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Jan 10, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop
The Magic Millions yearling record set on Thursday lasted little more than 24 hours with a filly out of Sunlight setting a new mark late on Friday’s ‘super session’. The daughter of Home Affairs got to $3.2 million before being knocked down to Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida. The filly assumed honours as the highest-priced yearling ever sold by Magic Millions from the colt by Snitzel out of Humma Humma, who sold for $2.8 million on Day 3.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Trent Crebbin |Brad Bishop
Ciaron Maher’s quest for a third Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) in five years has just gotten a bit harder after his sole runner Icarian Dream drew barrier 21 of 21 for the $3 million feature. Maher’s mother Eileen drew the barrier at the famous Surfer’s Paradise beach barrier draw but Maher is happy with the filly, who was last seen winning the Group 3 B J McLachlan Stakes (1200m).
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop
“Ah, the Miss Finland colours”. It might have only been trackwork on Tuesday, but Craig Williams still got a kick out of donning the colours he wore aboard a filly who, until Mr Brightside came along, was the horse he won his most races aboard.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop
Not content with his record Melbourne Cup Carnival haul, James Mcdonald will be back in Melbourne for this Saturday’s Thousand Guineas meeting. The champion jockey will ride pre-post favourite Aeliana in the $1.5 million Group 1 for three-year-old fillies.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop |Danny Matthews
Chris Waller denied a top Japanese galloper in last Saturday’s Cox Plate and he will look to bring down another of its stars this weekend. The champion trainer has Joliestar heading towards the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill. The Group 1-winning daughter of Zoustar is considered the best local hope in a race that also includes Japanese Group 1 winner Ascoli Piceno and unbeaten French gelding Lazzat.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop
Plenty Of Ammo flashed her Empire Rose Stakes credentials at Moonee Valley on Saturday, landing a maiden Black Type victory in the $400,000 Crystal Mile. The Symon Wilde-trained mare upstaged the boys when she finished too powerfully for her male rivals in the 1600-metre Group 2. The Crystal Mile was just the second start this campaign for the daughter of Rebel Raider, and only seventh start overall, and although she is six years old, the Wilde stable is excited about what is to come.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop |Danny Matthews
Amelia’s Jewel faces the biggest test of her high-profile career this Saturday at Randwick, but co-trainer Rob Archibald believes there are enough things in her favour to suggest a peak performance is possible in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes. The daughter of Siyouni takes on recently-crowned Horse of the Year, Pride Of Jenni, defending champion Fangirl, last-start Epsom Handicap winner Ceolwulf and Doncaster Mile hero Celestial Legend in the 1600-metre event.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop |Danny Matthews
Mr Brightside has effectively been ruled out of this year’s $5 million Group 1 King Charles III Stakes with the gelding’s final Cox Plate lead-up run to be the week prior. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said he and his brothers had settled on an October 12 run for the seven-year-old, with the $1 million Group 1 The Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield or the $2 million Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill his two options.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop |Cameron Noakes
Jamie Kah is now free to ride on the day that offers more prize money than any other in Australian racing after altering the dates of her suspension handed down by the Victorian Racing Tribunal last week. Kah was outed for three weeks for failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain the best possible finishing position aboard Let’sfacethemusic in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes at Caulfield on August 31.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
7news.com.au | Brad Bishop
A total of 123 horses are officially in with a chance of winning this year’s Melbourne Cup after entries for this year’s $8.5 million race were revealed on Tuesday afternoon. Defending champion Without A Fight heads a list of 103 locally trained entries, while 20 horses trained overseas were paid-up for the race that will this year be run on November.
