Fituese Emerges As An Everest Wildcard
Bonny mare Fituese has given trainer John Thompson a sentimental win in the Vale Rick Worthington Handicap at Rosehill.
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King Keen On Warwick Farm Winner Miravalle
A filly trained and owned in the same interests as Rachel King’s first Group One winner has given the jockey cause to think she can follow a similar path. Lightly-raced three-year-old Miravalle put the writing on the wall with a determined victory in the 2020 Yulong Stallions Handicap (1400m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. A[...]
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Winx A Moment Of Truth For Brandenburg
The first Group One race of the season will be a campaign-defining moment for Brandenburg, who will be tested against 10 Group One winners. A full field of 16 will contest the Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, including some of the early favourites for the biggest races of the spring. Trainer John Sargent[...]
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Freedmans Continue Strong End To Season
Brothers Richard and Michael Freedman continue to make waves as a Sydney training partnership, producing import Paths Of Glory for an upset win at Randwick. At $31, Paths Of Glory was the outsider in Saturday’s Quincy Seltzer Handicap (1800m) having finished unplaced in two Australian starts since his arrival from Europe. But some deft research[...]
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Southern Lad On Target For Ramornie Handicap
Southern Lad has been knocking on the door of a win this campaign and trainer John O’Shea is hopeful the potential for a drier surface will enhance the sprinter’s winning chances in the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. O’Shea said Wednesday’s $200,000 Ramornie (1200m) had been a target for Southern Lad this preparation, and the[...]
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Jockeys Stood Down From Gosford Meeting
Nine Sydney jockeys have been prevented from riding at Tuesday’s Gosford meeting after a well-known Sydney hoop who competed at Rosehill on Saturday began to show flu-like symptoms. While the prominent rider is awaiting test results for COVID-19, Racing NSW stewards announced Andrew Adkins, Brenton Avdulla, Tim Clark, Sam Clipperton, Jason Collett, Robbie Dolan, Adam[...]
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Jockey’s Outrageous Bid To Return A Winner
Twelve months after joining his jockey father on the WJ McKell Cup honour roll, James Innes Jr will try to emulate the feat in another stakes race on the corresponding program. Innes Jr will partner Hawkes Racing gelding Outrageous in Saturday’s Listed Civic Stakes (1350m), hoping to etch his name alongside that of dad James,[...]
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Soldier Of Love After Three-Straight Wins
Progressive gelding Soldier Of Love is scheduled to return to the scene of his most recent victory aiming to add to an already successful campaign. The Bjorn Baker-trained Soldier Of Love is among a capacity field of 14 plus six emergencies for Saturday’s De Bortoli Wines Handicap at Rosehill in which he will have to[...]
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Godolphin State Switcher Upsets Fiteuse
Promising filly Fiteuse has suffered her first campaign defeat at Rosehill, unable to stave off the late surge of seasoned Godolphin sprinter Esperance. An odds-on favourite, Fituese was extending to 1200m for the first time in the Trapeze [email protected] Handicap on Saturday and briefly hit the front, only to be mowed down by Hugh Bowman[...]
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Back-To-Back City Wins For Soldier Of Love
Jockey Rachel King is building a handy record aboard progressive gelding Soldier Of Love, with the pair joining forces for another city win at Rosehill. The Bjorn Baker-trained Soldier Of Love is working his way through the grades and took his overall record to six wins from 15 starts with a professional display in Saturday’s[...]
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Promising Filly Fituese Wins Listed Race
Promising filly Fituese has continued a rise through the grades to claim her first stakes win in dominant fashion at Rosehill. The three-year-old could now be in line for a Queensland campaign after taking out Saturday’s Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) against her own age and sex. Well-supported to start the $1.75 favourite, the John[...]
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Soldier Of Love Wins In Roughhouse Finish
Bjorn Baker almost gave up on Soldier Of Love after an inglorious debut at Bathurst but happily for the trainer, the owners convinced him to persist. The gelding has continued to go from strength to strength, landing his first Saturday-class win in a drama-packed Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Handicap (1400m) at Randwick. As favourite Subpoenaed[...]
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Gosford Gold Cup To Suit Greysful Glamour
After bypassing the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup with Greysful Glamour, trainer Mark Newnham has turned his attention to the Gosford Gold Cup. Greysful Glamour had been the early favourite for last Friday’s Listed 2000m race at Wagga Wagga but Newnham withdrew her because the track was heavy. “It was too wet for her,” Newnham said.[...]
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Trainer Predicts Bright Future For Fituese
John Thompson was still crafting his skills as a horseman when he first crossed paths with Joe O’Neill. O’Neill was in the early stages of establishing syndication company Prime Thoroughbreds while Thompson had just taken on the role of foreman for trainer Bill Mitchell. More than two decades later Thompson, now a leading trainer in[...]
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Maher, Eustace Notch Another Juvenile Win
Filly Macroura has continued an outstanding two-year-old season for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, outpointing a handy field to win the opening race at Randwick. The stable has enjoyed a heady season with its youngsters, winning the Magic Millions Classic with Away Game and stakes races with the likes of Prague and Holyfield. The[...]
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Marboosha Makes It Two From Two At Farm
Two-year-old filly Marboosha has continued a promising start to her racing career with a city win at Warwick Farm to remain unbeaten from two starts. Bringing up the first of two winners on Wednesday’s program for co-trainers Peter and Paul Snowden, Marboosha sat three-wide on the pace in the All Too Hard @ Vinery Handicap[...]
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Blinkers For Brandenburg In Wfa All Aged
Dual Group One-placed colt Brandenburg will race in blinkers for the first time in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Brandenburg has been kept ticking over after his last-start third in the Group One Doncaster Mile on April 4 with a view to the weight-for-age All Aged. After Brandenburg worked in blinkers over 1000m on[...]
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