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Oakleigh Plate Target Again For Bons Away

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Group One Oakleigh Plate is again a target for Bons Away, with the sprinter's connections hoping it will be third time lucky. Six-year-old Bons Away begins his latest preparation towards an Oakleigh Plate tilt in Saturday's Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, a race he won last year when also resuming from a[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne's weather will have the final say on the autumn reappearance of Express Pass. Trainer Nick Ryan has accepted with the three-year-old in the Alinta Energy Handicap (1000m) at The Valley on Friday night and the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Ryan prefers The Valley option but a predicted top temperature[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping the successful return of the new Eagle Farm track means it can hold its biggest number of meetings in a decade next season. Queensland's final race dates will not be finalised until March with several provincial clubs, including the Gold Coast, wanting more metropolitan standard meetings. The BRC is[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gold Coast mare Manaya has long promised to win another black-type race and she takes the first step towards achieving it at Eagle Farm. Manaya has been a great performer for trainer Michael Costa, winning seven races and almost $350,000 in prize money. But luck has deserted her in stakes races since she won a[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Expressway Stakes meeting has been transferred from Rosehill to Randwick with a forecast for extreme heat in Sydney. Temperatures in Sydney's west are forecast to reach 40 degrees on Saturday but are cooler at 33 deg in the east. Randwick also has the benefit of sea breezes. Alizee is the early favourite for the[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Barend Vorster will undergo surgery to repair a fractured collarbone suffered in a fall in the Australia Stakes at The Valley. Vorster broke his collarbone when Manuel crashed to the ground in the home straight in last Friday night's Group Two race at The Valley. Last year's Group One C F Orr winner, the[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin Group One winners Bivouac and Kiamichi have shown they are ready for their autumn campaigns with barrier trial wins at Rosehill. Golden Rose winner Bivouac won the first of two course-proper heats over 900m on Tuesday, edging Hush Writer on the line. Last year's Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi led all the way to beat[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Spring star Kolding is among four late entries for the Group Two Expressway Stakes bringing the nominations to 11. The winner of the Epsom Handicap and the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle, the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old was joined by 2019 Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi, veteran Sir Bacchus and Vegadaze as additional entries on Tuesday for[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After 10 months away from racing, Adelaide colt Free Of Debt is primed to make his return at Caulfield. Placed in last year's Blue Diamond Stakes, Free Of Debt runs for the first time as a three-year-old in Saturday's Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m). Free Of Debt has not raced since last year's Golden Slipper[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Joe Pride knows Ball Of Muscle is coming to the end of his career but he believes the nine-year-old still has something to give. From a family dear to the trainer's heart, Ball Of Muscle is a brother to Tiger Tees and a half brother to Terravista, both Group One-winning sprinters. They are all sons[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Race times for an upcoming Stony Creek meeting have been brought forward to avoid the hottest part of the day. Thursday's seven-race card will begin at 1pm with the final race at 4pm. The Bureau of Meteorology expects the temperature to peak at Stony Creek at 37 degrees around 5pm on Thursday and with that[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eagle Farm trainer Robert Heathcote has quickly put a health scare behind him and is back supervising track work and barrier trials. Heathcote was back at work on Tuesday morning after undergoing heart surgery on Saturday. “Medicine these days is amazing. I had a stent put in four days ago but here I am and[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Impressive debut Randwick winner Rulership will have a new rider when he heads to Melbourne to prepare for the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Nash Rawiller rode the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained two-year-old to win on Saturday but has already been told Mark Zahra will ride the colt in Melbourne. Rulership is scheduled to start[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Consistent three-year-old Harlech has been sent for a small break after his fourth-placing in the Karaka Million 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. It was the first time the consistent colt finished outside the top three this season, having won the Group 2 Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) and placed in the Group 1 New Zealand[...]

Posted on January 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eagle Farm trainer Robert Heathcote has put a health scare behind him and is ready to continue his recent momentum on the track. Heathcote was back at track work on Tuesday morning after undergoing heart surgery on Saturday. “Medicine these days is amazing. I had a stent put in four days ago but here I[...]

Posted on January 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After deciding to wait an extra week with stakes winning filly Mildred, trainer Grahame Begg is confident she is now up to the mark and ready to return in the Group Three Chairman's Stakes at Caulfield. In her three starts to date, Mildred has won Melbourne's first two-year-old race of the season over 900m in[...]

Posted on January 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a lengthy injury break, Adam Hyeronimus has returned to the winner's list in style, riding Taikomochi to claim the Listed Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding by noted sire of sprinters, Snitzel, outstayed his rivals over 2400 metres, sustaining his momentum throughout in Monday's feature. Hyeronimus returned[...]

Australian Horse Racing News

Oakleigh Plate Target Again For Bons Away

Nick Ryan On Weather Watch For Stable Star

BRC Wants Full Meetings Schedule Restored

Manaya Searching For More Stakes Success

Rosehill Meeting Transferred To Randwick

Surgery For Vorster Following Valley Fall

Bivouac, Kiamichi Win Trials At Rosehill

Kolding Added To Expressway Entries

Free Of Debt Ready For Caulfield Return

Ball Of Muscle Nearing Return With Pride

Earlier Start For Stony Creek Race Meeting

Heathcote Puts Health Scare Behind Him

Zahra To Replace Rawiller Aboard Rulership

Australian campaign looms for Harlech

Heathcote Puts Health Scare Behind Him

Chairman’s Stakes Return For Mildred

Welcome Listed Win For Adam Hyeronimus

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