The 2011 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) will take place as one of nine Group 1 races being run on Rosehill Garden’s Golden Slipper Day this Saturday April 2, 2011. Jeff Lynds’ six-year-old gelding Wall Street is tipped to win the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes. Wall Street has finished second in both of his first…
Following the race results of the spring features over the past fortnight, major reshuffles of the Melbourne Cup Carnival betting markets have occurred with new odds-on favourites for events including the 2010 Melbourne Cup emerging. The 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival is due to kick off on Saturday October 30 with Victoria Derby Day, with the…
Randwick trainer Graham Begg’s super sprinter All Silent is back in Australia and preparing for an assault on the 2010 Melbourne Cup Carnival with the $750,000 Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) the main aim. Seven-year-old Belong To Me gelding All Silent enjoyed victory in the Patinack Farm Classic last year and will return to…
Corowa-based trainer Richard Freyer is planning an ambitious spring campaign for his Nothin’ Leica Dane gelding Leica Larrikin with two Group 1 features on the cards. Freyer is preparing Leica Larrikin for both $500,000 Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on October 2 and the $1 million Group 1 Emirates Stakes (1600m) at Flemington…
With the 2010 spring racing season kicking off this weekend, the highly anticipated four-day Flemington Melbourne Cup Carnival is drawing closer with a number of star gallopers preparing for a run in the 2010 Emirates Stakes. Held on the closing day of the Cup Carnival, Emirates Stakes Day is headlined by the $1 million Group…
The Mark Riley-trained galloper Gold Salute is on track for a spring racing stint that will culminate with a run in the $1 million Emirates Stakes (1600m) at the closing Melbourne Cup Carnival meeting. Six-year-old Testa Rossa gelding Gold Salute ran a gallant third to All American and Cox Plate winner So You Think in…
Premier Victorian trainer Peter Moody has a new favourite for the 2010 Spring Racing Carnival after his up-and-coming three-year-old Doubtful Jack coasted to victory at Flemington on Saturday. Doubtful Jack, a son of Not A Single Doubt from Tootsie Roll, secured an emphatic six and a half length win in the $200,000 Listed VRC Winter…
Three-year-old The Handsome One has his connections looking towards the 2010 Emirates Stakes on the final day of Flemington’s famous four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival after winning at the esteemed Melbourne track this week. Shamardal gelding The Handsome One secured a tidy win ahead of Beyond Pardon in a 1200m handicap at Flemington on Monday, his…
