Tulloch Lodge celebrate with Dajraan in Festival Stakes

To walk into Tulloch Lodge on Bowral Street at Randwick is to hear the echoes of Golden Slipper winners past, but even Sydney's most famous stables has not seen a year like this. The stalls from which legendary trainer Tommy "TJ" Smith built an empire before handing the reins to his daughter Gai Waterhouse have produced 13 of the 67 winners of the…

Gun galloper Osipenko will headline a heavy handed Chris Waller assault on next Saturday's The Gong after a setback influenced the stable's decision to remain in NSW instead of targeting a Group 1 tilt in Perth. A trip to Western Australia for next Saturday's Railway Stakes had been a possibility for Waller's classy four-year-old however he will…

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will add a dose of international flavour to the Silver Eagle with two overseas acquisitions set to make their Australian debuts in the $1 million race. Former Singapore galloper Coin Toss and English import New Endeavour will join local stablemate Kibou in the 1300m race, the trio bidding to underline their respective…

Hawaii Five Oh poses for the cameras with Sky Racing presenter Ally Mosley ahead of the Golden Eagle on Saturday. Picture: David Swift Gai Waterhouse is an eternal optimist and Adrian Bott is naturally more reserved but the trainers found themselves in agreeance - Hawaii Five Oh is the horse to beat in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at…

Gai Waterhouse has anointed Adrian Bott as the new boss of Tulloch Lodge. In a remarkably frank and open interview, the Hall of Fame trainer dismissed retirement speculation before she officially passed the baton to her training partner. Racing's first lady chose an appropriate setting to make the shock announcement - the office of the famous…

Tim Clark has given a strong push for Supagirl in Saturday's Group 3 Epona Stakes at Rosehill. Picture: Jeremy Ng - Getty Images Star jockey Tim Clark thinks the market has got it wrong with import Supagirl in Saturday's Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare was a $15 chance in all-in markets but that was…

Star jockey Tim Clark wasn't even in the saddle when he got an appreciation of Aft Cabin's blinding acceleration last start. Clark was riding Toronomica in the Eskimo Prince Stakes and appeared to be travelling well as he raced to the front at the top of the straight - only for Aft Cabin to sprint past him in a few strides. As Aft Cabin cleared out…

Trainer David Payne has Fox Fighter primed for a giant-killing performance in the Listed $160000 Razor Sharp (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. "Fox Fighter never lets you down, he really puts in," Payne said. "He's not a big horse but he has a lovely turn of foot, especially on firm ground. "As he showed last start, he is up to this level. He…

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…

The 2022 edition of The Ingham, formerly known as the Villiers Stakes, is the time-honoured classic Group 21600m race at Randwick for a free ticket into 2023 Doncaster Mile. We've got a full field of acceptances with 20 runners (plus four emergencies) set to compete in this year's wide-open affair. The Randwick track is currently listed as a Soft 5…

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 entry for The Ingham which has a bumper 30 entries. The maximum field size is 20 from the 1600m…

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…

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…

Few horses improve as eight-year-olds, but an extended spell has Cisco Bay racing in some of the best form of his career, laying the platform for the gelding to chase his first black-type win. Cisco Bay will line up in the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday following a Randwick win two starts ago and a fast-finishing second to…

Kirwan's Lane is chasing back-to-back black-type wins in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans-Getty Images Rosehill hosts a quality packed off season card headlined by three black-type contests and a rich country race. The main events on the program are the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m), which acts as a lead-up to the…

There was never any likelihood Promise Of Success, Kirwan's Lane and Berdibek would meet with the same fate as their boom stablemate Waihaha Falls. The John O'Shea-trained trio are rated 101 or higher and safely made the field for the $1m The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. This wasn't the case with Waihaha Falls last week when he was…

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…

What do Overpass, Converge and In The Congo have in common? They have all beaten Godolphin superstar Anamoe. Given the trio boast the strongest form in Australian racing, it is telling that neither of them are favourite for the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. This is a reflection of the depth and quality of the field that…

The New Corp Racing and Sports Wagering team have put together an expert panel to give you, the audience the early inside running on feature races in Melbourne and Sydney this spring. The panel of five will be offering their early thoughts on all of the Group 1 races and other feature contests during the spring, through until the end of the…

The stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott could count their morning's work at the Warwick Farm trials as well worthwhile after training the first three over the line in the opening heat, then In The Congo notched another trial win towards a likely Golden Eagle campaign. Should In The Congo line up in the $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on…

Already enjoying a tremendous start to the season, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will launch a three-pronged attack on the richest race of the Sydney summer. The Tulloch Lodge training duo saddle up two last start winners in Riodini and Dajraan, along with the under-rated Surf Dancer in Saturday's $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick. Bott…

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…