James McDonald

Zaaki claims consecutive wins in the Hollindale Stakes

Posted on May 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Zaaki has remained unbeaten in Queensland following another gritty win in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast. The Annabel Neasham-trained seven-year-old won this race 12 months ago in his first Queensland start, before going on to win the Doomben Cup and Q22, with those races once again being the plan from here. After[...]

Posted on May 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gypsy Goddess suffered her first defeat in Queensland at the Gold Coast, going down to the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Dynasties in the Gold Coast Bracelet. Dynasties, a three-year-old filly by Sebring, was given a terrific steer by Australia’s top jockey James McDonald, coming from just off the pace to win in nice style, defying[...]

Posted on April 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fresh from the high of Cascadian’s breathtaking triumph in the AU$600,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m), the Godolphin stable is carrying high hopes into this Saturday’s meeting at Randwick.

Posted on April 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Espiona has proved her doubters wrong and shown she is a filly on the rise when blowing them away in the Group 3 James H.B. Carr Stakes at Randwick. Winner of the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in November, the Chris Waller-trained Extreme Choice filly finished second and third respectively in the Group 2[...]

Posted on April 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

James McDonald booted home three winners at Hawkesbury at Wednesday, putting him just one away from bringing up the ton for the 2021/22 NSW racing season.

Posted on April 9, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a brave win in Saturday’s Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at Randwick, Bella Nipotina is likely to head to either Adelaide or Brisbane for her next run. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained mare is twice placed at the highest level and a two-time Group 3 winner, but the four-year-old daughter of Pride Of Dubai[...]

Posted on April 9, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Paris Dior has claimed a narrow victory in the $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Day Two of The Championships, defeating a game Willinga Beast. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained two-year-old filly started a drifting $3.90 favourite with online bookmakers, but despite that, she knuckled down to the task to win by[...]

Posted on April 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Gifted New Zealand filly Wolverine is in the mix to cross the Tasman in a bid to gate crash Fireburn’s party in the final leg of Sydney’s two-year-old Triple Crown series. A decision will be made in the coming days whether the Roydon Bergerson-prepared juvenile heads across the Tasman for the Group 1 Moet &[...]

Posted on April 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nature Strip has joined Chautauqua in TJ Smith Stakes folklore with a stirring 3.5-length victory in the $2.5 million feature 1200m sprint at Randwick. It was the incredible seven-year-old’s third consecutive victory in the event, just like champion Chautauqua who took it out from 2015 to 2017. Joe Pride’s Eduardo (jockey Nash Rawiller) was left[...]

Posted on April 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller has won his third Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) in four years after Straight Arron ($2.15F) and James McDonald combined in race 2 on Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick. Settling second last after jumping widest from barrier 8, the lightly raced three-year-old Fastnet Rock gelding started peeling around the[...]

Posted on April 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

As well as giving his retiring co-trainer Murray Baker a shot at an astonishing sixth and final win in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday, rapid improver Regal Lion is shining the spotlight on an emerging family-run New Zealand breeding and syndicating operation. An eye-catching placegetter in the Group 1 New[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Some of Australia's best riders will battle it out over the next two weeks during The Championships at Royal Randwick in a bid to win the Nathan Berry Medal.

Posted on March 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Six of the best in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) for Murray Baker became more of a reality at an unexpected venue on Monday while the stable’s hopes of third time lucky in a premier staying contest for The Chosen One also moved a step closer. With Saturday’s Rosehill meeting washed out, the fixture[...]

Posted on March 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anamoe bounced back to his brilliant best, putting on a dominant display in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained colt had his colours lowered last start in the Randwick Guineas, but he turned the tables on Converge in fine style, winning by 6.57 lengths to the Waterhouse & Bott-trained three-year-old.[...]

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian Horse of the Year Verry Elleegant has claimed her 11th Group 1 victory in winning back-to-back Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Given a 10 out of 10 steer by James McDonald, Verry Elleegant dug deep as She’s Ideel stormed home late out wide on the track to run second by a[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Think It Over kept his impressive winning streak alive, as he recorded a dominant victory in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Kerry Parker-trained gelding won three consecutive races during the Sydney Spring Carnival, which took his career prizemoney beyond $4 million. The six-year-old was quite easy in betting,[...]

Posted on February 12, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was the race that everyone waited for on Saturday, as boom filly Espiona returned for her autumn campaign, but it was her stablemate Fangirl who spoilt the party, taking out the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes in a terrific battle up the Randwick straight. The Chris Waller pair were expected to be in the[...]

Zaaki claims consecutive wins in the Hollindale Stakes

Dynasties takes out the Gold Coast Bracelet

Beadman big on Andermatt ahead of Randwick run

Espiona bounces back to form with dominant win

Hawkesbury treble puts McDonald in sight of NSW ton

Group 1’s on radar for Bella Nipotina following Sapphire Stakes win

Paris Dior finishes best in Percy Sykes Stakes

Champagne clash with Fireburn beckons for Wolverine

Nature Strip claims a third straight TJ Smith Stakes

Waller’s Straight Arron shows his class in Carbine Club Stakes

Regal Lion puts Redcraze Racing in the spotlight

Top jockeys to lock horns in Nathan Berry Medal race

Kiwis return strong dress rehearsals

Anamoe back to his dazzling best in the Rosehill Guineas

Verry Elleegant claims consecutive Chipping Norton Stakes wins

Think It Over triumphs in Group 2 Apollo Stakes

Fangirl springs an upset in the Light Fingers Stakes

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