Trainer Kris LeesĀ and owners Australian Bloodstock have called time on the career of outstanding galloper Mugatoo. Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett confirmed the eight-year-old’s retirement on Thursday and said the writing was on the wall after he failed to fire in his comeback from a tendon injury earlier this month…. Read More »
TrainerĀ John LeekĀ is daring to dream that he may have a Melbourne Cup runner on the first Tuesday in November. FengaradaĀ is entered for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup and Leek is daring to dream with the former DavidĀ Brideoake-trained galloper who is three-from-three for his new trainer. Following 1800m wins at… Read More »
Having already captured the Rosebud with promising colt Zoukerino, John O’SheaĀ has unveiled another potential Golden Rose contender in Zou Tiger. The colt made a one-act affair of his first-up assignment at Kensington on Wednesday, bowling along to lead the 1300m race comfortably then lengthening stylishly when James McdonaldĀ asked for an… Read More »
Unbeaten in four starts, Passive AggressiveĀ faces another challenge when she tackles older mares for the first time at Caulfield. It will be PassiveĀ Aggressive’sĀ first start at Caulfield when she lines-up in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Passive Aggressive has been successful at Werribee, Pakenham and twice down the… Read More »
Promising sprinter In The Boat returns to racing at Caulfield on Saturday, but according to trainer, Lindsey Smith, he could be vulnerable first up in the G3 Heath Stakes (1100m). “It all depends on what the weather does,” Lindsey SmithĀ told Tabradio. “He’s not a mud lark by any means, he’s… Read More »
TrainerĀ Mike MoroneyĀ may not have been atĀ Sandown,Ā but he would have liked what he saw from debutant Japanese Emperor. Moroney has returned to New Zealand for the funeral of his father Denny who died onĀ Saturday aged 93 and did not witness live the win of JapaneseĀ EmperorĀ in the Ladbroke It! Plate (1200m) on… Read More »
The Gong winner Count De RupeeĀ has died following a suspected heart attack during a jump-out at Kembla Grange. Trainers Robert and Luke Price confirmed the tragic loss of their stable star on Facebook, saying he was not only an outstanding racehorse but a treasured part of their lives. “We are… Read More »
Track conditions are likely to play an important role for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained runners in Melbourne’s first Group 1 race of the season. Price and Kent will saddle I’m ThunderstruckĀ and IllationĀ in theĀ MemsieĀ Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, the official opening of the Melbourne Spring Carnival. The… Read More »
Chris Waller is renowned for his patient approach with horses, particularly juveniles, and he is hoping his squad of promising three-year-olds can show the benefits of it this spring. BasquiatĀ and ConquerorĀ are two of the emerging young colts Waller is keen to test with both set to tackle the Group 3… Read More »
As reported in the Herald Sun and on Racenet, the fall on the sand trail section at Cranborne racecourse in the early hours of the morning of August 30, 2019, and the subsequent death of jockey Mikaela Claridge from the critical head injuries she suffered in the incident, is set… Read More »
Expect the annual āfor and againstā arguments to start revving up once again as the list of international runners to contest feature races during the Melbourne Spring Carnival begins to take shape. Paul Bloodworth, Racing Victoriaās General Manager of International and Racing operations has suggested to Racing.com that the Melbourne… Read More »
The former, well known, much travelled and exceptionally successful jockey Greg Ryan will be honoured on September 11, on Dubbo Cup Day, with the inaugural presentation of the Greg Ryan Medal to the most successful jockey at that meeting. Points accumulated on a 3-2-1 basis over all races, will decide… Read More »
Lightly raced four-year-oldĀ IllationĀ is likely to sneak into the final field for theĀ MemsieĀ Stakes at Caulfield. The Mick Price andĀ Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is 19thĀ in the order of entry into Saturday’s 1400m Group 1 contest that has a field limit of 16, plus four emergencies. There were 20 nominations for the race… Read More »
Startantes, who has been named as one of the Champion Three-year-Old Filly category finalists for the upcoming Australian Horse Of the Year Awards for the 2021/22 season, will be one of three runners, along with Prince of Boom and Rothfire, that trainer Robert Heathcote will send south to embark on… Read More »
Maddie RaymondĀ made the long journey from Warrnambool to give imported galloperĀ EarlswoodĀ a look at Caulfield but is not sold on the idea of runningĀ first-upĀ in theĀ MemsieĀ Stakes. EarlswoodĀ is among 20 nominations for theĀ 1400mĀ Group 1 race on Saturday, but Raymond said she may delay theĀ horsesĀ return a week and run in the Group 2 Feehan… Read More »
Geraldine’s JewelĀ will return to the track where she won on debut in a bid to stretch her latest campaign to four straight wins. The now six-year-old runs in the Fierce Impact ā MadeĀ ForĀ You Mare at Sandown on Wednesday in a bid to remain unbeaten for her latest trainerĀ Maddie Raymond. After… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Gold Trip hasnāt quite established a love affair with Australian racing yet ā¦ but, overall, Maher is happy with the way the French import is progressing. The six-year-old entireās last two runs overseas resulted in two successive placed finishes in Group 1 company… Read More »
The John Gosden trained Trawlerman, who won the prestigious Ebor Handicap under a class ride by Frankie Dettori at York on Saturday, could be a late entry for the 2022 Melbourne Cup. Leigh Jordon, the Victoria Racing Clubās Executive General Manager of racing, who attended the York Festival, suggested to… Read More »
Trainer Tom Dougall has confirmed that his stable star Go Wandji, who suffered a rare defeat at Doomben on Saturday, will now head to the paddock where he will be given a long spell. āHeāll have a nice spell now,ā said Dougall. āHe will miss the summer ā¦ we are… Read More »
The new Australian racing season is just a few weeks old but to round the ‘old’ one, the finalists for the Australian Racehorse of the Year across seven categories have been released. The awards take into account performances on Australian tracks as well as international efforts by Australian-trained horses during… Read More »
