Tag: Australian Horse Racing Odds
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Waller weighting with Espiona
Newmarket weights to determine whether Espiona’s next assignment. Chris Waller will study the weights for this Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap before deciding whether Espiona runs in the $1.5 million event at Flemington or returns to Sydney. The daughter of Extreme Choice caught the eye late when steaming home into third placing in the 1000-metre Black Caviar Lightning, won by Imperatriz. The star Kiwi mare was…
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Storm Boy dazzles again to romp home with Skyline!
James McDonald has bestowed high praise on unbeaten colt Storm Boy saying, “he’s as good as you get”. Gai Waterhouse and Adrain Bott don’t just have their sights set on the Golden Slipper with Storm Boy, they are also eyeing off a clean sweep of the juvenile triple crown. As the raging Slipper favourite made light work of his Skyline Stakes (1200m) rivals…
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SA horses shine at Flemington on Cup week
Promising filly Karavas completed a successful week for South Australian horses at Flemington with her win in the Group 3 Ottawa Stakes on Thursday. It was the second win in three years in the feature for the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable and capped a massive six days in the saddle for Jake Toeroek. The lethal combination claimed…
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Mr Brightside ready for Champions tilt
Mr Brightside will chase Group 1 honours in the Champions Mile at Flemington. The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes would like a little luck to go their way in what has been a frustrating week at Flemington. After Mr Brightside was touched out in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley, the Hayes boys have suffered narrow losses with…
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Ozzmosis aiming to uphold family tradition
Ozzmosis out to become the fourth generation Coolmore winner Ozzmosis has the job of continuing his family’s amazing connection with the Coolmore Stud Stakes when the $2 million Group 1 is run at Flemington this Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt is out to become a fourth generation winner of the 1200-metre event that has risen to become the most significant…
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Cummings playing it Strait in Eagle
What began as a pipedream will become a reality when Strait Acer lines up in the Golden Eagle. He might have a famous racing surname, but the effort of Edward Cummings to have a Cox Plate and Golden Eagle runner in the space of eight days has been a notable feat. Cummings, the grandson of Cups King Bart and son of…
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Kovalica Waller’s Golden boy
Chris Waller has put blinkers on Kovalica to sharpen him up for a slight distance drop. The Cox Plate came under serious consideration for Kovalica, but his performance in the King Charles III Stakes convinced connections the $10 million Golden Eagle was the right target. The Queensland Derby winner was one of the few horses to make headway from back in the…
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Amelia’s Jewel shining ahead of Golden Eagle
Simon Miller is confident Amelia’s Jewel can bounce back in the $10 million Golden Eagle. His stable star may have been beaten for just the second time in her career last start, but Simon Miller couldn’t be happier with Amelia’s Jewel ahead of Saturday’s 1500m Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Beaten 5.5 lengths as a $2.40 favorite in the Group 1…
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Hong Kong star claims Cox Plate
Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior has scored a last stride thrilling win in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Champion James McDonald’s faith in Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior has been vindicated with the jockey landing a second Cox Plate victory. After guiding Anamoe to success in last year’s Group 1 weight-for-age championship, McDonald had to call on all his strength…
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32 left in Cup, penalty for Cleveland
Monee Valley Cup winner jumps to 14th in order of entry. A penalty for his Moonee Valley Cup win, combined with natural attrition, has Cleveland safely in the field for next week’s $8.4 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria’s head of handicapping David Hegan issued the Kris Lees-trained entire a 0.5kg penalty for Friday night’s win under 55.5kg, taking his…
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Morphettville Parks Races Review on 28th October 2023
The three-year-old gelding Give Some Lip raced away to bring up his first win at his fourth start in the 1250 metre opening event on the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday. Prepared by Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea and guided to victory by apprentice Ben Price Give Some Lip came from a worse than midfield…
