The return to racing at Kilmore has been again pushed back with two upcoming meetings moved to other tracks. The last meeting at the track was in November 2018 after which work began on a major upgrade. Racing Victoria and the Kilmore Racing Club announced on Monday, Kilmore would not… Read More »
Luvaluva will be given the chance to add another stakes win to her record with trainer John Sargent extending her summer campaign to include the January Cup at Randwick. The last-start winner of the Group Three Summer Cup (2000m) on December 26 will line up over the same distance in… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Regan Bayliss is back in Victoria ready to re-establish himself in the Melbourne riding ranks after nearly a year away in Hong Kong. The 22-year-old will return to Victorian racing at Geelong on Thursday and make his city return on Saturday at Flemington where his rides include… Read More »
Having broken through for an overdue win, Alburq will be tested at 1400 metres for the first time at Flemington as trainer Mike Moroney looks to the future with the three-year-old gelding. Alburq broke his maiden at his eighth start with a narrow but impressive victory over 1200m against his… Read More »
Poor air quality has prompted racing officials to postpone a scheduled race meeting at Stony Creek for 48 hours. Racing Victoria and the Stony Creek Racing Club announced on Monday that Tuesday’s race meeting had been pushed back to Thursday. Conditions will still be monitored in the coming days to… Read More »
A special race day at Randwick to raise funds for those affected by bushfires is expected to realise $100,000 in sponsorships and other initiatives. Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club have joined forces in the appeal on January 25 which is in addition to $500,000 Racing NSW is distributing… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth features among the Anthony Freedman stable’s entries for the $5 million All-Star Mile. Nominations for the All-Star Mile on March 14 at Caulfield close on Thursday with the Freedman stable entering five on Monday. Ten of the 15 places in the race will be decided… Read More »
Former Australian stallion, Golden Slipper placegetter Churchill Downs, is among 12 horses stolen from Libya’s biggest stud, Al Shaab. Raced by John Singleton and trained by David Hayes, Churchill Downs ran second in the 2007 Magic Millions Classic and third in the Golden Slipper. He stood at stud in Victoria… Read More »
Last year’s Australian Guineas runner-up, Hawkshot, has made a winning start to his career in Hong Kong under a new name. Now known as Beauty Legacy, the gelding made an impressive introduction to Hong Kong racing on Sunday at Sha Tin when he finished strongly under Joao Moreira to win… Read More »
Smart ‘N’ Sexy has made the field for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic to give the Toby and Trent Edmonds partnership two runners in the $2 million race at the Gold Coast. The filly was left outside the 16-horse field following her second on Saturday but her cause has been… Read More »
Horse of the Year finalist Maximum Security is among 17 horses formally invited to compete in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. But his owner Gary West has already indicated Maximum Security is more likely to go to the new $20 million Saudi Cup in February rather than… Read More »
Gate takings from the Victoria Racing Club’s two remaining race meetings this month at Flemington will be donated to bushfire relief. Flemington hosts the Chester Manifold Stakes meeting on Saturday and a twilight meeting the following Saturday. Firefighters and their families will receive free entry on both days and race… Read More »
Attempts to salvage the Albury race meeting have been abandoned with the smoke haze from bushfires at unacceptable levels. Racing NSW stewards confirmed Monday’s meeting had been postponed because of poor air quality and visibility concerns. Originally scheduled for Friday, the meeting was moved to Monday because of the haze…. Read More »
After another stellar year as Australia’s leading Group One trainer, Chris Waller is well underway with plans for more at home and abroad. Well into the post-Winx era, Waller will ramp up the preparations of several top class performers in coming weeks including Everest winner Yes Yes Yes and triple… Read More »
Group One winner Mr Quickie will soon return to Phillip Stokes’ stables to ramp up preparations for a first-up tilt at the All-Star Mile. Stokes and the gelding’s connections are targeting the $5 million All Star Mile at Caulfield in March and want to run Mr Quickie fresh. Ten of… Read More »
Trainer Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing have finalised the programs for class performers Melody Belle and Te Akau Shark who will been seen in Australia in the late summer/autumn. New Zealand champion Melody Belle won the Group One Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on November 2 and ran second… Read More »
The Gold Coast Turf Club is to resume a push for better prize money with an expected surge in trainer numbers wanting to use its facilities. At least three interstate stables and a Queensland trainer are believed to be looking at either relocating or having satellite operations on the Gold… Read More »
Co-trainer Ciaron Maher is pleased with Rathlin and Away Game as he targets his first Magic Millions Classic win. Maher took the two to the Gold Coast on Saturday for a work-out and to give them experience on the track ahead of Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic. They worked… Read More »
Trainer Robert Hickmott is optimistic about his stable’s prospects in 2020 and believes two imported stayers on the comeback trail from injury can help lead the charge. Hickmott spent several years as the private trainer for prominent owner Lloyd Williams, winning two Melbourne Cups with Green Moon (2012) and Almandin… Read More »
He may have run out of time to get Return With Honour to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions but trainer Gerald Ryan has lofty goals for the colt. The two-year-old lived up to his barrier trials to win on debut at Randwick on Boxing Day over 1100 metres…. Read More »
