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News.com.au
30-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Rosehill Gardens Saturday tips, inside mail: $14 chance set for ‘peak' performance
Khumbila, named after a mountain in the Himalayas that has never been climbed, is set for a 'peak' performance of his own when he resumes in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Gerald Ryan, who trains in partnership with Sterling Alexiou, said rising five-year-old Khumbila was coming up well for his winter preparation before revealing the origin of the horse's name. 'Apparently Khumbila is a mountain close to Everest which has never been climbed, they say it is too hard,'' Ryan said. 'This horse is by All Too Hard so that is where he got his name.'' Khumbila, the racehorse, has only had 12 starts but has shown glimpses of talent with two wins and five minor placings. Ryan believes Khumbila might be better suited when kept to sprint distances after failing when pushed out to 1500m last spring. 'We might have stretched him too far last preparation chasing that Four Pillars race,'' Ryan said. 'Then we brought him back to a shorter journey at Wyong and he ran terrific to finish third. 'But he got 'crook' and had a temperature after that run so we sent him for a spell.'' Khumbila impressed in a recent Rosehill 900m barrier trial when a close third to stakes winners Robusto and Semillion. The Ingham winner Robusto returns with a strong trial win at Rosehill on Friday. The @BBakerRacing gelding, a last start second in The Lakes, runs down Semillion in the 900m heat with Khumbila in third. @tabcomau — Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) May 9, 2025 'I thought he trialled nicely, he has returned in good order and is going really well,'' Ryan enthused. In latest TAB Fixed Odds betting, Khumbila is at generous odds of $14 for the Midway for which the Paul Murray -trained Harry's Bar is the $4 favourite. The Ryan and Alexiou stable has two runners for their home track meeting with Pajanti going second-up into the TAB Handicap (1200m). Pajanti returned with a fast-finishing second to Memoria at Randwic k last month and Ryan said it had been a deliberate tactic to give the mare four weeks between runs. Memoria leads from start to finish to take out Race 7 at Randwick! @Leesracing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 26, 2025 'We feel Pajanti is good fresh so we waited a month for this race,'' Ryan said. 'Then she has three weeks into the Gai Waterhouse Classic. We are trying to get some black type with her as she is an expensive mare.'' Pajanti is at $9.50 in latest betting behind the Joe Pride -trained Weeping Woman at $4.60. At Eagle Farm, Ryan is hoping promising Just Party gets some luck in running after drawing right off the track for the Group 3 $300,000 Fred Best Classic (1400m). Just Party, a son of unbeaten US Triple Crown winner Justify, resumed with a fast-finishing second to Media World in the Hawkesbury Guineas earlier this month. They again clash in the Fred Best Classic with both rated at $8 behind the Chris Waller -trained Angel Capital at $3.10 favourite. ðŸŒ� Media World hangs on in the G3 @hawkesburyrc Guineas and makes it two in a row! @SnowdenRacing1 | @G1TySchil | @YulongInvest — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 3, 2025 â– â– â– â– â– Race 1: Zebra Finch $4.80-$4.60 Race 2: Boys Night Out $3.30-$2.80, Warrior For Peace $5-$3.50 Race 3: Harry's Bar $4.20-$4, I Am Brave $6.50-$4.40, Lady Extreme $8.50-$4.60, Vegas Raider $12-$6 Race 4: Hopper $12-$7 Race 5: Ellipsis $11-$4.60, Massira $19-$10 Race 6: Pure Alpha $7.50-$5.50, Little Cointreau $7.50-$6, Scalextrics $18-$9.50 Race 7: Kerguelen $3.30-$3.10, Unstopabull $11-$6, Spanish Fox $26-$10, Smashing Time $26-$11 Race 8: Glory Daze $11-$4.60, Major Beel $8-$6, Private Legacy $8-$6.50, Touristic $11-$7.50, Shahzad $26-$12 Race 9: Misterkipchoge $8-$5 including a $1000 each way at $7/$2.30, Cormac T $8-$6.50, Anderson Bridge $15-$8, Half Yours $11-$8.50 with a bet of $2000 at $9, Good Prize $19-$10 Race 10: Weeping Woman $8-$4.60 A filly chasing a third win from five starts has been strongly fancied to make it two wins from two start this preparation at Rosehill on Saturday. Story: @ClintonPayne ðŸ'‡ — Racenet (@RacenetTweets) May 30, 2025 • Ray & Duff's Rosehill Saturday tips: $3 best bet â– â– â– â– â– EARLY QUADDIE TIPS Race 3: 7,8,9,14 Race 4: 2,6,12,13 Race 5: 1,4,5,13 Race 6: 3,4,5 QUADDIE TIPS Race 7: 2,10,16 Race 8: 1,5,8,9 Race 9: 2,4,7,8 Race 10: 7,9,10,17 James Molony is looking at a runner with a bit of value in Race 1 at Rosehill ðŸ�‡ Sign up to Racenet IQ to start using the Sectionals feature ðŸ'‰ Imagine what you could be buying instead. — Racenet (@RacenetTweets) May 29, 2025 • Shayne O'Cass's race-by-race tips, analysis for Rosehill Gardens on Saturday â– â– â– â– â– PRICE CHECK The Lord Mayor's Cup (race 8) is an open race with plenty of market moves. GLORY DAZE (5) has been the bigger firmer from $11 to $4.60 while rivals MAJOR BEEL (1) has tightened from $8 to $6 and PRIVATE LEGACY (9) from $8 to $6.50. TOURISTIC (8) ($11-$7.50) and SHAHZAD (13) ($26-$12) are other big firmers. Glory Daze powers home to win at Randwick for @cmaherracing at big odds! ðŸ'° — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 • Rosehill Turf Talk: Ray Thomas's $41 tip in key Saturday feature â– â– â– â– â– SECTIONAL STARS Race 3 No.14 I AM BRAVE was very impressive on debut at Scone during the two-day Cup carnival, winning her maiden over 1000m in a swift 57.07s despite the soft track conditions. She ran her final 600m in 33.85s as she raced clear of her rivals. Race 7 No.9 UNSTOPABULL turned for home with his 14 rivals in front of him but he switched back towards the inside and drove through the field, finishing fast for fifth to Zealously. He would have run his last 600m in sub-34s, one of the fastest closing sectionals of the day. Zealously with a big win after leading all the way at Scone! ðŸ'¨ @NockBraith | @SnowdenRacing1 — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 • â– â– â– â– â– TRIAL POINTERS Race 3 No.5 KHUMBILA is resuming after a five-month break but he trialled very well at Rosehill on May 9 when third to stakes winners Robusto and Semillion. Khumbila, who was fresh and keen in the trial, raced three wide without cover throughout the 900m heat and was still closing off nicely to finish within a length of the winner. Race 7 No.3 FULLY LIT hasn't raced since the Golden Slipper last year when he ran 10th to Lady Of Camelot. Fully Lit showed plenty of ability last season winning the Inglis Millennium and also finishing a close second in the Black Opal. He's had two barrier trials to prepare for his comeback, finishing third after racing wide to I Am Brave at Randwick on April 24 then racing on speed and holding his ground when third to Ellipsis at Warwick Farm two weeks ago. The @GaiWaterhouse1 -Bott 2YOs are unstoppable! ðŸ'¥ Fully Lit wins the $2 million @inglis_sales Millennium from a tricky draw in tough fashion. — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 10, 2024 • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but needed' â– â– â– â– â– BEST BET Race 7 No.10 KERGUELEN is a promising Godolphin sprinter resuming after six months. He has not missed a top two finish in five starts, winning twice, including his runaway win on debut at Kembla nearly a year ago when he put 10 lengths on his chasing rivals in heavy going. He also won at Warwick Farm in heavy going that same preparation. Trainer James Cummings has given Kerguelen two very easy trials to prepare for his comeback, the most recent when he was kept under a tight hold before finishing a close sixth to Angel Capital on the Polytrack at Warwick Farm. He handles wet tracks and sprints well fresh. Angel Capital (#HarryAngel), the multiple Group winner, stepped out at Warwick Farm trials today ðŸ'‡ — Darley in Australia (@DarleyAus) May 22, 2025 • Schiller to be sidelined for six weeks with fracture â– â– â– â– â– VALUE Race 4 No.12 LIKE LUKEY resumed in the Scone Country Cup and came from near last on the turn with a strong run through near the inside to finish second, beaten less than a length by all-the-way upset winner Who Ever Thought. Like Lukey's comeback effort at 1400m was eye-catching, going out to 1500m suits, she's drawn well and should settle closer to the lead, and she won second-up by a big margin when last in work. Like Lukey is very genuine and terrific each way value around $12.
Courier-Mail
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Trainers Richard, Will Freedman saddle I Am Brave at Rosehill
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. I Am Brave, the brilliant filly who made headlines at the Scone Cup carnival, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman sent I Am Brave to the races for the first time at Scone two weeks and the three-year-old filly dominated her rivals to win a 1000m maiden. She was heavily backed into $1.75 favouritism and scored with authority, recording a slick 57.07sec despite the Soft 7 track rating. The Freedmans could have chosen an easier race than a Midway for I Am Brave's second start but it is an indication of how highly they race the filly that are prepared to chance their arm at Rosehill. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'We thought she was very good at Scone,'' Richard Freedman said. 'More importantly she has come through that race really well so we are keen to run her on Saturday. 'But it has taken us a while to get her to the track, and there have been reasons for that, so we don't want to push her too far in her first race preparation. 'So, this will probably be her last run before we give her a break. She's a nice filly and we will be even better again in the new season.'' I Am Brave, a daughter of Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible, is at $4.60 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting and is challenging Harry's Bar ($4.40) for favouritism. The Freedman stable also prepared Walking Painting to win at the Scone carnival and the gelding will line up at Rosehill in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1800m). • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but really needed' Unlike stablemate I Am Brave, former French galloper Walking Painting was unwanted in betting at $21 but broke through for his first Australian win with an all-the-way effort in a Scone Midway. 'Walking Painting's win rated quite highly for a Midway,'' Freedman said. 'I think the key to him is it has taken a while to work out his quirks but we feel now that he prefers soft tracks. 'We had some issues with his hind fetlocks and we had to re-shoe him different ways to work out what was best for him.'' Freedman is also optimistic Zoubaby ($26) can run an improved race back on a firmer Eagle Farm track for Saturday's Listed $160,000 Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m). • 'Hope the right decision was made': Rosehill trainers react to sale vote Meanwhile, Freedman's improving filly Let's Fly, who romped home by nearly six lengths at Randwick last week, will be given her chance in the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We paid the late nomination for her during the week and the plan is for her to go to the Oaks,'' Freedman said. 'She's come through her Randwick win in really good order and we feel she deserves her opportunity.'' Originally published as 'She's a nice filly': Richard and Will Freedmans to saddle up I Am Brave at Rosehill Gardens
Mercury
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Mercury
Trainers Richard, Will Freedman saddle I Am Brave at Rosehill
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. I Am Brave, the brilliant filly who made headlines at the Scone Cup carnival, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman sent I Am Brave to the races for the first time at Scone two weeks and the three-year-old filly dominated her rivals to win a 1000m maiden. She was heavily backed into $1.75 favouritism and scored with authority, recording a slick 57.07sec despite the Soft 7 track rating. The Freedmans could have chosen an easier race than a Midway for I Am Brave's second start but it is an indication of how highly they race the filly that are prepared to chance their arm at Rosehill. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'We thought she was very good at Scone,'' Richard Freedman said. 'More importantly she has come through that race really well so we are keen to run her on Saturday. 'But it has taken us a while to get her to the track, and there have been reasons for that, so we don't want to push her too far in her first race preparation. 'So, this will probably be her last run before we give her a break. She's a nice filly and we will be even better again in the new season.'' I Am Brave, a daughter of Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible, is at $4.60 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting and is challenging Harry's Bar ($4.40) for favouritism. The Freedman stable also prepared Walking Painting to win at the Scone carnival and the gelding will line up at Rosehill in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1800m). • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but really needed' Unlike stablemate I Am Brave, former French galloper Walking Painting was unwanted in betting at $21 but broke through for his first Australian win with an all-the-way effort in a Scone Midway. 'Walking Painting's win rated quite highly for a Midway,'' Freedman said. 'I think the key to him is it has taken a while to work out his quirks but we feel now that he prefers soft tracks. 'We had some issues with his hind fetlocks and we had to re-shoe him different ways to work out what was best for him.'' Freedman is also optimistic Zoubaby ($26) can run an improved race back on a firmer Eagle Farm track for Saturday's Listed $160,000 Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m). • 'Hope the right decision was made': Rosehill trainers react to sale vote Meanwhile, Freedman's improving filly Let's Fly, who romped home by nearly six lengths at Randwick last week, will be given her chance in the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We paid the late nomination for her during the week and the plan is for her to go to the Oaks,'' Freedman said. 'She's come through her Randwick win in really good order and we feel she deserves her opportunity.'' Originally published as 'She's a nice filly': Richard and Will Freedmans to saddle up I Am Brave at Rosehill Gardens
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
‘She's a nice filly': Richard and Will Freedmans to saddle up I Am Brave at Rosehill Gardens
I Am Brave, the brilliant filly who made headlines at the Scone Cup carnival, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman sent I Am Brave to the races for the first time at Scone two weeks and the three-year-old filly dominated her rivals to win a 1000m maiden. She was heavily backed into $1.75 favouritism and scored with authority, recording a slick 57.07s despite the soft 7 track rating. The Freedmans could have chosen an easier race than a Midway for I Am Brave's second start but it is an indication of how highly they race the filly that are prepared to chance their arm at Rosehill. 'We thought she was very good at Scone,'' Richard Freedman said. 'More importantly she has come through that race really well so we are keen to run her on Saturday. 'But it has taken us a while to get her to the track, and there have been reasons for that, so we don't want to push her too far in her first race preparation. 'So, this will probably be her last run before we give her a break. She's a nice filly and we will be even better again in the new season.'' I Am Brave, a daughter of Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible, is at $4.60 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting and is challenging Harry's Bar ($4.40) for favouritism. The Freedman stable also prepared Walking Painting to win at the Scone Carnival and the gelding will line up at Rosehill in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1800m). 🎨 Walking Painting leads all the way and wins the first at Scone at juicy odds! @AlyshaCollett | @R1CHARDFREEDMAN | @willfreedman — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 • Unlike stablemate I Am Brave, former French galloper Walking Painting was unwanted in betting at $21 but broke through for his first Australian win with an all-the-way effort in a Scone Midway. 'Walking Painting's win rated quite highly for a Midway,'' Freedman said. 'I think the key to him is it has taken a while to work out his quirks but we feel now that he prefers soft tracks. 'We had some issues with his hind fetlocks and we had to re-shoe him different ways to work out what was best for him.'' Freedman is also optimistic Zoubaby ($26) can run an improved race back on a firmer Eagle Farm track for Saturday's Listed $160,000 Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m). Zoubaby hangs for @G1TySchil to win at Warwick FarmðŸ'� — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 7, 2024 Meanwhile, Freedman's improving filly Let's Fly, who romped home by nearly six lengths at Randwick last week, will be given her chance in the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We paid the late nomination for her during the week and the plan is for her to go to the Oaks,'' Freedman said. 'She's come through her Randwick win in really good order and we feel she deserves her opportunity.''
The Age
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
‘I'll look after you': Rider banned for trying to avoid missing weight
He was suspended for three weeks on the first charge and four on the second, but they are to be served concurrently from June 7. Hutchings said of the first charge that he'd made 'a massive mistake'. 'I've just come back from a three-month injury. Financially, it's put a lot of pressure on me,' he said. 'The last two days, we've been flooded in our home, so that's interrupted my preparation, hence my weight was a little bit bad. 'I felt the pressure because it was a Chris Waller runner, and I'm trying to establish myself again in NSW. I do regret it, and it's just possibly a brain snap on my behalf.' As for the second charge, he said: 'It sort of didn't hit me until we were sitting in here and he said those words and I thought, 'Geez, this is pretty big'. I'm all for the integrity of racing. Obviously, the words are serious, but it's a long way from what I meant.' Freedman flyer eyes Oaks Trainer Will Freedman believes Let's Fly is bred to tackle the 2400m of the Queensland Oaks after she rocketed into calculations with a wet-track demolition at Randwick on Saturday. A $31 chance, the filly relished heavy going in the 1800m benchmark 72 handicap for three-year-olds to win by almost six lengths and was quickly posted as a $15 (TAB) for the group 1 Oaks on June 7 at Eagle Farm. Leading Sydney apprentice Braith Nock raced Let's Fly outside the leader before she took over on the home turn under hands and heels riding. Nock then asked for an effort, and she gapped her rivals. Owners now seem certain to pay a late nomination fee for the Oaks. 'Her half sister, Mimi's Award, won over 2800 and 3200, so there's definitely pedigree to run over a trip, but she's come to hand a lot quicker than I thought,' said Will, who trains in partnership with his father, Richard. 'I thought an Oaks was way too ambitious, but she's beaten them like a good thing.' Sargent on weather watch Randwick trainer John Sargent has his fingers crossed for a wet Brisbane Cup on June 14 after Casual Connection showed he is up for another shot at the group 2 3200m test with a dominant win on Saturday. The six-year-old cruised to a three-length win in the 2400m benchmark 78 race, which he also won narrowly last year from Quantum Cat on a soft track. On a heavy surface on Saturday, he was never threatened. Last year, Casual Connection went onto the Brisbane Cup, where he ran ninth on a good 4 Eagle Farm surface. 'He's been a great horse, especially on this type of ground,' Sargent said. 'I wouldn't take him again, he's getting older now, unless it was wet. I took him last year, and it was rock hard, and he didn't like it, so we'll just tick away for a few weeks and see how the weather is. 'He loves the wet, he's only a one-paced horse so she rode it a treat.' Stanley breaks through Newcastle-based apprentice William Stanley celebrated his best moment in racing when scoring a first Saturday city win thanks to a strong effort from John Thompson-trained Flying Embers in the Midway Handicap (1400m). Stanley, who had his first city winner, Opal Fields, also for Thompson at a midweek Warwick Farm meeting, produced a calm ride on the favourite, which was caught wide but still powered to a one and a quarter length victory. Stanley, who hails from Orange, moved to join the Kris Lees stables, through a connection with former jockey Corey Brown, six months ago and hopes to land more city rides. 'That's my No.1 so far,' Stanley said of the win. 'All the family are in racing. Dad [Peter] was a jockey for 30 years and is now a trainer. All my sisters and brothers are jockeys. They weren't going to stop it [me becoming one]. 'I'm happy where I am at the moment and how things are going.' Agarwood brings spring promise The Adrian Bott-Gai Waterhouse stable is likely to spell Agarwood and target the spring after the promising filly stamped her potential with a commanding win at Randwick on Saturday. An odds-on favourite in the 1200m race for two-year-olds, the daughter of Wootton Bassett scored a two-and-a-quarter-length victory from Godolphin's Matima. Bott said before the race that Agarwood would be spelled to prepare for a spring campaign. Jockey Adam Hyeronimus said Agarwood was very professional on Saturday after she was a handful for Tim Clark behind the gates before winning on debut at Warwick Farm on May 7. 'She's really improved from that mentally, and she was such a professional today,' Hyeronimus said. Howlett hope seasoned for cups Hunter trainer Todd Howlett had his eye on wet-weather country cups for A Pound Of Salt after he burst through the pack late under Zac Lloyd to take out the Highway Handicap on Saturday. The five-year-old, which came to Howlett from Orange trainer Peter Stanley - the father of Saturday's Midway-winning apprentice William, raced away with the class 3 1200m event. It was his third win in eight starts for Howlett and the first in Highway grade. 'It was a good turn of foot under heavy conditions,' Howlett said. 'He's a little fella and when I got him, I wouldn't have expected him to be winning a Highway, so he's done a great job. 'I'll just try to find the right races, but maybe he could go into those country cups now. He does [handle heavy tracks]. That was the query today and he's done well.'
