Latest news with #Grafterburners
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
2025 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes: Trainer Kelly Schweida wary of tough last run for Grafterburners
Trainer Kelly Schweida 's biggest concern for his rising star Grafterburners in Saturday's $1m BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm is how much fuel is left in the tank after the colt's last gut-busting run across the road at Doomben. Grafterburners produced an eye-catching charge from out wide on a heavy track in the Group 2 Spirit of Boom Classic (1200m) two weeks ago to finish third behind Cool Archie and Gallo Nero, who is the $4.20 favourite for the Sires' Produce (1400m). Schweida also has exciting grey filly El Morzillo running in Saturday's Fred Best Classic (1400m), which offers the winner a golden ticket to the prestigious $3m Stradbroke Handicap in two weeks' time. Grafterburners is currently third in the betting market for the Sires' Produce for juveniles, behind the Hawkes Team's Gallo Nero and Michael Freedman 's undefeated gelding Aerodrome ($6.50). The Chris and Corey Munce -trained Cool Archie is listed as a $12 chance following his Spirit of Boom Classic victory, his third win in a row. Grafterburners will need another tremendous effort from barrier 16 on Saturday when the Eagle Farm track is almost certain to be worse than its current Soft 5 grading, with showers forecast in Brisbane on Friday and on race day. Another winner for @munceracing, with Cool Archie getting the nose down in the Spirit Of Boom Classic! — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 'That run was super,' Schweida said of the ride two weeks ago from Jason Collett, who will again be on-board for the Sires' Produce after Blake Shinn this week was ruled out of the rest of the winter carnival with a foot injury. 'The only trouble is that you don't know how much that takes out of them. 'It doesn't appear to have. He's worked good, his blood's good and he looks good. But he had a hard run the other day, four-deep. 'It's a strong Sires', as good as I've seen for a while.' Collett will ride El Morzillo in the Fred Best Classic after steering the filly to a last-start win in a 1350m race for three-year-olds on Doomben 10,000 day two weeks ago. The winner of more than $1m in prizemoney has firmed from $16 to $11 in the $300,000 Group 3 race, with the Chris Waller -trained Angela Capital the $3 favourite ahead of Media World ($7.50) and Just Party ($8). 'She's got an awkward gate too (11) but she bounced back super from that run the other day,' Schweida said. 'She looks good and she's got the same jockey on.' If El Morzillo wins the Fred Best Classic to gain guaranteed entry into the Stradbroke Handicap, she will carry just 49.5kg in the 1400m blue-riband race on June 14.
News.com.au
16-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Schweida struggling to line up the form in Group 2 Spirit of Boom Classic at Doomben
Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida is an astute reader of form but even he's battling to read the tea leaves for the Group 2 Spirit of Boom Classic at Doomben on Saturday. Schweida has $9.50 chance Grafterburners in the $300,000 race for two-year-olds over 1200m, with the Team Hawkes-trained Gallo Nero the $4.40 favourite. With the mixture of southern raiders and locals in the 17-horse field, combined with the flighty nature of juveniles, it could be anyone's guess who comes out on top in the Spirit of Boom Classic. Grafterburners has won two of his five races, including an impressive last-start victory two months ago in the $500,000 QTIS Jewel 2YO (1200m) on the Gold Coast. Before that he placed fourth in the $2m Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick behind Rivellino and Within the Law, which went on to finish runner-up to Nepotism in last month's Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at the same track. 'It's all different form when you go through there,' Schweida said. 'Magic Millions form is different to that, there's Kindergarten (Stakes) form. 'It's all very hard to line up. It's nearly impossible when I do the form and I do a lot of form.' With regular rider Cejay Graham suspended, Schweida has turned to Sydney jockey Jason Collett to steer Grafterburners on Saturday. 'He's got a bit of an awkward gate (11) and who knows what the track is going to be like,' Schweida said of his star colt,' Schweida said. 'I'll be shocked if the track's not a Heavy 9. It's a Soft 7 now (Friday morning) and the forecast is for more rain. 'Some of those two-year-old horses have jumped out of the woodwork. 'It's a pretty handy field. The favourite (Gallo Nero) ran third in the Magic Millions (2YO Classic), you've got Chris Waller's horses (United States and Kilman). It's a pretty hot race.' Grafterburners is nominated for the $1m Group 2 Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) on May 31 and the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) on June 14, two of the richest juvenile races in Australia, at Eagle Farm. 'It's trial and error. You'd think he can get to 1400m and a mile but you don't really know until you get there,' Schweida said. The trainer continues to be astounded by the strength of this year's Queensland winter carnival, pointing to his talented mare Miss Joelene being $4.40 in the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) late last month before her odds skyrocketed for the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) on the Gold Coast. 'Miss Joelene was in a Listed race the other day and she was the $4.40 second favourite,' he said. 'Two weeks later she's $34 in the Hollindale (where she finished fourth on a heavy track). 'You think you've got some pretty good horses until the opposition comes.'
News.com.au
14-05-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Doomben 10,000 Day fields and barrier draws
The fields for the Doomben 10,000 support card have been declared for Saturday's feature meeting. The field and barrier draw for the $1.5 million Doomben 10,000 was released on Tuesday while the eight remaining races were finalised 24 hours later. READ: Doomben 10,000 tips, runner-by-runner form analysis Five other black-type races are set for decision on Saturday. The main support races are the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom 2YO Classic (1200m) and two Group 3 races, the JRA Chairman's Handicap (2000m) and the Rough Habit 3YO Plate (2000m). The two Listed races on the program are the Bernborough Handicap (1600m) and the Bright Shadow Quality (1110m). A field of 16 plus an emergency has been declared for the Spirit Of Boom 2YO Classic and the field includes Jewel winner Grafterburners, Magic Millions placegetter Gallo Nero, Dalrello winner Cool Archie and other exciting prospects Torque To Be Sure, Navy Pilot, United States, Beskar and Midnight Spirit. â â â â â The Doomben track was rated a heavy (8) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the true position on Saturday. Saturday's nine-race program commences at 11.48am with the final event to be run at 4.38pm. The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Brisbane is. Wednesday – Partly cloudy (80% chance of 1-15mm of rain). 25. Thursday – Partly cloudy (80% chance of 1-15mm of rain). 24. Friday – Partly cloudy. 25. Saturday – Partly cloudy (70% chance of 0-8mm of rain). 26. CLICK HERE to get the fields and formguide for the Doomben meeting on Saturday. Originally published as Doomben 10,000 Day fields and barrier draws
Courier-Mail
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Rob Heathcote sure talented filly Carbonara can pass barrier test after debut disaster
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Trainer Rob Heathcote is confident there won't a repeat of the barrier mishap which ruined Carbonara's debut race when the talented filly lines up in Saturday's $200,000 Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm. Young apprentice Bailey Wheeler was riding Carbonara, named after one of Heathcote's favourite Italian dishes, spaghetti carbonara, when the horse reared in the gates in the $125,000 QTIS 2YO Jewel Prelude over 1110m at Doomben on February 22. • 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! Carbonara ended up finishing last in a complete forgive run in the nine-horse race won by Sunrays and trained by Kelly Schweida, who went on to win the $500,000 2YO Jewel (1200m) on the Gold Coast last month with Grafterburners. 'She reared in the stalls and that can happen,' Heathcote said about the unfortunate incident in the 2YO Prelude. 'She's a little bit antsy at first and gets a little bit anxious in the barriers. 'Since then we've had to do a fair bit of rehabilitation work and we've had her through our barriers. 'She had a jumpout on Tuesday which was part of the stewards' direction and she passed her barrier certificate. That's why I have her in on Saturday. 'She's an enormous talent. I'm having a horror run with wide barriers but we're still going to run Carbonara on Saturday.' Rob Heathcote is hoping Carbonara can make a clean getaway in the Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday, Picture: Liam Kidston High-flying apprentice Emily Lang will ride Carbonara in a race dominated in the betting markets by the Tony Gollan-trained topweight Hi Barbie ($3.30 with TAB). Lang is leading the Brisbane jockeys' premiership with 51 victories, six ahead of Jimmy Orman and Angela Jones, who will ride Hi Barbie, the filly resuming after finishing sixth in the $3m Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) in January. 'From the alley (14) obviously it'll be tough and Hi Barbie is pure quality,' Heathcote said. 'She's a $1.2m filly and mine is a little home-bred.' Heathcote was clearly thinking about his belly when it came to naming Carbonara, who is paying $14 to win the $200,000 Listed Calaway Gal Stakes. 'I love spaghetti carbonara and she's out of a mare called Alle Vongole, which is a famous Italian dish called alle vongole, which in Italian means 'spaghetti with clams',' Heathcote said. 'It's my favourite dish. The half-brother that's out in the paddock, I think I'll call him 'Linguine'.' Unbeaten pair Ha'penny Hatch ($5) and Dragonne Rouge ($8.50) should also provide stiff opposition in the race for 2YO fillies, while TAB has rated the John Sargent-trained Listen Sweetheart as a $6 chance in her race debut. Originally published as Trainer Rob Heathcote's bad luck with barrier draws continues with Carbonara in Calaway Gal Stakes
News.com.au
24-04-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Rob Heathcote's bad luck with barrier draws continues with Carbonara in Calaway Gal Stakes
Trainer Rob Heathcote is confident there won't a repeat of the barrier mishap which ruined Carbonara 's debut race when the talented filly lines up in Saturday's $200,000 Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm. Young apprentice Bailey Wheeler was riding Carbonara, named after one of Heathcote's favourite Italian dishes, spaghetti carbonara, when the horse reared in the gates in the $125,000 QTIS 2YO Jewel Prelude over 1110m at Doomben on February 22. Carbonara ended up finishing last in a complete forgive run in the nine-horse race won by Sunrays and trained by Kelly Schweida, who went on to win the $500,000 2YO Jewel (1200m) on the Gold Coast last month with Grafterburners. 'She reared in the stalls and that can happen,' Heathcote said about the unfortunate incident in the 2YO Prelude. 'She's a little bit antsy at first and gets a little bit anxious in the barriers. 'Since then we've had to do a fair bit of rehabilitation work and we've had her through our barriers. 'She had a jumpout on Tuesday which was part of the stewards' direction and she passed her barrier certificate. That's why I have her in on Saturday. 'She's an enormous talent. I'm having a horror run with wide barriers but we're still going to run Carbonara on Saturday.' High-flying apprentice Emily Lang will ride Carbonara in a race dominated in the betting markets by the Tony Gollan -trained topweight Hi Barbie ($3.30 with TAB). Lang is leading the Brisbane jockeys' premiership with 51 victories, six ahead of Jimmy Orman and Angela Jones, who will ride Hi Barbie, the filly resuming after finishing sixth in the $3m Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) in January. 'From the alley (14) obviously it'll be tough and Hi Barbie is pure quality,' Heathcote said. 'She's a $1.2m filly and mine is a little home-bred.' Heathcote was clearly thinking about his belly when it came to naming Carbonara, who is paying $14 to win the $200,000 Listed Calaway Gal Stakes. Sunrays remains unbeaten and claims the fillies' QTIS Jewel Prelude with @CejayGraham1 on board for @schweidaracing ☀ï¸� @BrisRacingClub — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 22, 2025 'I love spaghetti carbonara and she's out of a mare called Alle Vongole, which is a famous Italian dish called alle vongole, which in Italian means 'spaghetti with clams',' Heathcote said. 'It's my favourite dish. The half-brother that's out in the paddock, I think I'll call him 'Linguine'.' Unbeaten pair Ha'penny Hatch ($5) and Dragonne Rouge ($8.50) should also provide stiff opposition in the race for 2YO fillies, while TAB has rated the John Sargent-trained Listen Sweetheart as a $6 chance in her race debut.
