Alexander takes aim at Byerley Handicap with promising Maurice filly Notified
It may be a fair jump in class to go from a Ballarat Synthetic maiden success to landing a prestigious handicap at Flemington, but that is exactly what the Archie Alexander-trained Notified (Maurice) will be bidding to produce when she heads to Headquarters on Saturday. With only five runners being nominated for the 1800-metre contest... Read More
Angels Fury
You can say what you like about men being stubborn, but you won’t change our minds. And sometimes it comes in handy, as with the creation story of exciting two-year-old Angels Fury (Harry Angel), who showed an earlier mishap was well and truly behind her with a second straight win at start three on Saturday... Read More
Hard Kick set for winter launch as spring riches await
With three winners from their last four juvenile runners, the Lindsay Park team is enjoying a late season baby boom and connections are supremely confident that Hard Kick (All Too Hard) can extend the stable’s red-hot streak by maintaining the unbeaten start to his career at Flemington this Saturday. Over the past four days, Team... Read More
Today’s International News Briefing Latest
UK: Asfoora set for Goodwood farewell Triple Group 1 winner Asfoora (Flying Artie) will likely make the final start of her career in Friday’s King George Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) at Goodwood. Trainer Henry Dwyer believes the mare has been racing better than her recent form suggests, with Asfoora finishing just two lengths behind Mission... Read More
Today’s Australia News Briefing Latest
Memsie return likely for Price-Kent Jnr pair The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Planet Red (Admire Mars) and Sabaj (Manhattan Rain) are likely to resume in the Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield on August 29 after beginning their spring preparations in Cranbourne jump-outs on Monday. Rising five-year-old Sabaj finished third behind Proved... Read More
Today’s New Zealand News Briefing Latest
Waitak heads Wexford spring team Multiple Group 1 winner Waitak (Proisir) will target the Proisir Plate (Gr 1, 1400m) at Ellerslie on September 5. The rising seven-year-old is expected to trial at Taupo on August 16 before following the same path as last season through the Howden Insurance Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) and Livamol Classic... Read More