#Reisling Stakes

Lady Laguna revelled in the heavy conditions when winning at Rosehill in November. Picture: Grant Guy Trainer Annabel Neasham is welcoming the likelihood of a wet track when her filly Lady Laguna takes on Golden Slipper favourite Coolangatta at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Lady Laguna and Coolangatta are among 12 entries for the Group 2 $200000…

The Golden Slipper is the crown jewel of the Sydney Autumn Carnival, and we will be treated to another exciting edition of the world's richest two-year-old race this Saturday at Rosehill. The $5 million feature has attracted some of the top juveniles from around the country, including Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's undefeated filly Coolangatta,…

Tommy Berry scored his third Golden Slipper win on Stay Inside in 2021. Picture: Grant Guy Star jockey Tommy Berry concedes he would feel uneasy but honoured to equal the Golden Slipper riding record held by his idols, Hall of Famers Ron Quinton and Shane Dye, at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Berry, 30, is chasing a fourth win in the $5m Longines…

Queen Of The Ball is the early favourite for Saturday's Silver Slipper at Rosehill. Picture: Grant Guy The possibility of a $1m bonus could attract the biggest Silver Slipper field this century at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. There are 23 entries for the Group 2 $250000 Silver Slipper (1100m) with the final field and barrier draw released on…

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…

Brilliant filly Coolangatta can collect one of the biggest paydays in Australian racing history by completing the "Slipper Slam" culminating with the $5 million Longines Golden Slipper next autumn. Coolangatta confirmed favouritism for the Magic Millions Classic and Golden Slipper with a comfortable comeback win in Sunday's BJ McLachlan Stakes at…

Trainer Gary Portelli says there is a bit of "deja vu with She Will Reign" about brilliant colt Sejardan going into the $5m Golden Slipper in two weeks. "When you've got one of the best two-year-olds, you can do different things with those horses,'' Portelli said. "What Sejardan has done today shows me he is the real deal. He is still a bit…

Anamoe franked the Blue Diamond form, Profiteer, Home Affairs and Stay Inside didn't have their reputations diminished by defeat, Remarque is out of the Golden Slipper mix. That was the wash-up after a thrilling Group 2 $300000 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday that proved compelling but far from conclusive. The connections of…

For a race that seems to be run and won in a blink of an eye, the first Golden Slipper Chris Waller ever attended left a lasting impression. It was 1996 and Waller was then an unknown 23-year-old from New Zealand and was asked to lead a horse for the nation's dominant big-race trainer, Lee Freedman. "I can't remember who asked me but I can…

Hall of Fame trainer John Hawkes concedes there is no certainty even a proven wet-tracker like Mr Mozart will handle the extremely heavy conditions at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "When the track gets to a Heavy 10, then you can't say with any confidence if a horse will get through the going," Hawkes said. "Even those horses like Mr Mozart, who…

James McDonald won't ride Stay Inside in the Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Two-time winner Tommy Berry has picked up the coveted Golden Slipper ride on Stay Inside after the decision by James McDonald to commit to ride for the Chris Waller camp in the juvenile feature next week. McDonald had been in pole position to ride Stay Inside in the…

Echuca Racecourse will host an eight-race card on Tuesday as the solitary Victorian meeting for the day. The track is currently rated a Soft 7, but with good weather in the lead up to the meeting, we expect an upgrade before raceday. The rail will be in the true position for the entire circuit, with the first race jumping at 1:30pm AEST. The Ciaron…

Trainer Annabel Neasham declared Mumbai Jewel "every bit as good as Lady Laguna" after she powered home to win the Royal Randwick opener on Saturday. Mumbai Jewel was a clear last at the top of the straight but finished determinedly to score a narrow but impressive win in the $150000 Coolmore Pierro Plate (1100m). Stay Inside won the Pierro Plate…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Rosehill Gardens with the big race for the juveniles, the Group One Longines Golden Slipper carrying a purse of $3.5 million. We've had to wait an extra week for Slipper day, after Sydney was hit with heavy rainfall causing the abandonment of the races last Saturday. Given the amount of rain, we're likely to…