Clint Johnston-Porter’s rise in the apprentice ranks took another step forward when he clinched the 2015 Touchstone Farm Rising Star Series at the completion of Ascot’s Melbourne Cup meeting on Tuesday. It caps a successful year for Johnston-Porter who dead-heated with Jordan Turner as Leading Country Apprentice at Racing and Wagering Western Australia’s (RWWA) Apprentice…
DetailsRoss Price admits the Group 3 Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) has not been a kind race to his talented sprinter, Smoko. The past two editions of the sprint have been a nightmare for the Bunbury trainer with Smoko bedevilled by injury and bad luck. In last year’s Colonel Reeves Stakes the son of Snitzel suffered…
Details2015 Melbourne Cup – Payne and her Prince stun the world Brad Waters – 03 Nov 2015 “To those who say women aren’t strong enough, get stuffed.” Prince Of Penzance and Michelle Payne are clear at the end of the 2015 Melbourne Cup. Photo: Darryl Sherer Michelle Payne had that message for the doubters after…
DetailsThe all-important barrier draw has opened up the race for the 2015 Group I Crown Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on Thursday with three of the leading chances drawing outside gates. Set Square won the 2014 Crown Oaks. Photo: Steve Hart A field of 12 three-year-old fillies will chase the major share of the $1 million…
DetailsThe Melbourne Cup is the supreme staying test on the Australian racing calendar and Racenet has looked at the pedigrees of Tuesday’s runners to see which horses will stay and which won’t. Which are are bred to stay the Melbourne Cup distance? Photo: Steve Hart. Below is a chart of the 2015 Melbourne Cup field…
DetailsLuckystreet was denied victory in the Seacorp Handicap (1000m) at Ascot after Silverstream emerged out of the pack to gun him down in the shadows of the post. Silverstream, another powerful member of leading owner, Bob Peters’ star-studded team and unbeaten in three attempts this campaign, won by a short head. But despite the narrow…
DetailsAmerican Pharoah in record Breeders’ Cup Classic triumph Darryl Sherer – 01 Nov 2015 American Pharoah bowed out of racing by leading all the way to win Saturday’s Grade I $US5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (10f) in record time at Keeneland. American Pharoah ran a record to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland. Photo:…
DetailsThe Melbourne Cup is ‘the race that stops the nation’ and assessing the facts and figures of the race can often help finding the winner. Below are the stats for the 2015 Melbourne Cup field. The trainer: Lee Freedman (5 wins) (Note: He now trains in partnership with his brother Anthony) – Our Ivanhowe (No.…
DetailsRachael Stone trusts her judgement is spot on when High Limit tackles the TABtouch Provincial Sprinters Heat (1230m) at Albany’s season-opening meeting on Sunday. Stone opted for Albany over Ascot on Saturday but High Limit won’t be having it all his own way after drawing wide and facing a couple of smart locals in the…
DetailsThe Group I AAMI Victoria Derby field in 2015 is an even one with two of the major lead-ups won by fillies but one of the 16 starters has to win, so let’s see whose bred to get the trip best writes Breednet editor Tara Madgwick. They’re off in the 2015 Victoria Derby Pedigree Stakes.…
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