Pride Of Dubai will be racing to justify a Blue Diamond berth when he steps out this weekend. The Peter and Paul Snowden trained colt is not among third declarations for the Group One race at Caulfield on February 28 and will need to win, or run well, for his… Read More »
Victorian trainer Jason Warren is excited to get the chance to put his name alongside Singapore’s richest race with Zululand. The former David Hayes-trained colt has been with Warren since his failure in the Sandown Guineas and will travel to Singapore on Wednesday to prepare for the $S3.035 million ($A2.85… Read More »
As he looks forward to the return of dual Group One winner Fiveandahalfstar, trainer Anthony Cummings has been forced to delay the debut of the gelding’s sibling Ritzy. The filly was due to begin her career at Canterbury on Wednesday but a twisted ankle put paid to those plans, leaving… Read More »
Consistent but quirky mare Magnus Slipper will have another gear change for her first start on her home track at Mornington. Trainer Carlo Vidotto has removed the crossover nose band and added ear muffs to Magnus Slipper for Wednesday’s benchmark 64 handicap over 1500m. Magnus Slipper resumed at Cranbourne on… Read More »
The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hand down its penalty on trainer Mark Riley on February 23 after adjourning a hearing on Monday. Riley was found guilty last month of bringing Gold For Kev to Sandown on July 13 last year with a prohibitive substance in its system, resulting… Read More »
By Warwick Barr SYDNEY, Feb 9 AAP – The Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Doncaster Mile, centrepiece Group One races during The Championships, have attracted increased entries for this year’s editions. When nominations closed on Monday for the two signature days of autumn racing at Randwick, 120 horses were entered… Read More »
Star Tasmanian galloper Geegees Blackflash has added another amazing chapter to his racing story in claiming his second Group Three Hobart Cup. Running in the Cup for the fifth year in a row, Geegees Blackflash had topweight of 59kg and gave his major rivals a start before weaving his way… Read More »
Geegees Goldengirl has provided trainer Stuart Gandy with his biggest win as the filly powered to victory in the Listed Strutt Stakes at Hobart. Gandy runs the stud for Tasmania’s biggest owners and breeders, Paul and Elizabeth Geard. He also trains many horses for them. He said Geegees Goldengirl’s victory… Read More »
Jockey Chad Schofield is taken with the way high-class filly Earthquake is tracking towards the Oakleigh Plate. The three-year-old had her second trial in preparation for her return to racing when successful over 800m at Cranbourne on Monday. The daughter of Exceed And Excel, winner of last year’s Blue Diamond… Read More »
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Doncaster Mile, centrepiece Group One races during The Championships, have attracted increased entries for this year’s editions. When nominations closed on Monday for the two signature days of autumn racing at Randwick, 120 horses were entered for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth. It represents… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price wants to give top sprinter Lankan Rupee an exhibition gallop at Caulfield on Saturday. The world’s equal highest-rated sprinter is set for a return to racing in the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington on February 21. Lankan Rupee furthered his preparation for the Lightning with victory… Read More »
A fitter Dissident will head to Caulfield on Saturday for Australia’s first Group One race for the year. Dissident headlines a strong line-up for the CF Orr Stakes in which he will be attempting to add to his three Group One victories. A dual Group One winner last spring, Dissident… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy will be the new jockey for Silent Achiever when the outstanding New Zealand mare makes her return to racing at Randwick on Saturday. Silent Achiever starts a 2015 campaign that could take in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe when she runs in the weight-for-age Apollo Stakes. McEvoy’s… Read More »
Qatar Bloodstock filly Thurlow heads the latest prize money order of entry for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. Thurlow’s win in the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes at Sandown on Saturday catapulted the two-year-old to the top of the list in updated Slipper qualifying figures after the weekend’s racing. She has… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy has begun the countdown to his retirement with his first victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown. Just a day after he announced he would retire at the end of the season, McCoy steered Carlingford Lough to a memorable win for his boss JP… Read More »
Any horse that can win a barrier trial by 13 lengths is obviously going well but trainer Gerald Ryan is not getting carried away with Red Excitement’s latest outing. The five-year-old will be aiming for successive stakes wins when he runs in Saturday’s Group Three Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield…. Read More »
Queensland trainers who have horses with positive cobalt results will know the results of confirmatory tests within the next week. Samples from six harness racing horses and three thoroughbreds have returned cobalt levels higher than the threshold of 200mcg per litre of urine. The irregularities in the harness racing horses… Read More »
Godolphin will unleash its top seeds for the Blue Diamond when Antelucan and Sampeah resume among a strong squad of juveniles at Caulfield. Winning Group One races for two-year-olds is a focus for the global racing and breeding operation. The youngsters have been split into those targeting next month’s Blue… Read More »
Joe Pride has priced himself out of the market for the family of Parfore by training her sons Tiger Tees and Terravista to Group One wins. So he considers himself lucky to have secured her grand-daughter for $140,000 before Terravista joined Lankan Rupee at the top of the world sprint… Read More »
Group One racing is about to start in 2015 which means the Victorian jumps season is also not far away. The Darren Weir-trained Gotta Take Care, a million dollar earner and the reigning jumps champion of Australia, kicked off his campaign running last in a 1600m flat race at Sandown… Read More »
