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West Australian
02-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
One of WA's toughest horses Filthy Habits looks to continue supreme form in Ascot's Rogan Josh Stakes
Arguably one of WA's toughest gallopers Filthy Habits will line up a hot $1.75 TABtouch favourite for Saturday's $100,000 Rogan Josh Stakes (2100m) at Ascot after his last-start Albany Cup demolition. In his favourite role of pace-maker at Albany, Filthy Habits romped home to score by almost five lengths and took his earnings to near $500,000. Trainer Brandon Fiore, husband of rider Lucy Fiore, said the pair were delighted by the ease with which the five-year-old won. 'It was a really easy watch. Typically, he doesn't make it too easy, so it was nice when he was coming down the home straight,' he told TABradio. 'It was awesome to see him put away the field like that. (Lucy) was a bit shocked. He was just hands and heels and responded really well. 'She said he felt so fresh and plenty fit enough. He's recovered really well and his weight's good. His last bit of work, his heart rate and his recovery were pretty much identical to last start.' Renowned for his appetite for a rigorous racing schedule, Fiore said they had eased the bay's workload which had seen him go to another level. 'He's still on the fresher side and we're probably learning a bit more about him now,' he said. 'We're trying not to overwork him and let him do his thing and leave a bit more speed in him instead of trying to make him stay.' Filthy Habits will meet second favourite and fellow front-runner Iowa ($3.20) with a two kilo weight advantage, carrying 54.5kg to Iowa's 56.5kg. 'I think he'll be pretty hard to beat. Iowa, his runs have been really good, so he's always a good chance,' Fiore said. 'We have met before and (Iowa) has beaten him, although I think Filthy Habits is going better now. They'll be both out in front for a long way. 'After tomorrow, he'll go out for a spell. He might come back for a trial, then go out for a spell again while (Lucy and I) are in Mongolia. Then we'll aim him for the Perth Cup and the lead-up races for that.' In August, Brandon and Lucy Fiore will tackle the Mongol Derby, a 1000km race through the countryside on semi-wild horses who are changed over every 35km. + Statuario leads the market for the $1 million South Australian Derby (2500m) after a comprehensive two-and-a-quarter length win at Caulfield a month ago. The $3 grey gelding rates clearly on top in betting from American Wolf ($8), a VRC St Leger winner at Flemington last weekend. Lavalier ($8) was a half length behind Athanatos in the Chairmans at Morphettville last start, while Cranbourne winner Global Eclipse ($9.50) and last year's Victoria Derby winner Goldrush Guru ($11) are next in line.
News.com.au
01-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Trent Busuttin has revealed a rank outsider is the best of his South Australian Derby trio
Cranbourne trainer Trent Busuttin has a surprising top seed out of his stable's runners in Saturday's Group 1 South Australian Derby at Morphettville. Busuttin and training partner Natalie Young will saddle up three runners in the $1 million race but it was the outsider of the trio - $41 chance Compressing - that received the trainer's biggest push. 'He's my pick out of the three of them and he's 40/1,' Busuttin said. Compressing won his first two starts before finishing 12th in the Group 3 Chairman's Stakes at his last outing. Busuttin said jockey Daniel Moor would have instructions to be positive on the son of Savabeel early in the race. 'He drew barrier 16 out 16 last start and I wanted him snagged out the back last and he was four-wide at the back of the field and never got into the race,' Busuttin said. 'He'll be put into the race on Saturday. 'He's not just burning around. I like the horse.' VRC St Leger winner American Wolf is the shortest of Busuttin and Young's trio as the $8 second favourite. American Wolf has thrived over staying trips, winning the St Leger over 2800m on Anzac Day, but drops back to 2500m in the South Australian Derby. Compressing sustained a strong gallop to the line & wins at double-figure oddsðŸ'° G1 @JohnnyA_24 has won the last three races from Terang ðŸ'� @busuttin — (@Racing) March 21, 2025 'He's going to stay,' Busuttin said. 'I don't know how strong the form line is out of the St Leger but it's not a stellar edition of the race, with all due respect. 'If he runs up to the St Leger, he'll run some sort of race. 'Having (jockey) Mark Zahra helps.' Busuttin said Confetti Garden could improve significantly on two luckless runs in Sydney, including when well beaten in the Group 1 Australian Derby at Randwick last month. 'Confetti Garden hasn't done much wrong,' Busuttin said. 'He was six weeks between runs going into the Tulloch when it had to be moved back to the Tuesday. 'Tommy Berry thought he was going to win at the 200(m) and he just got tired. 'It was a non-event in the Derby. 'He jumped from barrier 18, went back to last and just never got involved. 'He could run well with more luck in Adelaide.'
News.com.au
29-04-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Victoria Derby winner Goldrush Guru draws 18 for South Australian Derby
The sole Derby winner, local hope Goldrush Guru will have to overcome one of the outside barriers if he's to be successful in Saturday's $1 million South Australian Derby at Morphettville. The Adelaide feature is Australia's only other Derby run over the 2500m, the distance of the Victoria Derby which was won by Goldrush Guru in November last year. The Andrew Gluyas -trained colt draw barrier 18 for Saturday's set weights assignment. On Tuesday, a field of 16 with three emergencies, was declared for South Australia's blue-ribband which will see three fillies take on the boys. Aside from Goldrush Guru, the field also includes last start winners Statuario, which will be ridden by four-time South Australian Derby-winning jockey John Allen and VRC St Leger winner American Wolf, which will be piloted by last Saturday's dual Group 1-winning jockey Mark Zahra. Port Adelaide Guineas winner Snoopy Now is in the field along with last Saturday's Chairman's Stakes placegetters Lavalier and Dubai Focus while another interesting runner is last start Kiwi Group 3 placegetter, Roctave, from the Stephen Marsh stable. The three fillies in the race are Cavity Bay and Femminile, which both finished behind the placegetters last Saturday in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks, and the dominant last start Echuca winner Chase Your Dreams. The field and barrier draw for the South Australian Derby is: No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight 1 – GOLDRUSH GURU – Andrew Gluyas – Jason Holder – 18 – 56.5kg 2 – STATUARIO – Emma-Lee & David Browne – John Allen – 3 – 56.5kg 3 – CONFETTI GARDEN – Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – Liam Riordan – 14 – 56.5kg 4 – AMERICAN WOLF – Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – Mark Zahra – 11 – 56.5kg 5 – SAINT EMILION – Ciaron Maher – Todd Pannell – 7 – 56.5kg 6 – SNOOPY NOW – Darryl Hewitt – TBA – 8 – 56.5kg 7 – DUBAI FOCUS – Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor – Ben Melham – 13 – 56.5kg 8 – LAVALIER – James Cummings – Jamie Melham – 15 – 56.5kg 9 – POLITELY DUN – Danny O'Brien – Daniel Stackhouse – 2 – 56.5kg 10 – ROCTAVE – Stephen Marsh – Jordan Childs – 9 – 56.5kg 11 – DARKNCONFIDENTIAL – Stuart Gower – Rochelle Milnes (a) – 1 – 56.5kg 12 – COMPRESSING – Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – Daniel Moor – 10 – 56.5kg 13 – SCINTILLANTE – Cliff Brown – TBA – 5 – 56.5kg 14 – CAVITY BAY – Tony & Calvin McEvoy – Harry Coffey – 17 – 54.5kg 15 – FEMMINILE – Phillip Stokes – Lachlan Neindorf – 4 – 54.5kg 16 – CHASE YOUR DREAMS – Ben, Will & JD Hayes – Ethan Brown – 19 – 54.5kg 17e – CAPTAIN HILFIGER – Peter Gelagotis – TBA – 16 – 56.5kg 18e – GLOBAL ECLIPSE – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Ben Melham – 6 – 56.5kg 19e – GIN RUMMY – Alexander Justice – Justin Potter – 1 – 56.5kg GOLDRUSH GURU wins the Penfolds Victoria Derby 🌟 It's a race to remember for @jamieleekah07 and Andrew Gluyas. 🎥 @wwos | #DerbyDay | #MelbCupCarnival — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) November 2, 2024 Statuario is the dominant stayer! ðŸ'° Could the SA Derby be next for him? @Em_spartaracing — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) April 5, 2025 American Wolf storms down the Flemingtonstraight to win the VRC St Leger with @JohnnyA_24 for @busuttin 🤩 — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) April 25, 2025 Bring on the Derby! Athanatos joins the likes of Mummify and Dalasan as winners of the Chairman's Stakes. @pstokesracing @DanielStack33 — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) April 26, 2025 In a truly run 2100 metre race that became a staying test, it's Kiwi Skyhalk who wins Race 7 from @Ellerslie_Races. That's 3 on the day for @marshracing. Another one for Contributer @MapperleyStud Owned by @BourbonLane — Trackside NZ (@TracksideNZ) April 19, 2025 "WHAT A QUALITY FILLY." Benagil wins the Australasian Oaks. The first Group 1 for Glen Thompson as a solo trainer after the passing of Mike Moroney. 😇 — 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) April 26, 2025 Three-year-old filly, Chase Your Dreams, makes a statement over the staying trip, winning against older opposition with ease ðŸ'¥ @lindsayparkrace @Brown_ethan8 — (@Racing) April 18, 2025 â– â– â– â– â– The Morphettville track was rated a good (4) on Tuesday and the rail will be in the 2-metre position on Saturday. The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Adelaide is. Tuesday – Partly cloudy. 21. Wednesday – Partly cloudy. 20. Thursday – Mostly sunny. 20. Friday – Mostly sunny. 22. Saturday – Mostly sunny. 25.
The Australian
25-04-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
South Australian Derby could be next for American Wolf after VRC St Leger win
One giant leap could springboard to a Group 1 win for American Wolf after Friday's VRC St Leger at Flemington. Co-trainer Natalie Young put next Saturday's Group 1 South Australian Derby on American Wolf's agenda after he outslugged Litzdeel in the Anzac Day feature. • 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! American Wolf won a maiden at Ballarat before stepping up sharply in class in the Listed VRC St Leger, answering Young and co-trainer Trent Busuttin's questions about the son of Tivaci seeing out the 2800m trip. 'Sometimes you just have to throw these horses into a bit of a deep end,' Young said. 'Third-up after 2800(m), sometimes you just have to have a crack at it. 'He had a beautiful run, he sat out the back third-last and relaxed beautifully. 'John Allen just rode him an absolute treat. He was tough late.' Bookmakers promoted American Wolf to $15 in South Australian Derby betting after his VRC St Leger win. Young said American Wolf would have every chance to prove to connections he could handle the eight-day back-up into the SA Derby. 'He's going on the right path and winning here at Flemington means he's going to be a three, four or $5 favourite and hopefully he can take the back-up,' Young said. 'If he pulls up well, eats up well and does all the usual things, they're only three once. 'You don't have to do much with them. He's run 28 (00m) today and he'll run 25 (00m) next week so you've just got to tick them over basically. 'He's on the up and he's still coming up to his peak.' Earlier, Highvol lived up to trainer Nick Ryan's opinion of him with his debut win in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes. Jamie Melham steered Highvol ($9) to a determined win over favoured runners Stay Cosmic ($4.40 equal favourite) and Just Kick ($5.50). 'From day dot, we've always had a big opinion of him,' Ryan's representative Damian Kefford said. 'Nick decided, 'look, we'll roll the dice here'. Nick always thought he'd be a 1400m-plus horse. 'It is a big task to come to Flemington for your first start over 1400m, but the raps that we had on him were warranted today.' Read related topics: Adelaide
Daily Telegraph
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
South Australian Derby could be next for American Wolf after VRC St Leger win
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. One giant leap could springboard to a Group 1 win for American Wolf after Friday's VRC St Leger at Flemington. Co-trainer Natalie Young put next Saturday's Group 1 South Australian Derby on American Wolf's agenda after he outslugged Litzdeel in the Anzac Day feature. • 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! American Wolf won a maiden at Ballarat before stepping up sharply in class in the Listed VRC St Leger, answering Young and co-trainer Trent Busuttin's questions about the son of Tivaci seeing out the 2800m trip. 'Sometimes you just have to throw these horses into a bit of a deep end,' Young said. 'Third-up after 2800(m), sometimes you just have to have a crack at it. 'He had a beautiful run, he sat out the back third-last and relaxed beautifully. 'John Allen just rode him an absolute treat. He was tough late.' Bookmakers promoted American Wolf to $15 in South Australian Derby betting after his VRC St Leger win. Young said American Wolf would have every chance to prove to connections he could handle the eight-day back-up into the SA Derby. 'He's going on the right path and winning here at Flemington means he's going to be a three, four or $5 favourite and hopefully he can take the back-up,' Young said. 'If he pulls up well, eats up well and does all the usual things, they're only three once. 'You don't have to do much with them. He's run 28 (00m) today and he'll run 25 (00m) next week so you've just got to tick them over basically. 'He's on the up and he's still coming up to his peak.' Earlier, Highvol lived up to trainer Nick Ryan's opinion of him with his debut win in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes. Jamie Melham steered Highvol ($9) to a determined win over favoured runners Stay Cosmic ($4.40 equal favourite) and Just Kick ($5.50). 'From day dot, we've always had a big opinion of him,' Ryan's representative Damian Kefford said. 'Nick decided, 'look, we'll roll the dice here'. Nick always thought he'd be a 1400m-plus horse. 'It is a big task to come to Flemington for your first start over 1400m, but the raps that we had on him were warranted today.' Originally published as South Australian Derby could be next for American Wolf after VRC St Leger win
