Category: Horse Racing

Image: Steve Hart Two years after setting up Home Affairs’ stud career, Coolmore hoping history repeats with Switzerland. Chris Waller, James Mcdonald and Coolmore have already teamed up to win a Coolmore Stud Stakes with a son of I Am Invincible and this Saturday they will look to do likewise with a son of Australia’s only...

By Trevor Marshallsea Listen Pierata colt bidding to breakthrough at the top level after a few near misses Matt Laurie has warned Coleman (Pierata) – the colt who barged his way into his stable against the trainer’s initial plans – has now slipped under a lot of people’s guards as he hunts overdue top-level glory...

Onesmoothoperator has rocketed into contention for this year’s Lexus Melbourne Cup, with the overseas runner taking out the Group 3 Geelong Cup. The seven-year-old, who was having just his first start on Australian soil, shot to the front on the home straight and never looked back, winning by four lengths. It was a real statement...

Champion horse trainer Chris Waller says Via Sistina is all systems go to Saturday’s Cox Plate despite her chances looking mighty grim four days earlier. The mare put a scare through Moonee Valley’s $5m feature race when she threw jockey James McDonald during trackwork in front of a large crowd on Tuesday. McDonald was unharmed...

Star sprinter I Wish I Win is facing an uncertain future after a poor run in The Everest. The six-year-old started as favourite but finished last in the 11-horse field after the highly-rated Traffic Warden was scratched in the barriers. Trainer and co-owner Peter Moody has since confirmed the gelding was lame in the near...

Image: Steve Hart Coolmore Australia’s Tom Magnier has described the decision between rising stars Storm Boy and Switzerland for their coveted slot in The Everest as one of the hardest he’s faced in racing. Both three-year-olds are brimming with potential, but in the end, Storm Boy, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, got the...

Storm Boy is set to edge out Switzerland for the last spot in The Everest, with Coolmore leaning towards the high-priced stallion for its coveted slot. According to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity because the deal was yet to be announced, Coolmore was favouring the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained sprinter over Switzerland,...

Image: Steve Hart Trainer not giving up hope on defending champ ahead of The Everest. Joe Pride is happy with his confirmed starter in this Saturday’s The Everest at Randwick, but the Warwick Farm trainer has not surrendered hope of having more than one runner in the inaugural edition at Group 1 level. Think About...

Coolmore Australia boss Tom Magnier threatened to get champion trainers Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller together to fight over which of the stud’s star colts – Storm Boy or Switzerland – would represent the global racing giant’s slot in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday. Coolmore holds the final undecided slot in the $20 million...