After a ripping Listed $125,000 R S Crawford Stakes (1200m) win, Rope Them In has given his connections a dilemma over which big race connections should target over Ascot’s Pinnacles carnival.
Hayden King
Run within an hour of each other, The Everest and Caulfield Cup were both important for different reasons.
Jamie Melham has become the first female jockey to salute in the Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) aboard favourite Half Yours, giving the legendary hoop the first of her elusive ‘majors’ in racing.
Champion racehorse Ka Ying Rising has justified his title of the world’s best sprinter in a landmark Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest success at Randwick, with the Hong Kong superstar beating Australia’s best.
Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate favourite Sir Delius has been sensationally removed from both events and stood down for the remainder of the 2025 spring carnival after specialist veterinary advice.
Golden Saddle victor Magnificent Andy will need to reverse the form on key rival Comfort Me in order to keep his winning run going in Saturday’s Group 3 $200,000 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising will have his date with destiny in Saturday’s $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) where months of preparation and angst come to a head.
Ka Ying Rising has firmed to $1.60 favouritism after faring well in the barrier draw for Saturday’s $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick, receiving gate seven.
The world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising has again sent social media into a spiral, this time with betting agencies getting caught up in a myriad of ‘fake news’
Last season’s premier two-year-old picked up precisely where her previous campaign ended as a three-year-old, with Talkanco recording an ominous fresh win in the $100,000 Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m) at Ascot.
History has a funny knack of repeating and fortune shone on master trainer Chris Waller, who was rewarded for his long-term judgment on Saturday when Autumn Boy collected the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Set, ready, racing! With footy over, all attention turns to Ascot, WA’s home of racing, who will host their first meeting for the season on Saturday.
