Saturday Spotlight

Saturday Spotlight

New Mandate (Eagle Farm, Race 7, #2) TRAINER: Chris Waller RACE: Tattersall’s Mile (Listed, 1600m) This lightly raced six-year-old import still has plenty of spring left in his legs and finds the perfect field to kick start his winter campaign. It’s been an interesting career for this son of the Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) stallion New... Read More

Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7)

Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7) TRAINER: Tony Gollan RACE: Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) There is a real sense of timing about this three-year-old gelding out of Coolmore Stud’s one-season shuttler Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy). His past three runs have all seen improvement at each trip to the track and it culminates here... Read More

Saturday Spotlight

Broadsiding (Randwick, Race 7 #3) TRAINER: James Cummings RACE: Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) Godolphin has made a late charge over the Autumn Carnival, racking up the feature racing wins. This included last Saturday’s Fernhill Mile (Listed, 1600m) at Randwick with Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) colt Broadsiding. Ridden by James McDonald for trainer James Cummings,... Read More

Three to follow on the weekend

Last Command (Rosehill, Race 3 #5) TRAINER: Michael Freedman RACE: Baillieu (Group 3, 1400m) There will be plenty of eyes on the 2024 edition of the Baillieu with red hot favourite Linebacker (Super Seth) ready to tackle his way into Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) field. However, there is another young colt in this... Read More

Three to follow on the weekend

Bodyguard (Caulfield Race 8 #3) TRAINER: Peter and Paul Snowden RACE: Blue Diamond Stakes (Group 1, 1200m) Prominent racing tycoon James Harron can do no wrong in 2024 with a group of colts that have justified their big price tags. Of these runners, none have been more impressive than undefeated $1.6 million dollar purchase Bodyguard... Read More

Three to follow on the weekend

Veight (Moonee Valley Race 9 #8) TRAINER: Tony and Calvin McEvoy RACE: Australia Stakes (Group 2, 1200m) One of the boom youngsters of the spring, the Tony and Calvin McEvoy–trained three-year-old Veight (Grunt) will attract plenty of attention at Moonee Valley. He hasn’t been seen since his respectable fifth in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr... Read More