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Humidor Progressing Nicely For Memsie Bid

Posted on August 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Humidor has shown no effects of a leg injury that ruled him out of the autumn with a trial victory at Cranbourne. Now in the hands of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Humidor has not raced since finishing third to Winx in last year's Cox Plate during which he suffered a leg injury. Under regular[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dual Group-winning colt Dubious is on target to resume in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield but his connections will monitor the weather and track condition as they do not want it too wet. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Dubious made his mark during his juvenile season with three wins and two placings from[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mask Of Time is likely to bypass the Premier's Cup Prelude at Randwick to instead run in a country Cup a day later. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Mask Of Time is among 21 nominations for Saturday's $125,000 Premier's Cup Prelude over 1800m on the Kensington track but Eustace said at this stage the[...]

Posted on August 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kenedna will face a quality field when she launches her Caulfield Cup campaign in the P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday's Group Two P B Lawrence (1400m) looms as the starting point for a number of potential spring stars including Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey, evergreen gelding Hartnell and Kenedna who had a highly[...]

Posted on August 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The horse who got closest to Winx in any of the champion's four Cox Plate wins is pleasing his new trainer as he continues his comeback from an injury lay-off. Multiple Group One winner Humidor took another step towards a return in the Group One Memsie Stakes (1400m) on August 31 when he went around[...]

Posted on August 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Multiple Group One winner Gailo Chop has ticked another box in his comeback from injury, pleasing his trainer and jockey in his first of three scheduled barrier trials ahead of his return to racing. Gailo Chop suffered a tendon injury and has not raced since finishing second to Winx in the Group One Queen Elizabeth[...]

Posted on August 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A set of Cranbourne barrier trials will host a number of spring hopefuls as they prepare for their returns. Gailo Chop is among several Group One horses set to step out on Monday with 28 heats to be run. Now in the care of Matthew Williams at Warrnambool, Gailo Chop hasn't raced since finishing second[...]

Posted on July 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star jockey Damian Lane is scheduled to make his return to Victorian racing with one ride on the Pakenham synthetic track ahead of the first city meeting of the new season. Melbourne-based Lane has not ridden in an Australian race since April 20 at Randwick having then spent two months in Japan where he had[...]

Posted on July 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a strong finish to the season, Teo Nugent has designs on the Melbourne metropolitan apprentices' premiership next season. Nugent, who is indentured to Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, rode a winning double at Melbourne's final metropolitan meeting of the season at Caulfield on Saturday after notching a winner at Sandown on Wednesday and one[...]

Posted on July 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sopressa has signed off from her racing career in the best possible way with an emphatic win at Caulfield. A Group One winner of the Australasian Oaks in Adelaide, Sopressa landed her fourth career victory in Saturday's Danny Barrett VOBIS Gold Stayers. Part-owner Danny Molloy said the daughter of So You Think would be served[...]

Posted on July 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Ciaron Maher admits there are a number of potential spring paths for Cliff's Edge depending on how well the multiple Group winner returns to racing. Cliff's Edge, formerly trained by the now-disqualified Darren Weir, resumes for his first start since last spring, and first for his new stable, in Saturday's Group Three Bletchingly Stakes[...]

Posted on July 25, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With less than a week of the season remaining, Teo Nugent is hopeful of holding his lead in the Victorian apprentices premiership. While Michael Poy has an unassailable lead in the Melbourne metropolitan apprentices' premiership, Nugent's 84 wins across the state so far during the 2018/19 season has him six wins in front in the[...]

Posted on July 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kings Will Dream and Humidor have both taken important steps towards their respective race returns, with each contesting a jump-out on the same morning in separate states. Brae Sokolski, a part-owner of both geldings, was on hand when Kings Will Dream stepped out in a jump-out in Sydney on Tuesday morning for his new trainer[...]

Posted on July 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland Cup-winning jockey Matt McGillivray has been suspended for 11 days for causing interference in the Listed race. McGillivray, who rode the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Azuro to win Saturday's 3200m-race, was found guilty of causing interference to Dhoukan and Social Element at the 1500m. He is already set to serve a suspension which[...]

Posted on July 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

In form jockey Matt McGillivray showed how much he has matured as a jockey when he completed a great winter by winning the $200,000 Queensland Cup on Azuro. McGillivray made it seven stakes wins for the winter when took the favourite Azuro ($2.70) to the lead at the 1600m and then turned the 3200m race[...]

Posted on July 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imported stayer Lord Belvedere will be given the opportunity to progress to bigger spring staying races after scoring a stylish mid-winter victory at Flemington. Having his third Australian start, Lord Belvedere recorded his second win since arriving from England with victory in Saturday's Harry White Handicap. Sent off the $3.10 favourite under Ben Melham, Lord[...]

Posted on July 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Emerging Australian syndicators Harney Stone Racing celebrated an impressive winning double at Murtoa on Monday with a pair of New Zealand recruits. The smart victories bookended the nine-race programme at the Victorian track. Hapaira opened the day with a five-length win in the Horsham Doors & Glass Maiden Plate (1100m), then Cataracta romped to victory[...]

Humidor Progressing Nicely For Memsie Bid

Weather To Play Part In Dubious Vain Plans

Taree Cup Likely For Import Mask Of Time

Lawrence Return For Dual Group 1 Winner Kenedna

Humidor Pleasing Maher In Spring Build-Up

Gailo Chop, Humidor Step Out In Trials

Gailo Chop Heads Big Cranbourne Trial Noms

Lane Scheduled To Make Pakenham Return

Teo Nugent Building Momentum In Town

Sopressa Bows Out In Style At Caulfield

Bletchingly Stakes Return For Cliff’s Edge

Nugent Hoping To Clinch Apprentices’ Title

Kings Will Dream, Humidor Have Jump-Outs

Matt Mcgillivray Outed For Cup Ride

Mcgillivray’s Ride Steals Queensland Cup

Spring Plans Revealed For Lord Belvedere

Former Kiwis deliver stylish double for syndicators

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