Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) has taken a step towards his racing return with a trial placing at Geelong. Trainer Dominic Sutton has a decision to make with Feroce in the lead-up to Australian Guineas at Flemington. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up will have only one run before the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March. That first-up run will come in either the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 8, or the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington the following week. “He’s better performed at Caulfield, but the Group 1 is at Flemington,” Sutton said. “I think the…
Day: 29 January 2025
Arataki Chases Back-to-Back Bellmaine Wins
Trainer Matthew Williams will be hoping history can repeat when the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes is run at Sandown on Saturday. Normally held at Caulfield, the Bellmaine Stakes for mares will be staged at Sandown on this Saturday’s program, which had to be transferred from its regular venue following the recent grandstand fire there. The Bellmaine was also held at Sandown two years ago and on that occasion Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) strode to victory on the Hillside course over 1300m. Saturday’s renewal is on the Hillside circuit…
Mr Brightside Primed for Exciting Campaign
An exciting autumn calendar awaits formidable Kiwi-bred galloper Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), who will defend his crown in the Gr.1 C.F Orr Stakes (1400m) next Saturday after a comfortable trial win at Geelong. The son of Bullbars has accumulated eight Group Ones and over A$16.3 million in stakes in a 40-start career, where he has been the leading light for Lindsay Park Racing, headed by brothers Ben, Will and JD Hayes. Ben Hayes was on course at Geelong on Tuesday, where his star galloper sat in behind the speed for…
Big Week for Kingsclere
Roger James and Robert Wellwood experienced a whirlwind of highs across the Karaka Millions and Yearling Sales series this week, a trend they hope to continue back at Ellerslie on Saturday. Last Saturday night at the Auckland venue, their star mare Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) silenced any doubters with a top-class performance to win the $1 million Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (1600m), a year after reigning supreme in the $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m). An earner of over $2.67 million, Orchestral is now poised to take on the likes of…
Stud Boosted by Sale Ahead of Group Race
Off the back of a lucrative result at Karaka, Mark and Jane Corcoran’s Grangewilliam Stud will be chasing another top outcome on the track this weekend. A son of Proisir was the headline act of their small Book 1 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and the farm will be hoping to make another top impression with Utopian Wine at New Plymouth on Saturday. Bred by Mark’s father John, the Proisir colt will in time be heading offshore after he was knocked down to the Hong Kong Jockey…
Haunui Farm Leads the Way at Karaka
Haunui Farm have been crowned leading vendor of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Yearling Sale at Karaka for the first time this week following a pleasing set of results, led by the $2.4 million sale of the full-sister to glamour mare Orchestral. The Karaka farm sold 24 of its 30 yearlings, for an aggregate of $6.74 million, nearly $900,000 more than its closest rival in Waikato Stud with $5.88 million, and their average of $280,883 was second only to Curraghmore with $322,222. “It was a special result,” Haunui Farm managing…
Pakenham Thursday races preview & quaddie tips | January 30, 2025
What Pakenham Races Where Southside Racing Pakenham – 420 Nar Nar Goon – Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3810 When Thursday, January 30, 2025 First Race 5:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Victorian night racing season continues at Pakenham with a competitive eight-race meeting scheduled for Thursday evening. A perfect summer evening is forecast, and with the track rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances and the rail back in its true position, there will be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the night. The first of the Pakenham races…
T.S. Carlyon Cup
Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners T.S. Carlyon Cup Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Location: Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria Prize Money: $200,000 Distance: 1600m The T.S. Carlyon Cup is a Group 3 race for milers, conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Caulfield Racecourse. First run in 1977 and won by Ngawyni, the TS Carlyon Cup is held over 1600m under set weights and penalties conditions. In 2025, The TS Carlyon Cup is offering a purse of $200,000. Initially a Principal race until 1979, The…
She’s Bulletproof set for Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes
She’s Bulletproof. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Trainer Charlotte Littlefield is confident that She’s Bulletproof will ‘go to a different level’ in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Sandown on Saturday. The Shooting To Win mare has only finished outside of the placings once in her ten-start career, with her most recent effort being a second-place finish in the Listed Black Pearl Stakes (1200m) at Geelong on January 4. Since then, She’s Bulletproof impressed in a Pakenham jump-out on January 21, winning with authority. “Sage Duric rode her…
Miss Roumbini set to chase Sydney success
Miss Roumbini after winning the 2025 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares. Photo: Darren Winningham After a successful three-start campaign, culminating in victory in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Classic (1300m), the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Miss Roumbini will be aimed at the Sydney autumn carnival. The Zoustar mare’s next likely target is the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on March 1. “She’s enjoying a well-deserved week off in a nice green paddock up in Queensland and then she’s hopping on a bus back down…