Horse Racing
Winx headlines Cox Plate second acceptors
By AAP Champion mare Winx remains one of 48 horses in contention for the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Second acceptances were taken on Tuesday for the weight-for-age race at Moonee Valley on October 28. Winx recently claimed her 20th ... Read More »
Happy Clapper ready to snap Group One jinx
By AAP Blake Shinn is determined to guide topweight Happy Clapper to his first Group One victory in the Epsom Handicap as a tribute to a trainer who has lightened the burden for jockeys. Shinn highlighted Pat Webster’s work as ... Read More »
Flight Stakes then Oaks for Legal Girl
By AAP Clarry Conners cannot put Legal Girl in the same class as Research but he does hope she can emulate the spring campaign of the champion filly. The Conners-trained Research won the Flight Stakes in 1988 and went to ... Read More »
First Victorian international runner at Werribee
The arrival of Admire Deus (JPN) in Melbourne on Tuesday has heralded the start of an international invasion on the Spring Racing Carnival, with more overseas raiders set to join the Japanese stayer on Victorian shores over the coming weeks. ... Read More »
Pride to gauge Passage Of Time’s promise
By AAP Joe Pride will have a clearer indication of the quality of horse he has inherited from James Cummings when Passage Of Time makes his debut for his new stable at Rosehill. The four-year-old joined Pride at Warwick Farm ... Read More »
Timeform Recap – Golden Rose Day
Trapeze Artist produced a Timeform rating of 122 for the win and in the process set a number of records which are expected to be long standing – his 4.3 length victory is now the biggest winning margin for the ... Read More »
Happy Clapper draws gate four in Epsom
By AAP Epsom Handicap favourite Happy Clapper will start from barrier four of 14 with second elect Egg Tart in one. Comin’ Through, one of five runners for trainer Chris Waller in Saturday’s 1600m-race at Randwick, has drawn gate 12 ... Read More »
Track conditions, scratchings and form for Rosehill
Track conditions, scratchings and form for Rosehill – Track Good 3 – rail out 7m for the entire circuit – 2mm of irrigation for the last 24 hours, 16mm for the last seven days – three scratchings Read full article ... Read More »
Spill The Beans to stand in England
By AAP Group Two-winning sprinter Spill The Beans will become the first son of Australian champion sire Snitzel to stand in Europe. Spill The Beans, who stands at Aquis Farm in Queensland, will shuttle to the National Stud in Newmarket ... Read More »
Egg Tart currently not suitable to start in Epsom
Inspection of Egg Tart has found the mare to have a painful eye irritation to its near side eye – the mare is not suitable at this time to race this Saturday in the Epsom Handicap (1600m) – condition to ... Read More »
