Former Kiwi galloper Jimmysstar has stamped himself as one of the most exciting sprinters in Australia with a brilliant victory in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Ciaron Maher-trained five-year-old was given a masterful ride by Ethan Brown, tracking Broadsiding midfield on the fence throughout before patiently waiting for the gaps to appear. When the son of Per Incanto found clear air, the acceleration was instant as he ran out a ready winner from Joliestar and Sunshine In Paris. Jimmysstar has now won nine of…
Month: April 2025
Doctor Askar adds Easter crown to stellar run
Saturday’s Gr.3 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at Ellerslie capped a rapid and popular rise to stardom for Waverley visitor Doctor Askar (NZ) (Derryn). The time-honoured $150,000 feature was the fifth win in a row for the Derryn gelding, who has now earned $271,145 from a 15-start, six-win career. Doctor Askar is trained by his owner-breeder Joanne Moss, who named him after a Waikato Hospital doctor who she credits with saving her son’s life. The equine Doctor Askar took nine starts to win his first race, eventually leaving maiden ranks with…
Stawell free horse racing preview & top betting tips | 20/4/25
What Stawell Cup Day 2025 Where Stawell Racecourse – Black Range Rd, Stawell VIC 3380 When Sunday, April 20, 2025 First Race 1pm AEST Visit Dabble Country Cup racing heads in Victoria heads to Stawell on Sunday afternoon, where the $70,000 Stawell Cup (2000m) headlines proceedings. Showers are forecast later in the day, meaning it is likely the Good 4 track rating will hold for most of the card, before likely deteriorating late in the day. The rail will be in its true position, with Stawell Cup Day 2025 set…
Drivers confirmed for World Driving Championship
Blair Orange, the country’s leading driver for the past seven years, will again wear the silver fern at this November’s World Driving Championship (WDC) in New Zealand. To read the release click here
Mazu defends Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes crown
Mazu winning the 2025 Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes. (Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au) The Joseph Pride-trained pair of Mazu ($4.40) and Coal Crusher ($9.50) have fought out the finish in the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with the former getting the upper hand in the concluding stages to secure his ninth career win. The son of Maurice appeared set to peak fourth-up into the campaign after tackling the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) last time out, where the six-year-old was overhauled by General Salute. Mazu…
Jimmysstar surges clear to claim Group 1 All-Aged Stakes
Ethan Brown salutes after winning the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes on Jimmysstar. (Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au) The Ciaron Maher-trained Jimmysstar ($6) has come with a withering burst to claim the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, giving the progressive five-year-old his second Group 1 victory of the campaign. The son of Per Incanto had been sensational this preparation since claiming the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) first-up, tested in weight-for-age company against Briasa ($3.80) in the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) on Day 1 of The Championships.…
Oaks target for Movin Out
Kiwi-bred filly Movin Out made a successful switch from Sydney racing to a tilt at Victorian riches when she came from well back to race to a dominant victory in the Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. The three-year-old daughter of Novara Park- stallion Staphanos originally began her career out of the Bill Thurlow stable at Waverley where she broke maiden status at her second start before finishing a meritorious third in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) behind Captured By Love and Alabama Lass at her third and final…
Marsh hits milestone in thrilling Championship Stakes finish
Kiwi Skyhawk’s (NZ) (Contributer) last-gasp thriller in the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday delivered a milestone result for his trainer Stephen Marsh. Having also won the Listed Skycity Star Way Stakes (1200m) with unbeaten two-year-old Little Black Dress earlier on the Ellerslie card, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing statistics now credit Marsh with 97 wins at Group or Listed level in New Zealand. He has also won three in Australia – the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) with Sofia Rosa, the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (2200m) with Chocante…
Lilac adds further stakes success to burgeoning record
Promising three-year-old filly Lilac further enhanced her future value in the matrons paddock when she dictated terms to take out the Gr.3 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in the hands of James McDonald. A graduate of Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore draft at the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka, Lilac is trained by Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald who had the daughter of Justify tuned to the minute after some strong recent performances including finishing fourth to Lady Shenandoah in the Gr.1 Surround Stakes (1400m) last…
Immediacy produces strong staying performance
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained four-year-old Immediacy was back in the winner’s circle with a strong win in the Enchanted Adventure Handicap (2000m) at Mornington on Saturday. The gelded son of Tarzino was a Group Two winner at three and has built towards another raceday victory. Ridden by Michael Dee, Immediacy was put into the race, settling one out and one back and went on to score by a length and a half from Foujita San with Golden Crusader back in third. Immediacy came into the race off a…