Victorian raider bags the Belle Of The Turf Stakes

The larger than life owner of Winx, Debbie Kepitis, was overjoyed with the win of Riff Rocket in the VRC Derby in her family silks. Kepitis bred Riff Rocket, by American triple crown winner American Pharoah, and he had to overcome a late charge from Apulia to win the time-honoured Derby. "I can't put them into words really," Kepitis said. "We bred…

Adrian Keatley's Ballymount Boy, second in both the Richmond Stakes and Acomb Stakes since opening his account at Hamilton, bids to return to winning ways in this Group One contest. "He deserves to take his place in the field and we've been happy with him at home," said Keatley. "He's had a nice bit of time between this and his last run, he is in…

Ireland-bred Moss Tucker made it to back-to-back wins at The Curragh with a determined success on Sunday in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes. The 5-year-old son of Excelebration narrowly got the better of the Clive Cox-trained Get Ahead to win by a half-length at odds of 16-1. The victory earned the Ken Condon-trained 5-year-old an automatic berth…

France's Etonnant (Timoko) drew post position two and has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Saturday's card also includes two $250000 Invitationals for older harness racing horses - the Robert Miecuna Trot and the Aria Pace - and eight $225000 New York…

Yonkers, NY - France's Etonnant drew post position two and has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's (Sept. 9) $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Saturday's card also includes two $250000 Invitationals for older horses, the Robert Miecuna Trot and the Aria Pace, and eight $225000 New York Sire…

Spring has just about sprung so we've reached top gear with recent Sydney area trials. Last Friday a lot of triallers at Randwick and Gosford were hardly subjected to full throttle. I've sifted out many of them below. We had 14 choice heats at Randwick and the 13 Gosford heats weren't too shabby, either. Class runners included Ciaron Maher and…

Lightly-raced gelding Biographer had been a work in progress for trainer Ron Quinton but has put it all together this campaign notching two wins and is ready to add another on his home track on Wednesday. The son of I Am Invincible started his career in Victoria with Anthony and Sam Freedman where he had three starts before joining Quinton's…

Nashwa (4/1) came right back to form to register the third Group One victory of her career in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (1m), the highlight of Festival Friday at the Boodles July Festival. Successful at the top level in the Prix de Diane and Nassau Stakes in 2022, the four-year-old Frankel filly had run below par on her two outings this…

Midnight Affair emerged as a leading contender for the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot with an impressive success in the Hilary Needler Trophy, the first leg of a big-race double for Richard Fahey. An unlucky second on her debut at Newmarket last month, the daughter of Dark Angel made amends in terrific fashion when finishing a length and a…

Midnight Affair is Royal Ascot bound after a neat performance in the Hilary Needler Trophy Fillies' Conditions Stakes at Beverley. The Richard Fahey -trained bay was denied a clear passage on her debut at Newmarket in May, but still ran with promise and was highly fancied on the Westwood as a result. Starting as the 5-6 favourite under Danny…

Zac Lloyd's lead in the Sydney apprentice premiership is still intact as he returns from a three-week suspension at Canterbury Park on Wednesday. The teenager earned the stewards ire when weighing in light after Sweet Mercy had run third at the Hawkesbury stand-alone meeting late last month. Sweet Mercy was subsequently disqualified from her…

Dr. Feelgood won four 4 ½-furlong stakes at Charles Town during a career in which he earned a spotless record at the one-turn dash distance. Saturday night, his three-year-old half-sis Great Spirit will try to add her first stakes win photo to the family album. The spotlight will be on the state-bred three-year-old fillies when the track offers the…

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will chase a second win in the Group 1 VRC Oaks after Amazonian Lass led throughout to claim the traditional lead-up at Flemington. In a perfectly judged ride by Tim Clark, Amazonian Lass took out the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on Saturday to hold off the fast finishing $2.20 favourite Zardozi. Amazonian Lass…

With three wins and four placings from eight starts this season, Amazing Victory has advanced from 57 to 80 in the handicap. "He's been racing well throughout the whole of the season and he's gradually getting better with each and every race, so I'm looking forward to riding him again," Teetan said. "He's drawn well again and if it's a true-run…

The three-year-olds dominated the Newmarket Handicap 2023 results at Flemington on Saturday with Godolphin's gun filly In Secret defeating Lofty Strike in the 150th edition of the famous sprint. The James Cummings -trained daughter of I Am Invincible became the first filly to win the Group 1 $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) since Sunlight…

He has drawn the dreaded box seven again, but Hara's Herbie will still be hard to beat in the third Queensland Derby heat at Albion Park on Thursday night, according to trainer Jemma Daley. He will go in as the second favourite at $2.80 across online betting sites after his excellent last-start victory over the same 520m distance at Ipswich last…

News Corp form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over Wednesday's Wyong Magic Millions meeting. 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! BEST BET Race 3 No.2: MR WALLACE Edging closer to a win with two seconds…

Rustic Steel has turned his recent form around to take out the inaugural running of the $2 million Big Dance (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day for Newcastle's premier trainer, Kris Lees. Rustic Steel finished off his autumn campaign with a win in The Coast (1600m) at Gosford (1600m) before heading to Scone on May 13 to take out the…

WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. 29, 2022 - Ginger Tree Coco (Stay Hungry -Zellweger Bluechip) clicked off the back half in a snappy 55.4 en route to a stake-fastest victory in a career-best 1:52.3 over a "good" surface in Thursday's $81499 Keystone Classic at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Hello Yes Hi and Butterfingers captured the other divisions in the…

Steve Parkin: owner was left nursing an injury following Last Crusader's win at York Thursday: York Owner Steve Parkin had to grimace through the pain barrier to collect his trophy for the Westow Stakes after his exuberant celebrations cheering on Last Crusader's success left him nursing a suspected torn calf. Last Crusader, who runs in Parkin's…

Tim Clark sends Rise Of The Masses into next week's Golden Slipper after winning the Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill. Picture: Getty Images Rise Of The Masses and She's Extreme squeezed into the $5m Golden Slipper field with their strong wins at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. And Sweet Ride, a runner-up to Rise Of The Masses, has enough prizemoney to…

Last year's Railway was the fifth of nine career group one victories for Avantage, but Entriviere is just getting started. The sprint showpiece was the first taste of group one racing for the super-talented daughter of Tavistock, and only her 11th start overall in a career that began in September of 2020. Entriviere won the group two Sheraco Stakes…

Stakes success at Riccarton on Saturday would continue a run of success that Indian-born Sydneysider Manoj Wanzare can scarcely believe he's been part of. Wanzare, 44, will look to continue his winning streak as a part-owner of talented Makfi filly Matchmaker, who contests the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at…