Racing News

Oaks heroine gives Ormsby a different kind of Group 1

Almost two decades after riding Creil (Frenchpark) to victory in the Avondale Cup (Gr 1, 2200m) as an apprentice, the multi-talented Chad Ormsby climbed the same mountain in a different way when Pulchritudinous (Wrote) won the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Ormsby now trains a small team at Cambridge, saddling... Read More

Moore the $60 million man for Storm Boy

Coolmore makes call to Englishman to ride Golden Slipper favourite yan Moore will ride raging Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) in Saturday week’s $5 million race and the star jockey will be aiming to make it back-to-back wins in the crucial stallion-making contest, but for Coolmore this selection is just one... Read More

Holmes A Court lays down Slipper gauntlet 

Holmes A Court will be given the chance to emulate his Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon) in the Rosehill juvenile feature later this month after he gained a spot in the field with his victory in yesterday’s Black Opal Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Canberra.  The colt’s triumph underscored a brilliant... Read More

Erno’s Cube shines in Reisling Stakes

Erno’s Cube (Rubick) stayed on bravely all the way to the line under Jason Collett to win yesterday’s Reisling Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick, but could swerve the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 23 in favour of the Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) back at Randwick on April 13.  Last seen finishing... Read More

Lady Laguna grabs first Group 1 in Canterbury Stakes

Lady Laguna (Overshare) produced a brave performance to win yesterday’s Canterbury Stakes and she could now chase further elite-level spoils with Annabel Neasham revealing her ‘iron woman’ could now head to the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill next Saturday.  Sent off at $11 under Tyler Schiller, the four-year-old mare was allowed to bide... Read More

Traffic Warden kicks off golden day for Godolphin

Street Boss (Street Cry) brought up a “happy 21st” Australian stakes-winner courtesy of Godolphin’s colt Traffic Warden dominant triumph in yesterday’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Flemington. Sent out a $5 third-favourite after a fair two-and-a-half length eighth from near-last when drawn wide in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Traffic... Read More