Ranier headed to the Stradbroke Handicap

The A$20-million TAB Everest, the richest turf race on the planet, will be run at Royal Randwick in Sydney at 07h15 SA time on Saturday morning. Godolphin is still hunting their first The Everest victory but will head to Saturday's main event with one of the strongest ever hands with smart colt Cylinder and the stable's best sprinter In…

Cylinder is looking to repeat the effort of Yes Yes Yes in 2019 and become the second three-year-old to win The Everest. Picture: Grant Guy Godolphin has shaken up the formula with trainer James Cummings relying on untapped potential and proven class to deliver the racing and breeding powerhouse a maiden $20m TAB Everest (1200m) this Saturday at…

James Cummings and Godolphin have seen what a three-year-old filly can do when they line up in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. The Tony McEvoy-trained Sunlight defeated Godolphin galloper Osborne Bulls in the 1200m sprint down the Flemington straight in 2019. This time around the shoe is on the other foot, with Cummings and Godolphin having the…

The Everest favourite Think About It resumes in the Group 2 Premiere Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Grant Peters/Trackside Photography Joseph Pride is trying not to focus on The TAB Everest favourite tag on Think About It as his boom sprinter attempts to put his rivals on notice in Saturday's Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Royal…

In Secret can lock in an Everest spot with a big run in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Jeremy Ng-Getty Images Trainer James Cummings has revealed Godolphin's glamour mare In Secret is their stable's first-choice sprinter for the $20m The TAB Everest next month. Slot-holder Godolphin has historically waited until the week of…

Godolphin trainer James Cummings has embraced the "underdog" tag and challenge of going into a Melbourne spring without an established flag-bearer. The retirement of Anamoe stud has left a Cox Plate champion-sized void at Godolphin's Australian base, Osborne Park, an hour out of Sydney. Cummings and Godolphin on Thursday hosted the 2023 Melbourne…

John Singleton has revealed the first-up Group 1 mission for Hawaii Five Oh but admits he is in awe of "freak" sprinter Think About It. Picture: AAP Larrikin owner John Singleton senses Joe Pride's exciting sprinter Think About It is a "freak" who could win "everything" over sprint trips in the spring carnival. Singleton went into the Group 1…

Joe Pride's The Everes t-bound sprint star Think About It was arrogant proving his class once more when backing-up from a Kingsford Smith Cup victory to celebrate successive Eagle Farm Group 1 wins in Saturday's $3 million The Star Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). Last week the gun four-year-old son of versatile sire So You Think became the third horse…

Think About It made it back-to-back Group 1 wins with victory in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Stand up and take note, there's a new kid on the block. Think About It has climbed his own mini Everest and put his flag firmly in the ground among Australia's top three sprinters following…

Opal Ridge needs two scratchings to make the Stradbroke Handicap field at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images The Stradbroke Handicap is shaping as an audition for The Everest. Think About It, the $3 TAB fixed odds favourite to win Queensland's premier sprint at Eagle Farm over 1400m on Saturday, is already in The Everest field with…

James McDonald will ride $41 chance Vilana in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images. Godolphin galloper Vilana has been the subject of a "massive betting move" in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, validating the earlier thoughts of star jockey James McDonald. Vilana was $41 when Racenet published a story on Wednesday…

Trainer Luke Pepper believes the Dane Ripper Stakes is an ideal lead up to the Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara for Opal Ridge. Picture: Bradley Photographs Luke Pepper concedes "it's not the end of the world" if Opal Ridge doesn't gain a start in Saturday's $3m Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. The Dane Ripper Stakes for fillies and mares is…

Kerrin McEvoy with Godolphin Managing Director Vin Cox and James Cummings after winning the 2019 Stradbroke Handicap with Trekking. Picture: AAP Image-Glenn Hunt Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy will get a golden chance to win his third Stradbroke Handicap, and his second for Godolphin, after scoring the ace ride on Aft Cabin. McEvoy has never ridden the…

OPAL Ridge showed she is the real deal with a spectacular Scone success while super sprinter Giga Kick's second Group 1 win closed out his sensational three-year-old season. These were the major talking points from last Saturday's racing where Opal Ridge announced herself as a sprint star. Trainer Luke Pepper has every reason to aim for the sky…

Ingratiating is ready to run a big race in The Everest on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images Ingratiating is in career-best form and isn't just making up the numbers as the might of Godolphin seek their first win in the $15m The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Trainer James Cummings believes Ingratiating's racing pattern of closing with a…

Paulele and Ingratiating have given Godolphin a one-two finish in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield James Cummings and Godolphin will delay making their decision on which horse will run in The Everest after potential combatants Paulele and Ingratiating filled the quinella on Saturday. The Godolphin duo finished one-two in the Group 2 Schillaci…

Stable star Anamoe and Caulfield Guineas favourite Golden Mile will be Godolphin's headline acts in Melbourne this weekend, but the global giant also has a handy squad assembled for Randwick. Leading the charge will be talented four-year-olds Vilana and Brigantine in the $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m), the pair rated at $9 and $12…

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…

Legendary trainer Bart Cummings would have been proud of his grandson James Cummings's planning for Trekking to win the $1.5 million Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. The late Bart Cummings was noted for the way he mapped out the campaigns of his Group One horses and James Cummings has inherited the trade craft. Bart Cummings won four…

James Cummings and Kerrin McEvoy after Trekking won the Stradbroke. The famous Cummings family made Eagle Farm their own hallowed piece of turf on Saturday as James snared his first Stradbroke Handicap - only 90 minutes after father Anthony collected his own Group I. Trekking's win as the $7 Stradbroke favourite was also a win for punters as it was…

KEIRA Dunn approached the podium at yesterday's barrier draw for the UBET Stradbroke Handicap confronted by a minefield, ensuring Care To Think's miserable run with wide gates will continue on Saturday. The good draws had been taken early and there was precious few options for Dunn as she chose her mini trophy from the table. She picked up barrier…

Under-rated three-year-old Flying Crazy has put himself in contention for the Stradbroke Handicap after landing his third stakes win this campaign and claiming the scalp of Andermatt in the process. Touted as a possible Everest contender on the back of two impressive wins, Andermatt was sent out an odds-on favourite for the Luskin Star Stakes…