Caulfield News

Legendary Pride Of Jenni is officially back from retirement. The mare won the Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. It’s too early to tell whether she is back to her best, trainer Ciaron Maher has big plans for the mare.

Mr Brightside has now won back-to-back Group 1 Futurity Stakes races. The nine-time Group 1-winner outlasted James Cummings’s Tom Kitten to win the marquee Caulfield Racecourse event on Saturday. Mr Brightside is now eyeing the Group 1 All-Star Mile on March 8.

Another Wil won the CF Orr Stakes on Saturday in what was an emotional day for Ciaron Maher’s training team following the death of the galloper’s owner last year. The five year old beat out the betting sites favourite and multi-time Group 1-winner Mr Brightside.

Lindsay Park trainers Ben, JD, and Will Hayes have a big Autumn planned for eight-time Group 1-winner Mr Brightside. They say the gelding could run in three Group 1 races before heading to Hong Kong to prove himself in another market.

Godolphin Racing head trainer James Cumming has revealed that 2022 Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile will resume his racing career this season. The five-year-old has been gelded and has started training again to prepare for his potential comeback.

Four-year-old mare Kimochi has won the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. The Gary Portelli-trained mare is the latest Yulong Investments-owned star to win a Group 1 race in Australia during the 2024/25 horse racing season.

The Lindsay Park team say Mr. Brightside is on track for a strong Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse on 26 October. He will race at Caulfield in the Might And Power Stakes on Saturday as a part of his Cox Plate prep.

The stakes continue to rise at Caulfield and each of the 10 races on Saturday present a great betting opportunity.

Queensland Derby winner Warmonger is getting a new jockey ahead of two of his biggest upcoming races this spring. Jockey Michael Dee will now ride the Group 1 winner. Warmonger and Dee’s first race is this Saturday at Flemington in the Makybe Diva Stakes.

Chain Of Lightning will run in her first race since May on Saturday in the Group 3 Vale Black Caviar (1100m) at Caulfield. If all goes well, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained mare could be in the running for a spot in this October’s The Everest at Randwick.