Sir John Hawkwood Tracking Well Towards Melbourne Cup
Trainer John Thompson is pleased with the condition of Group 1 winner Sir John Hawkwood as he continues to work towards the 2016 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington next Tuesday. Sir John Hawkwood has been a strong and...
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Sir John Hawkwood Wins The Metropolitan 2016
Sir John Hawkwood has produced a career-best performance to take out the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick this afternoon. Jumping from the gates well, regular hoop Blake Spriggs allowed the horse to stride...
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Sir John Hawkwood draws inside barrier in JRA Cup
The David Vandyke trained stayer Sir John Hawkwood has drawn the inside barrier for the Group 3 $125,000 JRA Cup (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday. Blake Spriggs is set to continue his association with Sir John Hawkwood after...
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Sir John Hawkwood On Sydney Cup Path After Sky High Stakes Win
Imported stayer Sir John Hawkwood will head towards the 2016 Sydney Cup after he returned to the races with a win in the 2016 Sky High Stakes at Rosehill Gardens this afternoon. Messene took up the running from Who Shot...
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Spriggs breaks ankle at Rosehill trials
Jockey Blake Spriggs is the latest rider to be on the injury list after breaking his ankle at the Rosehill barrier trials this morning. Spriggs could be out of the saddle for at least two months joining Nash Rawiller and his...
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Vandyke Duo Tackle Kingston Town Stakes Field
David Vandyke will run his two Kingston Town Stakes hopefuls against each other in this Saturday’s race at Rosehill. The Warwick Farm trainer will run both five-year-old Lamasery and Hidden Gem in the $125,000 feature. Commands...
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Talent Is Ageless For Motspur
While Motspur is staring down the barrel of being a nine-year-old gelding, his trainer Kris Lees is confident that retirement is a far away prospect. The trainer believes that Motspur has continued to improve as a race horse...
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Bossdon City To Get Easier Tasks This Prep
Bossdon City had a heap of expectations on him when he started his career this year but the two-year-old season wasn’t overly kind to the Brett Cavanough trained gelding. In a barrier trial before his first start he was...
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Girls Go Racing Asked To Keep Temper In Check
Greg Hickman will tempt fate when he saddles up quick-tempered four-year-old Girls Go Racing in the Harris Farm Handicap at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse this Saturday. Girls Go Racing chose to behave last start when she won by...
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Apprentice Jockey Chad Schofield Suffers Broken Hand
Trainer David Payne has been left in the lurch for this Saturday’s Rosehill meeting after his apprentice Chad Schofield broke his hand last Sunday. Schofield broke a bone in his hand when he was dislodged from Clarry Conners’...
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