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  • Draw against Force Command in Guineas

    Australian Horse Racing March 15, 2013 4:24 pm

    Sydney plans were put on hold for Force Command after the Group One Australian Guineas but can be revived at Bendigo on Saturday. Trainer Greg Eurell is lamenting another poor barrier draw for Force Command in the $150,000 Bendigo Guineas (1400m) after the colt raced wide without cover from an [...]

     
  • Jason Collett to join Group One club in Randwick Guineas

    Australian Horse Racing March 15, 2013 3:00 pm

    An unshakable belief in his horse promises to help counteract any anxiety jockey Jason Collett may have over his high-profile role in the $500,000 Randwick Guineas on Saturday. Collett is the only Guineas jockey who hasn’t ridden a Group One winner but in the favourite Rebel Dane, the 21-year-old has [...]

     
  • Firm track a key for The Jackal at Coast

    Australian Horse Racing March 15, 2013 2:54 pm

    A dry track and plenty of speed is on trainer Kane St Vincent’s wish list for grand campaigner The Jackal in Saturday’s Gold Coast Stakes. St Vincent is hoping fine weather will continue to dry out the Gold Coast track enough to suit the requirements of The Jackal who struggles [...]

     
  • Fuerza out to continue Baker’s golden run

    Australian Horse Racing March 15, 2013 1:48 pm

    Fuerza could play the role of spoiler among the Golden Slipper aspirants in Saturday’s Skyline Stakes. The winner of the Group Three Skyline (1200m) gains automatic entry to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper on April 6 but the race is not on the program for Fuerza. Trainer Bjorn Baker has [...]

     
  • Woorim retired due to hoof problems

    Australian Horse Racing March 15, 2013 1:24 pm

    Oakleigh Plate winner Woorim has been retired because of ongoing hoof problems. “There are fractures in his problematic hooves which may well have been lingering for some time and the ongoing battle is insurmountable,” trainer Robert Heathcote said. Woorim gave Heathcote his first Group One win as a trainer when [...]

     
  • Jockey seriously injured at Cheltenham

    International Horse Racing March 15, 2013 11:06 am

    Irish jockey JT McNamara was airlifted to hospital with a serious neck injury after a fall at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday. Dr Adrian McGoldrick, chief medical officer of the Irish Turf Club, said the 37-year-old amateur jockey was placed in a medically-induced coma and taken by helicopter to Frenchay [...]

     
  • Gray confident of High Fashion’s stamina

    International Horse Racing March 15, 2013 9:36 am

    Kevin Gray has no doubt that favourite High Fashion can stay the 2400m of the New Zealand Oaks at Trentham and give him his third Oaks victory. The New Zealand Oaks has a slightly disappointing look to it as it is missing the country’s best fillies Habibi and Fix after [...]

     
  • Solwhit on top of the World at Cheltenham

    International Horse Racing March 15, 2013 9:30 am

    Irish raider Solwhit benefited from the absence of the injured four-time winner Big Buck’s to win the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Solwhit was given a brilliant ride by Paul Carberry, especially as the jockey had been in doubt on race morning after taking a heavy fall on Wednesday. [...]

     
  • Wall Street chasing overdue win in Golden Mile

    Australian Horse Racing March 14, 2013 5:24 pm

    Mike Moroney is looking for veteran Wall Street to snap his winless run in the Golden Mile at Bendigo ahead of a planned overseas mission. Moroney is hoping the Group One winner will still be going well to contest the Singapore Airlines International Cup in May, but first the trainer’s [...]

     
  • Hopes high for Gary Portelli at Warwick Farm

    Australian Horse Racing March 14, 2013 5:12 pm

    Randwick Guineas contender Rebel Dane will be the star of the show for Gary Portelli on Saturday but his expectations are high for his lesser-hyped runners at Warwick Farm. Rebel Dane is equal favourite with Proisir for the Group One Guineas (1600m) on the back of his close second to [...]

     
 
 
 
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