King Frankel rules in The Beauford

A decision to ride Zeyrek quietly despite a lack of obvious tempo has reaped rewards for Team Hawkes with the gelding charging home to win the Craven Plate at Randwick. Disappointed to see him settle midfield and wide in the King Charles III Stakes (1600m) last start, co-trainer Michael Hawkes gave Tyler Schiller strict instructions to let Zeyrek…

Most top apprentices entering their first year as a fully fledged jockey take time to hit their straps, but Tyler Schiller is off to a flying start. The former champion junior rider has already booted home 19 city winners just two-and-a-half months into the racing term and sits third on the Sydney jockeys' premiership, trailing joint leaders James…

Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller made mention of Olentia's latent Group 1 ability after the mare's consummate win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. "Olentia has come back really well, big and strong, right temperament and ready to announce'I'm here' and set take on some bigger things,'' Waller said. "She will join into the elite company as well,…

His first tilt at stakes level since placing in the 2019 Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes, Mission Phoenix made every post a winner to hold off a wall of horses in the Listed January Cup (2000m). "He has been a model of consistency all preparation and Tyler's obviously has a good association with him - he rode him a treat," Mark Newnham stable…

A decision to stretch Wild Planet beyond 1600m for the first time in his career has reaped a big reward, with the veteran defying a distance query to win the $750000 Rosehill Gold Cup. Notching his first victory for more than three years, eight-year-old Wild Planet ($26) handled the rise to 2000m to defeat Stroke Of Luck ($4.80) by a neck with…

The first apprentice jockey to win a Sydney Group 1 race in 15 years was once so badly injured in a car accident doctors said he would never ride again. But Tyler Schiller has made a habit of defying the odds as he sets about winning more majors at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Sydney's reigning champion apprentice rides talented stayer King…

Trainer Mark Newnham is hoping to see promising type Storm The Ramparts put himself in the frame for a Golden Slipper tilt with victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Storm The Ramparts holds nominations for the Slipper and Inglis Sires' but would need a strong performance second-up in the Furphy Maiden Plate (1000m) to warrant chasing those lofty…

Anamoe, who will be ridden by James McDonald, will be chasing his eighth career major and is at the top of betting at $1.80 for the weight-for-age Randwick mile. Also at the Randwick meeting, Cummings has boom three-old filly In Secret as $2.20 favourite for the $600000 Surround Stakes (1400m) with Hong Kong-based Hugh Bowman returning to Sydney…

Trainer Mark Newnham has high hopes for his staying prospect King Frankel this autumn and the imported galloper has been the centre of early betting support for the Listed Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday. TAB.com.au commenced betting on Saturday's $160000 quality handicap after nominations were declared on Monday and King Frankel…

The fact comeback galloper Mission Phoenix is even racing for the chance to secure consecutive stakes wins in Thursday's Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) at Warwick Farm is pretty remarkable. Few horses come back from serious injury like the six-year-old has but the Mark Newnham-trained gelding continues to defy the odds. Mission Phoenix lost more…

Rachel King, rider of talented filly Infatuation, believes the absence of a standout two-year-old makes the barrier draw even more crucial ahead of the $2 million Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast on Saturday. "It's one of the more open Magic Millions we have seen in the last few years,'' King explained. "There is usually one or…

Trainer Mark Newnham reeled off the reasons as he made a compelling case for comeback stayer Mission Phoenix in the Listed $160000 January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. "Mission Phoenix handles soft tracks okay, he's in great form, and has a lightweight," Newnham said. "He settles on pace and that is a good racing style, particularly…

Mission Phoenix will contest his first stakes race in three years when he tackles the January Cup at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Trainer Mark Newnham reeled off the reasons as he made a compelling case for comeback stayer Mission Phoenix in the Listed $160000 January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. "Mission Phoenix…

Sydney's star apprentice jockeys Tyler Schiller, Zac Lloyd, Dylan Gibbons and Reece Jones have more in common than just their riding skills. On the racetrack, the four young men are fierce rivals and each has premiership ambitions but away from it they often team up to take on the world … in video games. "We like to get on our Xbox or PlayStation…

Trainer Mark Newnham (left) believes Sunshine Rising still has some good racing in front of him. Picture: Vince Caligiuri-Getty Images One look at the formguide will tell you why ex-Hong Kong galloper Sunshine Rising is attracting plenty of attention ahead of his first run in 671 days in Saturday's Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. The…

The next generation of jockeys has arrived with three apprentices already challenging the norm with the excitement of further development to come this season. Apprentices rode half the card on The Gong day at Kembla Grange. It's not really surprising, however, as Tyler Schiller, Dylan Gibbons and Zac Lloyd all sit in the top six in Sydney's jockey…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip can edge closer to Winx's world prizemoney record if he wins the Group 1 $3 million Darley Champions Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Nature Strip, the world's number one-ranked sprinter, took his career earnings to just over $20 million when he ran fourth to Giga Kick in The Everest last start. In latest TAB…

Hall of Fame jockey Hugh Bowman has declined an offer to ride champion mare Verry Elleegant in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France next weekend. Bowman was tempted by the opportunity to ride in Europe's most prestigious race, run at Longchamp on October 2, but had too many pressing Sydney spring carnival commitments. At Royal Randwick on…

Irish jockey Tom Sherry has fulfilled his dreams in the past couple of years in Australia but one important person has been missing, which is what makes the Rosehill meeting on Saturday extra special. Sherry's mum, Mary, has been his biggest cheerleader but has had to watch from Ireland as her son became the premier apprentice in 2020-21 and had…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are keen for Cythera to enhance her reputation and Ebhaar to restore hers when they clash in the Group 2 $250000 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cythera is out to prove she is a legitimate Golden Slipper contender after making a winning start to her race career with a tough effort to…

Danny Williams will employ a formula he has used successfully with his Group 1 winner Shelby Sixtysix and back-up Rosehill winner Marsabit in next week's Wagga Gold Cup. Shelby Sixtysix was one of the stars of last year's autumn carnival when he turned up week after week and thrived, culminating in his 2022 Galaxy victory. While there are only…

Hong Kong-bound trainer Mark Newnham has two chances to land another Group 1 win before he bows out of Sydney racing and they both rest with import King Frankel. The first comes at Rosehill this weekend when the stayer lines up in the Tancred Stakes (2400m), on the way to his main mission in next month's Sydney Cup (3200m). Newnham is the first to…

Mark Newnham was outbid when trying to buy a yearling by Spieth at the 2021 Magic Millions Sale but as fate would have it, the horse found its way into his stable regardless. Missing out to Capri Racing and Syndications, Newnham was subsequently approached to train the $85000 purchase, despite the fact he had been incognito when bidding over the…