Group One winning jockey Corey Brown will know more about his riding future in the coming weeks but it is becoming a real possibility that he will not ride again. Brown was involved in a fall after his mount, Lord Arthur, broke a back leg and fell in the Queensland… Read More »
On a day that produced several impressive winners at Bendigo, three-year-old filly Mozzie Monster outshone them all. The filly will be set for next month’s Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield after making it two wins from as many starts with her easy victory in a 1300 metre race for… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner The Bostonian is a notable absentee from the Chelmsford Stakes meeting at Randwick after trainer Tony Pike opted to rejig his spring plans. Pike is in New Zealand and unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he has sent stable foreman Chris McNab to… Read More »
A filly trained and owned in the same interests as Rachel King’s first Group One winner has given the jockey cause to think she can follow a similar path. Lightly-raced three-year-old Miravalle put the writing on the wall with a determined victory in the 2020 Yulong Stallions Handicap (1400m) at… Read More »
Danny O’Brien added another string to his powerful spring artillery when first starter Embolism took out a maiden at Bendigo which the trainer rated equivalent in quality to a Listed race. “I explained to his owner Sean Buckley in the morning that I’ve got a good opinion of him but… Read More »
Today, the boss of the AFL, Gillon McLachlan, announced that The Gabba will be the venue for the code’s flagship event. That’s all great…..but it will be staged on 24 October, the same day as the Gr 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. With the hue and cry the clash… Read More »
First-year apprentice Hannah LeBlanc has been flown to the Alfred Hospital in a serious condition on Wednesday morning after she fell following a jump-out at Mornington. The horse that Hannah LeBlanc was riding suffered a bleeding attack, collapsed and died just past the winning post. Racing Victoria confirmed that LeBlanc… Read More »
Trainer Paul Preusker believes his star stayer Surprise Baby can secure a start in the Cox Plate by winning the only race which carries a golden ticket into it, the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley. Preusker said even if Surprise Baby didn’t win he wanted to see enough… Read More »
Top trainer Mark Newnham produced a beautifully bred, and expensive 3YO filly at Warwick Farm today and she won. MIRAVALLE (Redoute’s Choice-Condesaar), who was not even in the markets for the Gr 1 Flight Stakes over 1600m in October, came out and narrowly but impressively won her maiden race prompting… Read More »
With nine slots in The Everest still up for grabs, trainer Mark Newnham will use the Concorde Stakes at Randwick as an opportunity to showcase the credentials of Splintex. Competition for the remaining spots in the $15 million The Everest is fierce but Newnham believes Splintex is a worthy contender…. Read More »
When New Zealand filly La Vernazza steps out at Randwick she will be treading the same path as champion Sunline, who at her first Australian start broke the hearts of the best of Sydney’s fillies in the 1998 Furious Stakes. A recent acquisition for trainer Jamie Richards, La Vernazza will… Read More »
A NSW trainer has been fined a whopping $10,000 for charges relating to incorrect particulars. Trainer Edward Cummings has been fined $10,000 by Racing NSW stewards for multiple charges following a stable inspection including horses in his care had incorrect particulars on their stable returns and employing staff that were… Read More »
Group One winning jockey Damien Thornton will miss a majority of the spring carnival after breaking his foot on Monday at Pakenham. Damien Thornton was riding Surangani in the third race on the card when the horse clipped the running rail which crushed Thornton’s foot resulting in the fracture. Thornton… Read More »
Australian Oaks winner Colette is among nominations for the Chelmsford Stakes, along with the Tramway Stakes (1400m) on Saturday’s Rosehill program. Colette and stablemate Avilius had an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill on Saturday and Cummings is confident both are on target to feature this spring. While Colette has… Read More »
James Cummings is convinced Avilius could have featured in the Winx Stakes had he run, but the Godolphin trainer is equally content with the decision to delay his return. The multiple Group One winner has opened a $3.50 TAB fixed odds favourite for his campaign launch in the Chelmsford Stakes… Read More »
Victorian racing clubs are eagerly awaiting Daniel Andrews’ roadmap on Sunday for the states transition out of Stage 4 and Stage 3 restrictions. Daniel Andrews is set to announce a road map for the state to come out of tough coronavirus restrictions on Sunday which will ultimately affect if there… Read More »
Racing NSW today has announced the introduction of phase two of the easing of restrictions permitting horses to travel from Victoria into NSW, consistent with the advice it has received from its biosecurity expert that it is appropriate to review its position given the reduction in the amount of daily… Read More »
This year’s 3YO crop is staggeringly good. And we can add another name to the list in HINDAAM (Savabeel-Bayrock). She was having her first start since her debut six months ago and she just went BANG! Drawing wide, she came across from the outside to sit behind the speed in… Read More »
The fairy tale story of the year, last year, MYSTIC JOURNEY (Needs Further-White Gold) may be ready for a new chapter. When she burnt down the centre of the track to win the inaugural $5million All Star Mile in March of 2019, a race that followed her easy initial debut… Read More »
Chris Waller has 11 of the 23 entries for the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes including Kinane, Brimham Rocks and Finche. Finche was fifth first up in the corresponding race last year and went on to finish seventh as favourite in the Melbourne Cup. Waller says the horse will follow a… Read More »
