Three parts of the old Black Caviar band got back together for Gimmie Par’s breakthrough win at Caulfield. Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody and regular rider Luke Nolen combined with the sprinting legend’s breeder Ric Jamieson, who owns Gimmie Par, to win Saturday’s Wilde Racing Handicap (1100m). The $125,000 race attracted a field of 13 at acceptance time on Wednesday […]

Palace Pier proved a class apart from his rivals as he returned to winning ways in the bet365 Mile at Sandown. John and Thady Gosden’s four-year-old made giant strides last year, starting out with a handicap victory at Newcastle on his reappearance before winning the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. He then went on to land the Prix […]

Nicky Henderson will be hoping there are no last-minute dramas and that Altior can prove he is no back-number ahead of his bid for a fourth victory in the bet365 Celebration Chase. It has been a frustrating season for the once-unbeatable Seven Barrows superstar, with a combination of factors restricting him to just the one competitive appearance. The 11-year-old missed […]

Sky Racing and Brisbane Racing Club’s turf expert Nathan Exelby runs his eye over Saturday’s Doomben meeting. BEST BETS Seeingisbelieving R2 No.6 – $6 Stardome, R2 No7 – $4.20 Happy to back both of these in this race. Seeingisbelieving gets a 7kg swing on Seat Of Power, while Stardome drops to the limit after being anchored last week. Andermatt, R8 […]

Dante one-two Thunderous and Highest Ground renew rivalry in the bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown on Friday. Usually one of the key trials for the Derby at Epsom, last season’s Dante Stakes was not run until early July due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the spring. The York feature nevertheless threw up a stirring finish, with the Mark […]

Stradivarius is one of the stars set to be on show for Royal Ascot Trials Day on Wednesday. John and Thady Gosden’s popular stayer is among 14 entries for the Longines Sagaro Stakes – a Group Three contest which acts as a perfect springboard to the Gold Cup at the Royal meeting in June. Already a three-time Gold Cup winner, […]

Palace Pier is the star attraction in the bet365 Mile at Sandown on Friday. A dual winner at the Esher venue as a juvenile, the Kingman colt made his mark at the highest level last season with Group One victories in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville. He met with […]

Tommy Berry will be aboard the two Group 1 favourites at Randwick on Saturday but winning the highway this week would top the lot. Earlier this week, Neville ‘Nifty’ Layt died after a short battle with illness, aged 76. Layt was the man that gave a young Sydney apprentice Tommy Berry his first big shot aboard flashy sprinting filly Karuta […]

The opening of a travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia has paved the way for four-time champion jockey Lisa Allpress to head to Melbourne on a hit-and run mission on May 1. Allpress will head across the Tasman to ride Kiwi Group 3 winner Aimee’s Jewel at her Australian debut, which will be the jockey’s first ride in Australia […]