John Gosden has every faith that being on a racecourse will prove to be a “great deal safer than going to the petrol station or the supermarket” should racing be able to resume as hoped on June 1. Racing has been suspended in Britain since the fixtures at Wetherby and… Read More »
Australia’s first female racing editor and an institution at the country’s big race meetings, Caryl Williamson, has died. The racing editor for Australia’s national news agency AAP for 24 years, Williamson was one of the lucky ones whose passion became their job. And whose words became as legendary as the… Read More »
Trainer Gordon Richards initial thought after the barrier draw for favourite Gytrash in The Goodwood at Morphettville was it was not an ideal starting position. But on reflection gate 12 is not disastrous and will not deny Gytrash his chance of winning Adelaide’s time honoured Group One sprint on Saturday…. Read More »
The disappointment of missing a guaranteed start in the Caulfield Cup has swung the connections of Skelm to look at a richer race instead. Skelm is one of 15 horses nominated in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday, a race that provides the winner a ballot… Read More »
Returning jockey Michael Rodd cannot wait for his isolation period to finish allowing him to get out and start earning a living again. Riding in Singapore since 2015, Rodd made the decision to return to Melbourne when racing was shut down because of a spike in coronavirus numbers in the… Read More »
The SA Fillies Classic in Adelaide is the target for Sydney trainer John Sargent with Stick ‘Em Up which has also been nominated for the Andrew Ramsden Stakes in Melbourne. Sargent has confirmed Stick ‘Em Up will head to Adelaide for Saturday’s Group Three SA Fillies Classic (2500m) at Morphettville,… Read More »
A field of 15 has been declared for the Group One Goodwood at Morphettville with favourite Gytrash drawing wide in barrier 12 while another leading contender, The Inevitable, has the outside draw. Field 🏆: View the Fieldfor The Goodwood Saturday’s 1200m sprint is the final Group One race of this season’s… Read More »
Victory in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington will take a lot of pressure from the winning trainer heading towards the Melbourne Cup. Success in Saturday’s Listed race over 2800m provides the winner a ballot exemption into November’s Melbourne Cup. Last year was the first time the Andrew Ramsden provided… Read More »
Patrick Moloney is the second of three Singapore-based riders to return to Melbourne and has landed rides in two races at Sandown. Singapore racing has been halted because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the country and Moloney along with Daniel Moor and Michael Rodd have returned to Melbourne… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp will try something different with Fighting Teo as the equine giant heads to his main target this winter. Fighting Teo will drop back in distance when he tackles the Listed Wayne Wilson Memorial Mile (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast on Friday. As is the case with… Read More »
Tony and Calvin McEvoy have resorted to travel in a bid to reinvigorate Sunlight ahead of The Goodwood at Morphettville. Sunlight has been working at Flemington before she returns to the McEvoy’s South Australian base ahead of Saturday’s Group One contest. Tony McEvoy reasoned the mare had become complacent in… Read More »
Queensland’s Grandview Stud has announced a cut in the service fee for leading sire Whittington as the state’s breeders carefully watch the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Whittington is generally regarded as one of the best value stallions in Queensland, if not Australia. He is currently second on the… Read More »
Jockeys can expect things to look “very, very different” when racing eventually resumes in Britain, according to Professional Jockeys Association chief executive Paul Struthers. Racing has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak since the meetings at Wetherby and Taunton took place behind closed doors on March 17. Resumption planning… Read More »
Santa Ana Lane will be trying to secure a rare feat when he returns to Adelaide aiming to win The Goodwood for a second time at Morphettville. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding won the Group One Goodwood (1200m) two years ago and would become the first horse in more than 100… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is hoping to have a Stradbroke Handicap winner with his first runner in the iconic race. The Kendrick-trained Tambo’s Mate gained an automatic entry to the Group One Stradbroke when he won the Group Three BRC Sprint at The Doomben on Saturday. The trainer has had… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell will have to watch from afar when expensive colt Kazuhiko runs for the first time. After scratching him from a two-year-old race at Caulfield on Saturday because of a wet track, Kennewell is sending Kazuhiko to Adelaide to run in the Group Three National Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Racing will resume in France as scheduled despite a last-minute threat to the plan. A report on Friday suggested a late challenge may be made to the government’s decision to allow racing to return on Monday, with France Galop and its trotting equivalent confirming they had been in discussions regarding… Read More »
Trainer Steve O’Dea is weighing up the options for classy filly Gotta Kiss and could miss a much-anticipated return clash with top filly Isotope. The pair are considered Queensland’s best two-year-old fillies and have clashed once when Isotope beat Gotta Kiss into third place at the Sunshine Coast. However Gotta… Read More »
Racing will resume in France as scheduled on Monday despite a last-minute threat to the plan. A report suggested a late challenge may be made to the government’s decision to allow racing to return, with France Galop and its trotting equivalent confirming they had been in discussions regarding the resumption… Read More »
The youngest horse in the field has shown stamina and staying prowess beyond his years with Russian Camelot claiming the South Australian Derby. Bred to northern hemisphere time, Russian Camelot was giving away six months to most of his rivals in Saturday’s 2500m-Classic at Morphettville. Ridden by John Allen, the… Read More »
