Trainer Stephanie Bakranich hopes the racing ‘gods’ are in Nerodio’s favour on Saturday after luck deserted the gelding when he resumed at Belmont two weeks ago. Nerodio ran third to Ghost Who Walks in the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m), a race he knows well having won the feature winter sprint two years previously. Bakranich had…
DetailsAs Ascot trainer Dan Morton ramps up preparation for this year’s Ascot Pinnacles carnival with an array of the stable’s top quality horseflesh, he’ll be doing it without one of his stars who has been retired. Kissonallforcheeks, a multiple stakes winning daughter of Written Tycoon with $1.7 in stake earnings after 10 wins and as…
DetailsHe’s keeping his cards close to his chest, but judging by the smile post-race you get the impression veteran trainer Vern Brockman believes Toropa shapes as an Ascot carnival horse. Toropa kicked off her career in the best possible manner with a fighting win on debut in the Book Your Christmas In July Celebration at…
DetailsTrainer Michael Grantham says Comes A Time has the ability to overcome a wide barrier when he returns for a winter campaign at Belmont on Saturday. The six-year-old, who has not raced since the Carbine Club Of WA Stakes (1400m) eight months ago, has drawn the widest gate in the Beaufine Stakes (1000m). To be…
DetailsBunbury trainer Michael Campbell holds high hopes Bitofmerit can continue his winning momentum when tackling a distance probe at Belmont on Saturday. Campbell flirted with starting Bitofmerit in the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m), but opted for the Furphy Handicap (1400m) as a better alternative. Bitofmerit is out to claim his second straight win at his…
DetailsSix-year-old Money Matters will showcase his winter credentials at Belmont and the Gangemi brothers think he can make a bright start to his campaign on Saturday. The likelihood of a wet track and the 1000m of the Beaufine Stakes has co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi believing Money Matters has the right conditions to suit. The…
DetailsEeyore Wayz resumes racing on Saturday in what trainer Raquel Reid describes as a defining campaign for the six-year-old. Reid is aiming high and hopes the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) is the first big step towards the Ascot Pinnacles carnival later this year. “At this stage I cannot fault him,” Reid said to The Races…
DetailsAdam Durrant says Ihts Closing Inn has the credentials to go on with the job against career-best opposition at Belmont on Saturday. Ihts Closing Inn has been one of the eye-catchers of the winter season and is ready to take the leap from graduation company into stakes grade. The daughter of Sessions is going into…
DetailsIf early impressions count for anything, star Perth apprentice jockey Luke Campbell has made a big splash in Melbourne. Campbell is on a three month loan to top trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and has hit the ground running with multiple winners. Campbell took just seven rides to make his mark in the east…
DetailsBen Pearce expects further improvement and believes the best is yet to come from Fear The Wind after the gelding’s winning spree continued at Belmont. A son 2013 Melbourne Cup champion, Fiorente, Fear The Wind ended his winter campaign on a winning high in the Rogan Josh Stakes (2200m) on Saturday. In a test of…
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