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  • NEW Weekend Black Type Schedule (AET)

    Friday, 30th May 2025
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    • SAT 12.53pm: Gr3 QE II Cup (2400m) Eagle Farm
    • 1.07pm: LR AGC Training Stakes (1600m) Wanganui
    • 1.28pm: Gr3 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m) Eagle Farm
    • 2.03pm: Gr2 BRC Sires’ Produce (1400m) Eagle Farm
    • 2.38pm: Gr3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) Eagle Farm
    • 3.05pm: LR Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) Rosehill
    • 3.13pm: Gr1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) Eagle Farm
    • 3.52pm: Gr1 Queensland Derby (2400m) Eagle Farm
    • 4.00pm: LR Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) Caulfield
    • 4.29pm: LR MM Helen Coughlin S. (1200m) Eagle Farm
    • 5.00pm: Gr3 Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) Sha Tin
    • 6.05pm: Gr3 Sha Tin Vase (1200m) Sha Tin
    • SUN 3.10pm: LR Sandown Cup (3200m) Sandown

  • Newhaven Park Announces 2025 Sire Fees

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Fresh from celebrating Cool Archie’s Group 2 win in the Spirit of Boom Classic at Doomben – his second juvenile stakes success in as many starts – Newhaven Park has locked in its 2025 stallion fees. The announcement was made by John Kelly, whose Southern Highlands-based operation bred, raised and sold the rising star, a first-crop son of Cool Aza Beel (NZ). Despite the colt’s headline performances and a solid debut season overall for the stallion, Kelly has opted to hold Cool Aza Beel’s fee at $16,500 (inc. GST), resisting the trend of fee hikes among leading first-season sires. “Breeders are finding it difficult at the moment, especially at the middle and lower end of the market,” Kelly said. “But when a horse like Cool Aza Beel is going well, it gives everyone hope.” He noted that the son of Savabeel has already produced four winners, with Cobra Club narrowly missing in the Inglis Nursery, and Cool Archie continuing to impress. “People with weanlings by him or mares in foal to him will be pleased with his success so far,” Kelly added. “We’re going to remain conservative with his fee. We want broodmare owners to have an opportunity to do well with us.” Similarly, the fee for Xtravagant (NZ), another of Newhaven’s resident sires, has been adjusted with accessibility in mind. The proven producer of Group winners will stand at $11,000 (inc. GST) – down from $16,500 – despite strong sale results and demand. In 2025, his yearlings fetched up to $280,000 at Magic Millions and $180,000 at Inglis Classic, with 11 of them selling in the $105,000–$280,000 range. Buyers included powerhouse stables such as those of Ciaron Maher, the Hayes team, Annabel Neasham, and the Freedmans. Yet Kelly acknowledged that “he’s battling to find his place in the market,” despite achievements like Nadal’s win in the $1 million The Meteorite. Still, with such strong stable placement recently, he believes the best is yet to come. Mo’Unga (NZ), Newhaven Park’s dual Gr1-winning son of Savabeel, will stand his second season at $25,000 (inc. GST). “His first foals are due this spring, and he got a great book of mares in his first season,” said Kelly. Notable matings include Media, the grand-dam of Cool Archie, as well as Frolic, Lavish Girl, and dual Gr1 winner English. The stallion also attracted strong outside interest, with breeders such as Robrick Lodge’s Whites, Twin Hills’ Taits, Bowness Stud’s Norths, and industry stalwart Neville Begg supporting him. With a conservative approach to fees and continued confidence in the performance and placement of their stallions’ progeny, Newhaven Park appears set to offer value while aiming for long-term results.

  • Track Concerns Put Belmont in Holding Pattern

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Concerns over a mysterious turf issue have plunged WA’s winter racing schedule into turmoil, with Belmont Park potentially out of action for up to 10 weeks, reports punters.com.au. The disruption has already forced key race meetings to be relocated to Pinjarra, raising questions about how quickly the state’s racing hub can recover. Racing last Saturday at Belmont was abandoned after five events when jockeys raised safety concerns about horses stumbling or misstepping around the 150m mark in the home straight. Despite multiple inspections, no visible flaw could be found, prompting the stewards to call off the meeting. The Group 3 Belmont Sprint, along with other scheduled races, was hastily moved to Pinjarra Scarpside, and the trend continues with this Saturday’s meeting also relocated, as Ascot remains unavailable due to off-season maintenance. Perth Racing released a statement confirming the issue remains unidentified. “Jockeys reported a number of incidents of horses stumbling or taking false strides at a section of the track around the 150m mark in the home straight,” it said. Despite further checks by officials and data from Going Stick and moisture readings, no clear cause has emerged. External consultants Ground Science and Living Turf have been commissioned to investigate both the track surface and the soil beneath, using core samples and a deflectometer to assess compaction. Perth Racing CEO James Oldring explained on TABradio that if the issue lies below the surface, a full turf transplant might be required. “The worst-case scenario is they find something at a subsoil level which requires us to dig out a portion of the track,” he said. Oldring added that while the physical replacement of turf could be completed in two or three days, it’s the time needed for the new grass to knit and become race-safe that stretches the timeline. “Best indications if that was to happen is that could be 6 to 10 weeks, but I think that’s probably the extreme end,” he noted. “Until we are absolutely comfortable, we’re not coming back.” While the hope is for a minor fix, contingency plans are already in place to replace the affected section if necessary – an outcome that would prolong Belmont’s downtime but ensure jockey and horse safety is not compromised. For now, all eyes are on the testing data, which will determine whether WA’s winter carnival can return to Belmont – or remain on hold.

  • Hong Kong Comes Knocking for Odinson

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    A late flurry of bidding sent Listed Inglis Nursery winner Odinson to the top of the Inglis May (Late) Online Sale leaderboard, with the 3YO colt fetching $160,000 to Pure Bloodstock. The son of Ciaron Maher’s stable, lightly raced and already Group-placed, will now continue his career offshore, with a move to Hong Kong on the cards. “He was a high-quality horse for the stable but the time came where the owners decided they were happy to move him on and he deserved to realise such a strong price today,” Maher said. “Watching the bidding unfold online was amazing. He was sort of sitting around that $80,000 mark until five minutes to go and then the bids just kept coming thick and fast for him. I never thought he’d get to $160,000 so it’s a great outcome.” The day’s second-highest price was $100,000 for the 5YO gelding St Vincents Garden, offered by Anthony and Sam Freedman and secured by Te Akau’s David Ellis. The former European galloper has already recorded a win in Ireland and has been competitive in Australia since being imported for prominent owners Lloyd Williams and James Packer. He will now shift to the Cranbourne base of Te Akau’s co-trainer Mark Walker, who sees promise despite the horse’s limited exposure in local conditions. “He’s only lightly tried, we still think there’s plenty of upside with him so we’ll get him back to Melbourne, get him into our system and see how he goes,” Walker said. “He’s worth the gamble for sure. Hopefully he can continue to acclimatise to the Australian conditions and he can win some nice winter staying races for us over the next couple of months.” Walker also praised the Inglis Digital platform, having used it regularly during his time in Singapore and now again in Australia. “We’ve found it really useful for stayers, especially where you can buy them and get a good return on your money. It’s a really easy platform to use, it just works really well no matter where you are in the world.” In total, the Inglis May (Late) Sale grossed $2,628,400.

  • Bowness Stud Chasing Group 1 Glory

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Sold for just $18,000 from Bowness Stud's 2023 Inglis Gold Yearling Sale draft to Toward Reward Thoroughbreds, Bluegrass Bloodstock and Sparta Racing, 3YO gelding Statuario (D'Argento-Miss Entice, Dash for Cash) can give his Gr1 Rosehill Guineas-winning sire his first elite level winner by capturing Saturday's $1m Gr1 Queensland Derby (2400m). Second last start, beaten three-quarters of a length in the Gr1 South Australian Derby (2500m) by the filly Femminile (Dundeel-Femme Fireball, by Pierro), who he will once again meet here. Statuario went into that race off the back of a two and a quarter length win in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) a month prior. With both the second and the third horse from that race having since won, the form behind Statuario is working out, and come Saturday this will be his final chance to secure a Group 1 victory this season. Interestingly, Femminile changed hands on Tuesday at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale when purchased by Yulong for $1.5m, with connections surely hoping to recoup some of their purchase price on the weekend. With the first four from the South Australian Derby all headed to Saturday's race, it is a matter of lining up the form between that race and the Gr3 Rough Habit Plate won by C J Waller's Imperialist (Churchill-Dancing Hare, by Fastnet Rock), with nine runners coming through that race having accepted here. An interesting runner, and currently the first emergency is the Japanese bred 3YO filly Éclair Encore (Maurice-Skirt Fuwari, by Symboli Kris S). Impressive two starts back over 1800m, the Kris Lees-trained filly had to come from back in the field last start when second over 2180m behind fellow Derby runner Existential Bob (Ocean Park-Venus's Dream, by Viscount) and should not be discounted if she secures a run.

  • Angel Makes First Start for Waller in Fred Best

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Saturday’s Gr3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) will see the former Clinton McDonald trained boom colt Angel Capital (Harry Angel-Bahamas, by Teofilo) have his first start for the C J Waller stable after being purchased by Yulong in the spring. A three-time black type winner from seven starts, the Mill Park raised and Inglis Premier yearling sale sold graduate has been given three trials this time in, winning his most recent over 740m with Tommy Berry in the saddle. Unbeaten first up, winning three from three, the colt will be ridden on Saturday by regular jockey Ben Melham with a potential victory set to ensure the colt a start in the Gr1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) field where he currently has been allocated just 51kg. Another chasing a start in the Stradbroke is the Tony Goolan trained Boomtown Boss (Spirit of Boom-Boomalicious, by Red Dazzler). With connections aiming to get the 3yo back on track after his poor last start effort in the Gr2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) off the back of two impressive wins, the Listed Daybreak Love Stakes winner will jump from barrier 8. With last start Gr3 Gold Coast Guineas winner Bosustow (Blue Point-Bumbasina, by Canford Cliffs) scratched in favour of a start in the Gr1 Kingsford-Smith Cup, trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald will need to rely on improved colt Tuned (Zoustar-Jestajingle, by Lonhro) who finished third behind his stablemate last time out. Peter Snowden will saddle up the last start Gr3 Hawkesbury Guineas winner Media World (Written Tycoon-Meryl, by Epaulette), giving owner Yulong two runners in the race.

  • Wootton Bassett's Gallo Nero Eyes First SW

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Taken out last year by the now retired Darley stallion Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot) enroute to his victory in the Gr1 JJ Atkins Stakes (1600m) at his following start, Saturday's $1m G2 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) has assembled a large field of 18 runners (plus three emergencies). Although beaten last start when resuming in the Gr2 Spirit of Boom Classic (1200m) at Doomben behind the dual stakes winner Cool Archie (Cool Aza Beel-Aware, by Tale of the Cat), who he will once again meet here, the Hawkes Racing-trained Gallo Nero (Wootton Bassett-Chianti, by I Am Invincible) looks capable of recording his first black type victory with the step up to 1400m on Saturday. Bred by South Australia's Kambula Stud before consigned at the Magic Millions yearling sale through the draft of Glenbeigh Farm, the imposing colt is yet to finish further back than fourth in all his four starts includes black type efforts at his last two efforts. Chasing three straight stakes victories, Cool Archie is sure to run another quality race, as will the Spirit Of Boom third placed Grafterburners (Graff-Coralina, by Dylan Thomas), who was less than a half-length from the winner last start. Unbeaten in his two starts to date, the Michael Freedman trained Aerodome (Ole Kirk-She Shao Fly, by Epaulette) has done nothing wrong to date and should not be discounted while another with a chance appears to be Fabulantes (Star Turn-Funtantes, by Easy Rocking) who comes off a last start third behind Beadman (Snitzel) at the Gold Coast. Although beaten more than ten lengths, he was two lengths off the second horse Sunrays (Hellbent) who came out last weekend to record Listed success.

  • Eye on the Prize Fresh for Proven Runner

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Given an easy time in a barrier trial on Monday, trainer Joe Pride is confident he has Private Eye (Al Maher-Confidential Queen, by Shamardal) ready to perform in Saturday's $1m G1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m). A winner of the Gr2 Queensland Guineas at 3, Private Eye captured the Gr1 Epsom Handicap at 4 and has raced against the best ever since including finishing second, third and sixth in the lucrative Everest. Having raced at Eagle Farm on four occasions the Goodwood Farm bred gelding has a win and a second, but his other two have efforts have been a fifth and an eighth (beaten no more than just over two lengths on either occasion). Off the scene for a while due to an eye issue, Pride has been upbeat about Private Eye's chances highlighted by his comment on Monday. "I said to Jamie [Walters] before the trial, 'I'm going to say something outlandish here – I think he is going better than he has ever gone before." In the top three six times from ten fresh runs, Private Eye will be ridden by Nash Rawiller with the pair set to jump from barrier 7 in the 14-horse field. While many other runners will have race fitness on their side, Proven Thoroughbreds and the fellow owners will be hoping their rising 8YO will be ready to show his true ability, and with over $11.9m in earnings off the back of being purchased for $62,500 as a Magic Millions Adelaide graduate, any further success will really be just an added bonus.

  • Immediacy Can Make it Three Straight

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    Successful in his last two starts, the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young trained Immediacy (Tarzino-But Beautiful, by Pivotal) heads to Queensland off his last starts effort in Victoria. A winner of the Gr2 Autumn Classic (1800m) at three, before fifth placed efforts in both the Gr1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and Gr1 ATC Derby (2400m), Immediacy has drawn ideally in barrier 1 and with James McDonald in the saddle, the 4YO gelding is yet to win at 2400m, but his recent form suggests he is the horse to beat here in the Gr3 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. While he has not won in the 23 starts since he recorded victory in the Gr1 VRC Derby during the Spring of his 3YO season, the C J Waller-trained Manzoice (Almanzor-Choice, by Mastercraftsman) has produced two quality efforts at his most recent starts which suggest he is set for another forward showing. While he may find it hard to win, the 5YO gelding is sure to run well for his connections over the 2400m. Unfortunately drawn wide in the outside barrier of 16, he will be ridden by Craig Williams. Won last year by Hezashocka (Shocking-Shezakiwi, by Brilliance) who defeated Alegron (Teofilo-Alegria, by Medaglia D'oro), the pair will once again clash, and while neither comes into the race in the same form as last year, it would be no surprise to see improved performances from both.

    Immediacy

    Immediacy is on a hat trick (pic: Busuttin Racing)

  • Bubba's Bay a Chance at Tempting Odds

    Friday, 30th May 2025
     With five wins and a third from six starts over the Eagle Farm 1200m, the Kris Lees trained Bubba's Bay (Cable Bay-Lift All Boats, by Commands) comes into Saturday's Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) as a 20/1 chance, and with two wins and two third placed efforts from four second up runs, she appears a quality hope. Bubba's Bay was a graduate of the Magic Millions Adelaide yearling sale when sold by Bowness Stud, who could have a top day if D'Argento's Statuario, (also a graduate of the farm) wins the Gr1 Queensland Derby where he is currently a leading chance. Coming off a strong last campaign which netted four wins including the Listed Nudgee Stakes over 1200m at Eagle Farm from six starts, Bubba's Bay does take on a higher calibre class of fillies and mares here, but from barrier 4 under jockey Andrew Mallyon, the 5YO deserves her chance. Godolphin's Kin (Impending-Kinshachi, by Commands) was unlucky last start when trapped wide when finishing second to In Flight (Flying Artie) in the Listed Bright Shadow (1110m) and although she is yet to win at the track or the distance, her last start efforts suggest she is ready for the 1200m. Not seen since last year's Gr1 Tatt's Tiara, the C J Waller trained Vienna Princess (Snitzel-Graciousness, by Street Cry) is likely to target that race if all goes to plan, so one would think a forward showing here is expected, even off the back of more than 12 months away from the races.

  • It's Time for Tavi to Win Again

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    A winner up to 2000m in the past when successful in the Gr3 Summer Cup last season, the Kris Lees-trained Tavi Time (Tavistock-Guiseppina, by Johar) looks likely to start favourite in Saturday's Gr3 Lord Mayor's Cup (1800m) in what appears an ideal step up in trip off the back of his last start win in the Listed Scone Cup (1600m). Drawn well in barrier 3, the New Zealand-bred gelding will have the services of James McDonald. With solid form at the track and trip, Chris Munce's Brookhaven (Spieth-Lightens, by Viscount) comes into the race off a last start win in the Listed Bernborough Stakes (1600m). Dropping back from fifth over 2100m in the Gosford Cup last start, the G Waterhouse and A Bott-trained New Endeavour (New Bay-Moody Blue, by Invincible Spirit) should appreciate the step back in trip and the 5YO gelding should look the winner at some stage in the straight. Having his first start for new trainers Ben, Will & JD Hayes, last start Listed Mornington Cup winner Banker's Choice (Mongolian Khan-Signorina, by Conatus) may have future plans over more distance on the radar, but he should be able to acquit himself well over the 1800m on Saturday.

  • The Lady Entitled to Feel Like the Boss

    Friday, 30th May 2025
    From a dazzling return in the Roma Cup to a commanding performance in the Gr3 Belmont Sprint at Pinjarra, The Boss Lady has stamped herself as one of the most progressive mares in the west, reports racingwa.com.au. Michael Lane’s stable star rounded off her campaign in style on Wednesday, surging home under Shaun McGruddy to claim her second weight-for-age feature of the season and her third stakes victory overall. The 1400m Belmont Sprint saw her edge out Magnificent Andy by a neck, with another narrow margin back to West Star, confirming her ability to handle strong fields and tough finishes. That win brought her record to an impressive 11 victories from 20 starts, pushing her prizemoney tally close to $1 million. It also cemented her status as Lane’s clear standout, with the trainer full of praise and optimism for what lies ahead. “I always said she would get better with age,” Lane told Tabradio. “I’ve got no doubt in my mind. I don’t think she’s at her peak yet. What we’ve seen this prep; she’s raised the bar. It won’t surprise me at all if she raises it again. She’s grown a lot in herself, and it wouldn’t surprise me if she came back a bit better next prep. She doesn’t have to improve much and she’s on an upwards spiral.” While others might consider an eastern campaign, Lane has no plans to take her interstate – at least not yet. “’[She’ll] definitely stay here for the Winterbottom (1200m) and Gold Rush (1400m),” he said. “We’ll worry about it (going east) after that, if it comes, it comes. Definitely staying home for the moment.” Interestingly, The Boss Lady may have also benefitted from the meeting’s rescheduling. Saturday’s Belmont Park meeting was abandoned midway, with the Sprint shifted to Pinjarra midweek. Lane believes that twist worked in her favour. “I think it worked in our favour, to be honest,” he said. “She’d rather be on the fresh side a bit. I rode her Monday morning at the track, and she felt enormous. She felt really well, and I thought she would take some rocking if she got the right run.”
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