Year: 2022

She’s Licketysplit (NZ) ridden by Damian Lane wins the Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) She’s LicketySplit has been far too good for her rivals in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington, with Typhoon Titmus and Tajneed filling the placings, but never really threatening the Andrew Forsman-trained winner. This year’s edition of the Edward Manifold was an on-pace dominated affair, with the three of the first four out coming from the first four in running throughout the 1600m event. Celestial Spirit was a sole-leader…

Visinari (FR) ridden by Jamie Kah wins the Paris Lane Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Visinari has held on to win the Listed Paris Lane Stakes at Flemington, holding off the fast finishing Mr Exclusive and The Garden, who went down by a half-head. Visinari and Holbien set up a cracking tempo early as they took off to lead the race early but it was Visinari who was good enough to hold off the swoopers late under the urgings of Jamie Kah. The Mick Price & Michael…

Regan Bayliss wins aboard Platinum Jubilee for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick. An ecstatic Regan Bayliss said Platinum Jubilee displayed maturity beyond her years after guiding her to a smart win in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick. The exciting filly stormed home from last to salute in the $200,000 Group 3 feature over 1000m, showing good nous to thread her way through the field from barrier eight. “She’s gone around like she’s already had five or six starts. She got squeezed out of the…

James McDonald wins the Breeders’ Plate aboard Empire Of Japan for Peter & Paul Snowden at Randwick. It could well be a case of $680,000 well spent after Empire Of Japan finished strongly to win the $200,000 Breeders’ Plate at Randwick on Saturday. Peter and Paul Snowden’s colt found took the lead from Mach Ten with 120m to go, and went on to comfortably win by three lengths. To salute in such fashion in the Group 3 sprint over 1000m was a fine way to begin his career. 2022 Breeders’…

Legarto winning at Te Rapa on Friday. Photo: Trish Dunell Promising filly Legarto has put herself firmly into Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) calculations with her first-up victory at Te Rapa on Friday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained filly won impressively by 3.25 lengths on debut in June and started a +140 favourite in Friday’s contest, the NZB Ready To Run Sale Trainers Series 3YO (1200m). After racing back and wide in the seven-horse field, Legarto, who like stablemate Levante races in the Ancroft Stud colours,…

PHOTO: Darwin trainer Chris Nash putting one of his chargers through their paces during morning track work at Fannie Bay Although he brought good form to the table, Ideas Man failed to make an impression in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) during the 2022 Darwin Cup Carnival. The former South Australian gelding isn’t the first and won’t be the last to appear in the Northern Territory’s premier event for the speedy types without making an impact. The five-year-old arrived in the Top End from the stable of Goolwa trainer David…

Today 1st October in horse racing news history From the extensive Horse Betting news archives we present the all the thoroughbred racing action in Australian and overseas racing news in history. Delve in and enjoy our walk back in horse racing time. New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Remarkable Wakari heads Bergerson’s strong 3YO hand Awapuni trainer Roydon Bergerson has a host of promising three-year-olds including Wakari and Nest Egg who will clash in Saturday’s …Read More New Zealand horse racing news 12 months ago Bright future tipped…