Doomben

Peter Snowden is hoping that his two-year-old colt Free Wheeling will break his maiden when he runs in the Group 2 Champagne Classic tomorrow May 21, 2011. Free Wheeling has had three starts for two placings, a statistic Snowden is hoping to change at Doomben this weekend. The young colt…

Gerald Ryan will attempt to stop Darley from winning another Group 1 two-year-old race when he lines Hot Snitzel up in the Group 1 T.J. Smith on June 11. Darley has managed to win all of the previous Group 1 juvenile races this season, however, Ryan is hoping he can…

Promising three-year-old Stryker was the first of an eventual three winners for in-form trainer Chris Waller at Doomben on Saturday, claiming victory in the $125,000 Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1350m). Stryker ($7.50) overcame their wide barrier 14 draw and displayed a brilliant turn of foot to find the line…

In the closing race at Doomben Racecourse on Saturday, Peter Snowden’s consistent mare Beaded secured a narrow win in the $125,000 Group 3 Darley BRC Sprint (1350m). A four-year-old daughter of boom sire Lonhro, Beaded started as the clear $2.90 favourite and held on to defeat the fast approaching $14…

In a sensational day of racing for Chris Waller, the Rosehill-based mentor secured his second of three wins at Doomben on Saturday in the $150,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m) with promising two-year-old Pressday. Domesday colt Pressday ($8.50) managed a tidy 1 ¼ length victory ahead of consistent Queensland colt…

In an intense and entertaining finish in the $500,000 Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) at Doomben racecourse on Saturday, the Chris Waller-trained favourite Metal Bender pulled out a final burst of acceleration to bound home and secure back-to-back black type success. A four-year-old Danasinga gelding, Metal Bender entered the betting…

On Saturday as part of the highly anticipated Kirks Doomben Cup Day, a top-class field of sprinters will take to the Doomben track in the final race of the day, the $125,000 Group 3 Darley BRC Sprint (1350m). This year the 2010 BRC Sprint has attracted 16 runners plus four…

This Saturday Doomben Racecourse is home to the latest meeting of the prestigious Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, and as part of the day’s proceedings a capacity field of two-year-olds will take to the track in the $150,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m). Some exciting juveniles line-up in this year’s Champagne…

The Chris Waller-trained Metal Bender has emerged as the clear pre-race favourite for this Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) at Brisbane’s Doomben Racecourse. Currently paying $2.90 at Metal Bender, a four-year-old Danasinga gelding, was super impressive last start over 1800m when he held off Road To Rock to…