Progressive filly Bridal Waltz (Snitzel) enhanced her growing reputation at Caulfield on Saturday, capping a breakout winter campaign with a gutsy victory in the $200,000 Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). The well-bred daughter of the late Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) was sent out a $4.60 equal favourite after her last-start Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) heroics at... Read More

She’s the only one of her sire’s progeny to win a race, and she could now become his first Stakes winner. Unbeaten filly Cicala, by the little-known stallion Tamasa (So You Think), will put her flawless record on the line in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m), where she shapes as the best of the local... Read More

Mornington trainer Shane Nichols is hopeful his in-form filly Always Enuff (Capitalist) can make her presence felt when she lines up in the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The daughter of Capitalist (Written Tycoon) is shooting for a third consecutive win this preparation, having scored an impressive 1.5-length victory first-up at her... Read More

Driven, as ever, by economics, Australian two-year-old racing appears to be losing importance – but while that concerns some industry figures, others say it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Ironies, chicken-and-egg scenarios and Catch 22 situations colour the argument and populate the reasons, but it’s clear Australia’s once fierce obsession with first season racing appears... Read More

Bridal Waltz (Snitzel) will have to overcome sibling rivalry and defy the weight of recent history when the in-form filly lines up in the final Victorian stakes race of the season, the Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m).    Ahead of acceptances co-trainer Katherine Coleman confirmed the stable’s last-start Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) heroine would take her... Read More