Spring Carnival Racing

Trainer David Vandyke believes that Lamasery is capable of travelling the entire 2,400 metres of the Colin Stephen Handicap at Rosehill Racecourse this Saturday September 24, 2011, despite his pedigree indicating he shouldn’t get further than a mile. “If I look at his pedigree we’re in trouble,” Vandyke said. “(But)…

Jimmy Choux and Scarlett Lady will compete against each other for the informal title of New Zealand’s best race horse this spring, as friendly rivalry between the horses’ trainers continues to mount. The two horses are due to meet in this weekend’s Makfi Challenge Stakes at Hastings in New Zealand….

Trainer Jim Conlan will wait until after next Saturday’s Group 2 Memsie Stakes on August 27, 2011, to decide on a spring carnival racing program for Rekindled Interest. The Redoute’s Choice four-year-old finished second last start in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap behind Temple Of Boom. Rekindled Interest is…

Last season’s two-year-old racing sensation Foxwedge will begin his Spring Racing Carnival when he runs in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse this Saturday August 13, 2011. New Zealander apprentice jockey James McDonald was impressed with what he saw when he rode the Fastnet Rock colt…

Module will be nominated for the feature Cup races in the Melbourne Spring Racing carnival after he continued his winning streak at Flemington on Saturday. The five-year-old gelding, who has won all three of his races this preparation, claimed victory in the Baden-Baden Trophy by one and a half lengths…

This weekend will see plenty of big racing action at the famed Flemington Racecourse, including the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes. The $500,000 event will be one of nine races to be held on Sunday, October 3. It is the feature event of the day and will see a quality field…

Eight quality runners have been named in the final field for the Group 1 George Main Stakes. Three early favourites have risen to the top of the pack with two Gai Waterhouse-trained horses holding the best odds to win. Chris Waller is hoping to break up the Waterhouse strangle hold…

With just one day to go before the 2010 Manikato Stakes (1200m), the final field has been named. Nine top weight-for-age runners are set to contest the Group 1 event for a shot at the $500,000 in prize money. Other top contenders to watchout for in this Group 1 event…

The final field for the 2010 Rokk Ebony Underwood Stakes has been announced. Racing enthusiasts across Australia are rushing to back their favourite horse in the star-studded field that features no less than 10 future Cox Plate contenders. So You Think is sitting pretty in barrier number two, adding to…

The 2010 Melbourne Cup nominations have been released and a huge 253 horses form the first round of hopefuls for this year’s running of the race that stops a nation. The announcement of the nominations for the spring’s main feature races has drawn attention from far and wide, and has…