Racing News

Fitness to be Miyoshi’s Silver Shadow edge

Quinn’s homebred Denman filly chasing valuable black-type in first leg of Darley Princess Series Young Sydney trainer Robert Quinn is banking on a fitness edge and an emerging formline when his lightly raced Miyoshi (Denman) contests Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), the first leg of the four-race Darley Princess Series for three-year-old fillies.... Read More

Racing Victoria’s new leader recognises importance of state’s breeding industry

Former Cricket NSW boss Jones acknowledges learning process as regulator’s chief executive on visit to stud farms Andrew Jones has barely had time to put his feet under the chief executive’s desk at Racing Victoria, but the experienced former cricket administrator is wasting no time in ensuring he gets up to speed with the complexities... Read More

Three-year-olds lay down spring markers as carnival ramps up

Giga Kick puts in classy performance to win Vain Stakes for Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing The impressive Giga Kick (3 g Scissor Kick – Rekindled Applause by Royal Applause) laid down a marker as a prominent spring contender when running out a ready winner of the Vain Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Caulfield yesterday for... Read More

Spring clues galore for Glentree in both Melbourne and Sydney

Emerging Victorian farm set for busy day with trio of first-up three-year-olds and an exciting import in action  Glentree Farm launches potentially their most rewarding spring yet with key first-up runners in Melbourne and Sydney today – three well credentialed three-year-olds and an exciting import starting his second Australian campaign. The emerging Victorian farm is... Read More

Allam has high hopes for final foal from star mare Bonnie Mac

More than two years have passed but owner-breeder Steve Allam continues to rue the premature death of his star broodmare Bonnie Mac (Thorn Park), who was lost at the tender age of 12.  But today, Allam will see the single foal he bred from the mare and sold for seven figures at last year’s Inglis... Read More

Is there a Diamond in the Godolphin six?

Those looking into the crystal ball in a bid to forecast this season’s big-race two-year-old winners may only need to look at recent history for a pointer to the future. Godolphin and Victorian trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman have had an uncanny ability to unveil a classy young horse, usually an elite juvenile, in recent... Read More