Author: Editor BOAY

Yozo Bale brought his A-Game to Cranbourne tonight, stamping his authority on the Trios Winter Cup series. The 26-month-old son of Fernando Bale and Purcell Bale clocked an exceptional 29.78sec, just three lengths off the track record and clearly the fastest of the five heat winners. Trained by Correy Grenfell, Yozo Bale made it three wins from his past four starts and nine from 22 overall when defeating Aston Gwen by three lengths. Another stunning performance on the night came from Vesper Bale, who got up at the huge odds…

Strap yourself in for a superstar showdown at Shepparton today. Sprint sensations Shima Shine (Box 6), Zambora Smokey (Box 7) and Who Told Stevie (Box 8) will strive for supremacy in Race 7 at 4.46pm. It’s an intriguing race, purely given the sheer class of this ultra-talented trio. Dual Group 1 finalist Shima Shine has been quick to recapture his best form following a three-month spell. In fact, he defeated the desperately unlucky Who Told Stevie by 6.6L in a scintillating 23.44sec at Bendigo last Friday. A finalist in last…

Adam Richardson has played the patience game with his star, Mepunga Isla who lines up in the FFA at Sandown Park tonight. Although her 18 starts for 11-win record looks impressive on paper, it’s what she has had to overcome that sets her apart from the rest. In December last year, Mepunga Isla contested a heat of the Group 2 Bogie Leigh Queensland Futurity where she unfortunately tore her achillies when finishing fifth. When she returned to Victoria, Richardson took her to Dr. Des Fegan who was able to operate…

Blazing Cartier has upstaged her more fancied male rivals to win tonight’s Gr8 Eight event at Sandown Park over the 715m staying trip. Celebrating her 50th start and lining up against a host of Group 1 winners True Detective, Tornado Tears, Rajasthan and Here’s Tears, Robert Britton’s underrated star took control of the race in the home straight to get up at odds of $9.80. Rajasthan, the 2019 RSN Sandown Cup winner, led for much of the journey before hanging on for third place, while new-kid-on-the-block He Shall Power came…

A fierce come-from-behind chasing performance from Shima Shine at Shepparton this afternoon saw the popular speedster share first place with the brilliant Zambora Smokey in one of the races of the year. Billed as the Shepparton Showdown, which also included fellow sprint sensation Who Told Stevie, the battle exceeded its lofty expectations. Zambora Smokey, who recently strung together eight consecutive wins, got the early break on his opposition and looked to have the race sewn up. However, Shima Shine, who holds Ballarat’s 450m track record, showed enormous character to draw…

Mario Briganti is hoping to “rock” Saturday’s heats of the lucrative Jarrod Larkin Concreting Gold Rush Maiden (425m) at Bendigo with four impeccably-bred littermates. Briganti will unveil Ducati Monster (heat 1), Freda Rocks (heat 2), Gitan (heat 4) and Rockstar Ruby (heat 5), siblings by the great Fernando Bale out of Red Rocks, for the first time in the Gold Rush, which was rescheduled from its traditional Easter date due to the Coronavirus outbreak. “They’re well-prepped and they’re genuine chances,” said Briganti. “They broke-in quite well and I’ve been pre-training…

Multiple Group 1 finalist Tauwitchere will be striving to put a disappointing staying campaign behind her when she drops back to her pet middle distance at The Meadows on Saturday night. Tauwitchere stepped up to 700m to target last month’s Group 1 Sandown Cup; however she was unplaced in all four assignments, the most recent a soundly-beaten fifth in a Cup heat. “I was a little bit disappointed with her 700m runs,” said trainer Steve White. “She didn’t jump like she normally can and found trouble every start.” After a…

Warrnambool GRC is excited to announce two $10,000 special events to be run on Thursday, 18 June. Run over 450m and 650m, the events are open to greyhounds with No City Wins, with maidens ineligible. “This is an excellent opportunity for some of our country dogs to compete in Warrnambool for fantastic prize money, and we believe these races could attract some of the sport’s up-and-coming stars,” said Warrnambool GRC Manager, Craig Monigatti. Prize money for the two events will be $7,000 (1st), $2000 (2nd) and $1,000 (3rd). Nominations close…