When Oxford Poet’s troublesome hooves have stunted his career, he has relied on heart to show his class. Now the two are working in tandem as the horse aims for another stakes victory in Saturday’s Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Navicular disease has restricted the six-year-old gelding to 26… Read More »
Claiming apprentice Brooke Ainsworth has been given a golden chance to boost her profile with the key ride on promising Ringo’s A Rockstar at Eagle Farm. Ringo’s A Rockstar will be having his final run for the summer in the QTIS Three Year Old (1200m) where he faces a strong… Read More »
Crystal Dreamer has risen to every challenge so far this campaign and will drop back in distance in a bid to continue his winning streak at Moonee Valley. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained sprinter is set to chase his fourth-straight win for the campaign in Saturday’s Schweppes Indian Tonic… Read More »
Yankee Rose’s trainer David Vandyke has been hit with a $25,000 fine and the horse has been disqualified from the Group One Flight Stakes after returning a positive test to banned anti-inflammatory Ketorolac. Vandyke pleaded guilty at a Racing NSW stewards’ inquiry on Friday to allowing Ketorolac to be administered… Read More »
A sharp drop in class is expected to help Lordag return his trainer’s faith by getting back on the winners’ list at Eagle Farm. Lordag has been close without running a place at his five starts this campaign and at his latest run was fifth to Cylinder Beach in the… Read More »
Crediton might not have the runs on the board yet, but co-trainer Troy Corstens believes in a year’s time that might be a different story. Four-year-old Crediton is by Tavistock – sire of Derby winners Tarzino, Tavago and Werther – out of the 2000 NZ Oaks winner She’s Country and… Read More »
Jockey Josh Cartwright will front an adjourned inquiry next month over a reckless riding charge in Adelaide. Cartwright pleaded guilty to the serious charge on Saturday after which South Australian stewards adjourned the hearing to consider penalty. Fellow jockey Jason Holder was lucky not to fall when Cartwright steered his… Read More »
Group 1 winner Yankee Rose has been disqualified from her Flight Stakes placing with her trainer David Vandyke and vet David Garth pleading guilty. Yankee Rose’s trainer David Vandyke has been hit with a $25,000 fine and the horse has been disqualified from the Group One Flight Stakes after returning… Read More »
Trainer Bruce Brown has a long-held theory he hopes will hold true again with promising mare Khaleesi at Eagle Farm. Brown is noted for managing his fillies and mares with great success including the 2002 Golden Slipper winner Calaway Gal, the $1million Pelican Waters Classic winner Emma’s Affair and stakes… Read More »
After four months out of action the troublesome Sandown Lakeside circuit has been given the green light to host racing again. The return meeting is scheduled for February 1 after trials were conducted on the circuit last Friday and given the tick of approval from senior jockeys and Racing Victoria… Read More »
In-form Regan Bayliss is set to begin a new phase of his career as a senior jockey after successfully applying to finish his apprenticeship early. Bayliss has already outridden his claim, a feat he achieved last month at Flemington, and also completed his four years of formal training in Racing… Read More »
Caulfield trainer John Salanitri is confident Hard Call has held the form that gave him a last-start city win and will be right in the mix in the VOBIS Gold Star at Moonee Valley. But Salanitri admits Hard Call’s chances will be even better if the predicted rain arrives in… Read More »
After a torrid run with barrier draws, Nic’s Vendetta’s trainer Todd Howlett must have thought the forces of racing had a score to settle of their own. But the horse’s luck has turned around in time for Saturday’s Highway Handicap (1200m), with the Country Championship hopeful set to jump from… Read More »
Mossin’ Around returns to the races at Moonee Valley just two weeks after escaping unharmed from a harrowing experience when her horse float caught fire. The Grahame Begg-trained mare, who runs in Saturday’s Jacob Schweppe Handicap, was unplaced first-up at Caulfield last Saturday week. But things got worse when she… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson is torn between testing unbeaten gelding Muddy Rope against top company at Eagle Farm or tackling an easier provincial race. Anderson accepted with Muddy Rope, who has won his only two starts at the Sunshine Coast, for Saturday’s QTIS Three Year Old (1200m) at Eagle Farm. He… Read More »
The contrast between Richard Litt and Godolphin could hardly be starker but Song And Laughter’s connections to the global racing giant could be key to giving Sydney’s youngest trainer his maiden victory. The 27-year-old had been managing the stable while his father Jim returned to the family’s native New Zealand… Read More »
Jockey Luke Dittman’s good recent form has earned him a reunion with smart sprinter Wicked Intent at Eagle Farm. Wicked Intent will be attempting to turn around his recent ordinary form in stakes races when he takes on an easier 1000m-open handicap on Saturday. Dittman rode a double at the… Read More »
With storms set to break a spell of hot and dry weather in Sydney, Wouldnt It Be Nice’s hopes of ending a drought stretching more than 18 months could be on the rise. Storms are predicted to bring up to 15mm of rain on Friday to help the gelding mark… Read More »
Telegraph Handicap contender Odyssey Moon will not be the only Australian-trained horse chasing feature race success at Trentham in New Zealand this weekend. The Robert Smerdon-trained Odyssey Moon has drawn wide but is at single figure odds for Saturday’s Group One Telegraph (1200m), while in the Group Three Wellington Cup… Read More »
Two-year-old fillies can be notoriously finicky eaters but central Queensland trainer Tony McMahon has the opposite problem with unbeaten Paradis Imperial. The youngster will be attempting to make it five wins from five starts when she contests the QTIS Two-Year-Old (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Paradis Imperial started $17… Read More »
