Russian Revolution has earned high praise from Peter Snowden who rates him up with the stable’s best two-year-olds this season. That carries more weight than usual with Snowden and his son and training partner Paul claiming the Magic Millions-Golden Slipper double with Capitalist and two Group races with Attention. Russian… Read More »
Owner Bill Andrews expected to be in Perth watching his horse in a stakes race, but instead he was at Eagle Farm to see another of his runners land a betting plunge. After being backed from $17 to $10, the Andrews-owned Feltre burst through in the final 200m to beat… Read More »
A change of scenery helped to coax imported gelding Tales Of Grimm back into the winning list in the Spear Chief Handicap at Eagle Farm. Trainer Chris Waller believed switching Tales Of Grimm interstate contributed to the gelding scoring his first win since the 2015 Scone Cup. “It definitely helps… Read More »
The application of blinkers and a step up in distance have proven beneficial for improving colt Trenchant who has broken his maiden in style at Flemington. The Godolphin-owned, John O’Shea-trained two-year-old was backing up from a Moonee Valley placing a week ago in Saturday’s Bay and Ranges Handicap. After settling… Read More »
Noble Joey is still not quite sure he is a racehorse, but his record shows he is definitely one. The three-year-old scored his fifth win at his 10th start when he led all the way for Kathy O’Hara as a $10 chance to beat some more fancied opposition in the… Read More »
A Racing Australia sub-committee will consider submissions from interested groups on the controversial whip rules. Amendments to the rule introduced in December last year limiting the number of strikes before the 100m have brought an unprecedented number of breaches. The sub-committee will be chaired by former Victorian chief steward Des… Read More »
A trainer, a punter and two jockeys will front stewards at separate inquiries in a busy week ahead for the Racing NSW panel. Kathy O’Hara will be the first to appear on Monday to answer a charge of using her mobile phone in the jockeys’ room at two race meetings…. Read More »
If Marenostro is to reach the level his trainer thinks he can, he should be able to cope with carrying a big weight at Randwick. Chris Waller has elected to stick with senior rider Tye Angland in Saturday’s Racing To Win Hcp (1600m) rather than use a claiming apprentice on… Read More »
Melbourne trainer Robert Smerdon has been dealt a second blow with the scratching of My Poppette from the Group One Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. Smerdon was forced to withdraw Odyssey Moon on Friday morning from the Group Three Healy Stakes when suitable transport to Brisbane could not be arranged… Read More »
Professional punter Glenn Pollett will front stewards over comments he made in a video regarding jockey safety on the website puntersshow.com.au. “People like Tye [Angland] and jockeys like that, they think we care about them,” Pollett said. “We don’t care. We want to bet. Is anyone thinking about [quadriplegic former jockey] Ray Silburn… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote believes the best Queensland horses are being victimised by the handicapper during the Brisbane carnival. Queensland has again had an ordinary winter carnival in terms of Group One and Two winners with the exception of Hong Kong-bound Derby winner Eagle Way. More worrying is the fact there… Read More »
The three placegetters from a recent Winter Championship heat are set to clash again at Flemington with Del Prado favourite to turn the tables on veteran Jacquinot Bay. Jacquinot Bay scored a first-up win in the 1400m open handicap at Flemington two weeks ago, defeating Del Prado and By The… Read More »
The prospect of a soft track has trainer Peter Hulbert confident he can win his first stakes race in a new partnership with his son Will at Eagle Farm. The Hulberts have had a steady stream of winners from a small team since they formed their partnership last August but… Read More »
Nigel Blackiston is keen to boost Ferro Nero’s rating and is hoping the gelding can do that in a race the trainer is no stranger to winning. Ferro Nero runs in Saturday’s $100,000 David Bourke Provincial Plate (1600m) at Flemington which is restricted to horses who have raced at least… Read More »
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE $500,000 GROUP ONE TATT’S TIARA (1400M) AT EAGLE FARM ON SATURDAY: HISTORY * First run in 1989 when won by La Posette * First elevated to Group I status in 2007 when it was won by Nova Star * From 2006-2015, 10 different jockeys… Read More »
The Melbourne spring carnival keeps getting bigger with Racing Victoria announcing an increase of $650,000 across seven Group One races this spring. The prizemoney increased come on the back of the Mackinnon Stakes being repackaged with prizemoney doubled to $2 million earlier this month. The prizemoney for the Memsie Stakes,… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida hopes Damian Browne is as good a judge as he is a jockey with his decision to ride Miss Cover Girl in the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. Browne had offers to ride four other horses in the final Group One race of the season but has… Read More »
Odyssey Moon is the early favourite for an open handicap at Flemington after failing to get a flight to Brisbane for a Group Three sprint. Trainer Robert Smerdon has been forced to scratch Odyssey Moon from Saturday’s Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm. The horse’s original flight was cancelled because of… Read More »
Key WJ Healy Stakes runner Odyssey Moon has been scratched from the race after failing to get a plain from Melbourne to Brisbane last night. Odyssey Moon was the well backed $4.80 second favourite in betting for the race. View the current WJ Healy Stakes market Odyssey Moon didn’t get… Read More »
Pakenham will hold the first dual surface meeting in Victoria with jumps races on the turf and flat races on the synthetic track. Sunday’s program features three jumps races and six on the flat. The meeting signals a return of jumps to Pakenham after three years while the new racecourse,… Read More »
