Joe Pride has never shied away from sending star sprinter Eduardo into a battle with the world’s best sprinter but he says Nature Strip’s absence from the race named in his honour at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday is huge for his chances. The Warwick Farm trainer has always said he’d love to take Nature Strip on at Rosehill but with him sitting out the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes (1300m) it ...
Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Gypsy Goddess (Tarzino) will have just one run this spring as she tackles Saturday's the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill first-up, something which has always been the plan for trainer David Vandyke. “She had a very long, arduous time as a three-year-old and we just wanted to give her a nice, little preparation and the one run seemed ideal,” Vandyke told ...
Star European rider Frankie Dettori was confirmed on Tuesday morning for the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens. He will partner the Chris Waller-trained import Welwal (GB) (Shalaa ). “It’s a huge honour to be training Welwal for Al Shaqab Racing and we are delighted to have secured Frankie Dettori to ride him,” Waller said via a statement. “We feel Welwal has flown under the radar ...
The 4-year-old Maurice gelding Mazu was a gallant third in The TAB Everest this month, and co-trainer Peter Snowden has confirmed the horse will relish the 1300 metres of this Saturday’s $3 million Nature Strip S. at Rosehill. “The last 200 metres of his races are getting to be the best part of him,” Snowden said. “We’re going to back his ability to front up again and put in a run like he did ...
The barrier draw for this Saturday’s $10 million Golden Eagle (1500 metres) at Rosehill Gardens took place on Tuesday evening, with the fourth emergency Kiss Sum (Shamus Award) drawing the rail. Should he not get a berth, the Peter Moody-trained Chain Of Lightning (Fighting Sun), the choice mount of Jamie Kah, will jump from barrier one in the 20-horse field. Market fancy Light Infantry (Fr) ...
Star international jockey Jamie Spencer believes he's on the best horse in Light Infantry and just hopes for a smooth race to win the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Spencer rode Light Infantry in a fast gallop at Canterbury on Tuesday morning and said the English raider is fit and well for Saturday's rich Rosehill race. Light Infantry, who is in the care of trainers ...
Lost And Running's Everest misfortune might result in a monstrous payday in the $3m Nature Strip Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainer John O'Shea had to withdraw Lost And Running from The Everest on race morning when the six-year-old gelding had a skin irritation on a fetlock joint. It was a cruel blow for Lost And Running's connections as the sprinter was in top form with a ...
The world's best sprinter, Nature Strip, will get his chance for revenge over unbeaten Everest winner Giga Kick with confirmation the three-year-old will next target the $3 million Group 1 Darley Champion Sprint at Flemington on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. It was initially planned that Giga Kick would go to the $2m G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes over the same 1200-metre journey against ...
Champion sprinter Nature Strip will attempt a third win in Group 1 $3m Darley Champions Sprint at Flemington next month – setting up a possible return clash with his The Everest conqueror. Trainer Chris Waller released a statement on social media on Wednesday afternoon confirming plans to send Nature Strip to Melbourne for his next start. This rules out the world's No.1 ranked sprinter lining up ...
Trainer Joe Pride confirmed Group 1 winner Eduardo (Host-Blushing, by Fantastic Light) has been passed fit by vets and will run in the $3 million Nature Strip Stakes at Rosehill next week, reports punters.com.au. “Eduardo ran well below par in The Everest but the vets have gone right over the horse and there is nothing to hang my hat on to explain his run,'' Pride said. "I took on board what ...
James McDonald, riding the daughter of No Nay Never, surged wide on the bend for home, passing eight competitors, and gained a three-length advantage that proved crucial. New Zealand invader Licketysplit came through to earn third ahead of the favourite Boogie Dancer, while Revolutionary Miss finished a length and a half back in second, similar to her flashy effort when finishing second in the ...
In 2022, the biggest crowd ever assembled for the most exciting turf race in history. Clayton Douglas' unbeaten 3YO Giga Kick stunned the favourites Private Eye and Mazu to claim the Everest. As the pack neared the home stretch, it appeared that Nature Strip would race his keeping, but the kid from Victoria, Giga Kick, was not to be denied and he stormed home to triumph. The Scissor Kick gelding ...