NEWS
PRIVATE EYE back in business!
Someone must have whispered the word retirement in PRIVATE EYE’s ear before his sparkling return to form at Rosehill Saturday. Any retirement plans for our grand campaigner were shelved after the gelding toyed with his...
Nic Ashman’s best bet for Saturday
Our resident times analyst Nic Ashman has found one at double-figure odds in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. “I'm expecting horses to be able to run on but we’re told lanes 2 to 7 should provide the...
The Week Ahead Nov 27
Rain wreaked havoc in South-East Queensland last week and now it appears Sydney is set for a drenching which has thrown a spanner in the works for many of our upcoming runners. Whilst the likes of STOCKMAN and the...
The Week Ahead Nov 20
The Joe Pride-trained ACCREDITED returns to action at Canterbury on Wednesday as he aims to graduate to Saturday metropolitan grade this summer. Wet tracks and bad luck kept ACCREDITED out of the winners stall in three...
The Week Ahead Nov 13
The barrier gods have smote PRIVATE EYE once more, drawing barrier 14 in both the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield and the Group 2 Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. After reviewing the...
OCEAN PARK(ER)!
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of buying horses, is working out what constitutes value. Most experienced racing participants will identify the top priced half dozen or so yearlings at any sale. Correct, precocious...
BREAK FREE smashes the clock!
The Matt Hoysted-trained BREAK FREE broke the class record in a promising debut win at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. The daughter of Golden Slipper-winning sire CAPITALIST had a rough start to life. Her mother,...
BANDIT soars on Cup day!
Progressive 4yo FLYING BANDIT posted another dominant victory at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. The Kerry Parker-trained gelding started an odds-on favourite in the meeting’s opening event – an 1800m BM72 Midway...
The Week Ahead Nov 5
Very appropriate that promising stayer FLYING BANDIT will look to round off his preparation with another victory in the opening event, a Midway BM72 of 1800m at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. The big gelding has had...
BOARD MEMBER on the board!
The Matt Hoysted-trained BOARD MEMBER made up for lost time with a break-through victory in a 1000m maiden at Toowoomba on Saturday night. The 4yo mare was fast away from the inside gate but apprentice jockey Fiona...
The Week Ahead Oct 30
Proven Thoroughbreds is delighted to confirm our miracle horse THINK ABOUT IT has found his forever home with jockey Sam Clipperton. Sam partnered THINK ABOUT IT in nine of his 11 career victories so it was appropriate...
The BANDIT swoops!
Progressive gelding FLYING BANDIT gave the track record a nudge in winning at Hawkesbury on Thursday. A slick last 600m of 34.22 seconds contributed to an overall time of 2:01.80 which was just 0.02 seconds outside the...