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Challiot shows classic potential

Challiot shows classic potential

Owners of slow horses around the country were given a great boost on Thursday with the impressive stakes victory of Testa Rossa filly Chaillot at Flemington. Trainer Archie Alexander has races such as the spring’s Thousand Guineas in mind for the filly now but he...

Plein Ciel claims Easter Cup

Plein Ciel claims Easter Cup

Anthony Freedman and Craig Williams combined to win the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday with strongly supported favourite Plain Ciel.The former Darren Weir-trained import was afforded an ideal run on the back of the speed from barrier one and cut...

New Stakes Winner for Medaglia d’Oro

New Stakes Winner for Medaglia d’Oro

After racing with little luck in Melbourne last spring, nothing looked like changing for Multaja when she made her 2019 debut in the Group II Typhoon Tracy Stakes at Moonee Valley on February 22, but a switch to Godolphin's Sydney stables has seen a turnaround in...

Family combine to claim a Sandown double

Family combine to claim a Sandown double

Trainer Doug Harrison is hoping a city double at Sandown will be the advertisement to attract new clients to his stable.Harrison scored race-to-race wins on Wednesday with Judge O'Reilly and Search Squad, both ridden by his nephew Craig Williams.The Cranbourne-based...

Tianchi Monster aims to belie rating in BMW Hong Kong Derby

Tianchi Monster aims to belie rating in BMW Hong Kong Derby

Tianchi Monster squeezed into Sunday’s (17 March) BMW Hong Kong Derby with a Class 3 handicap win over the 2000m course and distance at the end of last month.But while trainer Chris So’s galloper is a late gate-crasher to the Four-Year-old Classic Series party, his...

Schabau showing Cup qualities

Schabau showing Cup qualities

German import Schabau completed the perfect opening racing campaign in Australia at Flemington on Saturday when he stretched his winning sequence to five while taking that first official step towards earning a run in this year's Melbourne Cup.Schabau was just a...

Pure Scot lands her first Flemington win

Pure Scot lands her first Flemington win

Pure Scot has capitalised on a box-seat run to land her first Flemington win at her fifth attempt.Having her eighth start of this preparation which had already netted wins at Ballarat and Sandown, the Lindsay Park-trained mare took her career earnings past $400,000...

Tin Hat wins again

Tin Hat wins again

Progressive three-year-old Tin Hat maintained his unbeaten record as a gelding when he handed Bravo Tango and Gold Mag a sound defeat at Ladbrokes Park on Wednesday.As was the case first-up over 1300m, the James Cummings-trained galloper made play under Craig Williams...

Dewhurst winner and Derby third Tobougg dies at stud aged 20

Dewhurst winner and Derby third Tobougg dies at stud aged 20

Tobougg was Craig's first European Group 1 winner. Together they won the Group 1 Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp before winning again at Group 1 level in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Tobougg - an impressive winner of the Dewhurst Stakes at two...

Etymology impresses in Bagot Handicap win

Etymology impresses in Bagot Handicap win

Godolphin stayer Etymology has finally come of age taking out the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.Placed in two Derbys and the VRC St Leger as a three-year-old, Etymology had only won three races before Tuesday’s success over 2800m.The now six-year-old was...

Ambitious plans for Poised To Strike

Ambitious plans for Poised To Strike

Lindsay Park has autumn ambitions with Poised To Strike, who resumed from a winter campaign with victory up the straight at Flemington.Poised To Strike’s win in Saturday’s Christmas Raceday Trophy gave senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes high hopes of a successful...

Flemington win gives My Pendant a hat-trick

Flemington win gives My Pendant a hat-trick

My Pendant has earned herself a summer holiday at the beach after completing a winning hat-trick in stylish fashion at Flemington.The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old followed victories at Sandown and Moonee Valley with success in Saturday’s Santa’s Workshop...

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