Pennyweka sets sights on Sydney

Last year’s Australian Oaks and New Zealand Oaks winner, Pennyweka, is focusing her efforts on Sydney for her upcoming races. After recently making her first appearance as a four-year-old in a distance well short of her best, her trainer Jim Wallace has opted to...

Craig Williams on the verge of losing Giga Kick ride

Speculation surrounds the potential replacement of champion jockey Craig Williams as the rider of last year’s The Everest winner, Giga Kick. Despite winning five of nine rides and securing major titles like the Group 1 All Aged Stakes and Doomben 10,000, Williams’s...

Group One winner She’s Licketysplit retires

After a last-place finish in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy, Group One winner She’s Licketysplit is retiring from racing to enter the breeding barn. Trained by Andrew Forsman, she first gained prominence with a Group One win in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes, among other...

Anamoe new at Darley Kelvinside

‘A magnificent thoroughbred specimen with the looks to match his ability,’ Anamoe retires to Darley Kelvinside ‘as the best Australian horse to retire to stud in over a decade.’ ‘A 9-times Group 1 winning champion who recorded elite-level victories at 2, 3 and 4 years...

Amelia’s Jewel cops wide draw, Miller unperturbed

In her interstate debut, Perth’s gun mare has drawn the extreme outside gate in Saturday’s Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Amelia’s Jewel drew gate 15, but will come out of gate 14 following the scratching of Tajneed. Despite the wide draw for his...

Balaklava Cup results and replay – 2023

View the results and replay for the 2023 Balaklava Cup. The Balaklava Cup was raced at Balaklava racecourse on Wednesday, 13 September 2023. Balaklava Cup Replay: “He’s starting to paddle now!” Ironclad puts in a lion-hearted effort to take out the...

Promising fillies deliver for Zac Lloyd

Two promising fillies from a pair of leading stables have posted encouraging wins at Canterbury with champion Sydney apprentice Zac Lloyd the common denominator. Lloyd partnered the Hawkes Racing-trained Makarena ($1.80 Boombet fav) to a tough victory in the opening...

Mr Brightside at even money odds in the Makybe Diva Stakes

Star miler Mr Brightside is even money with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature race at Flemington this Saturday, the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The Team Hayes trained gelding showed great ticker to win the Memsie two weeks ago and fitter, up to 1600m, it all points to...