Brisbane Handicap

Niccanova Stays Put Despite Listed Victory

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Toowoomba galloper NIccanova returned to his best stakes-winning form but there is no chance the gelding will venture interstate for feature races in the near future. Niccanova ($7) charged home to beat Sydney galloper Sir Plush ($5.50) by a neck with three-quarters of a length to The Candy Man ($3.30) in the Listed Brisbane Handicap[...]

Posted on December 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Barry Baldwin has a good reason for restricting popular grey The Candy Man's build-up to the Brisbane Handicap to swimming in pools rather than the ocean. The Candy Man returned to form in the Mooloolaba Cup two weeks ago and is aiming for back-to-back feature wins in the $125,000 Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caloundra trainer Natalie McCall has cancelled plans to take veteran Spectroscope to Sydney to concentrate on the Brisbane summer. McCall had planned to take Spectroscope south for the Group Two Villiers (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday week but instead will target Saturday's Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at Doomben. The former Godolphin gelding is now seven[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will rely on veteran Coldstone in the Listed Brisbane Handicap after injury forced in-form Silvera out of the summer carnival. Silvera was a star of the late winter winning the Rockhampton Cup and Tatt's Mile before a spell. He returned in fine fettle and trialled well before a first-up fourth[...]

Posted on December 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Robert Heathcote can train his 80th stakes winner on Saturday and it would be apt if it was in the Listed Brisbane Handicap. Heathcote will have three runners – Zafonic Dancer, Kubis and Cool Chap – in the $125,000, race over 1600m at Doomben. In his 21st year as a trainer, Heathcote is second only[...]

Posted on December 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eagle Farm trainer Barry Baldwin hopes to avoid surgery on a broken right ankle he injured at a recent trials day. Baldwin was leading a horse at the Doomben trials two weeks ago when he went over on the ankle. “I gave it a knock but didn't think much of it. But it got sorer[...]

Niccanova Stays Put Despite Listed Victory

The Candy Man Swimming To Another Big Win

Spectroscope To Stay In Qld For Summer

Gollan Left With One Brisbane Handicap Runner

Heathcote Chases Another Brisbane Handicap Win

Baldwin Hopes To Avoid Ankle Surgery

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