#Gerald Ryan

Passeggiata made it two from two with a strong win at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture:Brendon Thorne-Getty Images Exciting filly Passeggiata is named after the Italian word for walk or stroll but certainly did the opposite when maintaining her unbeaten record with a scintillating display of speed at Rosehill on Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained…

The Magic Millions Carnival just keeps getting better and this is an outstanding card as a prelude to next week. Gold Coast is a tight, tricky track and there is some rain around which should make for a soft surface and have them heading to the centre of the track in the straight. With the rail true those that can take a position in the first half…

Trainer John Thompson doesn't believe there is much between Jojo Was A Man and Purple Sector ahead of their clash in the Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Jojo Was A Man is on the back-up after his good win at Randwick on Christmas Eve while Purple Sector has been racing well without much luck this campaign. "This is a race that…

Star jockey Tommy Berry is ready to hit the ground running as he prepares for his first day back at the races from a timely break to recharge the batteries while preparing to fight a range of betting charges. Berry last rode in Sydney on December 9 but elected to hang up the saddle for a Christmas sabbatical to get his mental and physical health in…

If horseracing could be purely calibrated by a stopwatch and mathematical tables, if you were good enough at the game, you would literally never lose. Every result would be inevitable - and the story of Winx would be a boring one. But that ignores the abilities and character of horses - the fascination with champions of racing has little to do with…

Well hopefully you enjoyed the Christmas cheer with family and friends, and imbibed responsibly of course. Now it is on to a new year and all those fatuous resolutions will be thought about. Punters - as you are - might even suggest it worth keeping a record of your investments (well at least for the first week or so of January) so as to know your…

Trainer Brett Lazzarini will be hoping a reliable source can provide instant results when star apprentice Reece Jones partners Bonus Tempus at Gosford on Thursday. The trainer-jockey combination have proven to be a formidable partnership whenever they have joined forces with seven victories and four placings from 21 starters at a competitive…

Brookspire has gone from a dominant race favourite one week to almost be a forgotten runner the next. But jockey Jay Ford has suggested punters should be more forgiving of Brookspire going into the Group 3 $200000 Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at the Scone stand-alone meeting on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained Brookspire was all the rage…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Rosehill meeting on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! ROSEHILL Track: Heavy 8. Rail: True R1: PRECISE FIRE…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Randwick meeting on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here. Track: Good 4. Rail: Out 5m. Overview: Snapback was an…

Just when you thought the big money was gone for a while in Sydney, it's back, courtesy of the A$2 million Ingham (G2) at Randwick. Formerly known as the Villiers, the race over about a mile has been renamed after Australian chicken magnates Bob and Jack Ingham, who were the biggest owners in New South Wales racing for many years until selling…

Classy import and pre-race favourite Nugget is down in the order of entries for Saturday's The Ingham. Boom import Nugget has retained favouritism for the $2 million The Ingham even though he might not squeeze into the field for the rich Royal Randwick mile race on Saturday. Nugget, who has the limit weight of 54kg, is currently 22nd in order of…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Kensington. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 5, No.7: MICRO Strikes the perfect race off two trials which…

Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend Mazu miss the rest of the Brisbane carnival to concentrate on the $15 million The TAB Everest in spring after the boom sprinter's breakthrough Group 1 win in the Doomben 10000 at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Snowden, who trains in partnership with his son Paul, said Mazu proved he is a legitimate The Everest…

Lightly raced galloper Lovero bolted in at the same track/distance first-up, and the four-year-old receives a similar setup today at Gosford in the Bees Knees Eatery F&M Benchmark 64 Handicap (1100m). The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou runner was heavily backed that day late in the trade from $2.40-$1.90, and she didn't let punters down. The mare…

Trainer Gerald Ryan is aiming for Golden Eagle absentee Flying Crazy to catapult himself into another million dollar feature via Sunday's Goulburn Cup. The son of Flying Artie missed the cut in the $10m Golden Eagle but remains on target to add to his wealth this campaign either north or south of his Rosehill base. Flying Crazy is timed to peak in…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Matt Jones gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Rosehill. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 4, No.6: DEEP SNOW He's knocking on the door for a win and has drawn…

Mark Miniverini is intent on ensuring that jockey Josh Parr's first ride for the stable is a winning one when ace sprinter Fire And Ice steps out at Newcastle on Tuesday. Parr's expertise is no doubt going to be vital in the outcome given Fire And Ice's wide draw in the NJC Horsepower Benchmark 64 Handicap (1200m). "Josh is a very accomplished…

The finish of the Premiere Stakes proved champion Nature Strip will have some real competition for the $15m The TAB Everest in a fortnight. Lost And Running narrowly defeated Mazu and Masked Crusader with the trio showing they will be worthy rivals to Nature Strip in the world's richest turf race at Royal Randwick on October 15. Throw spectacular…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Newcastle. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 7, No.4: CAPPELLETTI Pricey Capitalist colt who was all at sea on…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have decided to spell two of their spring stable stars, Sheeza Belter and Mazu, but they are bringing in some handy replacements in Old Flame and Huetor to target some of the big money races going into the Sydney summer carnival. Sheeza Belter scored a deserved win in the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill last…

Trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping to secure a Golden Slipper berth on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Trainer Gerald Ryan will launch a double-pronged assault at Saturday's Todman Stakes (1200m) in hopes of securing a Golden Slipper berth. Psychiatrist and Boyfriend have shown good ability in their two respective starts and will look to stamp a spot in…

Eleven Eleven is certainly not in the field to make up the numbers in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. Trainer Greg Hickman is adamant stable star Eleven Eleven is "going as good as ever" which suggests the talented six-year-old sprinter will be hard to beat. "The Hunter is one of those races where there are plenty of…

Training partners Sterling Alexiou and Gerald Ryan will chase their first Group 1 in partnership this Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Sterling Alexiou has helped put the polish on his share of Group 1 winners but the chance to claim a maiden major in partnership with Gerald Ryan this week would be no less special. Alexiou has worked with…

Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou can continue their successful Sydney spring carnival with stable star Ellsberg in the $2m Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Ellsberg is racing for a hat-trick of wins after his dead-heat (with Top Ranked) in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap and his last start romp in the Five Diamonds…

Blake Ryan can take at least some of the credit should his father Gerald's first starter Emancipist kick his career off with a win in Thursday's Bishop Collins 2YO Maiden Handicap (1300m) at Wyong. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained gelding was twice sold at auction, first for $45000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in…

Ten races will become the norm in Brisbane over the next month, coinciding with the big spring meetings in the south and punters have more than 120 acceptors to sift through in order to find the winners at Eagle Farm on Saturday. A couple of impressive triallers kick off the day in the 2YO Fillies Plate. Chris Munce's daughter of Spirit Of Boom…

Top Ranked and Ellsberg fought out a historic dead-heat in the Group 1 $1.5m The TAB Epsom (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The finish had everyone guessing and took judges Sean Farrar and Nick Chalmers nearly 10 minutes to try and determine if there was a margin between the grey Top Ranked and Ellsberg on his inside. After an agonising wait…

Group 1 weapons Fangirl and Hinged will headline a three-pronged Chris Waller assault on Saturday's Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick, which has attracted a small field of just 12 runners. Hinged opened as a $4.50 equal favourite with TAB alongside Icebath with Fangirl on the second line of betting at $6. Hinged has drawn barrier nine for the…

Ellsberg is the Villiers Stakes favourite. Photo: Jenny Evans/Getty Images Festival Stakes hero Ellsberg is expected to book his spot into next year's Doncaster Mile after opening the clear favourite for Saturday week's Group 2 Villiers Stakes at Randwick. The 1600m summer feature offers ballot exemption to Randwick's famous autumn mile and carries…

The time-honoured Weetwood and Toowoomba Cups along with the first two-year-old race of the season herald the start of spring racing in Queensland. The undulating track can pose issues for visitors and it pays to be wary of the local trainers on what is their big day. Some rain is forecast but with the rail true all horses should get their chance…

Racing's "Mr Reliable" Tim Clark is riding for a unique three-peat in the Group 1 $600000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) when he partners classy mare Vangelic at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Clark has won the last two Coolmores on Krone (2021) and Con Te Partiro (2020). No jockey has ridden a hat-trick of winners in the feature fillies and mares race…