Tainer Brett Cavanough says The Monstar has been penalised too heavily for his promising Melbourne spring carnival form and the sprinter is unlikely to be part of his Randwick team on Saturday. The Monstar is among 13 entries for a benchmark race and shares the 62.5kg topweight with Timeless Prince…. Read More »
Archie Alexander has settled on the more spacious surrounds of Geelong for Renew in a bid to climb up the Melbourne Cup ballot order. The stayer is among the nominations for Saturday’s Moonee Valley Cup but will take his place in the Geelong Cup on Wednesday. Renew remains in Melbourne… Read More »
The next three days of racing will be no different to most others in Jeff Penza’s career in the saddle. A committed jockey, Penza will ride at NSW race meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. But at the end of that block there will be something different waiting for the… Read More »
Irish horse Highland Reel has firmed to equal favouritism for the Cox Plate after coming up with barrier four in the weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley. He is at $5.50 for Saturday’s 2040m-race alongside Kermadec (gate 10), the most favoured of trainer Chris Waller’s three runners. Highland Reel will be… Read More »
Chautauqua dominates the market for the Manikato Stakes at $1.90 after drawing barrier two in the Group One sprint. Terravista is the second favourite at $5.50 with the TAB and will start from the inside barrier in Friday night’s 1200m-race. Srikandi has eased to $7.50 after drawing the outside gate… Read More »
Criterion will start from barrier seven in the $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. A capacity field of 14 will run in Saturday’s weight-for-age championship over 2040 metres. The Chris Waller-trained Winx, the equal favourite with Criterion before the barrier draw, will start from the inside gate while her stablemates… Read More »
Manikato Stakes favourite Chautauqua has drawn barrier two for the Group One sprint at Moonee Valley. Terravista has drawn the inside gate while Srikandi will start from the outside barrier in the 10-horse field for Friday night’s 1200m race. Last year’s winner Lankan Rupee and runner-up Angelic Light will miss… Read More »
Contributer will not run in the Cox Plate leaving Godolphin with two runners – Hartnell and Complacent. The decision not to run Contributer has relieved the Moonee Valley Racing Club of a decision as to which local Group One winner would be left out of the 14-horse field. The Gai… Read More »
Chris Waller’s trio of Cox Plate contenders have finalised their preparations with work-outs at Moonee Valley. Winx and Kermadec, who worked with their respective race riders Hugh Bowman and Glen Boss aboard, each looked strong in solo gallops. Blake Shinn, who will watch Saturday’s Cox Plate from the sidelines because… Read More »
Magic Millions winning trainer Darryl Hansen will appeal a nine month-disqualification for a high TCO2 reading in one of his horses. Last week Hansen was found guilty of presenting a horse to race with a carbon dioxide (TCO2) level above the allowable level. After considering submissions on penalty, stewards delivered… Read More »
A capacity field featuring local and overseas stars is expected when the final line-up for the $3 million Cox Plate is announced. The Moonee Valley Racing Club will host a trackwork session on Tuesday morning from 6.30am featuring several Cox Plate-bound horses, as well as a host of others nominated… Read More »
Man of the moment Murray Baker has already claimed the Caulfield Cup and Seymour Cup in recent days. Next, Maygrove will try to add the Geelong Cup to the stable’s recent success in Victoria. Maygrove lines up in Wednesday’s $300,000 Geelong Cup (2400m), only days after star stablemate Mongolian Khan… Read More »
Senior Sydney racing official Matt Rudolph faces possible disqualification after being found to have acted improperly in the cobalt case against trainer Sam Kavanagh. Rudolph – the Australian Turf Club’s executive general manager, racing – admitted he had met with Kavanagh and his father, Melbourne trainer Mark Kavanagh, at an… Read More »
While his stable star won’t be contesting a Group One sprint this weekend, Noel Mayfield-Smith is looking forward to the debut of a two-year-old with promise. Million dollar earner Famous Seamus, a close third in last year’s Manikato Stakes, will not run in the race on Friday night with his… Read More »
Hong Kong-based Nash Rawiller has picked up the ride on one of the local Cox Plate contenders while his brother Brad is confident about his chances aboard an international visitor. Nash Rawiller has been called on to ride the Chris Waller-trained Preferment in Saturday’s $3 million race to replace the… Read More »
A blood sample rather than urine should be used to test for cobalt levels in horses, a pharmaceutical expert has told an inquiry. Father and son trainers Lee and Shannon Hope are fighting charges after three of their horses returned cobalt levels above the threshold of 200 micrograms per litre… Read More »
Senior Australian Turf Club executive Matt Rudolph has been found to have acted improperly in relation to the Sam Kavanagh cobalt scandal. The ATC’s executive manager, racing, Rudolph was asked to show cause to a sub committee of the board of Racing NSW after an investigation revealed he had met… Read More »
Mongolian Khan has firmed in Melbourne Cup betting after being handed a one kilogram penalty. The Caulfield Cup winner was tightened from $7 to $6 equal second favourite after Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter announced the penalty on Monday which takes his Melbourne Cup weight to 56kg. Mongolian Khan… Read More »
Three horses trained by Lee and Shannon Hope could have recorded high cobalt readings after a long-term and legal administration regime, an expert has told an inquiry. Monash University Professor Colin Chapman said it was possible the long-term program of nutritional supplementation and injectable medicines containing cobalt could result in… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Mongolian Khan has been given a one kilogram penalty for the Melbourne Cup. The penalty takes the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained four-year-old’s Melbourne Cup weight to 56kg. Mongolian Khan won Saturday’s Caulfield Cup by half a length from Trip To Paris to claim his third Group… Read More »
