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The Candy Man Headed Towards The Doncaster

Posted on January 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Crowd favourite The Candy Man is headed for a short spell before being prepared for a Sydney autumn campaign. The Candy Man ran sixth as favourite in Saturday's Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) won by Primitivo after looking in contention on the home turn. The popular grey was found to be suffering from the thumps after[...]

Posted on January 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Glen Boss continued his outstanding form in big races when he picked up the late ride on Primitivo at the Gold Coast. James McDonald was to ride Primitivo but when he failed to make the weight, Boss stepped up for the ride in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2400m). Trainer John Thompson[...]

Posted on January 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Vega One will miss the southern autumn carnivals no matter how well he runs in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Trainer Tony Gollan has already inked in the $1.5 million Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June as Vega One's main target in 2020. “He has already beaten the ballot for[...]

Posted on January 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion trainer Chris Waller does not have a runner in either of the main races but still has a chance to write Magic Millions history at the Gold Coast. No horse has won the same Magic Millions race three years in a row but Waller will have Invincibella in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares[...]

Posted on January 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Popular gelding The Candy Man has been a victim of his own success with a huge weight on Saturday but that is not the main worry for trainer Barry Baldwin. The Candy Man earned a wild card entry to Saturday's $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) with his win in the Shoot Out Quality (2200m)[...]

Posted on December 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Gold Coast Turf Club has probably got an extra few thousand punters to Magic Millions day in a fortnight after crowd favourite The Candy Man won the Shoot Out Quality (2200m). The mid Christmas holiday meeting at Eagle Farm rarely draws a big crowd but there was a well above average gathering on Saturday[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Usually trainer Barry Baldwin would be grinning from ear to ear after heavy rain a few days out from a major race meeting. Baldwin is a noted conditioner of wet-track performers including his current stable star, The Candy Man, who is trying to get a wildcard to Magic Millions day via Eagle Farm on Saturday.[...]

Posted on December 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A bigger and stronger Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways will take her first step towards a Magic Millions Trophy start at Eagle Farm. The mare resumes in Saturday's Hamilton Hotel Open Handicap at Eagle Farm where she has drawn barrier six at the notoriously tricky 1800m-start. Winning Ways was bought at the Magic Millions sales[...]

Posted on December 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A brilliant trial and strong track work has swayed trainer Kelly Schweida to take on top company with The Odyssey in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm. Schweida had also accepted with the gelding in a Class Six race on Saturday but opted to keep The Odyssey in his own age group. The[...]

Posted on December 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Few horses racing at this time of year have claimed the scalp of a Melbourne Cup winner but that is a form reference Rosehill contender Fun Fact can boast. Vow And Declare finished sixth behind Fun Fact in the Grand Prix Stakes during the Brisbane winter carnival, returning in the spring to snare Australia's most[...]

Posted on November 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tumultuous will start at long odds in his first step towards writing Magic Millions history when he returns to racing at Eagle Farm. The gelding has trialled nicely in the lead-up to Saturday's BRC Membership Open Handicap (1400m) but his main game will be in the Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) in January. Tumultuous has won[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A big drop in weight gives consistent Reckless Choice a chance to confirm his Magic Millions credentials at Eagle Farm. Reckless Choice faces his stiffest test to date in Saturday's $105,000 Makers Mark Open (1800m) at Eagle Farm. The gelding has won five of his seven starts at 1600m but has been tried at 1800m[...]

The Candy Man Headed Towards The Doncaster

Primitivo Shows Who Is Boss At Gold Coast

Vega One Stradbroke Bound After Millions

Waller Chases Magic Millions Records

Stragglers Main Worry For The Candy Man

The Candy Man Qualifies For Magic Millions

The Candy Man Set For Millions Shoot Out

Winning Ways On Magic Millions Trail

The Odyssey Trial Boosts Confidence

Fun Fact Set To Relish Distance Rise

Tumultuous Takes First Step To History

Reckless Choice On Magic Millions Path

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