Month: January 2024

What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Saturday, January 20, 2024 First Race 12:13pm AEST Visit Dabble Brisbane Racing Club will host a very competitive 10-race card at Eagle Farm this Saturday afternoon. Due to rain being forecast on Friday and Saturday, we don’t anticipate the track improving very much from the Soft 5 rating on Thursday. The rail will be in the +1m position for the entire circuit, with the action at Eagle Farm set to kick off at 12:13pm…

Veight, ridden by Damian Lane, winning the 2023 McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Co-trainer Tony McEvoy is optimistic about the Group 1 performer Veight’s potential impact at the top level during the upcoming autumn season. The son of Grunt, who finished fifth in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) in his last outing, is slated to return over the Australia Day weekend, with potential entries in either the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Friday or the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at…

Mr Brightside will resume in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield on February 10. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Four-time Group 1 winner Mr Brightside is gearing up for an official trial at Geelong later this month in preparation for his first-up appearance in the CF Orr Stakes on February 10. Trained by Ben, Will, and JD Hayes, the six-year-old gelding has a busy autumn schedule ahead, including a defence of his All-Star Mile crown. JD Hayes outlined the plans for Mr Brightside’s upcoming races stating he’ll kick…

Munhamek (GB) on the way to the barriers prior to the running of the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield on November 18. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Flemington-based trainer Nick Ryan has set his sights on the prestigious Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) for Munhamek following the gelding’s impressive victory in the Group 3 Damien Oliver Gold Rush (1400m) in his last outing. Ryan sees the upcoming Caulfield feature as a strategic pathway to secure a spot in the coveted All Star Mile (1600m), with the…

Wellington has 12 wins in Hong Kong. Jamie Richards is eager to see what Wellington can do in the HK$13 million Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) on Sunday, January 28 at Sha Tin. No longer the kingpin of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks – a crown which is now worn by his current sparring partner Lucky Sweynesse – Wellington kicked off his seven-year-old season with a pair of competitive third placings, indicating that even as a veteran, the earner of HK$67.13 million still has the vim and vigour to mix…

M Unicorn gives Caspar Fownes a brace. Preparing to unleash quality stayer Straight Arron in the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Caspar Fownes extended a strong season with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to underpin his reputation as the ‘King of The Valley’. Fownes’ brace lifted the four-time Hong Kong champion trainer to the top of the Happy Valley seasonal standings with 17 wins – one clear of overall championship leader Pierre Ng, whose tally of 44 victories include 16 at the…