Rosehill Tour for Snowden import

Unspoken has made winning a habit and can continue his form surge in the $2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden -trained Unspoken is growing in confidence after winning each of his three starts this spring in impressive style. "All horses know it when they win and they are better for it,'' Peter…

Peter and Paul Snowden are still learning and winning with imports, and they will attempt to complete a perfect preparation with Unspoken in the Five Diamonds at Rosehill on Saturday. The Snowdens have only dipped their toes in the pool of bringing horses from Europe in the past couple of years, but two-time Doomben Cup winner Huetor, Old Flame and…

Trainer Peter Snowden is relying on Mazu's competitive spirit to overcome any stamina issues in the Group 1 $1.5 million Schweppes All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Mazu hasn't won beyond 1200m and he has only been as far as 1300m under race conditions once previously, raising some concerns about the gelding's ability to run a…

Mazu, the only horse already locked for a start in the $15 million The Everest later this year, is clashing with most of his potential rivals at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Group 1 $3 million Furphy TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) has been called the "Autumn Everest" such is the quality of the field. There are eight individual Group 1 winners among the…

Sam Clipperton, left, will ride Mazu for the 12th time this weekend for Peter and Paul Snowden. Picture Getty Images Top class Sydney sprinter Mazu gets his chance to win one of Melbourne's sprinting features in Saturday's $1.5 million group one Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Mazu makes his Victorian debut against 15 rivals in the 1200 metre…

Trainer Peter Snowden maintains the right decision was made to postpone the rich Magic Millions race meeting due to concerns over the Gold Coast track surface last Saturday. The Gold Coast track was downgraded to a heavy 10 after two races and a section of the track near the home turn was particularly dangerous prompting the decision to move the…

Paul Snowden believes Magic Millions 2YO Classic favourite Empire Of Japan starting from barrier 11 will be "perfect" for him in the 1200m feature at Gold Coast Turf Club on Saturday. Last year's convincing Breeders' Plate winner might be a good-value option for punters, with $5 winning odds across betting sites. And Snowden has plenty of faith his…

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy turned down the opportunity to compete at the rich Magic Millions carnival to build some winning momentum at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. "I didn't have a lot doing at the Gold Coast in the major races," McEvoy explained. "So, I thought it was a better option to stay here and hopefully boot home one or two winners. "I…

If there is an art to training two-year-olds, Peter and Paul Snowden have mastered it. They have trained the winners of all the feature juvenile races including two Golden Slippers, three Blue Diamonds, five ATC Sires Produce Stakes, five Champagne Stakes, two JJ Atkins Stakes and a Magic Millions. "I enjoy training any horse but we are lucky to…

Star jockey Sam Clipperton joins forces with Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller to try and secure a second successive Listed $160000 January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Clipperton and Waller team up with the handy English import Aleas, the $6.50 TAB Fixed Odds favourite to win the feature race. "I actually won this race last year…

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: Soft 5. Rail: True. Overview: Supido Beauty…

Huetor has overcome a mystery eye ailment that nearly ended his race career and will make an extraordinary, emotional comeback in the Group 2 $2m The Ingham (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This is a story of equine courage, the persistence of trainers Peter and Paul Snowden, the wonders of modern veterinary science, and the love and devotion…

Huetor will make his comeback in the Group 2 $2m The Ingham while connections of Nugget and Dajraan are sweating on a start in the rich Royal Randwick mile next Saturday. The Ingham, formerly known as the Villiers Stakes, is likely to attract a very strong field requiring a rating close to 100 at least to be guaranteed a start. This leaves boom…

Top Perth trainer Simon Miller hopes his first group one success will come from his star filly Amelia's Jewel in Saturday's $1.5 million Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot. The iconic race formerly known as the Kingston Town Classic had a name change this year to honour the deeds of former Perth trained galloper Northerly who was one of the best…

Trainer Peter Snowden is buoyed by jockey Tommy Berry's optimism that Old Flame can overcome a horror draw in the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Old Flame has retained TAB fixed odds favouritism at $6 despite being drawn to start out of barrier 15 in the feature race. "It's not pretty, I've got to say," Snowden said. "But it is…

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…

The Peter and Paul Snowden trained Huetor, conqueror of the mighty Zaaki in the Group 1 Doomben Cup, has been marked up as the early favourite at $2.70 for the $1.5 million Q22 to be run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke day, June 11. The Annabel Neasham trained Zaaki, who won the Q22 last year, is not in this year's line-up, but Neasham is still…

Despite most of the pre-race talk being about raging-hot favourite Zaaki, Paul Snowden knew Huetor was set for a big performance in the $1 million Doomben Cup. And the five-year-old's finish was immense, beating runner-up Maximal by half a length and notching up Paul and Peter Snowden's second victory of the day. It was brilliant jockey Kerrin…

The Peter and Paul Snowden stable is set to smash the $100m prizemoney barrier if Mazu and Mirra Vision can snare a feature race double across two states on Saturday. Boom sprinter Mazu is favourite for the Group 1 $1m Doomben 10000 (1200m) at Eagle Farm and Mirra Vision among the main chances in the Group 3 $200000 Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic…

Respected trainer Peter Snowden regards lightly-raced filly Tashi as a horse with black-type ability and he is keen to see how she handles her latest test at Rosehill. The daughter of Sebring rises to Saturday grade in the Acy Securities Handicap (1200m) off the back a solid start to her racing career, winning on debut at the Kensington track in…