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News.com.au
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Black Caviar's family still providing champagne moments for lucky part-owner Neil Werrett
Black Caviar, the mighty mare who will soon be elevated to Hall of Fame Legend status, remains a huge influence on part-owner Neil Werrett's life. Werrett races Semillion, a close relation to Black Caviar, who lines up in the Foundation Female Member Handicap (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. He also owns boom colt Nepotism, winner of the Group 1 Champagne Stakes earlier this season and a direct relative of Black Caviar. Champion Black Caviar, the unbeaten winner of 25 races including 15 at Group 1 level, will be announced as a Legend along with another great mare Winx at the Hall of Fame-Horse of the Year ceremony in Brisbane on August 31. • 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! 'When you look at the three other horses that are already Legends, Phar Lap, Carbine and Makybe Diva, and the fact Black Caviar and Winx will join them, it's the biggest honour you can give a racehorse,'' Werrett said. 'All the owners of Black Caviar are so thrilled and so excited she is being recognised in this way and we are looking forward to the ceremony. 'Black Caviar has been an amazing mare for us and even though we lost her last August she continues to influence our lives almost every day.'' BLACK CAVIAR, WINX ELEVATED TO LEGEND STATUS TOGETHER The two mighty mares will later this year join Carbine, Phar Lap and Makybe Diva as the only horses afforded Legend status in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Story: @RayThomas_1 ðŸ'‡ — Racenet (@RacenetTweets) June 23, 2025 Werrett said he got another reminder of Black Caviar's fame when he attended England's prestigious Royal Ascot carnival last month. 'We were walking into Royal Ascot on the first day and near the entrance was this big poster of Black Caviar when she won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes there in 2012,'' Werrett said. 'It's the first thing we saw when we got to the track and for our mare to be on that poster was quite special. 'There's also a Black Caviar Bar at Royal Ascot and we made sure we had a drink at that bar to honour her memory.'' • Clinton Payne's race-by-race tips, analysis for Rosehill Gardens on Saturday Semillion, trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, is no Black Caviar but he's a dual stakes winner of the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes and Listed Takeover Target Stakes and has earned more than $800,000 prizemoney. The rising six-year-old gelding finished only eighth when resuming at Canterbury a month ago but the likelihood of a soft-heavy Rosehill track surface is in his favour. 'We feel Semillion can run well,'' Werrett said. 'He will love the wet track and he is very capable on his day. If he gets a good run I expect he will go close.'' Semillion leads all the way in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes giving @ZacLloydx a winning treble! @newcastleraces_ @HawkesRacing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 11, 2024 • Werrett also provided an update on Nepotism, a leading contender for Champion Two-year-old honours at the Brisbane awards next month after his three-start juvenile campaign that yielded wins in the Group 3 Baillieu Handicap and Group 1 Champagne Stakes. 'I'm hoping Nepotism can beat (close friend) Max Whitby's horse, Cool Archie, for the two-year-old award,'' Werrett said. 'But I would imagine those two might end up clashing a few times as three-year-olds. 'I know the Hawkes team think a lot of Nepotism, he's a very exciting horse and my big hope for the spring carnival.'' A huge win for Nepotism in the G1 Champagne Stakes, coming from last! ðŸ'° @G1TySchil | @HawkesRacing | @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 19, 2025 Werrett and the Hawkes stable was also combining with consistent mare Terrestar in the Leilani Series Final (1400m) at Flemington, and the owner is in the syndicate that races the Chris Waller -trained mare Vienna Princess who starts in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast. â– â– â– â– â– First starter's nod to Villiers winner 2 trials - 2 wins for this unraced Capitalist colt, his most expensive 2YO. Caesar (2c Capitalist x Fimatino) for @SnowdenRacing1 800k buy for @jmeharron from @attungastud at @mmsnippets Gold Coast Half-brother to MM winner Shaquero. Family of Shamus Award. @NewgateFarm — Breednet (@BreednetNews) June 19, 2025 Caesar, a two-year-old first starter in the Thank You ATC Members Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill, will be a name familiar with turf historians. The late Tommy Smith trained a gelding named Caesar who won the 1958 Villiers (now The Ingham) Stakes then returned in 1959 to dominate at weight-for-age, winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Chipping Norton (now Verry Elleegant) Stakes, Autumn Stakes and PJ O'Shea Stakes. Leading owner syndicator James Harron, who purchased the modern-day Caesar for $800,000 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale last year, admitted he wasn't aware of the former topliner of the same name but will be hoping his colt can forge his own reputation on the racetrack. Trainer Peter Snowden has had to wait for the final month of the season to get Caesar to the races but the chestnut colt by Golden Slipper winner Capitalist has been impressive winning successive barrier trials at Randwick and Rosehill in recent weeks. 'We have a very good opinion of Caesar, we like him a lot,'' Harron said. 'He's a lovely big strong horse and we are planning only a light preparation for now and then we will give him a little break with the idea he might measure up to some nice races at the back end of the spring.'' Harron and Snowden combined with another two-year-old by Capitalist, the emerging Gambler, to win at Hawkesbury on Thursday. Capitalist 2yo Gambler wins in good style @hawkesburyrc Beautifully prepared by @SnowdenRacing1 and well ridden by @TommyBerry21 he is a #jhbcoltpartnership purchase from @mmsnippets Congratulations to all his owners ðŸ�† — James Harron (@jmeharron) July 3, 2025 â– â– â– â– â– Maher still building on national prizemoney record Champion trainer Ciaron Maher can smash the 300-win barrier for this season on Saturday. Maher has prepared 293.5 winners for far in 2024/25 and will retain his Australian Trainer Premiership. His stable runners have earned $58.2 million and counting, which is already a national record. For Finals Day at Flemington, Maher has a particularly strong entry with 13 starters across eight races including boom unbeaten filly She's An Artist, the $1.60 favourite for the Listed $175,000 Creswick Stakes (1200m). The Maher stable also has strong chances at Rosehill Gardens including Hi Dubai ($3.90 equal favourite) in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1100m) and the exciting Sacred Rocks ($4.80) in the Asahi Super Dry Handicap (1400m). Maher will be represented by $2.90 favourite Warnie in the Listed $300,000 Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on the Sunshine Coast plus he has stable has runners at Wyong and Wangaratta. She's An Artist shares a resemblance to a certain sprinter & she might share some of that ability... ðŸ'©â€�🎨 The bald-faced filly trounces her opposition under hands & heals. @CWilliamsJockey @cmaherracing — (@Racing) June 21, 2025 • Berry confident in Welwal's wet track advantage â– â– â– â– â– Drying track welcome news at Rosehill 🚨TAB Track Report 🚨 The latest on the track at Rosehill Gardens ahead of Member Appreciation Day. @racing_nsw | @tabcomau | @SkyRacingAU | @7horseracing â›…ï¸� Weather Tracker: 🎟ï¸�Tickets: — Australian Turf Club (@aus_turf_club) July 3, 2025 The Rosehill track surface rating has improved to a heavy 8 on the eve of the Winter Stakes meeting on Saturday. There is even a likelihood of an upgrade into the slow range on raceday, which is welcome but unexpected news given the wild winter weather which swamped Sydney during the week. Rosehill received more than 70mm of rain earlier this week and the track was rated a heavy 10 on Tuesday. But a combination of strong winds and sunshine in the last two days has resulted in the improving track rating. â– â– â– â– â– 5 YEARS AGO Noble Boy, brilliant winner of the 2019 Country Championships Final, returned to the winner's list for trainer Clare Collett and her jockey husband, Jason, when he won the Listed Winter Stakes from Taikomochi at Rosehill. Krone, trained by Tony Gollan, won the Glasshouse Handicap at Sunshine Coast. The following year, Krone won the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. Wapiti won the Winx (formerly Sunshine Coast) Guineas but there was no Caloundra City Cup that year due to the Covid pandemic. Sirrconi, trained by Nick Ryan, won the Winter Championships Final at Flemington. Welcome back to the winners circle Noble Boy! @ClareCRacing's gelding was given another smart ride from Jason Collett to salute in the Listed Winter Stakes as the in-form hoop brings up a treble ðŸ'�ðŸ'�ðŸ'� — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 11, 2020 10 YEARS AGO Winx began her phenomenal sequence of 33 consecutive wins when she came from last to score a sensational win in the Sunshine Coast Guineas. This started her incredible four-year unbeaten run that culminated with her 2019 Queen Elizabeth Stakes win at Royal Randwick to close out her career. Winx won a world record 25 Group 1 races and is recognised as one of the all-time great racehorses. Chris Waller trained a feature race double with Index Linked winning the Caloundra City Cup while Riva De Lago won the Glasshouse Handicap. At Rosehill, the Waller-trained Rugged Cross took out the Winter Stakes. It was Waller again at Flemington with Amovatio winning the Winter Championships Final. Winx's incredible win in the Sunshine Coast Guineas (now the Winx Guineas) in 2015 was the start of her 33-win streak! 🤩 — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 2, 2025 20 YEARS AGO Carael Boy, trained by Bob Milligan and ridden by a youthful Zac Purton, won the Winter Stakes convincingly from Wild Queen. Tough New Zealand stayer Empyreal, trained by Peter McKenzie, won the Caloundra City Cup. He returned the following year to win the race again and remains the only dual Caloundra City Cup winner this century. Top Marc, trained by Kelly Schweida, won the Glasshouse Handicap. The David Bourne-trained Salsa won the Winter Championships Final.
News18
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
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Mercury
29-05-2025
- Business
- Mercury
What is Plan B? Rosehill sale decision ‘missed opportunity'
The rejection by Australian Turf Club members of the $5bn Rosehill sale proposal is a 'missed opportunity' to financially future-proof Sydney and NSW racing for decades. This was the reaction of one leading trainer who contacted Racing Confidential under a cloak of anonymity after Tuesday's members vote dealt a fatal blow for plans to sell Rosehill, transform Warwick Farm and build a new racing and training centre at Penrith. 'What is the alternative funding model for the industry given wagering is in decline and the members have turned their back on $5bn? What is Plan B?'' the trainer said. • 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! The trainer maintains he is 'one of many' reluctant to talk on the record or risk losing stable clients because the Rosehill sale proposal has split Sydney racing, fractured friendships, and led to deep distrust on both sides of the argument. 'There has been a lot of misinformation through this whole debate,'' he said. The trainer became increasingly agitated the longer the conversation went and it was plainly obvious he had real concerns about his future and for many industry participants. It has been regrettable that the Rosehill sale issue seemed to drift away from being a robust debate on the merits of the proposal into attacks on key industry figures. Surely the time has come to put differences aside and start working collaboratively for the betterment of the sport. The Rosehill sale proposal has highlighted some of the long-term structural issues the racing industry must confront, notably improving club revenues, addressing wagering decline, and keeping the sport relevant for younger generations. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Star Sydney jockey Tyler Schiller was in good spirits on Thursday despite a serious back injury that will rule him out for six weeks. 'I'm going well considering, it could've been much worse,'' Schiller said. Tyler Schiller sufferd a back injury at Canterbury on Wednesday. Picture: Getty Images The jockey suffered a stable fracture of his T-8 vertebrae (mid-spine) after he was dislodged going onto the track before the Canterbury opener on Wednesday. Schiller, who has ridden 49 winners to be fifth on the Sydney jockey premiership, has had another hugely successful season highlighted by his Group 1 wins on the Team Hawkes-trained Briasa (TJ Smith Stakes) and Nepotism (Champagne Stakes). Tommy Berry will replace Schiller on Gallo Nero for the Hawkes stable in the Group 1 BRC Sires and also on the Chris and Corey Munce-trained Payline in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Originally published as Leading trainer criticises rejection of Rosehill sale, calls for collaborative efforts to address long-term challenges
