Next Saturday’s final weight-for-age feature in Australia for the season will take on a whole new look with news that front-running star Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) will tackle the Gr.2 A$1.2 million Q22 over 2200 metres at Eagle Farm. On Sunday morning, Pride Of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre confirmed to Gareth Hall that the Trelawney Stud bred star would step up in distance. Earlier, Ciaron Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said on Saturday that no decision had been made on the mare’s immediate future, he conceded she was…
Day: 7 June 2026
Further Queensland assignments await Platinum Pantheon
Further Queensland targets are instore for Palmerston North sprinter Platinum Pantheon (Hanseatic) following his runner-up effort in the Listed Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The three-year-old son of Hanseatic booked his ticket across the Tasman following his second placing in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on ANZAC Day, with his first two runs in Australia producing sixth placings in the Gr.3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) and Gr.3 Fred Best Classic (1400m). Trainer Lisa Latta then took aim at the Queensland Day Stakes…
Fly My Wey on track for Winter Series Final
Fly My Wey (NZ) (Sweynesse) showed he is on track for The Lawn Shed Winter Series Stayers Final at Ellerslie in a fortnight following his win in the Yourride 2100 at the Auckland track on Saturday. From his ace draw, the seven-year-old gelding was beaten for early speed and was taken back by jockey Jasmine Fawcett to settle four back on the fence, with apprentice jockey Elen Nicholas setting a solid tempo upfront aboard Pacheco. They had the field strung out for much of the journey, but Fawcett kept her…
Holbrough with four each-way chances at Addington today
By Mike Love Canterbury junior driver Mia Holbrough takes the reins behind four good chances at today’s Addington meeting which features the $25,000 Hydroflow Silk Road Fillies and Mares Final Mobile Trot (4.27pm). Holbrough will take the drive behind the Bruce Negus-trained Buffy Northstains ($8.50FF) in the event, and with a handy draw, coupled with some good recent form, Holbrough is confident the 21-race winning, eight-year-old Majestic Son mare, can feature. “Her last two starts have probably been the best of her career. She needs a bit of luck, but…
Roadcone navigates alternate path to Flemington win
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Roadcone (Almanzor) is best known for his on-speed exploits but after being a shade slow to begin on Saturday, the son of Almanzor found a new trick in his kit-bag as he triumphed narrowly at Flemington. Riden by apprentice Luke Cartwright, Roadcone came from midfield to wear down his rivals in the Vale Steve Richards (1400m) and narrowly score from He’ll Rip (Hellbent) and Elouyou (So You Think). Moody was quick to pay tribute to the late Flemington trainer Steve Richards after whom the…
War Eternal scores gritty stakes win at Eagle Farm
Evergreen galloper War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro) took his career stakes earnings over the A$1million threshold with a fighting performance to down the well-favoured Sun God (Fastnet Rock) in a tooth and nail battle to the finish of the Listed Spear Chief Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Cambridge Stud graduate made it back-to-back Queensland black type victories after winning the Listed Bernborough Handicap (1600m) at Doomben last month, however on this occasion he looked certain to succumb to the closing burst of Sun God after being joined by…