Month: May 2020

Xilong has scored a determined front-running win in the Group Two Euclase Stakes at Morphettville. After going close to winning a Group One in Sydney earlier this year, Xilong has again shown her quality to score a determined win in the Group Two Euclase Stakes at Morphettville. Only 40 minutes after her stablemate Shrouded In Mist led to win the Group Two Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m), the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Xilong did likewise in the Euclase (1200m) for three-year-olds. With blinkers on for the first time and…

Talented stayer Rising Red has ended long absence from the winners’ stall with a Sandown victory. Injury-prone galloper Rising Red has made a return to the winner’s list with an emphatic win on testing ground at Sandown. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Rising Red on Saturday scored his first win in almost two years in taking out the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap (2100m). Ridden by Michael Dee, Rising Red ($11) scored by two lengths from Carzoff ($31) with Norway ($12) a further 1-3/4 lengths away third. Busuttin said the…

Trainer Greg Eurell has staying options for Hezafox, winner in testing ground at Sandown. Trainer Greg Eurell has staying options in mind for Hezafox after the three-year-old landed a betting plunge when successful on a rain-sodden track at Sandown. The winner of only one race previously, a maiden on the synthetic track at Pakenham, Hezafox relished the heavy ground to win the Honouring Victoria Police Handicap (2100m) on Saturday. Hezafox holds an entry in next Saturday’s South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville, however Eurell said there was only a slim…

Toffee Tongue has broken maiden ranks in style, winning the Group One Australasian Oaks. Chris Waller has pulled off another Group One training coup with Toffee Tongue breaking her maiden in style in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. The filly had been runner-up at her four starts leading into Saturday’s Adelaide feature, twice to Colette in the Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) and the Australian Oaks (2400m). Her victory was also a milestone for jockey Damien Thornton who recorded his first win at the highest level after running second in the…

Hugh Bowman has dominated racing at Randwick with five winners on the Kensington track. Hugh Bowman headed to Randwick with an unflattering opinion of the Kensington circuit but surely emerged with a fresh view following a brilliant five-winner haul. The top jockey was almost unstoppable, opening his account in the second race aboard Yonkers and followed with wins on Dirty Work, Rocha Clock, Hightail and Phaistos, all for different trainers. He just failed to make it six when going down narrowly aboard Juventus in the final race. Bowman said there…

Import Buffalo River has made it five wins from six Australian starts in scoring at Sandown. Imported galloper Buffalo River has graduated to open company with a strong on-pace victory at Sandown. The Mike Moroney-trained four-year-old has now won five of his six starts in Australia following his win in the Ladbrokes Money Back Odds Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Sent off the $1.90 favourite under Damien Oliver, Buffalo River did not let his supporters down in scoring by three-quarters of a length from Achernar Star ($21) with Harbour Views ($18)…

Outsider Bella Vella has caused an upset in the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Adelaide trainer Will Clarken has achieved a milestone first Group One win with bargain-buy Bella Vella who has capped a stunning rise in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Bella Vella was bought online for $22,500 last year and she has won six of her 11 starts since joining Clarken’s stable last year, with Saturday’s Group One clearly the highlight. Giving jockey Todd Pannell his second career Group One win after last year’s Goodwood…

The Jack Duncan-trained Magnufighter gets the chance to step up in distance again at Doomben. The decision to extend nominations for the Open Handicap at Doomben has resurrected trainer Jack Duncan’s plans for the consistent Magnufighter. Duncan wanted to step Magnufighter to 2000m in Saturday’s Open Handicap but the race originally attracted only four nominations. Under Queensland rules a race must have at least five acceptances to be run and it was in danger of being abandoned. As there is not another 2000m metropolitan race until late May Duncan faced…