Year: 2022

Amelia’s Jewel bounced back to form with a win the WA Guineas. Photo: Western Racepix Amelia’s Jewel has her very own horse whisperer and he is delighted to ride her everyday. The three-year-old filly would also be stoked to have Pat Carbery as her track rider, the two combining brilliantly to win the WA Guineas by just over half a length at Ascot on Saturday. “You find an association with her, especially when you ride her everyday,” Carbery told Sky Racing after taking out the Group 2 feature over 1600m…

Riodini winning the 2022 edition of The Gong. Photo: Steve Hart After over 1000-days out of the winner’s enclosure the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Riodini has won the $1,000,000 2022 edition of The Gong at Kembla Grange on Saturday afternoon. Whilst being consistent since arriving here in Australia, he’s never been able to get a win on the board until Saturday with a barnstorming run in the 1600m feature event. The six-year-old gelding by Proisir was forced back into a mid-field position and sat wide throughout before producing an…

Bankers Choice (NZ) ridden by John Allen wins the Sportsbet Ballarat Cup at Ballarat Racecourse on November 19, 2022 in Ballarat, Australia. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Bankers Choice for Mike Moroney and John Allen has won the Listed Ballarat Cup, finally breaking through for his first win in Australia since making the trip across the ditch from New Zealand. The five-year-old gelding has been running in very good races this preparation, including the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes and Toorak Handicap as well as the Group 2 Crystal Mile,…

Athelric proved too good for his rivals in The Warra. Photo: Getty Images Market mover pre-race Athelric ($5) for team Godolphin and James Cummings have taken out the 2022 edition of The Warra (1000m) worth $300,000 at Kembla Grange on Saturday afternoon. After an expert steer by young apprentice Zac Lloyd, Athelric was placed perfectly in the run box seating the entire race from barrier four, finding the one-by-one before getting off leaders back heading for home to score nicely. This gelding by Exceed And Excel firmed from $7 into…

Direct ridden by Zac Spain wins the Magic Millions Ballarat 3YO & 4YO Classic at Ballarat Racecourse on November 19, 2022 in Ballarat, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Direct for Lloyd Kennewell and Zac Spain was way too good for his rivals in the Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Classic at Ballarat. Coming off two wins at his last two starts at Mornington and Moonee Valley this four-year-old gelding has definitely hit a purple patch of form this preparation. Direct jumped an equal third favourite at $5.50 with online…

Aromatic (right) gets the better of Self Obsession (middle) and Viktor Vegas (inner) at the finish of the Group 3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup (2100m)Photo: Trish Dunell On a day where Auckland’s enigmatic weather produced plenty of sunshine combined with heavy showers, stablemates Aromatic and Self Obsession fought out a thrilling finish in trying conditions to the Group 3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup (2100m). A sharp downpour before the race saw all riders splattered with mud midway through proceedings, with those in contention for the lion’s share of the prize…

Jonathan Ridell lets Darci La Bella glide across the line as she wins the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). Photo: Trish Dunell What a difference 30 minutes made for jockey Jonathan Riddell on Saturday. Fresh from being dumped at the start aboard the well-favoured Babylon Berlin in the previous race, the Cambridge hoop came out and produced a picture-perfect ride aboard class mare Darci La Bella to take out the Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The Allan Sharrock-trained daughter of Darci Brahma…

Wiremu Pinn and Ethereal Star combine for a comfortable victory in the Listed Barfoot & Thomson Challenge Stakes (1100m). Photo: Trish Dunell The winning roll by runners from the Andrew Forsman stable continued at Pukekohe on Saturday when promising filly Ethereal Star collected the first feature race on the day, the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m). The daughter of Snitzel and Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) placegetter Eleonora had caught the eye on debut at Te Rapa earlier in the month when making up good ground to finish…

Sunsource ridden by Daniel Moor wins the Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic at Ballarat Racecourse on November 19, 2022 in Ballarat, Australia. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Sunsource for the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young stable has shown a very clean pair of heels to fly home over the top of his rivals in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at Ballarat. The $370,000 Gold Coast Magic Millions yearling looks to be a very smart colt and could prove to be a cheap buy for the training duo. The son of…