Month: April 2025

Willydoit will contest Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick.. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will break new ground in their training careers at Randwick on Saturday, with their first Australian runner coming in the form of the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) second-favourite Willydoit. The Byerley Park couple unveiled the talented son of Tarzino in November and he was immediately stamped as a Derby prospect, a promise fulfilled five starts later when he bolted away with the $1.25 million Group 1 New Zealand Derby…

Multiple Group One winner Grail Seeker. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Multiple Group One winner Grail Seeker made a big impression ahead of a possible Australian feature target at the Ellerslie trials on Tuesday afternoon. The daughter of Iffraaj has only had three raceday appearances this season, and in that time picked up both the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) and Group 1 Telegraph (1200m), and accumulating more than $500,000 in prizemoney. Starting favourite with horse racing bookmakers in the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) in early…

Romantic Warrior cruises along Meydan’s home straight. Photo: HKJC Romantic Warrior has completed his final piece of fast work ahead of the Group 1 Dubai Turf (1800m) at Meydan on Sunday (AEST), when Danny Shum’s globetrotting champion bids for a Hong Kong record 11th Group 1 victory. Partnered by regular rider James McDonald on Tuesday morning, Romantic Warrior worked with companion Romantic Charm on the course proper, delighting Danny Shum with a leisurely hit-out. “Actually, he’s very fit at the moment so I talked with James McDonald and asked him…

Crystal Powerful wins at Happy Valley under Andrea Atzeni. Photo: HKJC Andrea Atzeni has rocketed into third place in the 2024/25 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship and the Italian ace is aiming to continue a prosperous stretch of form when he takes seven rides at Happy Valley. The 34-year-old rode 10 winners through March from 51 pairings to lift his score to 36 behind only Zac Purton (87 wins) and Hugh Bowman (51). Brenton Avdulla (34) and Luke Ferraris (33) are the only other riders to surpass the 30-win mark this…

Joliestar ridden by Damian Lane wins the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Photo: Brett Holburt (Racing Photos) The sprinters get set to scorch the turf at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a quality field of 13 set to line up in the $3 million Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) on Day 1 of The Championships. The weight-for-age feature has attracted a stellar field of seven previous Group 1 winners, including the Chris Waller-trained Joliestar currently holding the call at $3.50 with . The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) winner returns…

Sires’ Produce favourite, Wodeton. Photo: Bradley Photos The Group 1 Sires’ Produce (1400m) is one of four Group 1 events for Day 1 of the Championships at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, attracting a select field of 10 two-year-olds to battle it out for the $1 million prize. The Chris Waller-trained Wodeton has opened the $2.80 favourite with horse racing betting sites for the event after a fast-finishing runner-up effort in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) a fortnight ago. Coolmore has acquired the services of Ryan Moore for the absent…

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