Tony Noonan’s Kiwi expat Manolo Blahniq debuts down under in the 2016 San Domenico Stakes on Saturday in Sydney with his performance in the Group 3 to determine where to...
Stephen Wolfe is quietly confident of an upset in Saturday’s Belmont Classic in Perth, the Albany-based trainer believing in the untapped potential of his Pins gelding Stompin. One of two...
Top Western Australian jockey William Pike has landed the prize ride in Saturday’s Belmont Oaks, booked to ride classy filly Sweet Serenity in the black-type feature. The $80,000 Listed Belmont...
Tony Noonan’s classy mare Varenna Miss may have skipped the Stradbroke and its associated QTC Cup winners’ hoodoo, but on Saturday she faces a similar battle against the stats for...
Top local trainer Kelso Wood is likely to be shaking his head after his consistent five-year-old mare Zero Rock drew her fourth double-digit barrier in as many races for this...
Mornington trainer Tony Noonan and connections are confident that their decision to bypass the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap showdown a fortnight ago with in-form mare Varenna Miss will be the...
QTC Cup winner Varenna Miss will not start in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap after trainer Tony Noonan decided to stick with his original plan and aim her at Winter...
After a dominant and hard-fought win in the QTC Cup last Saturday, the Tony Noonan-trained Varenna Miss could still bypass a run in the $1 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap...
Doomben 10,000 winner Beaded has been the best backed runner for Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said that the Peter Snowden trained mare had...
Weekend winners Varenna Miss and Hurtle Myrtle have escaped penalty in the Stradbroke Handicap for their wins on Saturday. Varenna Miss, who gained an exemption by winning the QTC Cup,...
There may be a new favourite in the markets for next Saturday’s $1 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) after Tony Noonan’s impeccably-bred mare Varenna Miss overcame a horror draw and the...
Trainer Tony Noonan thought he was onto a good thing when he nominated Varenna Miss for both the Dane Ripper Stakes and the QTC Cup. However the master plan has...
