Edward Sadler

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Begg's eras tour

1 week ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Grahame Begg's training career can be split into two distinct eras: the Sydney era and the Melbourne era. As a 29-year-old, Begg took over his legendary father Neville's stables at Randwick. Group 1 success soon followed, as he prepared Eye Of The Sky to land the 1990 Doomben Cup. Begg then demonstrated his training talents on the world stage, as Monopolize went back-to-back in the Hong Kong International Bowl in 1995 and 1996, the race that's now known as the Hong Kong Mile.
Confidence key for Vestas

1 week ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Clinton McDonald's filly Vestas will head to Mornington on Saturday in search of a confidence-boosting win in the No Fuss Event Hire Handicap (1200m). The daughter of Toronado was an impressive winner on debut back in October and has contested some lucrative three-year-old races since. "It's one of those ones where we just needed to come back and let her win a race," McDonald said. "She's obviously been thrown in the deep end at her last three starts.
Giga confirmed for Goodwood

1 week ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Star sprinter Giga Kick will make his return to racing this year in South Australia's premier sprint event, the Group 1 Goodwood, on May 10. Rod Douglas, racing manager for Jonathan Munz's Pinecliff Racing, revealed that a decision about the gelding's racing program was made after he had his second jumpout for this campaign on Wednesday.
Who is Brightside's main rival in HK?

1 week ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

He may be one of the headline acts at Hong Kong's Champions Day meeting, but that doesn't mean that Mr Brightside is a good thing when he lines up in the Champions Mile on April 27. As former chief handicapper and Racing Victoria executive Greg Carpenter explained, Lindsay Park's flagbearer faces a tough rival in local star Voyage Bubble on his home turf at Sha Tin.
Swan Hill return for Rawiller?

1 week ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Brad Rawiller is eying off a comeback to race riding in June as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury. Rawiller hasn't ridden competitively since Geelong Cup Day last October. "I had tears on my rotator cuff and had to have an operation, more or less," Rawiller told Racing.com.
Clark to ride Cups contenders

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Progressive staying mare Alalcance will be out to continue her unbeaten run in 2025 when she lines up in the Group 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import has won all three of her races this campaign and ran her rivals into the ground in the G2 Chairman's Quality last weekend. Alalcance is one of three rides on Saturday for Tim Clark, who has carefully managed his workload to be in the best shape to ride her at the 52kg handicap.
Royal Patronage Hong Kong-bound

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Mr Brightside won't be the sole Australian representative in the Champions Mile in Hong Kong later this month, as Royal Patronage will also take his place in the lucrative international event. Tim Clark will maintain his association with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained import, who will be a significant runner for Bott and also Waterhouse, in what will be her first runner in Hong Kong since Grand Armee contested the G1 QEII Cup in 2005. "It's going to be very exciting," Clark said.
Avdulla thriving in HK

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

He's now two years into his stint at Sha Tin and Brenton Avdulla is loving life as a jockey based in Hong Kong. The Victorian-born-and-bred rider is enjoying a successful season on the track in the racing-mad city, as demonstrated by his double at Sha Tin last Sunday. "It was another really good day," Avdulla said.
Shinn booked for Antino return

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn is set to be reunited with Antino in next Saturday's Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Shinn produced arguably the ride of the Spring Carnival in Melbourne last year aboard Antino in the G1 Toorak Handicap, taking off in a daring mid-race move to guide the Tony Gollan-trained gelding to a dominant six-length victory.
RV moves on Cup weights

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Edward Sadler

Racing Victoria has moved to ensure a wider spread of weights for its spring handicap staying features, with both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups to again enjoy a minimum topweight of 57 kilograms at final acceptance. There has been no minimum topweight for either of the Cups since 2016 and RV's announcement on Wednesday that it will reinstate the minimum-topweight clause comes on the back of extremely low topweights for both races last spring.