox Plate Still In Mix For Melody Belle

What are you really gambling with?