With dual Group I winner Yankee Rose now sold, David Vandyke is looking for a new star to emerge from his stable.
Post-race analysis of Samovare’s last two runs convinced her co-trainers to have a crack at gaining a Caulfield Cup berth in Sunday’s Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield.
The Pat Webster-trained Happy Clapper has twice been a Group I bridesmaid behind Winx and even with the mare in Melbourne his trainer has some concerns she may again thwart his chance in Saturday’s Group I Epsom Handicap.
Blake Shinn is free to ride in the $10 million The Everest (1200m) after having a careless riding suspension overturned by the Racing NSW appeal panel on Thursday.
Following on from a successful debut at the Arqana Yearling Sale at Deauville, Coolmore’s first season stallion No Nay Never kept the till ticking over at the Goffs Orby Sale.
Lizzie L’amour stunned co-trainer Murray Baker when she pulled up with a problem after her first-up flop but the Kiwi horseman has the mare primed for a sharp improvement at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
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It’s footy finals weekend and with that comes three days of Group I racing meaning blokes like myself get a taste of heaven and I’ll be opening the purse strings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
All eyes will be on Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign in Friday night’s Group I Moir Stakes and her trainer Gary Portelli is “as intrigued” as anyone to find out if the filly will take the next step.
Anthony and Edward Cummings were the architects of an upset in last year’s Listed Dulcify Quality (1600m) and have two chances to repeat the dose this Saturday.
Robert Smerdon reckons it might prove to be a blessing in disguise that his exciting sprinter Ability will miss the cut for the Group I Moir Stakes on Friday night.
Champion mare Winx has arrived at Chris Waller’s Flemington stables ahead of her quest for a 21st consecutive win in Saturday week’s Group I Turnbull Stakes.
Group I-winning rider Mark Zahra was one of two riders suspended for whip breaches at Wednesday’s Caulfield meeting.
There’s a group of horses that are a profitable punting proposition when racing at Hawkesbury and we’ve identified a couple that fit into the category on Thursday.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Thursday’s meeting at Hawkesbury.
Following the €1,2 million Galileo filly that led yesterday’s trade, it was a son of Frankel that took top billing on the final day of the Goffs Orby Sale when the brother to two Group winners from Eddie Irwin’s Marlhill House Stud was purchased by agent Justin Casse on behalf of Zayat Stables for €1,6 million.
The Spring Carnival is in full swing so we have stakes racing every weekend and for breeders and stallion owners it’s all about which sires are doing well and getting the stakes winners when it counts - to get them you need runners, so let’s take a look into the crystal ball to see which stallions can fire up this weekend with Group I racing on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
The first foal of former brilliant Sydney sprinter Ladys Angel broke her maiden in impressive fashion at Flemington on Wednesday.
Reigning champion first season sire Pierro put his cards on the table on Wednesday with a two state metropolitan treble highlighted by a resounding win in the $50,000 VRC Kennedy Oaks Trial for superbly bred filly Pinot.
Widden Stud’s leading young sire Your Song featured with a quinella at Rosehill on Wednesday with promising colts French Tune and Poetic Charmer fighting out the finish of the 1100 metre maiden.
Tavistock Abbey had to dig deep but enhanced his Victoria Derby claims with a fighting win in Wednesday’s Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington.
Two New Zealand-breds on a mission to the Victoria Derby fought out a thrilling head-bobbing finish in Wednesday’s Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington.
The removal of blinkers was a key part of Pinot’s emergence as a VRC Oaks contender at Flemington on Wednesday.
Champion three-year-old filly Enable is a commanding odds-on favourite to win Europe’s most prestigious race – the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) – at Chantilly this weekend.
Over the years the early season two year-old scene has lost some emphasis, certainly some numbers, but the Breeders’ Plate still keeps dishing up the quality so on Saturday you’re likely to see one or two genuinely top class horses making their debut.
Co-trainer David Hayes says negotiations have been completed to lock in one runner in The Everest but he has been sworn to secrecy.
Leading Tasmanian trainer Scott Brunton reckons Count Da Vinci looked like more like a coathanger than a racehorse when he first arrived in the Apple Isle.
The opening session of the Goffs Orby Sale was topped by a stunning filly by Galileo that sold for €1,2 million to trainer John Gosden on behalf of Godolphin.
The current gavelhouse New Zealand auction has plenty to choose from with 38 Lots on offer including the opportunity to secure a service to the fully booked out emerging talent in the Kiwi sire ranks, Reliable Man.
Trainer Lindsey Smith is confident Scales Of Justice has made the necessary improvement from his Melbourne debut to be winning Sunday’s Group I Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
The barrier draw for the Flight Stakes has resulted in easing favourites in opening final field betting markets on the Group I three-year-old fillies’ contest at Randwick on Saturday.
The fields and form are online for both of Melbourne’s Group I meetings at Moonee Valley and Caulfield.
Trainer Tony McEvoy says a second run at 1400m is what boom colt Royal Symphony requires to have him right for his next outing in the Group I Caulfield Guineas.
The Epsom Handicap and The Metropolitan fields were announced on Tuesday but the remainder of the card has now been declared for Saturday's Randwick meeting.
Grey flash Chautauqua and emerging sprint star Vega Magic headline the nominations for the $1 million Manikato Stakes and $1 million Darley Classic during the Melbourne spring carnival.
Midweek racing at Rosehill is a bit of a treat for punters, so I am planning to make the most of it.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Wednesday’s meeting at Balaklava.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Wednesday’s meeting at Launceston.
Entries are out for the Group I VRC Derby and Oaks with 98 in the former and 92 in the latter, so let’s take a quick look and see who is in the running.
Blake Shinn will be represented by a lawyer he has had previous success with when he appeals a potentially costly suspension on Thursday.
A quality colt by Smart Missile ran the quickest time during a successful breeze up session held at Warwick Farm in Sydney today.
Cambridge Stud stallion Burgundy is starting to make waves as a sire after securing his first Group-winner when the Lisa Latta-trained Dijon Bleu won the Group III Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on Saturday.
TRIPLE CROWN are set to have their first two-year-old of 2017 take the track as Invincible Lad impressed in his latest piece of trackwork, paving the way for a tilt at the Listed Breeders’ Plate at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker has already won the Victoria Derby and is optimistic Weather With You can win a start in this year's classic with victory in Wednesday’s Victoria Derby Trial (1800m) at Flemington.
The first of the international Caulfield and Melbourne Cup challengers arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday.
It’s a cracking card at Rosehill on Wednesday with plenty of Saturday class form and I’m keen as mustard to get involved.
Group I winner Montoya’s Secret is nominated for two races at Moonee Valley on Friday night and co-trainer Troy Corstens has decided which one the mare will contest and who will ride.
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is giving serious thought to sending his Kiwi-bred filly Tigeen home for a Group One opportunity.
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association are calling for entries for two scholarships offered by the Sunline Education Trust.
Over the years of my consulting on property tax matters, it has always surprised me as to how few rural property owners realise that property acquired before the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime (ie pre-20 September 1985) is not always exempt from CGT when sold.
Only $1 separates the four favoured runners in final field markets for the $750,000 Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
They are Australian racing’s odd couple.
Race favourite Happy Clapper has firmed since the field was finalised and barrier draw held for the $1 million Group I Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has rejected the idea of Ciaron Maher’s brother or assistant trainer taking over his big Caulfield team when he starts a six-month suspension on Monday.
Just one horse worked on the course proper at Flemington on Tuesday ahead of a busy weekend of racing in Melbourne.
A year after his win in the Group I Epsom Handicap, Godolphin galloper Hauraki has been retired.
The equation will be simple for Houtzen when she steps out at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
A shiny new infrastructure vision is all good and well – but Queensland trainers say what the struggling industry desperately needs is a prizemoney boost.
A field of 12 will line up in the $750,000 Group I The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Stewards ordered the withdrawal of three runners from a Mornington stable from Monday’s Moe meeting.
A field of 14 has been assembled for the $1 million Group I Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Epsom Handicap second favourite Egg Tart is under an injury cloud five days out from the $1 million feature at Randwick.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Tuesday’s meeting at Grafton.
Our video analysts have supplied you with their number one run from the weekend's metropolitan meetings.
Punters shouldn't be concerned about maiden winners going to class one – it's a racing myth easily debunked and we will put it to the test at Grafton on Tuesday.
Before last Saturday’s Golden Rose, Menari was the colt every stud was chasing while his stablemate Trapeze Artist was seen as being a rung below, but a closer look at their race records and pedigrees would indicate there is not a great deal between the two sons of champion sire Snitzel in terms of sire prospect appeal.
The National Stud, in partnership with Atlas Stallions Ltd and Aquis Farms, is delighted to announce that multiple Group winning sprinter Spill The Beans will reverse shuttle from Australia to the UK for the 2018/2019 northern hemisphere breeding season in a deal brokered by McKeever/Ferguson Bloodstock.
Caulfield Cup-winning trainer Ciaron Maher says he is relieved that his case is over despite receiving a six-month suspension and a $75,000 fine on Monday.
A member of the inaugural Aquis Farm stallion roster in Queensland last year, quiet achiever Domesday has enjoyed a whirlwind 12 months of success since then that has made him one of the best value stallions in the country.
For a smaller boutique breeding operation such as Mike and Debbie O’Donnell’s Fairhill Farm to have two fillies nominated for the first juvenile fillies stakes race of the season is quite an achievement.
A colt by Smart Missile was the fastest during a successful breeze up session at the Gold Coast today.
Chatswood Stud's leading Victorian sire Reward For Effort sired another winner in Hong Kong on Sunday evening.
Australian racing’s most prolific jockey Robert Thompson has passed yet another milestone after posting a treble at Cessnock on Monday.
Today marks a special occasion for Racenet as we launch Racenet 2. CEO Damon Robbins updates everyone on the new platform and the performance issues encountered today.
Trainer Gerald Ryan has identified the Group II Hill Stakes (1800m) as a more suitable race for Red Excitement than the Group I Epsom Handicap (1600m).
Toga Picta had his first look at Moonee Valley on Monday ahead of him racing in Friday night’s Group II Stutt Stakes (1600m) and passed his first test comfortably.
Hot on the heels of a recent prizemoney increase for the Goulburn Cup, the Goulburn District Race Club has added further prestige to its feature day with the announcement of a new racing and breeding partnership with Spendthrift Australia.
A three-year-old and two mares feature in this week’s edition of horses to follow from around the tracks in New South Wales.
Co-trainer Paul Snowden is happy to focus on Group I races with Russian Revolution and not dwell on being without a spot in the Everest at the moment.
Ciaron Maher simply did not ask enough questions and that failure led to him receiving a six-month suspension and a $75,000 fine on Monday.
Saturday’s comfortable Group III Naturalism Stakes win has earned Harlem a weight penalty for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup.
As the entries for the Group I Epsom Handicap (1600m) and the Group I Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) begin to be finalised, nominations for the seven support races at Randwick on Saturday have been released.
Trainer Ciaron Maher has been suspended for six months at the conclusion of the Azkadellia bona fides inquiry.
The Racenet team managed three winners on a tough day for punters, with just two favourites saluting across both Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday.
Moonee Valley hosted a busy morning of gallops on Monday ahead the Moir Stakes meeting on Friday night.
There's no doubt the ATC’s brave decision for The Everest is going to take some Darren Weir magic to deliver the right result and I’m getting back onto the jump outs situation in Victoria, which seriously needs to change.
Three two year-old trials over 735 metres at Randwick on Monday morning produced three winners by More Than Ready (USA), I Am Invincible and Stratum.
New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the appointment of Joe Miller to the role of Bloodstock Representative – North America.
This is the Racenet preview and tip sheet for Monday’s meeting at Cessnock.
A first glance at the career statistics for a former Victorian having her first start for Angela Davies at Cessnock on Monday would suggest the mare needs a heavy track to produce her best but a deeper analysis would suggest that it may not be the case.
The deeds of Japanese sire sensation Deep Impact are something that interest our readers given we have two of his Group I winning sons standing at Arrowfield Stud this spring and we well will see a small number of his yearlings offered at our sales next year.
By High Chaparral (IRE) from the family of legendary blue hen Eight Carat (GB), this easy maiden winner at Ballarat was the obvious choice as our ‘One to Watch’ on Sunday.
Proven performers again stole the spotlight last Friday when heats were conducted on the course proper but still some lesser lights to take note of.
There will be no Epsom Handicap start for Saturday’s Group I Golden Rose winner Trapeze Artist.
Trainer Mick Kent is expecting a better performance from sprinter Supido in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Russian Revolution will be one of the headline horses at a trackwork session at Moonee Valley in preparation for the Group I Moir Stakes.
Poor visibility has caused Sunday’s Coleraine Cup meeting to be abandoned.
Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale ended Saturday following a 12-day run that saw commerce achieve heights not seen in nearly a decade.
Imported gelding Chance To Dance (IRE) made his raceday debut in New Zealand a winning one when he burst between runners to claim the Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic at Pukekohe.
Raceday debutant Masque lived up to his trainer’s expectations when he delivered a winning return over 800 metres in the first race at Pukekohe today.
Flemington trainer Danny O'Brien will be looking at Black Type goals going forward for his talented Denman mare Merriest following her bold front running victory at Caulfield on Saturday.