Month: May 2020

Extra Time has earned himself a break after scoring an all the way win in the Group 3 $120,000 M&J Chickens National Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville today. Jockey Jason Holder, above, was aboard Extra Time for an all the way win in the National Stakes at Morphettville. Photo by Jenny Barnes. Winning trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas put the blinkers on Extra Time today and the Shooting To Win two year old responded with a sustained boost of speed to break through for his maiden win at his fourth…

A Stradbroke Handicap start is still an option for Dawn Passage following his tradesman like win in the $200,000 Inglis 3yo Guineas (1400m) at Rosehill today. Dawn Passage, above, scored a tradesmanlike win in the Inglis 3yo Guineas at Rosehill. Photo by Steve Hart. Winning jockey Adam Hyeronimus had Dawn Passage travelling sweetly just off the leader Bandersnatch ($4.20) and once heads were turned for home, it was clear that the $2 favourite was in no danger of defeat. Trainer Adrian Bott, who trains in partnership with Gai Waterhouse, said…

Another dominant win by Wisdom Of Water in today’s Group 3 $125,000 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast has the brilliant colt primed to take his place in the Group 1 J J Atkins for the two -year-olds. Jockey Robbie Fradd, above, steered Wisdom Of Water to an all the way win in the Ken Russell Memorial Classic at the Gold Coast. Photo by Daniel Costello. Wisdom Of Water rocketed out of the barriers to claim the front from the outset and was never headed before going…

Improving staying mare Oceanex has gained a spot in this year’s Melbourne Cup with a tough win in the Listed $320,000 The Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington today. Oceanex, above, secured a spot in the 2020 Melbourne Cup with her win in The Andrew Ramsden at Flemington. Photo by Jenny Barnes. Runner up King Of Leogrance was expected to take advantage of the exemption from the ballot for the Group 1 $8m Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 3 and was sent out as the $1.80 favourite. But…

The 2020 edition of The Goodwood has gone the way of Godolphin following Trekking’s late run to upset the favourite by no more than a stride. The five-year-old son of Street Cry was largely overlooked in the market racing at $10.00 odds but got the gun run of John Allen in the saddle to upstage a very brave Gytrash in a head bob right on the line. In what many considered to be the deepest edition of the Group 1 feature to date, Trekking became the first horse to win…

Consistent mare Irithea has been rewarded for her tidy form during the Autumn with a well-deserved win in the Group 3 $160,000 Emirates Park Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Rosehill today. Irithea, above winning at Hawkesbury last year, was in the winner’s stall again at Rosehill after winning the Dark Jewel Classic. Photo by Steve Hart,. The Dark Jewel Classic is one of the features of the annual two-day Scone Carnival which was run at two venues this year with the second day being transferred to Rosehill. Winning trained Bjorn…

Irithea (right) has added to her value as a broodmare in winning the Dark Jewel Classic. Trainer Bjorn Baker has long coveted a win in the Dark Jewel Classic and he has finally got it with tough-as-nails mare Irithea. The race took a different shape this year, moved from its traditional Scone venue to Rosehill due to COVID-19 protocol restrictions but was no less thrilling. Dominated by the horses on-speed, Irithea ($7.50) chased down race leader Ready To Prophet ($61) with Into The Abyss ($18) making late ground to split…

Love You Lucy (left) has upstaged a quality field of fillies and mares to win the Silk Stocking. Tough mare Love You Lucy was in the bad books earlier this week but she repaid veteran trainer Barry Squair by delivering his biggest win in the Listed Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast. For three decades Squair was the leading rider on the Darling Downs and also had plenty of success in Brisbane. Since retiring from the saddle 30 years ago, Squair has trained a small team at Toowoomba with Love…

Dirty Work has made a one-act affair of the Listed Ortensia Stakes over 1100m at Rosehill. One of Sydney’s most improved sprinters has salvaged a consolation win for Hawkes Racing after the Rosehill scratching of a high-profile stablemate. Dirty Work arrived as a bona fide black-type horse in winning the Listed Ortensia Stakes, an 1100m scamper that was the last of 17 races run as part of the Scone Cup carnival. In beating Star Boy and Bon Amis, Dirty Work delivered on early-season potential and eased the stable’s frustration after…