South Australia’s premier trainer Phillip Stokes knew he had a quality galloper heading into Saturday’s Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield.
Trainer Robert Smerdon says that boom filly Fontiton (Turffontein-Personal Ensign, by Rubiton) will have to produce her best performance to date when she takes on a high class field of sprinters in Friday night's Gr1Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
Reigning Champion Australian First Season Sire Hinchinbrook featured at Armidale on Tuesday when his speedy two year-old daughter Miss Amajardan scored an easy victory in the $17,000 Romantic Dream Plate, the first country race for two year-olds of the season.
Inglis graduates kicked goals across the country today winning a swag of black type at Rosehill and Caulfield, headlined by a thrilling victory by Mourinho in the Group 1 MRC Underwood Stakes.
The four-year-old Firehouse Rock showed progressive ability today flying down the outside of the field to win the inaugural $250,000 Inglis Cup for Lindsay Park racing and in the process secured the $50,000 Inglis Race Series Trainers' Bonus for David Hayes and Tom Dabernig.
Trainers and studmasters are encouraged to nominate their outstanding staff members for the national 2015 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff awards before entries close 5pm Monday 28 September.
A stallion that has experienced the highs and lows of racing and breeding, Haradasun featured with a new stakes-winner on Thursday when his six year-old son Royal Rada won the Listed Hannans Handicap at Kalgoorlie in WA.
THE barrier draw will determine which side of $2 Choisir colt DEFCON will start in tomorrow week’s time-honoured Breeders’ Plate at Randwick after a brilliant trial win at the official 2YO Heats at Randwick on Monday morning.
Charging home from near last to win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was nicely bred Shamardal (USA) mare Kind Heart, a $160,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Astute Bloodstock from the draft of Torryburn Stud.
Caulfield Trainer Clinton McDonald is a strong believer in timing, so it is only fitting that two of his purchases from the inaugural Blue Riband session at the 2013 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale are lining up in Saturday’s first Inglis Cup over 2000m at his home track.
A Newcastle-trained pair of fillies have given notice that Beneteau's second and final crop is set to match the impact made by his first runners last season.
High class filly Fontiton (Turffontein-Personal Ensign, by Rubiton) will resume against some of Australia's best sprinters after pleasing trainer Robert Smerdon in a 900m jump-out at Ballarat on Sunday, reports Racenet.
The winner of a Canberra maiden just eight months ago, Fell Swoop continued his climb to the top of the sprinting ranks when climbing off the canvas to win Saturday's Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.