Jockey Jenny Duggan has been airlifted to hospital after a fall marred one of the biggest days on the NSW country racing calendar. Duggan was riding in the last of eight races at the Scone Cup meeting in the upper Hunter Valley when her mount Steamboat Sally came to grief…. Read More »
NSW-based South African jockey Keagan Latham has steered import Dr Drill to a thrilling win in the Listed Scone Cup. Sent out a $10 chance in Friday’s 1600m feature at Scone in the NSW Hunter Valley, Dr Drill enjoyed a nice run just off the lead before he sprinted to… Read More »
Taking a punt on a new-season stallion can be a risk for any prospective horse buyer. Graeme Ireland and his son Todd support the Victorian market and spend countless hours going over the pedigrees searching for a potential good horse. At the 2018 Melbourne yearling sale saw the first of… Read More »
A normally reticent Kris Lees admits The Bopper looks to be a ready-made racehorse after burning his opponents in the Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone. The youngster started an odds-on favourite on Friday after doing what few horses can manage on debut by breaking the 1000m track record at Tamworth…. Read More »
A pleasing jump-out against some established Group One performers has readied three-year-old King Of Hastings to return in a sprint race at Flemington. The Anthony Freedman-trained King Of Hastings will resume over the straight 1000m against older horses in Saturday’s Furphy Dash, his first start since finishing fifth in the… Read More »
An unfortunate campaign trend to draw wide barriers has struck again for Trumbull as he seeks a breakthrough black-type win in the Luskin Star Stakes at Rosehill. The gelding has drawn outside gates in all four runs this preparation and has not been spared on Saturday with barrier nine of… Read More »
The Group Three RA Lee Stakes in Adelaide shapes as an important race for import Harbour Views who will be striving to enhance his spring credentials with a first stakes victory. Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has sent Harbour Views to Adelaide for Saturday’s 1600m RA Lee Stakes at Morphettville which… Read More »
To have a runner in the Melbourne Cup is a dream result for Bendigo horseman Josh Julius. The easiest way for Julius to achieve that would be to win The Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday with Super Girl. Victory in the Andrew Ramsden provides the winner a ballot… Read More »
He might not be the most reliable of horses but given the right conditions, God Of Thunder is capable of unleashing a devastating finish. And co-trainer Michael Hawkes senses another win is around the corner for the four-year-old, who lines up alongside stablemate Dirty Work in the Listed Ortensia Stakes… Read More »
The main lead-up meeting to next month’s Queensland Group One races will go ahead at Eagle Farm as scheduled on Saturday week. The track got the approval of officials, trainers and jockeys after a course proper track gallop. Eagle Farm has not hosted a race meeting since March 25 after… Read More »
Dawn Passage has long been held in high regard at Tulloch Lodge and his Hawkesbury Guineas victory could be just the start of a rise through the ranks. The colt has shown glimpses of brilliance, beating subsequent Group One winner Bivouac on debut and taking out the Listed Rosebud in… Read More »
Jungle Edge has provided Georgina Cartwright with a number of firsts with the apprentice hopeful the biggest will come at Morphettville. Cartwright is chasing her first Group One victory and rides veteran sprinter Jungle Edge in The Goodwood (1200m) on Saturday. Jungle Edge gave Cartwright her first metropolitan victory when… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce has a sound reason for dropping his consistent three-year-old Stampe sharply in distance at the Gold Coast. Stampe returns from 1600m at his last start to 1200m in the Group Three Gold Coast Guineas. He will be joined by his in-form stablemate Scathing in the Guineas which… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller’s two big guns for next month’s Group One JJ Atkins, Saffiano and Spokesman, have adapted well since arriving for their first Queensland starts. Waller has won the Atkins three times with Pressday (2010), Press Statement (2015) and The Autumn Sun (2018) and has nominated nine horses… Read More »
Godolphin is ready to mount a serious assault on the Queensland winter carnival with three important runners at the Gold Coast. The powerful stable sent its staff north two weeks ago to obey Queensland self-isolation rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Godolphin’s horses have arrived in the past week for a… Read More »
Teleplay’s connections have not been put off by a wide barrier in Dark Jewel Classic at Rosehill. The Melbourne-trained mare has drawn barrier 18 and comes into 14 if the emergencies do not gain a start in Saturday’s Group Three Dark Jewel Classic over 1400m. While the owners are happy… Read More »
A race that has helped launch two Godolphin sprinters into Everest slots is again on James Cummings’s radar, this time with Ranier. Godolphin has won the past two editions of the Luskin Star Stakes (1100m) with five-time Group One placegetter Osborne Bulls in 2018 and Trekking last year. While the… Read More »
Injury put an end to Melbourne Cup ambitions for Schabau in 2019 but the import is on the comeback trail and set to begin his path towards this year’s race at Flemington. Schabau returns in Saturday’s Lexus Trophy (2000m) at Flemington for his first start since the Roy Higgins Quality… Read More »
Having embraced the challenge of leading the Maher and Eustace operation in Sydney, Annabel Neasham has relished the chance to educate the next generation of horses. Two-year-olds have been their backbone since the Victorian-based training partners opened a satellite arm last year and there have been many success stories with… Read More »
Brad Rawiller is shedding weight to ride Sirius Suspect at 56.5kg in a move trainer Saab Hasan says is a good pointer to his horse’s chances at Flemington. Sirius Suspect has a half kilogram above the minimum in Saturday’s Seppelt Wines Handicap (1400m) on Saturday and enters the race in… Read More »
