Yeats in Quarantine
The Aidan O'Brien trained four-year-old Yeats went into Quarantine on Saturday, pending his connections decision to run in the 2005 Melbourne Cup on November 1. The Coronation Cup winner, who ran 4th at his last start in the Irish St Leger at The Curragh behind Collier Hill, is not a definite starter on the first Tuesday in November with connections still contemplating a start in the Canadian International.
Starcraft wins Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
The Luca Cumani trained Starcraft claimed the champion miler of Europe title after he held off the Godolphin trained race favourite Dubawi to take out the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1600m) at Newmarket overnight. The 2004 AJC Derby winner won by three-quarters of a length after enjoying the run of the race behind pacemaker Blatant who finished third on the grandstand side. Rakti the winner of last years race led one of two divisions up the middle of the track with Mullins Bay and Dubawi in close...
Celebrity heading to Epsom
The Gai Watehrouse trained Mr Celebrity will line up in next weeks Epsom Handicap after winning the $350,000, Group I, George Main Stakes at Randwick yesterday. Ridden by Len Beasley who won't be able to make the 51.5 kgs in the Epsom, the lightly raced five-year-old Peintre Celebre gelding finished best to score by a head from Shania Dane, with a further short head to Outback Prince. "I thought he was our Caulfield Cup horse but here he is our Epsom horse. He is a really exciting horse in the...
Lad and Diva to gallop today
Dual Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva and Lad of the Manor will both continue their Cox Plate preparations with special track gallops today. The Lee Freedman trained Queen of the turf will have an exhibition gallop between races at Mornington today while the Roger Hoysted trained Lad of the Manor who held on to defeat Makybe Diva in the Feehan Stakes last start will have a track gallop between races two and three at Seymour today. Caulfield Cup favourite Plastered trained by Lindsey Smith is to...
Snitzel heads to the paddock
Trainer Gerald Ryan has pulled the plug on a spring campaign for his star colt Snitzel sending the multiple group winning three-year-old off to the spelling paddock. Snitzel had been entered for tomorrows Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick but Ryan said, The horse worked really well this morning, probably too well, The last time he worked that well was leading into the Golden Slipper and after a while I just got thinking and listened to the little man inside my head. I think he may have gone...
Starcraft chases Champion Miler title
AJC Derby winner Starcraft will be chasing the Champion Miler of Europe title when he takes on Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Rakti a five time Group 1 winner and the Irish 2000 Guineas winner Dubawi at Newmarket on Saturday. Starcraft, who won the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp early this month could be partnered by Australian jockey Kerryn McEvoy should he not be required by the Godolphin stable. Great betting odds on Horse Racing Huge 20% Deposit Bonus + $20 Free Bet! Click here Godolphin trainer...
Starcraft chasing Champion miler title
AJC Derby winner Starcraft will be chasing the Champion Miler of Europe title when he takes on Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Rakti a five time Group 1 winner and the Irish 2000 Guineas winner Dubawi at Newmarket on Saturday. Starcraft, who won the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp early this month could be partnered by Australian jockey Kerryn McEvoy should he not be required by the Godolphin stable. Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor said Dubawi, who is expected to go to America for the Breeders'...
Hayes makes immediate impact
David Hayes has made an immediate impact on his return to Australian racing with Barely A Moment giving him his 32nd Group 1 win of his career winning the Dubai Racing Club Cup (1400m) on Saturday. After 10 years in Hong Kong, which resulted in two Trainer Premiership titles, Hayes has returned to Australia to once again take over the Lindsay Park racing empire and has taken little time in making every post a winner. Talented jockey Craig Williams who rode his second Australian Group 1 winner credited...
All the way win to Perlin in the Underwood
The Graeme Rogerson trained Perlin produced an all the way win to take out yesterdays Underwood Stakes at Caulfield from Our Smoking Joe and She's Just a Tad. A day after jockey Danny Nikolic was charged by Racing Victoria stewards for having failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures throughout a race to ensure Activation was given full opportunity to win or obtain the best possible place in the field, the stable rider for Lloyd Williams bounced back producing a gem of a ride to score...
Collier Hill wins Irish St Leger
The Alan Swinbank trained Collier Hill ridden by Dean McKeown defeated The Whistling Teal by a 1/2 length while the old war horse Vinnie Roe's bid for a fourth consecutive Irish St Leger finished a further 2 lengths away in third place. The seven-year-old Collier Hill has been allotted 55kg in the 2005 Melbourne Cup and is likely to be penalised for the St Leger win. Irish trainer Dermot Weld expects to confirm a Melbourne Cup start for Vinnie Roe after speaking with connections this week. Weld...