Wandering Eyes

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Though it was north of 70 degrees Farenheit (that's about 22 degrees on the Celsius scale for those of you who do things that way), there was still a bit of a chill in the air when the first of the horses bound for Saturday's Dubai World Cup meeting here at Meydan Racecourse took to the oval. As per usual, Team Japan are the earliest of the early risers and one of the most enjoyable aspects of trackwork, from this reporter's perspective, is the way the horses–bay, chestnut, gray, what have you–and their often colorful tack are contrasted against the impenetrable darkness of the 5 a.m. sky. There is no better example of this than Ushba Tesoro (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}), looking as good as ever approaching his final career start and immediately identifiable by his bright yellow tack. 'Ushba's two previous spins over the Meydan 2000 meters have netted him a cool $9.36 million, just a shade over half of his career earnings. If Ushba Tesoro catches the eye that quickly, it is possible that his commonly owned stablemate Wilson Tesoro (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) can be seen from outer space, as he struts out each morning in yellow headgear, shadow roll and four yellow polos. And by the looks of it, he's feeling pretty good in Dubai as well. And then there is Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), who you could also easily pick out of a lineup even without the red saddle cloth bearing his name. His alternating red-and-white polos match perfectly with the jacket typically worn to trackwork by his underrated jockey Ryusei Sakai, and he was tracked by his G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen-bound stable companion American Stage (Into Mischief) as they trotted a couple of laps the 'wrong' way on the outside fence before breezing in company down the lane. A remarkable side note unearthed by my astute colleague Andrew Hawkins–American Stage squares off in the Golden Shaheen with older half-brother Super Chow (Lord Nelson), who also looks very well headed towards the weekend. A nice blowout for Forever Young in company with American Stage. Forever Young given a target as he likes to chase.#DWC25 #フォーエバーヤング #アメリカの舞台 pic.twitter.com/qNExJA5Sdd — Suleiman Altaf (@SuleimanAltaf) April 1, 2025 There really is nothing like a Meydan sunrise and that ushers in a rush of local horses for the next little bit, but the throng of media on hand moved en masse from the so-called harrow yard over to the turf course approaching the 7 a.m. hour. With the sun still having yet to exacted its influence, there was plenty of morning dew on ground as Romantic Warrior (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) readied for his final hit-out ahead of Saturday's G1 Dubai Turf. The 7-year-old could not look any better despite all the traveling he's done over the last four months or so and given what must have been a gut-busting run in that highly memorable G1 Saudi Cup just over a month ago. But the Tattersalls October grad gives no indication he's over the top, as he charged down the Meydan straight with the dogs placed nearly against the stands'-side rail (final 400m in :23.34, last 200m in :11.67) while putting half a furlong on his 'company' with James McDonald having arrived to put him through his paces. The Longines World's Best Jockey bypassed Tuesday's postponed first day of The Championships in Sydney in order to travel to Dubai as previously scheduled. “He usually works well, he does what he has to do and he just enjoys it,” he said. “Hence why he's such a good horse. He loves his work, thrives on a bit of pressure and he's all guns blazing.” As seen LIVE this morning on #DWCDaybreak, ROMANTIC WARRIOR having an impressive final piece of work under @mcacajamez on the @RacingDubai turf course ahead of Saturday's G1 $5m Dubai Turf test. Many thanks to today's guest analyst @AndrewNJHawkins. Join @AdolphsonRacing… https://t.co/MQbnSHgk22 pic.twitter.com/I189ZeMPMT — Michael Adolphson (@AdolphsonRacing) April 1, 2025 A couple of those who will line up against the $26-million earner also burned up the turf Tuesday morning, including Soul Rush (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) and Liberty Island (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), third in last year's strangely run G1 Dubai Sheema Classic, but dropping to the 1800 meters for the Dubai Turf this time around. Representing America Tuesday morning was the imposing Little Vic (Practical Joke), while trainer Antonio Sano and owner Eduardo Soto were on hand to watch dual Grade III winner Il Miracolo (Gun Runner) gallop across the main track. The Venezuelan conditioner sent out Gunnevera (Dialed In) to finish a strong third to the repeating Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) in the 2019 World Cup. John Velazquez, who rode the late Roses In May to win the 2005 (gulp!) World Cup, has the riding assignment. Wathnan Racing's Flood Zone (Frosted) had a good look around when led onto the track and was gone just as quickly, but looks in good order heading into his assignment in Saturday's G2 UAE Derby, where he is expected to make the running for Florent Geroux. Unfortunately, news came down Tuesday afternoon that Wathnan's Cagliostro (Upstart) had come out of Saturday's G2 Godolphin Mile. Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) carries the hopes of the team in the World Cup. The draw for Saturday's five Group 1 contests will take place at 11 a.m. local time Wednesday morning. Due to predicted high temperatures in the upper 90s on Saturday, officials at the Dubai Racing Club have announced that post times will be pushed back by roughly one hour. The World Cup is now scheduled for 9:30 local time (1:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. BST). The post DWC Trackwork Tuesday: Stars Shine In Final Gallops appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The $12-million G1 Dubai World Cup will be run an hour later than originally planned at Meydan on Saturday, after the Dubai Racing Club took the decision on Tuesday to delay the start time for all nine races on the glittering card due to an unforeseen weather forecast. The gates at Meydan will now open at 2.30pm (local time), with the first race–the G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic for Purebred Arabians–set for 4.35pm (local time). The main event, the Dubai World Cup, will conclude the card at 9.30pm (local time). Sheikh Rashed bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Racing Club, said, “Ensuring the safety and well-being of horses, jockeys and guests is our top priority, [so] the decision has been made to adjust the start time of the Dubai World Cup day. We remain fully committed to delivering an exceptional event filled with thrilling horseracing, world class hospitality and a truly magical atmosphere befitting the Dubai World Cup.” The post Dubai Racing Club Announce Schedule Changes for World Cup Night appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Australian visitor Don Hugo and Oscar Bonavena appear to be the two winners out of today’s draw for Friday’s two big Slot races at Cambridge’s Night of Champions. Recent Miracle Mile winner Don Hugo has drawn ideally at two for the $1m The Race by betcha with key rivals Leap To Fame getting eight and big Kiwi hope and defending champion Merlin at seven. Both will come in one place if first emergency Mo’unga does not take his place in the field. Multiple Group 1 winner Republican Party is another to have been gifted a good alley. He will start at three, one outside Don Hugo. As the only mare in the race Duchess Megxit has drawn one, with Chase A Dream (9) behind her on the second row. In the $600,000 TAB Trot Oscar Bonavena has drawn perfectly at three after his impressive win in Friday’s Waikato Flying Mile at Cambridge. Of his biggest threats Australian star The Locomotive has drawn six, one inside Muscle Mountain. Rising star Bet N Win has drawn one the second line and will follow out Im Ready Jet. The $600,000 TAB Trot will go at 7.49pm on Friday with the $1m The Race by betcha at 8.52pm. The draws were conducted by HRNZ. View the full article

Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) is pleased to announce that the National Bureau will officially be in operation from Monday, April 7, 2025. The Bureau is a significant step forward in streamlining the nomination, acceptance, and field release process for the sport across the country. From this date, all of these functions will be managed through a centralised system overseen by HRNZ, ensuring greater consistency and efficiency. For trainers making nominations and/or withdrawals these should be made via the HRNZ website or app. Race programmes will also be produced directly by HRNZ as part of this transition. Importantly, the current timelines for nominations and acceptances remain unchanged: Nominations close at 12 noon Acceptances close at 2:00pm Both deadlines fall on the same day. A National Bureau Hotline and a specific email account will also be established, with details in coming days. View the full article

Australian Derby favourite, Aeliana. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The three-year-old take centre stage in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a stacked field of 18 set to take their place in the $2 million staying feature. The lone filly Aeliana has been installed as the $3.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers post-barrier draw, with the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) runner-up drawing perfectly in barrier two. Damien Lane is booked to ride the daughter of Castelvecchio as trainer Chris Waller seeks back-to-back wins in the three-year-old classic event. The Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Willydoit makes the trip across the Tasman and is on the second line of betting at , with the Shaun Clotworthy-trained gelding securing barrier 10. Group 2 Alister Clark (2040m) winner Shanwah makes the trip north to Sydney and goes in search of a fifth straight victory, with online betting sites respecting the Melbourne raider on the third line of betting at $7 with . A stack of runners are set to do the four-day backup after running in the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m), including the third placegetter King Of Thunder, rounding at the chances in single figures at $9 with . The John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained gelding is the only running coming through that form line with any early support, with Pocketing ($17) and Firm Agreement ($21) opening at big prices comparatively. There’s plenty of value outside of the leading chances, with the likes of Goldrush Guru ($13) and Plymouth ($15) set to have plenty of admirers leading into the weekend. The 2025 Australian Derby shares top billing with the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and is one of four massive Group 1 races lined up for Day 1 of The Championships. 2025 Australian Derby Final Field 1. Willydoit (10) T: Shaun Clotworthy J: Michael Dee W: 57kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Tarzino (NZ) Dam: Willamette +350 -113.64 2. Goldrush Guru (13) T: Andrew Gluyas J: Ms Jamie Melham W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: American Pharoah (USA) Dam: Glam Guru +1100 +275 3. Thedoctoroflove (14) T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young J: Daniel Moor W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: So You Think (NZ) Dam: Liberty Lover +1400 +350 4. Shanwah (4) T: Ciaron Maher J: Blake Shinn W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Too Darn Hot (GB) Dam: Lady Sayyida (NZ) +800 +200 5. Plymouth (3) T: Glen Thompson J: Mark Zahra W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: The Autumn Sun Dam: Malfy +1400 +350 6. Pocketing (16) T: Richard & Will Freedman J: Joshua Parr W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Grunt (NZ) Dam: Pickpocket +1400 +350 7. Firm Agreement (6) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Tyler Schiller W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Yes Yes Yes Dam: Money Magic +2500 +625 8. King Of Thunder (1) T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton J: Zac Lloyd W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Tivaci Dam: Sheezababe (NZ) +800 +200 9. Golden Century (15) T: Tony Pike J: Nash Rawiller W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Pierro Dam: Breeze (IRE) +3300 +825 10. Imperialist (22) T: Chris Waller J: Ryan Moore W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Churchill (IRE) Dam: Dancing Hare +3300 +825 11. Mustang Morgan (12) T: Andrew Forsman J: Craig Williams W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Preferment (NZ) Dam: Assertiveobsession +3300 +825 12. Red Aces (18) T: Nick Ryan J: Hugh Bowman W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: Dundeel (NZ) Dam: Cardiac +5000 +1250 13. Confetti Garden (21) T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young J: Tommy Berry W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Saxon Warrior (JPN) Dam: Keeva +5000 +1250 14. Tsitsipas (11) T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young J: Not Declared W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Staphanos (JPN) Dam: Lioness (NZ) +5000 +1250 15. Autumn Aroha (5) T: Richard Litt J: Chad Schofield W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: The Autumn Sun Dam: Indarra (NZ) +10000 +2500 16. Bernen Win (20) T: John Thompson J: Tom Sherry W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Shooting to Win Dam: Icebern +10000 +2500 17. Kosuke (9) T: Gregory McFarlane J: Ashley Morgan W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: The Autumn Sun Dam: Inchita +20000 +5000 18. Aeliana (2) T: Chris Waller J: Damian Lane W: 54.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Castelvecchio Dam: Temolie +220 -181.82 19. Flying Argento (23) T: Gary Portelli J: Reece Jones W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: D’argento Dam: Misstiflying +20000 +5000 20. Deal N’ Dash (8) T: Bjorn Baker J: Not Declared W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Dundeel (NZ) Dam: Kebede +1600 +400 21. Format (7) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Tim Clark W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Colt Sire: Frankel (GB) Dam: Nechita +5000 +1250 22. So You Are (19) T: Stirling Osland J: Not Declared W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: So You Think (NZ) Dam: Tornado Gal +5000 +1250 23. Black Babylon (17) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Ethan Brown W: 56.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Night of Thunder (IRE) Dam: Akhania (GB) +5000 +1250 Horse racing news View the full article

Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner, Linebacker. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The time-honoured Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) headlines the action for Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a capacity field of 20 set to battle it out for the $4 million prize. The Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) winner Linebacker has opened favourite at $6 with horse racing bookmakers after drawing barrier 14, with Zac Lloyd set to continue his association with the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained gelding. Group 1 All Star Mile (1600m) winner Tom Kitten sits on the second line of betting at $7 with and appears to get the soft run in transit after securing barrier one on Tuesday evening. Ben Melham is booked to take the reins, with the son of Harry Angel set to lug 55.5kg on his back. The Ciaron Maher-trained pair of Gringotts and Another Wil share the third line of betting at $8 with , with the George Ryder winner set to jump from stall six, while the C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) winner will need to carry top weight (56.5kg) from barrier 18. Punters can get double-figure odds for every other runner engaged in this year’s Doncaster, headed by the second emergency Swiftfalcon at $11 with as he chases a maiden Group 1 success after running third in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) last time out. Some key internationals will have some work to do as well, with Moira ($13) and Geoglyph ($17) drawing out in gates 20 and 24 respectively. The chances don’t end there, with plenty of value runners all over the page as the likes of Royal Patronage ($13), Stefi Magnetica ($15) and Firestorm ($15) representing terrific each-way value with . The 2025 Doncaster Mile is one of four massive Group 1 races scheduled for Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday. 2025 Doncaster Mile Final Field 1. Another Wil (18) T: Ciaron Maher J: Ms Jamie Melham W: 56.5kg Age: 5YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Street Boss (USA) Dam: Arohanui +700 +175 2. Gringotts (6) T: Ciaron Maher J: Tommy Berry W: 55.5kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Per Incanto (USA) Dam: Miss Bluebell (NZ) +700 +175 3. Tom Kitten (1) T: James Cummings J: Ben Melham W: 55.5kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Harry Angel (IRE) Dam: Transfers +500 +125 4. Geoglyph (24) T: Tetsuya Kimura J: Damian Lane W: 55kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Horse Sire: Drefong (USA) Dam: Aromatico (JPN) +2000 +500 5. Pericles (16) T: James Cummings J: Blake Shinn W: 55kg Age: 5YO Colour: Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Street Boss (USA) Dam: Accessories (GB) +5000 +1250 6. Militarize (7) T: Chris Waller J: Chad Schofield W: 55kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Dundeel (NZ) Dam: Amerindia (GB) +5000 +1250 7. Royal Patronage (19) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Tim Clark W: 54.5kg Age: 6YO Colour: Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB) Dam: Shaloushka (IRE) +1400 +350 8. Stefi Magnetica (5) T: Bjorn Baker J: Jason Collett W: 54.5kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: All Too Hard Dam: Mid Summer Music +1600 +400 9. Anisette (20) T: Chris Waller J: Michael Dee W: 54kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Awtaad (IRE) Dam: Tutti Frutti (GB) +5000 +1250 10. Moira (21) T: Chris Waller J: Zac Purton W: 54kg Age: 6YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Ghostzapper (USA) Dam: Devine Aida (USA) +1400 +350 11. Just Folk (10) T: Gavin Bedggood J: W: 54.5kg Age: 8YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Magnus Dam: Fast Ruby +2500 +625 12. Celestial Legend (11) T: Les Bridge J: Regan Bayliss W: 54kg Age: 4YO Colour: Grey-Bay Sex: Horse Sire: Dundeel (NZ) Dam: Sarraqa +5000 +1250 13. Kovalica (17) T: Chris Waller J: Kerrin McEvoy W: 53.5kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Ocean Park (NZ) Dam: Vitesse (NZ) +2500 +625 14. Port Lockroy (13) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Craig Williams W: 53.5kg Age: 4YO Colour: Brown Sex: Horse Sire: Better Than Ready Dam: Freezethemillions +2500 +625 15. Al Mubhir (4) T: William Haggas J: Andrea Atzeni W: 53kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Frankel (GB) Dam: Muffri’ha (IRE) +2000 +500 16. New Energy (22) T: Ciaron Maher J: Dylan Gibbons W: 52.5kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: New Bay (GB) Dam: For Joy (GB) +10000 +2500 17. Iowna Merc (15) T: Bjorn Baker J: Ashley Morgan W: 52kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Gelding Sire: Winning Rupert Dam: Mercedes +5000 +1250 18. Encap (3) T: Gary Portelli J: Reece Jones W: 51kg Age: 4YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Capitalist Dam: Enquare +2500 +625 19. Firestorm (8) T: Chris Waller J: Jay Ford W: 50kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Satono Aladdin (JPN) Dam: Dancing Embers (NZ) +1200 +300 20. Linebacker (14) T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton J: Zac Lloyd W: 49kg Age: 3YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Super Seth Dam: Garden of Swans (GB) +500 +125 21. Rise At Dawn (2) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Karis Teetan W: 51kg Age: 4YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Gelding Sire: Almanzor (FR) Dam: Kay’s Awake (NZ) +5000 +1250 22. Swiftfalcon (12) T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes J: Tyler Schiller W: 49kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Exceedance Dam: Tempting Delight +800 +200 23. Sandpaper (23) T: Bjorn Baker J: — W: 50kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Snitzel Dam: Smooth +10000 +2500 24. Ducasse (9) T: Michael Freedman J: — W: 50kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Gelding Sire: Trapeze Artist Dam: Custard +5000 +1250 Horse racing news View the full article

William Haggas‘s international star, Dubai Honour, added another Australian Group 1 victory to his record, winning the rescheduled 2025 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday. This victory sets the stage for a potential clash with Via Sistina in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The seven-year-old Pride Of Dubai gelding, trained in Britain, excelled on the Soft […] The post 2025 Tancred Stakes Winner is International Raider Dubai Honour appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Racing fans who endured the delay saw their patience rewarded as Matt Laurie‘s heavily favoured Treasurethe Moment delivered a stylish victory in the rescheduled 2025 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday. The Group 1 $750,000 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m), initially postponed due to Saturday’s washout, saw Damian Lane guide the brilliant Alabama Express filly […] The post Vinery Stud Stakes 2025 Results: Treasurethe Moment Wins 7th Straight Race appeared first on HorseRacing.com.au. View the full article

Royal Flower will contest Saturday’s Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) at Wanganui. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Foxton trainer Gail Temperton feels she has some unfinished business with the Group 3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) and she is hoping to rectify that on Saturday at Wanganui. Temperton placed in last year’s edition of the race with Royal Flower, a mare she bred and races with her partner Stanley Alexander under their Taikorea Thoroughbreds banner, and she is hoping for an improved result this weekend. The six-year-old daughter of Proisir has been raced sparingly since last autumn, having the one run in spring before returning to the racetrack earlier this month, and Temperton said she has returned a much stronger horse. “I thought she was due for a decent spell and so she had a couple months off, and I think she is much stronger now, so I am pleased I did that,” she said. Royal Flower finished last in her first-up assignment over 1200m before returning to form when runner-up over 2100m in rating 75 grade at Hawera, much to the delight of Temperton, who is looking forward to seeing her step back up to stakes level this weekend. “She had a big spell and she had only had a 1200m flat race, in which she was last, it was a big ask for her and she went well last start,” she said. The Wanganui track was rated a Soft5 on Tuesday morning, with rain forecast in the lead-up to Saturday. The wet outlook doesn’t concern Temperton, with Royal Flower having recorded two of her six victories on Heavy tracks. “She wouldn’t be any good in a (Heavy)10, but anything below a 10 at Wanganui she should be fine,” Temperton said. Royal Flower will be met in Saturday’s contest by in-form mare Our Jumala, who was victorious in the Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham last month. The six-year-old daughter of Zed also placed in last year’s Manawatu Breeders’ and Temperton is looking forward to round two this weekend. “I see Our Jumala is in the race again so it will be interesting to see how we all get on,” she said. Royal Flower tackled the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) last year following her Manawatu Breeders’ placing, but Temperton said she hasn’t committed to any firm plans post this weekend’s run. “It (last start runner-up performance) came as a surprise to me that she went as good as she did, albeit only in a rating 75, so I haven’t really thought past Saturday,” she said. “We will see how she goes on Saturday and take it from there.” Temperton will also head to Wanganui with Never Look Back, who is in line for a jumping future following Saturday’s 2040m rating 75 contest. “Never Look Back is a funny horse. He is pretty honest but isn’t fast enough for the very good tracks and he struggles when it is really heavy,” Temperton said. “I think he will go okay. When he went bad in January in the Marton Cup (Listed, 2200m) at Trentham, the plan was to go on to the Wellington Cup (Group 3, 3200m) but he came off the track very lame that day and he had bruised the sole of his foot. That interrupted our continuation to the longer distances, which is what I would have preferred. “We will give him a go on Saturday. He jumps really well, and it is well-known that I love the jumpers, so that is what he will be doing next if he doesn’t go fabulous on Saturday. “I have been jumping him for two years, so it has always been in my plans to be jumping. It is a good sport that I love.” Horse racing news View the full article

Just Folk winning the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Just Folk will attempt to win the Group 1 Doncaster Mile at his second try, following his dominant victory in the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Gavin Bedggood-trained gelding competed in the Group 1 classic in 2022 when he finished 13th of 20, and he will return to the same contest in much better form in 2025. The son of Magnus jumped as a +1300 outsider with horse racing bookmakers, and after leaving the barriers quickly, Tommy Berry took up the lead with relative ease, ahead of Willaidow (+550) and Glint Of Silver (+3300). Heading down the side, Berry still had a stranglehold on the eventual winner, and they had their rivals off the bit, struggling to chase. Turning for home, Just Folk moved off the rail and gave a strong kick to take a two-length lead over New Endeavour (+360). New Endeavour continued to whack away, and Ducasse (+450) ran on strongly from midfield, but they were no match for Just Folk, who claimed a 1.2-length win and secured his spot in the Doncaster Mile. Click here for all Rosehill race replays. Gavin Bedggood was on course to speak about the win post-race. “He loves a working holiday, and we just try and follow the weather with him. He’s been a great horse to use and I think that ticks him over a million dollars since we’ve had him. It is great,” Bedggood said. “We lost Nash Rawiller today because we had him down to run in the Ajax a couple of weeks ago, and the rain didn’t come so we decided not to accept, and that probably cost him riding this race. “We wanted him to ride today but he chose another horse which was fine but we got an in form rider which was Tommy Berry which was a good result. “When that horse begins like that and wins the gates, he really gets into the groove and rolls along. “It makes very heavy weather for those chasing. “We’ll accept for the Doncaster and see how the weather plays out and make a call on Saturday.” Tommy Berry picked up his first win of the day at Rosehill aboard Just Folk. “He flopped around in the gates and sometimes older horses need a wake up so I did that before we went in and he flew the gates and thought I’d ride him like an older horse – tough and hard – and I know Nash usually rides him,” Berry said. “I had to bring out the inner Nash in me and he was too tough today. “I felt that if I could drag the sprint out of them because he doesn’t have a lot of change up speed from what I have been told so I didn’t leave a lot of change up speed there. “He was a deserved winner and did it at both ends.” Horse racing news View the full article

Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Group Three Betting Guide Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $250,000 Distance: 1600m The Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds, run over 1600m under set weights and penalties at Royal Randwick by the Australian Turf Club. First held in 1981, the race honours the legendary 19th-century stayer Carbine, a dual Sydney Cup winner and Melbourne Cup champion who became a highly influential sire. Originally a Listed race from 1986, it was elevated to Group 3 status in 2011. The Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) is traditionally held on Day 1 of The Championships and offers $250,000 in prizemoney. The 2024 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) was won by Ducasse, defeating Tannhauser and Kintyre. Notable past winners include Juggler, Le Zagaletta, Road To Rock, Needs Further, Fat Al, Toydini, Hi World, He’s Our Rokkii, and Straight Arron. 2025 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) betting odds Ducasse guided by Blake Shinn claimed the 2024 Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Odds for the Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) as of March 31 – Courtesy of Neds Swiftfalcon Win $2.20 Place $1.30 Evaporate Win $3.40 Place $1.60 Harlem Queen Win $5.00 Place $2.00 Wonder Boy Win $6.00 Place $2.25 Brigidine Gal Win $8.00 Place $2.75 Shangri La Spring Win $8.00 Place $2.75 Depth Of Character Win $11.00 Place $3.50 Mawjood Win $11.00 Place $3.50 Nostringsattached Win $11.00 Place $3.50 Declichy Boulevard Win $26.00 Place $7.25 Fingers Hunter Win $26.00 Place $7.25 French Ruler Win $26.00 Place $7.25 Pleasure Artist Win $26.00 Place $7.25 You Wahng Win $26.00 Place $7.25 Climb The Ladder Win $34.00 Place $9.25 Kalkallo Win $34.00 Place $9.25 Lugarno Win $34.00 Place $9.25 Sigiriya Rock Win $34.00 Place $9.25 Golden Loom Win $51.00 Place $13.50 Interjection Win $51.00 Place $13.50 La Cometa Win $101 Place $26.00 Saint Emilion Win $101 Place $26.00 Sharon Drive Win $101 Place $26.00 How to bet on the Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) All of the top horse betting sites have markets for the Carbine Club Stakes (AJC). 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Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) News Ducasse claims Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Michael Freedman and Blake Shinn have combined with Ducasse to take out the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes at Randwick … Read More Randwick races full preview & quaddie | The Championships Day 1 Horse Racing Tips 12 months ago Randwick Racecourse is scheduled to host a massive 10-race card for Day 1 of The Championships. Check out HorseBetting’s race-by-race … Read More The Fortune Teller fights back in stirring Carbine Club win Australia horse racing news 2 years ago Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and Tom Marquand have combined with The Fortune Teller to take out the Group 3 … Read More Waller, McDonald race away with Carbine Club Stakes Australia horse racing news 3 years ago Chris Waller & James McDonald have combined once again to take out Saturday’s Carbine Club Stakes in impressive fashion on … Read More Waller looking to the spring with Kiku Australia horse racing news 4 years ago The Chris Waller-trained Kiku has broken through for her first black-type success in the Carbine Club Stakes … Read More 2025 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Final Field HorseBetting will update this page when the 2025 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) final field is released on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Previous Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Fields 2024 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Cafe Millenium John O’Shea Damian Lane 10 56kg 2 Witz End Tony Pike James McDonald 3 56kg 3 Ducasse Michael Freedman Blake Shinn 2 56kg 4 Les Vampires Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Sam Clipperton 4 56kg 5 Tannhauser Chris Waller Zac Purton 16 56kg 6 Kintyre Gary Portelli Jamie Kah 17 56kg 7 Heman Peter & Paul Snowden Nash Rawiller 1 56kg 8 Zondee Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Michael Dee 20 56kg 9 Port Lockroy Annabel Neasham Adam Hyeronimus 21 56kg 10 Mchale Chris Waller Tommy Berry 7 56kg 11 Gold Bullion Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 22 56kg 12 Groundrush Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Joshua Parr 23 56kg 13 Long Genes Edward Cummings Chad Schofield 8 56kg 14 The Years Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 12 56kg 15 Pasima Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 14 56kg 16 Agita David Payne Dylan Gibbons 5 56kg 17 Edited By Michael Freedman Rory Hutchings 18 56kg 18 Jacob’s Time Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Tom Sherry 11 56kg 19 Legacies Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman — 13 55kg 20 Mah Ali Benjamin Smith Zac Lloyd 9 54kg 21e Firestorm Chris Waller Craig Williams 6 54kg 22e Piercing Arrow Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 19 56kg 23e High Dandy Brad Widdup — 15 56kg 2024 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) result https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Randwick-2024-Group-3-Carbine-Club-Stakes-06042024-Ducasse-Michael-Freedman-Blake-Shinn.mp4 1st – Ducasse (+500) 2nd – Tannhauser (+330) 3rd – Kintyre (+140) Recent runnings of the Carbine Club Stakes (AJC): 2024: Ducasse finishes best Blake Shinn continued his outstanding form with a perfectly judged ride aboard Ducasse in the 2024 Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. Jumping from barrier one, Shinn allowed the Michael Freedman-trained colt to settle comfortably behind the speed, with longshots The Years and Hi Dandy setting a genuine tempo up front. As the field approached the home turn, Shinn seized the opportunity to angle Ducasse between the tiring leaders, taking control of the race at the 300m mark. Mchale loomed on his inside momentarily, but Ducasse found plenty in the closing stages. Despite late challenges from Tanhauser and Kintyre out wide, Ducasse proved too strong over the mile, holding them off to score a well-deserved win. The son of Trapeze Artist showcased his staying ability and determination in what was a competitive edition of the Carbine Club Stakes. 2023: The Fortune Teller lifts late The Fortune Teller made a statement in wet conditions on Day 1 of the 2023 Championships, surging late to claim victory in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. With the Randwick track downgraded from a Soft 6 to a Heavy 8 following the opening event, punters rallied behind favourite Macha Latte. The market move appeared justified as Macha Latte kicked clear at the 200m mark, looking every bit the winner. But jockey Tom Marquand had other ideas. Timing his run to perfection, Marquand steered The Fortune Teller up the inside, unleashing a strong finish to reel in Macha Latte and take the lead in the final 50m. The son of Caravaggio had not previously raced on a Heavy track and had yet to win over the mile, but the performance confirmed his ability to handle testing conditions and run out a strong 1600 metres. 2022: Straight Arron justifies favouritism Chris Waller won his third Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) in four years after Straight Arron ($2.15) and James McDonald combined to take out the 2022 edition. Settling second last after jumping from barrier eight, the lightly raced three-year-old Fastnet Rock gelding started peeling around the field three wide at the 600m before winding up down the outside and unleashing a brilliant run on the Heavy 9 track. Straight Arron managed to career away from the rest of the field for an impressive 2.66-length victory ahead of the Danny Williams-trained Jalmari ($10) with Cap Estel ($5.50) 3.06-lengths 3rd for Anthony Cummings. Previous winners of the Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2024 Ducasse Blake Shinn Michael Freedman 2023 The Fortune Teller Tom Marquand Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2022 Straight Arron James McDonald Chris Waller 2021 Kiku Tommy Berry Chris Waller 2020 Entente Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 2019 Ringerdingding James McDonald Chris Waller 2018 Safin Damien Oliver David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig 2017 Acatour Blake Shinn Peter & Paul Snowden 2016 He’s Our Rokkii Dwayne Dunn David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig 2015 Hi World Kerrin McEvoy Peter Moody 2014 Gypsy Diamond James McDonald John O’Shea 2013 Toydini Blake Shinn Guy Walter 2012 Fat Al Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse 2011 Needs Further Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse 2010 Al Dhafra Kathy O’Hara Guy Walter 2009 Orca Robert Thompson Guy Walter 2008 Road to Rock Damien Oliver Anthony Cummings 2007 Yasumori Darren Beadman John Hawkes 2006 Belmonte Zac Purton Howlett 2005 Magnetism Michael Coleman Ralph Manning 2004 Toulouse Lautrec Rod Quinn John Hawkes 2003 Who Did It Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse 2002 Wet Lips Rod Quinn John Hawkes 2001 Spurred On Brian York Gai Waterhouse 2000 Valuate Shane Dye Gai Waterhouse Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) winners pre-2000 Carbine Club Stakes (AJC) Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Le Zagaletta 1998 Noise 1997 The North 1996 Mr. Piper 1995 Juggler 1994 Espinosa 1993 Golden Sword 1992 Conshana 1991 New Acquaintance 1990 Mink Jacket 1989 Nanutarra 1988 Rigoletto 1987 Bigamy 1986 Faris King 1985 Double Dandy 1984 Bring Home 1983 Fairy God 1982 Noble Ambition 1981 Around The Traps Recommended! 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Dubai Honour and Tom Marquand combine to win the 2025 Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The William Haggas-trained Dubai Honour ($3.10) has remained undefeated in three starts down under, adding the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) to his resume in a stunning display at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Pride Of Dubai gelding returned to Australia for the first time since claiming the 2023 editions of the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) and Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), with the world traveller looking to bounce off an excellent runner-up effort in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on December 8. ‘Aussie’ Tom Marquand returned to Australia to continue his association with the now seven-year-old gelding, gaining the perfect run throughout after drawing barrier three on Tuesday. It allowed Dubai Honour to settle in the one-one throughout the 2400m journey, while the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) winner Duke De Sessa ($5.50) pressed forward to secure the early lead, ticking over some moderate sectionals under Harry Coffey. Arapaho () loomed to his outside to keep an honest tempo in testing conditions, as the likes of Vauban ($3.10) and Zarir ($26) were happy to sit quietly in the back-half of the field. Click here for all Rosehill race replays. There was a mid-race move courtesy of Nash Rawiller aboard River Of Stars () as the leading pair attempted to slow it up in the middle stages. It allowed Dubai Honour to slowly build the revs as they turned for home, with Marquand slicing between runners to strike the lead at the furlong pole. Duke De Sessa held his ground to secure second, while Vauban hit the line well as a perfect audition for the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) on Day 2 of The Championships. Dubai Honour was all class in the end, however, securing his third Group 1 win in Australia. Stable representative Isabella Paul was on track to discuss the win, and a potential second-up run to take on Via Sistina in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (200m). “Anyone that knows me knows how special this horse is to me and the whole team,” said Paul. “He is an absolute star and at seven years old he has proved again that he is at that top class level. I couldn’t be happier. “He’s the most perfect horse to travel and he never misses a beat. We never have to worry about him and he is the easiest horse in the world. “We joke that he is like a labrador because he is just like my pet. “I’m so proud of him, proud of Tom (Marquand) and the whole team. “I’ll get him home and see how he is. He’ll have some fluids tonight and we’ll take care of him nicely. We’ll trot him up in the morning and see how he goes. “But I think stepping back down to 2000-metres, we haven’t got an option, but there is no reason to try after that performance.” Tom Marquand then spoke post-race. “I’ve been here a couple of weeks and it was starting to get a bit dull,” said Marquand. “I’m lucky that I’ve been riding a few for Australian-based trainers but you come here to compete in the Group Ones and it is really satisfying when you pull it off. “It was a boring day on Saturday and I thought the rain was coming, good draw, everything is in line but then extra few days was great. “He felt like the winner and as a jockey there’s horses that give you certain feelings and at the top of the straight I went out rather than going back in. “I think he’d won either way, to be honest. Issy does a great job every year and WIlliam and Mohamed Obaida, to be brave enough to bring them back time and time again, I’ve got the easy job, I think.” Dubai Honour is now on the second line of betting at $5 with the top online bookmakers for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 12. Horse racing news View the full article

General Salute arrived in time to claim the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au General Salute has come with a withering burst of speed to claim his maiden Group success in the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained gelding returned with a nice victory in a Benchmark 94 Handicap at Kembla Grange, and he has bounced through that well to claim a narrow win second up as the +320 favourite with Picklebet. Uncommon James (+900) pushed forward to take up the lead from Insurrection (+2000) and Ostraka (+550), while the likes of Espionage (+450) and Mazu (+380) gained good runs behind the speed. The leader was put under pressure early in the home straight, and Ostraka cruised past him to take up the lead and kicked a length clear of the field. However, in the final 100m, it appeared as though he was starting to take smaller steps, which gave Dragonstone (+1300) and General Salute a chance to finish over the top. Both of the swoopers went to the line together, with General Salute claiming victory over Dragonstone by a narrow margin, while Ostraka boxed on for third place. Click here for all Rosehill race replays. Gerald Ryan represented the winning stable in the post-race interview. “Mainly because we had a lot of feet trouble and he used to get a lot of quarter cracks. After he ran in the Hawkesbury Guineas last year, we cut his feet right away back to the bone and let him grow a new hoof,” Ryan said of the winner and why he thinks he has returned to form. “The owners have been very patient. He’s always had the ability. “Some of the races we ran him in, he was running well behind good horses, and he has come back well. He’s got no feet problems now. “We’re shoeing him differently, racing him in normal plates and we look after him. He’s going great. “After his last run he had blood coming out of his foot so that is when we decided to do drastic measures and cut one foot right away. “He came back from the vets on Christmas Eve and he hasn’t had a problem since. “It is an old trick but it is the first time I’ve ever done it. “I knew of it and in this day and age you have to be careful about doing it but I got an old farrier in and he suggested doing it so we did. “There is another similar 1200-metre race at Randwick in a couple of weeks time. I’ve said that this horse wouldn’t surprise me if he got to a Stradbroke.” Tyler Schiller was complimentary of the winner. “I thought his win at Kembla was quite impressive,” Schiller said. “When he found, I thought he wasn’t entitled to. “He was on the deck and he picked up again in that last fifty and surged. “I was really happy when I came back and saw my number because I’ve been getting pipped all day.” The top horse racing bookmakers currently have General Star as a $21 shot for the Group 1 Stradrboke Handicap in June. Horse racing news View the full article

Australian ace eager to see Caspar Fownes-trained gelding break more evenly from the barriers at city circuit on Wednesday night.View the full article

Recent Curragh maiden winner Dupont Law (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) is the latest high-class prospect to have been sold to continue his career abroad, with his handler Ciaran Murphy explaining that such a windfall is now needed every year in order to survive in the training ranks in Ireland. Dupont Law was split three ways between Murphy, bloodstock agent Ross Doyle and owner William Drew, whose red and white silks were carried by the three-year-old to victory in that 1m Curragh maiden last month. While Murphy says he derived just as much pleasure from the confidence he gained in sending out a Curragh maiden winner, he admitted that such a touch came just in time, and that the earnings from the sale would help keep his Mullingar-based stable on “the straight and narrow” for the foreseeable future. Dupont Law was shrewdly acquired by Murphy and Doyle during the Book 2 session of the Goffs Orby Sale for just €37,000. It is understood that the horse sold for many multitudes of that figure to Bloodstock agent Mark McStay on behalf of American clients while the Australian market were underbidders on the horse. “From a financial point of view, we could have done with this touch last autumn, but we did right by the horse and let him develop into the three-year-old that we thought he'd be,” the trainer explained. “He always shaped like a mile-and-a-quarter/mile-and-a-half horse on the Flat so we knew he'd be very marketable this spring. The satisfaction that came with waiting and getting everything right with him was just as good as getting the money to be honest.” Murphy added, “I'll be totally honest, unless you get a proper touch like this every year, you're going to struggle as a trainer. The training business is only wiping its face right now. The cost of everything has gone up even in the past three or four years. You need a lot of staff in order to do the job properly-more so than in other industries-and the price of everything has gone up. If you can keep your head above water in this game, you're probably doing well and then, if you can get a touch, it's that bit sweeter.” Ross Doyle | Tattersalls The sale of Dupont Law represents another sweet bit of business for Murphy and Doyle. The relationship got off to the best possible start when Murphy recommended an unraced horse to Doyle a number of years ago and the pair have done an increased amount of business together ever since with Dupont Law the culmination of such. Murphy explained, “I started to do business with Ross about five or six years ago. He's bought some very nice horses off me and took my word on them all. When Ross approached me about getting involved in one or two horses, I was absolutely thrilled because I knew he was easy to work with and an absolute gentleman. It was a big thing for me to get involved with Ross initially. He's been a big help to me and, with the client base he has, he's been a huge addition.” He added, “Ross bought a Twilight Son (GB) [Charity Gain (Ire)] horse off me for Hong Kong a few years ago. He was a lovely, big horse who hadn't run, but Ross had an order for Hong Kong and he took my word that this horse was good enough to fill it. The horse has gone on to win two valuable races out there so I think that gave Ross confidence and it also gave me a huge amount of confidence as well. Bottler'secret (Ire) (Dragon Pulse {Ire}) came along after that–Ross bought him after he won at Naas and he ended up winning a Grade 2 over hurdles for his new connections. There were a few little bits in between but I have always had a good vibe off Ross.” While Doyle has supplied Murphy with plenty of ammunition in recent times, it's the trainer who actually deserves the most credit in spotting Dupont Law at the sales. And while the €37,000 spent on the backward-looking Le Havre yearling, who was bred by the Tsui family's Sunderland Holding Inc, is more than the trainer usually spends at the sales, Murphy recalled how he was in good company on the horse. “When I spotted him, I knew the type of horse that Ross likes, and I just said to him that we'd go in after this lad and try to buy him. Listen, I loved Dupont Law when I saw him and Bill Dwan from Castlebridge recommended him highly so it was a no-brainer. Noel Meade was the underbidder so we knew we were in the right space. That has actually happened to me plenty down through the years, falling on the same horse as Noel Meade. We clearly like the same type of horse. We paid €37,000, which is a bit more than I would usually give for a horse, but we really liked him and thankfully it has worked out.” He added, “Ross rang me an hour after we bought the horse to tell me that his friend William would be interested in taking a third. So we split the horse three ways. That was William's first horse with us and I'm just over the moon that it worked out for him.” It's not long ago that Murphy's Charlestown Stables was mostly made up of National Hunt horses. Who could forget Liberty Counsel winning the Irish Grand National for the stable back in 2013 when Dot Love still held the licence? Murphy only took over the training officially in 2021 but there has been a steady diversification towards more Flat runners with the stable's tally climbing from six winners on the level in that debut season to eight last year. Murphy admits that he would like to continue to grow the Flat side of the operation and, while the sale of Dupont Law will be a massive help in that respect, he won't be going gung ho at the yearling sales either. He explained, “We only bought a handful of yearlings last year. For what we were looking for, we just found that we weren't able to buy them. We just didn't have the money there to go out and speculate and I don't have a backer to do that. So when I buy one, I usually keep a share myself. That's the way I work it. And then you can only just hope that some of them will work out. We bought a couple of yearlings last year but we're going to have to wait for them because I love the mile/mile-and-a-quarter horse. As we saw with Dupont Law, there's a big market to Hong Kong, Australia and America for the mile-plus horse and then there's also quite a lucrative market to sell a juvenile hurdler so it's just an area that makes a lot of sense. “I'd be quite reserved financially because you never know what's around the corner! There's always bills that need to be paid! But definitely, this will help us to get on the straight and narrow. Winning a Curragh maiden is a big help to me, too, because when you go to the sales, people know that you can achieve that. I'd be very hopeful that, when the yearling sales come around in the autumn, there will be a few people there to tap me on the shoulder. That's where I want to be. I'd love to have a nice batch of Flat horses coming through every year.” The post Massive Windfall For Murphy As Curragh Maiden Winner Is Sold To America appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Treasurethemoment winning the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Matt Laurie-trained Treasurethe Moment ($1.40) has kept her undefeated preparation intact, blousing her rivals to claim a dominant victory in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Tuesday afternoon. The daughter of Alabama Express is yet to put a foot wrong since claiming the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in the spring, chalking up a hat-trick of wins to kick-off the autumn as she attempts to secure the VRC Oaks/ATC Oaks double. The Vinery couldn’t have unfolded any better for the ultra-talented three-year-old, with Damien Lane allowing the short-priced favourite with horse racing bookmakers to stride into the one-one as Powers Of Opal ($23) fired up in the early stages. Fellow Melbourne raider Benagil () looked to trail her every step of the way and got the perfect run in behind the speed, while Declichy Boulevard ($11) refused to settle under the urgings of Nash Rawiller, racing ungenerously despite lobbing on the leaders’ back in the middle stages. Powers Of Opal couldn’t sustain her effort when turning for home as Treasurethe Moment took over at the 300m pole, and while the likes of Benagil and Verona Rose () were making some inroads in the final furlong, they were simply no match for the star filly. The now two-time Group 1 winner couldn’t have been more impressive on the testing conditions and appears on track to complete the Oaks double on Day 2 of The Championships. Click here for all Rosehill race relays. Matt Laurie was on course at Rosehill to break down the win. “She’s a dream horse,” said Laurie. “She’ll learn a lot today. I think she got a little bit lost. She didn’t have that trail. They spread out enough and she was sitting out on a limb with nothing really there to follow. “Looked a little bit lost but when she got into it she was really good late so she’s only going to be better for the experience. “It is great to win another Group 1 and great to win one for Yulong. “She is proven at that distance (Oaks 2400m) and she’s going to lap it up. She’s just got better and better. We have been here for nearly a fortnight and she lost a little bit of weight on the way up and wasn’t completely settled but as we got deeper, she got better and better and I was pleased with her today. “Ten days into the Oaks will be perfect.” Damien Lane was impressed with the win in testing conditions as well as he spoke post-race. “She’s very uncomplicated,” said Lane. “She went to the barriers well and she has trained on her Sydney leg. The race worked out well. She didn’t love the heavy ground but because she’s so honest she just kept on keeping on.” “On the softer ground she didn’t quicken as well as what she normally would but she’s so honest and I think she’ll handle whatever you throw at her. She’ll excel, though, on firm ground.” Treasurethe Moment is now a firm $1.60 favourite for the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on April 12. Horse racing news View the full article

Quality six-year-old mare Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) recorded a hard-fought Group Two victory when landing the Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Tuesday. The Joe Pride-trained mare was previously a three-time winner at Group Three level and narrowly prevailed from favourite Lazzura who was held up before making late-ground to finish second. A ten time winner, Lekvarte’s best form had been on firmer ground than the heavy8 presented on Tuesday, and she had previously been unplaced in five attempts on heavy going. “Gee she sprinted quickly on that ground and if you look at her form she has been a horse who has struggled on wet ground,” Pride said. “That was a really good run and a Group Two, she’s in the Chairman’s Sale in six week’s time. She’ll have one more run in the Queen Of The Turf (Gr.1, 1600m) but she’s done her job in so many ways already so to get another good win out of her, it’ll be a sad day when she finishes. “She’s a lovely mare. Excellent win and nice to see a mare at her age still racing on so well.” Winning jockey Josh Parr said Pride had given him great confidence going into the race and said the mare was in exceptional condition. “I couldn’t believe the power that she gave me when she travelled up behind them then got clear air and let go. It is a fun job at times, I’ll tell you,” Parr said. By Westbury Stud stallion Reliable Man, Lekvarte is out of the black-type Encosta de Lago mare Plumm, who was runner-up in the Gr.3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) for Grahame Begg. The talented grey was sold as a yearling through the Westbury Stud Book 1 draft at Karaka in 2020, knocked down to BK Racing & Breeding in conjunction with Andrew Williams Bloodstock for $210,000. Lekvarte has now won A$1,140,330 in prizemoney. View the full article

Favourite backers breathed a collective sigh of relief when a small margin victory went the way of $1.50 chance Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) in a photo-finish to the Gr.2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Tuesday. The Joe Pride-trained four-year-old carried 59.5kg topweight to wear down Just Fine by a nose with Our Gold Hope in third. “It wasn’t really the result that counted today – it is easy to say that after a race – but it is more about the performance,” Pride said. “I’ll be honest, he presented like he was going to win by a couple of lengths but he didn’t do that. “That was only his second go on a heavy track and while he went well on it in the Derby when he was younger, maybe he’d prefer something a bit firmer now.” Ridden by Chad Schofield, Pride said Ceolwulf would take good progression from the victory after stepping up 500m in trip with a big weight on a testing track. “That is why I wanted to run him over 2000m as the majority of my horses and this horse as well, the second run over 2000m they have, they are better,” Pride said. “He’ll have to be a lot better this week.” “I wanted a good hitout for him over 2000m and he certainly got that. He’s still presenting a little bit big. He was 522-kilos when we put him on the scales yesterday. “Putting that in perspective, he was low 480s when he won the King Charles (Gr.1, 1600m). He’s never going to get down to that weight again but I’d like to see him drop another five or ten. “We’ll give him a couple of nice gallops in between now and the Queen Elizabeth (Gr.1, 2000m). Something to reflect on.” Ceolwulf was bred by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay and is a son of the Shamardal mare Las Brisas. The gelding is a graduate of the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, where Pride and part-owner Leighton Howl went to $170,000 to secure him from Riversley Park’s draft. A dual Group One winner at a mile, Ceolwulf has now won five of his 18 starts and advanced his career earnings to A$5,779,900. View the full article

Foxton trainer Gail Temperton feels she has some unfinished business with the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m) and she is hoping to rectify that on Saturday at Wanganui. Temperton placed in last year’s edition of the race with Royal Flower (NZ) (Proisir), a mare she bred and races with her partner Stanley Alexander under their Taikorea Thoroughbreds banner, and she is hoping for an improved result this weekend. The six-year-old daughter of Proisir has been raced sparingly since last autumn, having the one run in spring before returning to the racetrack earlier this month, and Temperton said she has returned a much stronger horse. “I thought she was due for a decent spell and so she had a couple months off, and I think she is much stronger now, so I am pleased I did that,” she said. Royal Flower finished last in her first-up assignment over 1200m before returning to form when runner-up over 2100m in rating 75 grade at Hawera, much to the delight of Temperton, who is looking forward to seeing her step back up to stakes level this weekend. “She had a big spell and she had only had a 1200m flat race, in which she was last, it was a big ask for her and she went well last start,” she said. The Wanganui track was rated a Soft5 on Tuesday morning, with rain forecast in the lead-up to Saturday. The wet outlook doesn’t concern Temperton, with Royal Flower having recorded two of her six victories on Heavy tracks. “She wouldn’t be any good in a (Heavy)10, but anything below a 10 at Wanganui she should be fine,” Temperton said. Royal Flower will be met in Saturday’s contest by in-form mare Our Jumala, who was victorious in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham last month. The six-year-old daughter of Zed also placed in last year’s Manawatu Breeders’ and Temperton is looking forward to round two this weekend. “I see Our Jumala is in the race again so it will be interesting to see how we all get on,” she said. Royal Flower tackled the Gr.2 Travis Stakes (2000m) last year following her Manawatu Breeders’ placing, but Temperton said she hasn’t committed to any firm plans post this weekend’s run. “It (last start runner-up performance) came as a surprise to me that she went as good as she did, albeit only in a rating 75, so I haven’t really thought past Saturday,” she said. “We will see how she goes on Saturday and take it from there.” Temperton will also head to Wanganui with Never Look Back (NZ) (Shocking), who is in line for a jumping future following Saturday’s 2040m rating 75 contest. “Never Look Back is a funny horse. He is pretty honest but isn’t fast enough for the very good tracks and he struggles when it is really heavy,” Temperton said. “I think he will go okay. When he went bad in January in the Marton Cup (Listed, 2200m) at Trentham, the plan was to go on to the Wellington Cup (Gr.3, 3200m) but he came off the track very lame that day and he had bruised the sole of his foot. That interrupted our continuation to the longer distances, which is what I would have preferred. “We will give him a go on Saturday. He jumps really well, and it is well-known that I love the jumpers, so that is what he will be doing next if he doesn’t go fabulous on Saturday. “I have been jumping him for two years, so it has always been in my plans to be jumping. It is a good sport that I love.” View the full article

A start in next Saturday’s Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) is in the offing for Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry), but the talented mare must overcome recent barrier woes in her lead-up run at Ashburton on Thursday to make the $350,000 target. A six-year-old by Jakkalberry, Ears Back has seven wins to her name including this season’s Timaru Cup (1600m). She was among the favoured runners in the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1400m) in February but uncharacteristically failed to load and was late-scratched. The mare returned to Wingatui last month and finished sixth in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m), but it was a sense of déjà vu for connections in the Gr.3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton as she refused to enter and was ruled out of the race. Returning to the jump-outs, Ears Back had no issues at the gates and was entered for Ashburton’s midweek meeting where she will carry top-weight under Billy Jacobson in the Greg Jones Memorial (1300m). “We had to go to a jump-out and put a blindfold on her, and she walked straight in,” Blackadder said. “Here’s hoping for Thursday. “She’s had some nice fast work down the beach to keep her up to the mark, we’re targeting the Southern Alps and she needed a run before then.” Blackadder’s Rangiora stable will have a further four representatives assured of a start at the meeting, including Reverberations (Real Impact) returning from a spell. The son of Real Impact has performed consistently for Blackadder since joining the stable last winter but was sent for a spell after the West Coast circuit. “He’s done a lot of slow work in the build-up this time, he’s quite a fine horse and he’s filled out nicely, he’s come back really well,” he said. Reverberations will take his place in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (1600m), while three-year-old filly Charlotte Jane contests the McIntosh Catering (1400m), her second appearance to the races after finishing fourth on debut. “I was very happy with her there, she’s trained on very well and she’s got a nice draw,” Blackadder said. “I haven’t had much to do with Toni (Davies, apprentice jockey) before, but I’ve been watching her and she rides nicely.” A newer member to his team is Islebefine (Brazen Beau), a former northerner who will appreciate better track conditions in the Hygain Maiden Stayers (2200m). “He didn’t like the heavy track last time so he should be better suited this week, it was a good run though,” Blackadder said. View the full article

What Happy Valley Races Where Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong When Wednesday, April 1, 2025 First Race 6:40pm HKT (9:40pm AEDT) Visit Dabble Happy Valley Racecourse is the destination for Hong Kong racing on Wednesday evening, with a bumper nine-race program set to commence at 6:40pm local time. The rail is in the C+3 throughout the night, and with pristine conditions forecast in the lead-up, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface. Check out our best bets and quaddie selections for Happy Valley down below. Best Bet at Happy Valley: Groovy Feeling The Jamie Richards-trained Groovy Feeling put in two strong performances to kick off his Hong Kong career and didn’t have much luck in either outing. The son of Cable Bay was forced to check off heels on multiple occasions, debuting at a massive price with horse racing bookmakers at Sha Tin on December 22 before sitting wide without cover at the same track and trip on January 1. He’s had three barrier trials to get set for this after three months off the scene, and provided the breaks fall his way from barrier five, expect Groovy Feeling to be flashing over the top at start three. Best Bet Race 4 – #6 Groovy Feeling (5) 4yo Gelding | T: Jamie Richards | J: Ben Thompson (58.5kg) Next Best at Happy Valley: Top Time Top Time was unsuited to the sit-and-sprint that unfolded at Sha Tin on February 9, holding his ground comfortably behind Gallant Epoch to finish in third, 2.2 lengths away. The second horse, Master Trillion, has already franked the form going on to score since, and with Top Time likely to relish stepping out to the 1650m in a genuinely run affair, expect this guy to be a big improver heading into start six. Next Best Race 6 – #7 Top Time (3) 3yo Gelding | T: Chris So | J: Keagan De Melo (57.5kg) Best Value at Happy Valley: Money Catcher It’s hard to believe Money Catcher hasn’t tasted success since January 2023, but he finally gets the ideal setup, stepping back into Class 3 company for the first time since his Hong Kong debut. The seven-year-old comes through a strong form race at Sha Tin on March 9, beaten less than four lengths by the likes of Bundle Award and Markwin, both of which acquitted themselves well in the final leg of the four-year-old series. Expect Declan McDonogh to slide across and take it up with relative ease from stall seven with no speed engaged, and although there are other with more upside, Money Catcher can only run well here at the each-way price with . Best Value Race 3 – #1 Money Catcher (7) 7yo Gelding | T: Frankie Lor | J: Declan McDonogh (61kg) Wednesday quaddie tips for Happy Valley Happy Valley quadrella selections April 1, 2025 2-3-6-7-12 1-4-6-7 1-4-6-8 1-2-3-7 Horse racing tips View the full article

Lekvarte arrived in time to claim the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Veteran mare Lekvarte ($18) delivered a stirring performance to claim the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday, rewarding the Joe Pride stable with another feature win and setting up a potential farewell tilt at Group 1 level. With Josh Parr in the saddle, Lekvarte powered home late on the Heavy 8 track, showing a turn of foot rarely seen from her on rain-affected ground. The six-year-old daughter of Reliable Man had previously struggled in the wet but defied that reputation to nab race favourite Lazzura ($2.50F) right on the line, winning by a short head at $19 with . Click here for all Rosehill race relays. “She sprinted incredibly well,” Pride said. “She’s been such a reliable mare, and with the Chairman’s Sale coming up, this win only adds to her profile. She’ll go to the Queen of the Turf next and it’ll be a sad day when she finishes, but she’s still got something to give.” Parr, who has had a long association with the grey mare, said she gave him an electric feel when peeling off heels and letting down strongly inside the final 300m. “Joe was confident heading in,” Parr said. “Once I got clear running, she just surged. She gave me a real buzz — it’s fun when they do that.” Harlem Queen ($8.50) boxed on gamely to grab third, 1.75 lengths off the winner, while Coeur Volante had little room in the straight and finished fourth in a blanket finish behind the placegetters. Now a three-time Group 3 winner, Lekvarte’s tally stands at 10 wins from 36 starts and over $1.1 million in prizemoney. She has already cemented herself as a valuable broodmare prospect, and a bold showing in the Group 1 Queen of the Turf (1600m) on April 12 could be the perfect swansong. The top horse racing bookmakers currently have her labelled a $21 hope in the Queen of the Turf Stakes on April 12. Horse racing news View the full article

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – 2 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, April 2, 2025 First Race 1:45pm AEDT Visit Dabble Metro racing returns to Warwick Farm Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program set for decision. The rail reverts to the true position the entire circuit, and with improving conditions forecast leading into race day, expect the Heavy 8 rating to gain an upgrade into the Soft range. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:45pm local time. Best Bet at Warwick Farm: Modella Modella returns after a 62-day spell and blousing her rivals at Kembla Grange on January 29, breaking her maiden status in stylish fashion. She rounded them up impressively in the final furlong to suggest she’s ready to take the leap into metro company, and the Lee & Cherie Curtis barn appear to have found a nice BM72 assignment for their progressive filly. Tommy Berry should get the perfect suck run behind the speed from gate four, and provided she can let down with a similar turn-of-speed, Modella will prove hard to hold out at a good price with . Best Bet Race 3 – #12 Modella (4) 3yo Filly | T: Lee & Cherie Curtis | J: Tommy Berry (54kg) Next Best at Warwick Farm: Be Real Be Real appears set to peak third-up in the campaign after taking on the girls in the Group 3 Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill on March 22. The daughter of Iffraaj was doing her best work late on that occasion, closing to within two lengths of Mare Of Mt Buller. She’s been crying out for 2200m, and although Tyler Schiller will need to produce a cracking ride from stall 10, Be Real must be considered the one to beat dropping back into this BM78 contest. Next Best Race 6 – #4 Be Real (10) 4yo Mare | T: Brad Widdup | J: Tyler Schiller (60kg) Best Value at Warwick Farm: Perspiration The Ciaron Maher barn have been patient with their placement of Perspiration as she returns from a 185-day spell. The Too Darn Hot colt was a dominant winner of the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m) at the end of last preparation before being sent to the paddock, with the lightly raced three-year-old only failing to find the frame once in his five career starts. There’s plenty of depth in this BM78 contest, however, with the likes of Zealously and Wondereach sure to have many admirers, so expect Perspiration to represent a good price with horse racing bookmakers as he kicks off the campaign. Best Value Race 7 – #3 Perspiration (6) 3yo Colt | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Zac Lloyd (61kg) Wednesday quaddie tips for Warwick Farm Warwick Farm quadrella selections April 1, 2025 5-7 1-4-7 1-2-3-6-12 1-3-5-10-11-12-15-16 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

A start in next Saturday’s Southern Alps Challenge (1600m) is in the offing for Ears Back, but the talented mare must overcome recent barrier woes in her lead-up run at Ashburton on Thursday to make the $350,000 target. A six-year-old by Jakkalberry, Ears Back has seven wins to her name, including this season’s Timaru Cup (1600m). She was among the favoured runners in the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1400m) in February but uncharacteristically failed to load and was late-scratched. The mare returned to Wingatui last month and finished sixth in the Group 3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m), but it was a sense of déjà vu for connections in the Group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton as she refused to enter and was ruled out of the race. Returning to the jump-outs, Ears Back had no issues at the gates and was entered for Ashburton’s midweek meeting, where she will carry top weight under Billy Jacobson in the Greg Jones Memorial (1300m). “We had to go to a jump-out and put a blindfold on her, and she walked straight in,” Blackadder said. “Here’s hoping for Thursday. “She’s had some nice fast work down the beach to keep her up to the mark, we’re targeting the Southern Alps and she needed a run before then.” Blackadder’s Rangiora stable will have a further four representatives assured of a start at the meeting, including Reverberations returning from a spell. The son of Real Impact has performed consistently for Blackadder since joining the stable last winter but was sent for a spell after the West Coast circuit. “He’s done a lot of slow work in the build-up this time, he’s quite a fine horse and he’s filled out nicely, he’s come back really well,” he said. Reverberations will take his place in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (1600m), while three-year-old filly Charlotte Jane contests the McIntosh Catering (1400m), her second appearance to the races after finishing fourth on debut. “I was very happy with her there, she’s trained on very well and she’s got a nice draw,” Blackadder said. “I haven’t had much to do with Toni (Davies, apprentice jockey) before, but I’ve been watching her and she rides nicely.” A newer member to his team is Islebefine, a former northerner who will appreciate better track conditions in the Hygain Maiden Stayers (2200m). “He didn’t like the heavy track last time so he should be better suited this week, it was a good run though,” Blackadder said. Horse racing news View the full article

What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 72 Midas Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Wednesday, April 2, 2025 First Race 1:30pm AEDT Visit Dabble The Ballarat Turf Club is the destination for midweek racing in Victoria this Wednesday afternoon. An overcast day is forecast for race day, and with the track rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances and the rail out 6m, there will be no excuses for fancied runners. The first of eight races at Ballarat is set to jump at 1:20pm AEDT. Best Bet at Ballarat: Alma Rise Alma Rise simply looks like the best bet of the year so far in this BM78 over 2000m. The four-year-old mare returned in super fashion when beaten three lengths in the Group 3 Matron Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, where she was held up for a run at the 100m mark and was not fully tested. She boasts three wins from as many starts at the trip, and if she finds the right run in transit, Alma Rise’s rivals will not know which way she went when she goes for home. Best Bet Race 7 – #6 Alma Rise (6) 4yo Mare | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Blake Shinn (56kg) Next Best at Ballarat: Detroit City Detroit City has been well beaten in all three starts this campaign, but the massive step back in grade to a BM70 should suit him perfectly. The three-year-old gelding was beaten four lengths first-up by Angel Capital in Group 2 company before struggling in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) and then again in the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m). The drop to 1600m at this level should work in his favour, and as long as Jamie Mott can find cover from barrier 10, Detroit City should have a class edge on his rivals. Next Best Race 5 – #2 Detroit City (10) 3yo Gelding | T: Dominic Sutton | J: Jamie Mott (59.5kg) Best Value at Ballarat: Judge Jenni The way Judge Jenni hit the line over 1606m at Terang on March 21 suggests the 2000m trip on Wednesday will suit. The Justify mare settled at the rear of the field and made up good ground in the home straight to be beaten by 1.8 lengths. The extra 400m will give her more time to build through the gears, and as long as Craig Newitt has her in clear air, Judge Jenni will prove hard to run down at $7 with . Best Value Race 4 – #10 Judge Jenni (6) 4yo Mare | T: Lindsey Smith | J: Craig Newitt (57.5kg) Wednesday quaddie tips for Ballarat Ballarat quadrella selections Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2-4-9 3-6-7-9 6 1-2-3-4-5 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article