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Prime Thoroughbreds - We have a Host of Leaders in our Team

Tuesday 29 June 2021, 7:34pm

Prime Thoroughbred’s current racing team is putting together quite a record. We have 22 horses that have raced in our team at present. Sixteen of these are winners including the Stakes winning trio Rubisaki, Fituese and Xtremetime with Miss Divine Em and Miss In Charge running 4th in Stakes races. This sees a stakes winner to winner ratio of 18.75% with a stake’s performed to winner ratio of 31.25%. These are exceptional figures.   Read more »

Freedmans land maiden Group One win

Saturday 27 February 2021, 6:35pm

Under-rated filly Forbidden Love has emerged as an autumn carnival smokey with a brilliant performance to win the Surround Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Capriccio completes Damian Lane treble

Saturday 27 February 2021, 6:32pm

In a big day for country-trained horses, Warrnambool filly Capriccio has taken out the Inglis Dash for Daniel Bowman.  Read more »

Verry Elleegant triumphs in stirring dual

Saturday 27 February 2021, 6:01pm

Chris Waller continues to make the Chipping Norton Stakes his own, claiming the race for the ninth time with star mare Verry Elleegant.  Read more »

Boilover of Lunar proportions in Guineas

Saturday 27 February 2021, 5:50pm

Lunar Fox has become the longest-priced horse to win a Group One race in Melbourne in more than 30 years with his Australian Guineas victory.  Read more »

Sydney raider secures All-Star Mile spot

Saturday 27 February 2021, 4:52pm

Chris Waller gained an All-Star Mile runner when Star Of The Seas won the Blamey Stakes to earn a golden ticket into the $5 million race.  Read more »

Sweet win Moves Sargent filly into Slipper

Saturday 27 February 2021, 3:39pm

Four Moves Ahead will go straight into the Golden Slipper without another start after bouncing back from a setback to take out the Sweet Embrace Stakes.  Read more »

O'President reigns supreme in Skyline

Saturday 27 February 2021, 2:58pm

Improving two-year-old O'President has dictated from the front to win the Skyline Stakes at Randwick, securing himself a Golden Slipper start.  Read more »

Tycoon hums home and heads for a spell

Saturday 27 February 2021, 2:12pm

John McArdle knows Tycoon Humma's family inside and out and he thinks the best strategy for the undefeated two-year-old filly is to send her for a spell.  Read more »

Eustace predicting upset in Guineas

Friday 26 February 2021, 4:00pm

David Eustace believes the Australian Guineas is a very open race and could be won by a horse at big odds. He is hoping Jet Propulsion can fit that bill.  Read more »

Attards dreaming big with Skyline runner

Friday 26 February 2021, 3:30pm

Trainer Jason Attard is hoping Sir Rastus can follow in the footsteps of Mamaragan by winning the Skyline Stakes at his first start.  Read more »

Lethal duo planning Mass Destruction

Friday 26 February 2021, 3:00pm

Tony Gollan and Ryan Maloney have forged a lethal combination this season and team up with Mass Destruction in The Jewel 3YO Prelude at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Payne looking forward to clear Guineas run

Friday 26 February 2021, 2:14pm

Patrick Payne is hoping that Cherry Tortoni can put his hand up as a legitimate Australian Derby chance with a flashing run in the Australian Guineas.  Read more »

Conditions ripe for Colette in Group One

Friday 26 February 2021, 12:30pm

Colette will bid to take her record to two wins from as many starts this campaign when she tackles the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes.  Read more »

Golden Slipper competition heating up

Friday 26 February 2021, 10:10am

The Golden Slipper picture will become clearer at Randwick when a number of hopefuls clash in the Skyline and Sweet Embrace Stakes.  Read more »

Legendary jockey Jim Johnson passes away

Thursday 25 February 2021, 4:30pm

Three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey and Australian Racing Hall Of Fame member Jimmy Johnson has died at the age of 92.  Read more »

Morgan on weather watch with Ligulate

Thursday 25 February 2021, 3:55pm

Tamworth trainer Cody Morgan has expressed concern about the likelihood of a wet track for Ligulate in the Listed Tattersall's Mile at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Away Game passes Surround fitness test

Thursday 25 February 2021, 3:00pm

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Away Game will take her place in the Surround Stakes after passing a veterinary examination.  Read more »

Pike shooting to win Australian Guineas

Thursday 25 February 2021, 1:30pm

Perth gallopers have had a great record in Melbourne this season and Sean Casey is hoping Dom To Shoot can continue that trend in the Australian Guineas.  Read more »

Berry keen to get into Group One groove

Thursday 25 February 2021, 1:05pm

Consistency is the buzz word for jockey Tommy Berry as he prepares to partner two promising horses in Sydney's first Group One races of the year.  Read more »

Smith chasing special win with Tricky Gal

Thursday 25 February 2021, 10:00am

Having worked alongside Guy Walter at Warwick Farm, Matt Smith would love nothing more than to win the race named in memory of the late trainer.  Read more »

NSW Racing receives prize money boost

Wednesday 24 February 2021, 4:32pm

Racing NSW has announced significant prize money boosts for a host of country and metropolitan races, including the Group One Epsom Handicap.  Read more »

Mugatoo's owners sweat on Mile wildcard

Wednesday 24 February 2021, 3:05pm

The lure of a shot at the $5 million All-Star Mile has convinced connections of Mugatoo to keep him on ice in the hope of receiving a wildcard into the race.  Read more »

Poland ready to annex Australian Guineas

Wednesday 24 February 2021, 1:46pm

As a trainer who has won almost 50 Group One races, Mike Moroney has a strong handle on a horse's quality and he thinks Poland can measure up to top grade.  Read more »

Star filly putting Payne back up in lights

Wednesday 24 February 2021, 12:51pm

Montefilia will be one of the headline acts when she kicks off her Australian Oaks campaign in the Surround Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Sargent Moves Ahead with Slipper dream

Tuesday 23 February 2021, 4:34pm

A week after being scratched from the Silver Slipper due to a stable mishap, Four Moves Ahead will take her place in the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Tagaloa set to replicate on-speed tactics

Tuesday 23 February 2021, 1:13pm

Tagaloa's confidence-boosting win in the C S Hayes Stakes has given trainer Trent Busuttin some valuable insight into the colt's ideal racing pattern.  Read more »

Marquand to test Captivant's Slipper hopes

Monday 22 February 2021, 2:50pm

Popular English rider Tom Marquand returns to Sydney racing at Randwick where his mounts include Golden Slipper hopeful Captivant in the Skyline Stakes.  Read more »

Lindsay Park keeping the faith in Aysar

Monday 22 February 2021, 1:30pm

Tom Dabernig is quietly confident that Aysar can break his run of four consecutive seconds when he steps out in the Group One Australian Guineas.  Read more »

Crucial trackwork hitout for Edmonds duo

Monday 22 February 2021, 12:21pm

Magic Millions runner-up Alpine Edge will compete in a Gold Coast jump out as he prepares for a return to racing in the Todman Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Queen and Sky share Oakleigh Plate honours

Saturday 20 February 2021, 6:58pm

Top apprentice Teo Nugent was happy to share the spoils as Portland Sky dead-heated for victory in the Oakleigh Plate to give him his maiden Group One win.  Read more »

Sam Freedman claims first Group One

Saturday 20 February 2021, 6:28pm

Artorius has given trainer Anthony Freedman and jockey Luke Currie their second Blue Diamond Stakes in three years and Sam Freedman his first Group One win.  Read more »

Baker's autumn gets cooking with Aegon

Saturday 20 February 2021, 5:57pm

New Zealander Aegon has created a huge impression at his Australian debut with a scintillating Hobartville Stakes victory over Sydney's best three-year-olds.  Read more »

Kiwi mare is more than a Probabeel star

Saturday 20 February 2021, 4:59pm

Brilliant New Zealand mare Probabeel has won her third Group One race, comfortably accounting for a high-class field in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Waller getting Slipper Affairs in order

Saturday 20 February 2021, 4:25pm

Chris Waller-trained youngster Home Affairs has booked his spot in the world's richest two-year-old race with a determined victory in the Silver Slipper.  Read more »

Wet track proves no barrier for Waller duo

Saturday 20 February 2021, 3:26pm

Classy mare Subpoenaed has led home a Millie Fox Stakes quinella for the Chris Waller stable, defeating stablemate Madam Rouge in the Group Two race.  Read more »

Payne mulls over Cup tilt for Defibrillate

Saturday 20 February 2021, 2:35pm

Patrick Payne wanted to see Defibrillate win with more authority but he will still consider an Australian Cup berth for the winner of his past four starts.  Read more »

Cummings predicts bright future for colt

Saturday 20 February 2021, 1:58pm

Godolphin three-year-old Andermatt has earned himself a shot at better races after putting his mind on the job to score a first-up win at Rosehill.  Read more »

Plague Stone ready to roll on wet track

Friday 19 February 2021, 4:48pm

Trainer David Pfieffer has enjoyed good success with cast-offs from Godolphin and he hopes Plague Stone can be his next success story.  Read more »

Huxtable excited to resume at Eagle Farm

Friday 19 February 2021, 3:24pm

Justin Huxtable makes his long-awaited return to riding at Eagle Farm after suffering serious abdominal injuries in a freak incident at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Sargent favourite out of Silver Slipper

Friday 19 February 2021, 2:25pm

Godolphin youngster Paulele has assumed Silver Slipper favouritism following the withdrawal of the John Sargent-trained Four Moves Ahead.  Read more »

Enthaar cleared to start in Blue Diamond

Friday 19 February 2021, 1:25pm

In a relief for punters, favourite Enthaar will take her place in the Blue Diamond Stakes but undefeated filly Dosh has been scratched.  Read more »

Unheralded colts out to upstage big guns

Friday 19 February 2021, 11:49am

Stablemates The Elanora and Wheelhouse will face a stern test of their autumn carnival credentials when they clash in the Hobartville Stakes.  Read more »

Cummings trio ready to fire in Diamond

Friday 19 February 2021, 11:19am

James Cummings has been the most successful juvenile trainer in Melbourne this season and he is taking a well-performed trio into the Blue Diamond Stakes.  Read more »

Streets back to happy hunting ground

Thursday 18 February 2021, 4:50pm

Shane Nichols has had a big week with the birth of his fifth child and he's hoping his good luck will continue with Streets Of Avalon in the Futurity Stakes.  Read more »

Wren's Day on track for Eagle Farm return

Thursday 18 February 2021, 4:02pm

Cody Morgan is hoping Wren's Day can add to the success he has enjoyed with ex-Godolphin horses when he resumes racing at Eagle Farm.  Read more »

Blue Diamond favourite in injury scare

Thursday 18 February 2021, 3:48pm

Racing Victoria veterinarians will re-inspect three Blue Diamond runners, including leading contenders Enthaar and Dosh, after they failed fitness tests.  Read more »

Rocket ready to launch Golden Slipper bid

Thursday 18 February 2021, 2:11pm

Country trainer Scott Spackman has just eight horses in work and one of them, Rocket Tiger, is emerging as an unlikely Golden Slipper candidate.  Read more »

Peltzer the stable chief but hold De Beers

Thursday 18 February 2021, 11:40am

Gerald Ryan has put the polish on a number of star colts and Hobartville Stakes contender Peltzer is promising to be his latest protegy.  Read more »

Ryan positive Sydney sprinter can Standout

Wednesday 17 February 2021, 3:33pm

After being forced to scratch Standout twice due to wet tracks in Sydney, trainer Gerald Ryan is hoping for a case of third time lucky at Caulfield.  Read more »