Wren’s Day is the latest Godolphin cast-off to find its way to emerging trainer Cody Morgan. It is not every day a French Group One placegetter lines up in an Eagle Farm class three Plate. Wren’s Day, runner-up to Cracksman in the weight-for-age Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp in April 2018 at only his fifth start, resumes in Brisbane on Saturday for new trainer Cody Morgan. After the Prix Ganay, Wren’s Day had one more start in France before transferring from Andre Fabre to James Cummings. However, the move…
Month: February 2021
Blue Diamond Favourite In Injury Scare
Enthaar needs to pass a veterinary test before she is cleared to start in the Blue Diamond Stakes. Short-priced Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Enthaar is one of three horses who will need to be given the all-clear by Racing Victoria veterinarians in order to line up in the Group One race. Enthaar’s co-trainer Ciaron Maher said in his opinion the filly was fine to take her place at Caulfield despite RV vets ruling she was lame in the near foreleg on Thursday. “She worked this morning, moving lovely. We trotted…
Rocket Ready To Launch Golden Slipper Bid
Bush baby Rocket Tiger is taking his connections on the ride of a lifetime in a journey they hope can continue all the way to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. Home-bred, by an unfashionable sire in Cluster, and raced by a Murray River cod farmer, the unbeaten youngster is a clear underdog as he prepares to go up against a host of blue-bloods in Saturday’s Group Two Silver Slipper (1100m). His Wagga trainer Scott Spackman, who has just a handful of horses in work, will find himself rubbing shoulders with…
Lion’s Roar in for good autumn
Group One placed son of Contributer, Lion’s Roar (NZ) will resume in Saturday’s Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill for trainer John O’Shea, where he takes on a strong line-up which features Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls), North Pacific (Brazen Beau) and Peltzer (So You Think). The gelding is the winner of three of his five starts and finished runner-up in the other two, including a valiant effort when beaten less than a length into second by Montefilia in the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m). Raced by Champion Thoroughbreds, who went…
Group Two first-up for Subpoenaed
Former Kiwi galloper Subpoenaed (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will line-up in the Gr.2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday ahead of the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) next month. It will be the Rip Van Winkle mare’s first raceday start this preparation and Waller has been pleased with her progress this time in. “She has returned well from her Summer break,” Waller said. “She would appreciate the track improving a little and she loves Rosehill. “She has trialled and worked well so I am expecting a good showing from…
HRNZ Order and Direction – Level 2
Following the governments announcement that from midnight (Wednesday) Auckland will go from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2, with the rest of the country going from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1. The below Order and Direction – Alert Level 2 now only applies to the Auckland region for race and trial meetings during the period Thursday 18 February 2021 until midnight Sunday 21 February 2021 (or extended if Government announcements dictate). In addition to the documents below, following current recommendations from the government, we strongly encourage the wearing…
Public attendance at race meetings
Following further consultation with the Office of Racing and the Chief Health Officer, GRV can advise that members of the public can attend race meetings effective immediately, dependent on density requirements. This paves the way for the public to join registered GRV participants at the track for the Australian Cup heats meeting on Saturday 20 February at The Meadows. Each event is ticketed and seated only, therefore numbers are limited and based on the individual clubs’ COVIDSafe plan according to the Public Events Framework (pre-approved by DJPR). No walk ups…
Il Affare to continue on Derby path
Il Affare’s iron constitution will serve her well as she continues her Classic preparation at Ellerslie this weekend. That’s the word from the Dundeel filly’s co-trainer Peter Williams as he puts the finishing polish on the two-win filly ahead of Saturday’s Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m). Il Affare will back up from her fourth placing in last Saturday’s Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa and shapes as a winning chance, according to Williams. “She’s fine. She’s one of those fillies that does pretty well and…
Bumper 71 Lot catalogue live on gavelhouse.com
The latest of gavelhouse.com’s fortnightly New Zealand mixed bloodstock sales is a bumper offering with 71 Lots including a young I Am Invincible mare in foal to Almanzor, well-related racing propositions from Valachi Downs and the Bella Vinci dispersal among other quality Lots. I Am Invincible daughter Majella Magic will prove to be well-sought after, being offered in-foal to Cambridge Stud’s European Champion Three-Year-Old and Leading Australasian Freshman Sire, Almanzor. Herself a winner of three up to 1200m, Majella Magic boasts an ever-strengthening pedigree with her second dam Jade Diva…
Probabeel faces star-studded line-up in Futurity
A star-studded field awaits Kiwi raider Probabeel in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, where she will clash with the likes of Behemoth, Arcadia Queen, Ole Kirk and last-start Group One winner Streets Of Avalon. The Jamie Richards-trained mare was victorious first-up in the Gr.3 Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield earlier this month, and while pleased with the run, Richards is fully aware it will be a major step-up on Saturday. “She was brilliant first-up,” Richards told Racing.com. “Damian (Lane, jockey) took the bull by the horns…