Month: January 2021

Godolphin mare Savatiano has justified her favouritism to win the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. The race morning scratching of Ole Kirk took some gloss off the Expressway Stakes but Savatiano made the most of his absence to dominate the Rosehill feature. Sent out a $2.10 favourite, Savatiano controlled the race from the outset and while Kolding briefly raised the hopes of his supporters when he started to give chase, he could not bridge the gap. Savatiano scored by two lengths over the two-time Group One winner with Emeralds an eye-catching…

Long Arm ridden by Jordan Childs wins the Here For The Horses Handicap at Caulfield. Heavyweight jockey Jordan Childs made the most of his opportunities at Caulfield with two rides for two wins. Childs took out the opening race on the Grahame Begg trained Vespertine and then had to wait six races before being successful on the Peter Gelagotis trained Long Arm. Childs has been in great form recently and he has ridden six winners from his past 20 rides since January 22. Last week Childs had to use his…

Sydney’s wet weather denied punters the opportunity to see three of Hawkes Racing’s most exciting horses but the stable did not leave the Rosehill meeting empty handed. Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas winner Ole Kirk was one of the favourites for Saturday’s Group Two Expressway Stakes but was scratched on race morning due to the rain-affected track. Stablemates Masked Crusader and Mount Poppa were withdrawn from their respective assignments for the same reason. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes said all three were in good order but they did not want them to…

Melody Belle has taken out the Thorndon Mile at Trentham and in doing so has equalled Sunline’s record of 13 Group One wins. Proud trainer Jamie Richards paid tribute to his grand-performing mare and said it was a privilege to see her join Sunline as New Zealand’s most prolific big race winner. “I can remember Sunline racing and the race she won in Hong Kong more so than anything else,” Richards told the NZ Racing Desk. “To equal her record is wonderful as she was the mare of the world…

Portland Sky ridden by Luke Currie wins the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. Mornington sprinter Portland Sky took centre stage when he relegated star colts Aysar and Tagaloa to the placing’s with his win in the Manfred Stakes. Portland Sky’s jockey Luke Currie took the lead from the outset and controlled the tempo before he kicked away early in the straight to win the 1200 metres Group Three event for three-year-olds at Caulfield. Aysar looked a winning chance half-way up the straight but Portland Sky held him comfortably to the line.…

Rachel King was back in the winner’s stall at Rosehill after a frustrating night at Canterbury. Rachel King admits she was second guessing herself when Zethus dived at favourite Home Affairs in a thrilling finish to the Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. Less than 24 hours earlier, King had endured a series of near-misses when six of her seven rides at the Canterbury night meeting finished second, three of them in tight finishes. Zethus appeared set to suffer the same fate as Home Affairs shot to a handy lead halfway up…

Enthaar ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. Boom two-year-old filly Enthaar tightened her grip on favouritism on the forthcoming major two-year-old races when she glided around to win the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. Enthaar was seemingly under a double grip for the entire race by jockey Mark Zahra yet still won by 2 1/4 lengths and recorded a time 57.28 seconds for the 1000 metres which was 1.31 seconds outside the course record on a Good 4 track. Enthaar firmed from $3 into $2.10 for the…