Darren Beadman says Paulele rates among Godolphin's top band of two-year-olds after maintaining his perfect record with an all-the-way victory at Randwick.
Veteran jockey Chris Johnson established a new national record for race victories on Saturday at Awapuni when Sassenach provided him with win 2452 in New Zealand. The 56-year-old required one winner to surpass the previous mark set by David Walsh after drawing level at Invercargill last Saturday. In typical Johnson fashion he set the new[...]
This Sunday (20 December) at Sha Tin, two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m). The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group 1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million[...]
Sidelined from two of the most prestigious meetings in the world because of COVID-19, Belgian ace Christophe Soumillon is anxious to make up for lost opportunities – and time – when he resumes with a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 December). Diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly before the Breeders' Cup meeting[...]
He may be in the eighth season of his remarkable career, but veteran gelding Gallant Boy is showing no sign of slowing down. Following a first-up victory at Wingatui and a last-start second placing at Cromwell, the 10-year-old son of Gallant Guru will line up as a leading contender for Sunday's Dynes Transport Tapanui Cup[...]
Four-year-old mare Catwalk Girl is cherry ripe ahead of the Foster Construction Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday according to trainer Pam Gerard, who prepares the progressive galloper in partnership with Michael Moroney. An impressive last-start winner at Te Rapa, TAB bookmakers have installed Catwalk Girl a favourite as she looks to handle the[...]
Scott Singleton has not looked back since he made the decision to relocate his training operation from Hawkesbury to the more rural surrounds of Scone.
Emerging Cambridge trainer Glen Harvey can rest easy in the knowledge he has a pair of juveniles already high up the order of entry for the $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 23, and he could look to add more runners in the coming weeks. Stakes winning Sweynesse filly[...]
Hot trainer Allan Sharrock is hoping Tavi Mac can exploit any weakness in the armour of Group 1 – winning rival Callsign Mav in Saturday's Group 2 Kevin Pratt Memorial Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. The pair dominate the TAB's market for the weight-for-age feature with Tavistock five-year-old Tavi Mac a favourite ahead of[...]
Bendigo trainer Brendon Hearps received the best news possible last month when his grandson was cleared of leukaemia and he is also on fire on the racetrack.