JJ Atkins Stakes favourite Converge saw his Group 1 aspirations further boosted with a superior draw to his main rivals for the $1m Eagle Farm feature. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained youngster remains the $3.50 favourite with TAB fixed odds after he was allocated gate five in Tuesday’s barrier draw. His main rivals Tiger Of Malay (barrier 11) and […]

Cazoo Derby runner-up Mojo Star could bid to go one better in this month’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Having been beaten a nose and half a length on his first two career starts, the Sea The Stars colt was thrown in at the deep end by trainer Richard Hannon at Epsom on Saturday, but justified his place in the […]

Clive Cox expects Supremacy to show his true colours in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, following a below-par run on his seasonal debut. Last season’s Middle Park Stakes hero disappointed in the Pavilion Stakes, the official trial for the six-furlong Group One, but has been pleasing Cox in his preparation for the big day. The Lambourn trainer said: “Supremacy […]

Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Tuesday’s card on the Pakenham Synthetic track. BEST BET BLOOD SWEAT TEARS (Race 7 No. 1 – $3) Blood Sweat Tears resumes at Benchmark 58 level after two solid efforts in harder races in the autumn. He went well in an Avoca jumpout leading up to this and should be […]

Blazejowski getting a start in Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) would only solve one of Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell’s problems. Blazejowski is 24th in line for a start in the $1.5 million Stradbroke with only 18 runners set to line up in the Eagle Farm event with five emergencies named. “I think we’ll be very lucky to get in,” Eurell said. […]

Co-trainer Gerald Ryan wants to have a strong hand in the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1200m) but will be forced to monitor a wet Sydney forecast before targeting Randwick this Saturday. Ryan and his training partner Sterling Alexiou are keen to run talented mare Villami and in-form sprinter Albumin in the $150,000 feature. However the stable are desperate to […]

Frankie Dettori was delighted to receive Derby-winning jockey Adam Kirby’s thanks for his part in the unlikely sequence of events which resulted in Epsom glory on Adayar. Kirby, who stormed to a four-and-a-half-length victory on the apparent Godolphin third-string, began Cazoo Derby week planning his challenge instead on the well-touted John Leeper. He lost that ride to Dettori, however, after […]

Mokaatil was a surprise 25-1 winner of the World Pool “Dash” Handicap for trainer Ian Williams and jockey David Egan. The five-furlong contest was as fast and furious as ever, with Son And Sannie blazing the early trail down the middle of the track before his stride just started to shorten reaching the final furlong. Mokaatil was just hitting top […]

A lucky punter scooped a cool £1 million from a bet on a race at the Cazoo Derby Festival. The big-spending racing fan left it until the finale on Oaks Day to place their wager with Star Sports. The £225,000 stake on Rhoscolyn (9-2) was one of a number of huge bets the firm accepted during Friday's card. Heavy rain […]