Melbourne Cup run hangs in the balance for Onesmoothoperator
Onesmoothoperator’s (Dialed In) participation in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) remains in the balance with a reinspection on Saturday required after he was deemed an unsuitable runner by Racing Victoria (RV) stewards having sustained a cut. Trained in the UK by Brian Ellison, Onesmoothoperator has tumbled in the betting for the Flemington feature following... Read More
Racing NSW makes more black type changes as controversy rumbles on
Two more “NSW black type” races have been quietly added to the calendar, and a third given a supposed upgrading, as the international impasse continues over the state’s stakes race debacle. Next Saturday’s $1m Golden Gift (1100m) has been listed as having black type for the first time at Group 3. A race called The... Read More
‘I’d love to be able to say I’m a Derby-winning trainer’
Kingofwallstreet heads Cumani’s challenge as expat aims to emulate exploits of his father A Classic version of the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) in every sense of the word lies in prospect at Flemington on Saturday, with two dynastic trainers looking to continue family traditions in more ways than one, while holding different views on... Read More
Alsephina ready to bloom in the Empire Rose
Grant and Alana Williams are no strangers to success on the eastern seaboard, but victory for Alsephina (Star Turn) in Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) would mark their first Victorian Group 1 since their association with long-time stable supporter Bob Peters came to an end. Peters’ distinctive cerise and white colours have been... Read More
Boman and Neasham finish off successful week at Tattersalls
Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock and Australia-based trainer Annabel Neasham have enjoyed enormous success buying at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale and they enjoyed another fruitful week, leaving Park Paddocks with four horses for an outlay of 725,000gns (approx. AU$1,499,900). The autumn auction has been a happy hunting ground for Boman and Neasham,... Read More
Amazing Eagle (AUS)
3 c Capitalist – Taliqua by Charge Forward O: J Moore & T F I (Mgr: Miss S Williams) B: Mrs V Lourigan T: Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Highgrove Stud P: George Moore Bloodstock, $400,000 W: Sir Brian Crowley Stakes, Listed, 1200m), October 26, Randwick... Read More