Te Akau Shark and Dreamforce are now the equal $6 favourites alongside Kolding for the Epsom Handicap with both drawing wide in the $1 million race at Randwick. Dreamforce drew the outside gate in the 20-horse field for Saturday’s feature with New Zealander Te Akau Shark to start from 16… Read More »
A man claiming to be the rightful owner of Group One winner Azkadellia has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against leading trainer Ciaron Maher in the Queensland Supreme Court. William Duffy lodged documents on Monday seeking $8.5 million in lost earnings and $11.5 million in damages. Azkadellia was suspended from… Read More »
A guaranteed start in the Melbourne Cup is up for grabs for the 25 horses entered in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Saturday’s 2500m-race offers connections of the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5. Early favourite for Saturday’s race after nominations closed… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards will take no action against trainer Lindsey Smith after concluding an investigation into Scales Of Justice. Stewards opened an investigation into whether Scales Of Justice had any post-race condition which may have affected his performance in the Group One Maybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September… Read More »
New Zealander Te Akau Shark retains favouritism for the Epsom Handicap ahead of the declaration of the final field. Trained by Jamie Richards and part-owned by recently retired Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen, Te Akau Shark has had one run in Australia, finishing second to Dreamforce in the Tramway Stakes… Read More »
A three-year-old colt has become the 32nd horse to die at Santa Anita since December after being euthanised when he sustained a catastrophic injury in a race. Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez was tossed off in the incident on the second day of the autumn meeting at Santa Anita… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes at Flemington is the race that can shape the spring fortunes of potential contenders. In the past 20 years the race has provided a glimpse to winners of Melbourne’s spring majors. Sky Heights won the Turnbull in 1999 before winning the Caulfield Cup then three years later… Read More »
Perth mare Angelic Ruler has some unfinished business in Melbourne which her co-trainer Daniel Pearce hopes will come at Flemington. Angelic Ruler is on her second trip to Melbourne and is yet to win in four starts, but has finished among the placegetters each time in stakes races. Pearce, who… Read More »
A spot in the $1.3 million Kosciuszko has opened up after double misfortune for the Danny Williams stable. The Goulburn trainer had two slots in the race for country-trained horses on the same program as the $14 million Everest on October 19. But Don’t Give a Damn will be his… Read More »
Sydney trainer David Pfieffer has I Am Excited on target for her attempt at back-to-back wins in the Group Two Gilgai at Flemington where she could clash with a couple of Everest contenders. Saturday’s Gilgai Stakes over the straight 1200m has attracted 22 nominations headlined by multiple Group One-winning sprinters… Read More »
Irish horse Ten Sovereigns has had a light work-out at Canterbury Racecourse where he is in quarantine preparing for the $14 million Everest. The July Cup winner travelled to Australia with National Guard who led the pair in a canter on Monday, a day after their arrival. Ten Sovereigns will… Read More »
Fallen Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos has admitted to defrauding punters of almost $18 million across five years in a complex betting ring fraud. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty in the County Court on Monday to two charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception between 2008 and 2013. Vlahos was initially… Read More »
Natalie Young is excited about the prospects of new stable acquisition Mirage Dancer after seeing him in quarantine at Werribee following his arrival from Europe. Young and her partner Trent Busuttin are preparing Mirage Dancer for a shot at Melbourne’s major spring races. The horse, formerly trained by Sir Michael… Read More »
The absence of retired champion Winx will mean a new winner is added to the honour roll of the Turnbull Stakes for the first time in three years. Winx took on seven opponents when she raced to a 6-1/2 length win in the Group One race over 2000m at Flemington… Read More »
Fallen Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos has admitted to defrauding punters of almost $18 million in a complex betting ring fraud. The former BC3 Thoroughbreds chairman pleaded guilty in the County Count on Monday to two charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception totalling $17,520,225. He is accused of defrauding… Read More »
The Hawkes Racing-trained Renewal has chased down Queensland visitor Zoustyle to claim a last-stride win in his season return in the Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield. Racing for the first time since May, five-year-old gelding Renewal ($11) came from back in the field under Dwayne Dunn in Sunday’s 1200m-Listed race… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Williams admits the drive home to Warrnambool from Melbourne was going to be a lot easier after Harbour Views victory at Caulfield. The performance came on top of Gailo Chop’s third behind Black Heart Bart in the Group One Underwood Stakes on Sunday, his second run back after… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has won bigger Group One races during his career but admits his victory on comeback galloper Black Heart Bart in the Underwood Stakes ranks among his most satisfying. Sunday’s Underwood at Caulfield was the jockey’s first Group One success since Black Heart Bart’s previous top-level victory in the… Read More »
Two former winners of the Underwood Stakes have fought out a thrilling finish with veteran Black Heart Bart prevailing in a major upset in the Group One race at Caulfield. Black Heart Bart ($101) won the 1800m weight-for-age race in 2016 for Darren Weir and, now under the training of… Read More »
Promising filly Acting will be a late entry for the Group One Thousand Guineas after delivering a star performance to win the Prelude at Caulfield. Acting had won her past two starts at Echuca and Sandown and made the step up to stakes grade in Sunday’s Group Two Thousand Guineas… Read More »
