Trainer Mouse Morris is increasingly confident First Lieutenant can give Nina Carberry a great chance to become the first woman to ride the winner of the Grand National. Female jockeys were thrust into the spotlight at Fairyhouse on Monday as Carberry’s great friend and sister-in-law Katie Walsh became only third… Read More »
International buyers have taken centre stage on the first day of the annual Easter Yearling sale in Sydney. Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum, the owner of Monday’s Group One Sires’ Produce winner Pride Of Dubai and runner-up Rageese, paid top price of $1.6 million for a Fastnet Rock… Read More »
First Seal has been given the all-clear to run in the Queen of the Turf Stakes as she attempts turn her Group One luck around. The Flight Stakes winner in the spring, First Seal has finished second in both the Coolmore Classic and Vinery Stud Stakes this autumn. She came… Read More »
Chris Waller has the utmost respect for BMW winner Hartnell but is relying on Melbourne Cup form as the best guide to the Sydney Cup. The two races are the only Group One races left in Australia over the gruelling 3200 metres. Waller sends out two runners – Grand Marshal… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards will rule on a dispute between Nick Hall and the owners of To The World after the jockey’s sacking from the high-profile Queen Elizabeth Stakes candidate. Hall has been replaced on To The World by Hong Kong-based Zac Purton for the signature race of The Championships at… Read More »
Patrick Payne is hoping the feet issues that hindered the spring campaign of Zanbagh are a thing of the past. Zanbagh makes her return to racing at Flemington on Saturday in a 1600m handicap after failing to show her best during the spring. The daughter of Bernardini was on a… Read More »
Robbie Laing is in favour of giving Lord Of The Sky a break from racing after the sprinter’s brave second to Chautauqua in the TJ Smith Stakes. Lord Of The Sky appreciated the wet conditions at Randwick on Monday when run down in the final strides by Chautauqua in a… Read More »
Stakes-placed filly Novel Dancer is being aimed at interstate features with trainer Shea Eden determined to find wet tracks for the three-year-old. Novel Dancer is nominated for a 1200m race at Flemington on Saturday but Eden said the filly was most likely to be saved for a race in Adelaide… Read More »
Smokin’ Joey will be given the chance to claim a second Group One Goodwood in Adelaide next month. Trainer Wez Hunter said the $500,000 race at Morphettville on May 16 would be the gelding’s next start. Smokin Joey has been freshened since a disappointing fourth in the Blamey Stakes. “He… Read More »
Joe Pride expects Sense Of Occasion to reaffirm his staying promise this campaign as he heads towards some ambitious winter targets. The four-year-old will resume on his home track at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, a meeting postponed 48 hours after the first day of The Championships was moved to Monday…. Read More »
Red Cadeaux could be a surprise runner in the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes instead of the Sydney Cup. Robin Trevor-Jones, the travelling foreman for Ed Dunlop, said the prospect of a wet track on Saturday could influence which race the three-time Melbourne Cup runner-up contests. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes… Read More »
Katie Walsh has become the third female jockey to claim the Irish Grand National, guiding Thunder And Roses to an emotional victory at Fairyhouse. It is 31 years since Ann Ferris struck gold aboard Bentom Boy, while Walsh’s sister-in-law Nina Carberry also enjoyed National glory aboard Organisedconfusion in 2011. Thunder… Read More »
Pre-post favourite Shutthefrontdoor heads the list of 65 horses still in Grand National contention at the latest declaration stage. Despite having been off the track since winning at Carlisle in November, Jonjo O’Neill’s eight-year-old is well-supported for the world’s most famous steeplechase at Aintree on Saturday. He is to be… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse may be the reigning monarch of Sydney’s rich Doncaster Mile but trainer Chris Waller has proved himself a serious contender to the throne. One-time battler trainer Waller notched up his fifth Doncaster Mile win at Randwick on Monday, with Kermadec taking the trophy in the highlight of the… Read More »
Seven years after he won his first Doncaster Mile with Triple Honour, trainer Chris Waller has notched No.5 with a horse not guaranteed a start until the last minute. The second emergency in the $3 million race, Kermadec was safely in the field on Saturday but when the Randwick meeting… Read More »
A daring Adrian Knox Stakes ride by Hugh Bowman has secured the Bjorn Baker-trained Candelara a start in the Group One ATC Australian Oaks. Banking on the filly’s fitness and her liking for rain-affected ground, Bowman made a mid-race move to take Candelara to the front and quicken the tempo…. Read More »
Jockey Ben Melham and apprentice Dylan Dunn dead-heated for first in a race at Sandown but both fell foul of stewards for breaching whip rules. Melham was the most serious offender, fined $1000 after guiding Belvedere Road to equal first in the Wellington RC Handicap with Zazparella who was ridden… Read More »
What the jockeys said after the Doncaster Mile won by the Chris Waller-trained Kermadec: GLEN BOSS – Kermadec (1st): “He gave me a good feel from the time I got on him. He jumped really well, that was a big plus. There was hardly a run (in the straight) and… Read More »
Far fewer people have turned out for The Championships at Randwick than hoped for but those who did have been rewarded. After torrential rain forced the postponement of Sydney’s richest racing carnival on Saturday, grey skies and light rain again menaced The Championships on Monday afternoon following a sunny start… Read More »
Chautauqua has laid claim to being anointed the best sprinter in the world after scoring a TJ Smith Stakes win that verged on the impossible. On a day dominated by leaders, Chautauqua settled last in the elite field of 10 and powered down the outside to nail Lord Of The… Read More »
