Zumbelina is likely to race on in Queensland after a strong win in the Marcoola Surf Club Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Sent out favourite, Zumbelina ($2.60) gave jockey Jeff Lloyd a winning double when she came from well back in the field to beat Spur Le Jouer ($101) by 2-1/4 lengths with a neck […]
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The Autumn Sun powers home to prove he’s the real deal in Golden Rose
Chris Waller described The Autumn Sun as special, jockey Kerrin McEvoy spoke of the colt’s powerful engine – and anyone who saw his win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday won’t forget it in a hurry. THE Autumn Sun’s effort to win the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose (1400m) was extraordinary. Superlatives don’t do it […]
Noire claims Group 2 win in Shannon Stakes
After a narrow Group Two defeat at her previous start, Noire has broken through for her first stakes in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. Her Group Two win over 1500m on Saturday has prompted thoughts of a step up to the elite level in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The five-year-old was the $3.40 favourite […]
Winx makes it 27 in a row
In what was likely to be her farewell to Sydney racing for 2018, Winx once again thrilled the crowds at Randwick with the world’s best racehorse stretching her winning run to 27 when she took her third Group 1 Colgate Optic White (George Main) Stakes on Saturday. Winx unleashed what is now a trademark performance […]
Carzoff lands Cups double
Kerrin McEvoy reminded punters why he’s considered one of the world’s premier jockeys with an inspired steer to lift Carzoff to victory in Friday’s Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m). The $3.80 favourite had a wall of horses in front of him at the 300m but McEvoy was able to drive the six-year-old through a […]
Lean Mean Machine shifts up a gear on road to Golden Rose
Lean Mean Machine, aided by a brilliant Tye Angland ride, proved he will take beating in the Golden Rose with an impressive win on Saturday. Trainer Chris Waller had three promising colts in the Group 2 $200,000 Run To The Rose (1200m) and it was Lean Mean Machine who came from well back on the […]
Mister Sea Wolf wins Listed Rowley Mile
After breaking his Australian duck in the Listed Winter Challenge, Mister Sea Wolf has gone on with the job to win the Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury yesterday. As he did at Rosehill on July 28 when he wore blinkers for the first time, the Chris Waller-trained Mister Sea Wolf ($3.50 favourite) got the better of […]
Fiesta takes first leg of Princess Series
In the first real test for the new season’s three-year-old fillies, Fiesta has set the benchmark in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta, raced by a Star Thoroughbreds syndicate, won the Group Three Widden Stakes in February before finishing second to subsequent Group One winner Seabrook in the Sweet Embrace Stakes. […]
Unstoppable Winx goes past Black Caviar with 26th consecutive win
Winx breaks the hearts of her rivals, moves grown men to tears and makes racing sport’s feel-good story. Racing’s winning machine is now a seven-year-old but age, like her rivals, isn’t catching up with the champion as she proved with her runaway win in the race named in her honour, the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) […]
Paret stamps Epsom Handicap claims
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has had to wait until the last race at Rosehill to welcome a winner with a horse he believes can step up to Group One company. Paret lived up to his $2.70 favouritism to win Saturday’s benchmark 81 handicap over 1350m and stamp himself as a contender for the Epsom […]