Carael Boy and High Cee at Newcastle Cup
The Bob Milligan trained eight-year-old Carael Boy and promising young stayer High Cee trained by the Cups King Bart Cummings dead-heated in yesterdays 99th running of the $175,000 Newcastle Gold Cup over 2300 metres. Melbourne apprentice Blake Shinn who was summoned to Newcastle by Bart Cummings to ride High Cee was suspended after High Cee shifted in at the winning post the first time causing Devastating and Men At Work to be checked. Carael boy was ridden by Larry Cassidy who rode a race to...
Hotel Grand win
Punters were left needing a drink after the Anthony Cummings trained Hotel Grand held off favourite Manton in the Hahn Premium Spring Stakes over 1600 metres at Newcastle yesterday. Ridden by Jay Ford, the Grand Lodge colt led from start to finish, kicking strongly when challenged at the 100 metres by the Darren Beadman mount Manton. The heavily backed filly Permissive from the Gai Waterhouse stable was an abject failure after being up on the pace until the turn. The locally trained Flora Danica,...
Walter at Newcastle
Trainer Guy Walter went one better than his Doncaster Handicap trifecta at Newcastle yesterday when he provided the first four in the Inglis Tibbie Quality over 1400 metres. Hurricane Sky mare Shalimar Sky who was ridden by Darren Beadman came from back in the pack to beat Fantasia and the unlucky Johans Toy with Hennessy Waltz a close-up fourth. After the race, Walter said on Sky, "That was a terrific effort, she had a very hard run, of race favourite Johans Toy, who three deep outside the leaders...
Collate scores soft win in Cameron Handicap
Promising sprinter Collate capped off a great week for Allan Denham when he won as he liked in taking out the Hunter Star Motors Cameron Handicap over 1400 metres at Newcastle yesterday. Collate trailled the early leader Oscar Warrior to the turn before hooking off heels in the straight to score by a length from Mr Celebrity. Cincinnati Girl ran on well for third while the John Hawkes trained boom horse Binding finished a disappointing fourth. Collate is raced by the longtime stable clients, Beryl...
Paratroopers wins again
The John Hawkes trained Paratroopers staked his claim as one of Sydney's best up and coming sprinters when he easily took out the Theo Marks Stakes over 1300 metres at Rosehill yesterday. The three year old sat on the outside of leader Snippetson before drawing clear in the straight to win comfortably by one and three quarter lengths from Perfect Promise who ran on from well back with Outback Prince a further three quarters of a length away in third. Stable foreman Peter Snowden said, John has...
Dubai Racing is World’s Richest
The Dubai Racing Club has announced a major increase in prize money for the Dubai World Cup meeting, further underlining it as the world's richest day of horse racing. The Dubai Duty Free (Group I), sponsored by Dubai Duty Free and the Dubai Sheema Classic (Group I), sponsored by Dubai Waterfront, the two turf races run on Dubai World Cup day, will now be worth a total of US$5,000,000 each, with a first prize of US$3,000,000. The Dubai World Cup meeting to be staged at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on...
French raider now certain for Melbourne Cup
The John Hammond trained Sweet Stream made it two wins from as many starts this time in with a 1 1/4 lengths win over the Aga Khan owned Kastoria with Songerie a further 2 lengths astern. Owned by Team Valor, the Italian-bred mare will now head to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe before going into the quarantine the following day for an assault on the race that stops a nation. Sepping up in ground the stoutly bred daughter of Shantou who won the English St. Leger, gave every indication the two miles...
Snitzel in trackwork
The Gerald Ryan trained Snitzel impressed when he had his first look at Moonee Valley yesterday ahead of Saturdays Group 1 Manikato Stakes. Ryan said after watching the son of Redoute's Choice work with the Danny O'Brien trained Glamour Puss, "He looked to go well with his ears pricked, he just bowled along." "He's a pretty casual horse he doesn't worry about too much." Giving a leg up to punters, Ryan added he was happy to take the sit behind Sydney speedster Spark Of Life in the Manikato.
Starcraft conquers France
AJC Derby winner Starcraft won his first Group 1 race in Europe with an all the way win overnight in taking out the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp. Ridden by Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, the Australian owned galloper won by two and a half lengths from Gorella with Majors Cast third, race favourite Valixir could only manage fifth. Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani said after Starcraft recorded the third fastest time in the Prix du Moulin, "I'm a bit of a slow learner as I've had Starcraft since February...
Rodd rides treble on opening day
The new Hong Kong racing season kicked off yesterday at Sha Tin racecourse with former Queensland jockey Michael Rodd grabbing the headlines with a first up treble. While Rodd took out the feature race aboard Able Prince in the Chief Executive's Cup trainer John Moore took out the training honours with four winners on the nine race card. Brett Prebble notched his first win of the new season while Corey Brown led home an Australian trifecta in the last when he beat home Chris Munce and Rodd to give...