Victorian Racing Club are expecting around 30,000 visitors to Flemington Racecourse today to watch unbeaten mare Black Caviar run over 1000m meters. Read what you should know if your heading to the track or watching on TV. Race Time: The scheduled race time is 4:10 PM EST Race Number: She [...]
Champion Australian jockey Darren Beadman has suffered a fractured cheekbone in a barrier trial mishap, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has reported. Beadman was taken to hospital after he was dislodged from a horse in a trial at Sha Tin on Friday morning. His misfortune puts him out of Sunday’s [...]
Trainer Alicia Willick hopes Silent Movie can get plans for a winter campaign back on track with a strong showing at Doomben. Willick has heeded advice from jockey Chris Munce who recommended the seven-year-old wear blinkers in Saturday’s Schaefer Store Handicap (1600m). The Gold Coast trainer has warned punters to [...]
Black Caviar will compete against eight of the nation’s fastest horses in the $752,500 Coolmore Lightning Stakes at 4.10pm tomorrow (Saturday) at Flemington. A win would equal the Australasian record of 19 straight metropolitan wins held jointly by Gloaming and Desert Gold. A strong crowd, including Black Caviar’s official cheer [...]
Some of the world’s fastest horses come to Flemington for the Group 1 Coolmore Lightning Stakes, a leg of the Global Sprint Challenge. Win an exclusive Black Caviar™ experience! Dine in the Panorama Restaurant and then watch the Lightning Stakes, featuring champion sprinter Black Caviar, from within the Mounting Yard! [...]
Round 5 in the Black Caviar/Hay List rivalry now revolves around the unbeaten mare taking her place in Saturday’s Coolmore Lightning Stakes after the New South Wales sprinter was confirmed as a starter in the $750,000 Group 1 at Flemington. Part-owner Katie Davenport revealed that that trainer John McNair and [...]
Jockey Christian Reith has been suspended for three weeks over the incident which led to Corey Brown’s recent fall at Gosford. Brown took a tumble from Rain Alert rounding the home turn in the fifth event at Gosford last Thursday. He wasn’t seriously injured and bounced back to snare the [...]
There is currently an indefinate delay to Seymour Races due to storms in the area. More to come..
Trainer Gwenda Markwell will consult with the owners of last-start flop Rolling Pin before deciding if he will back up at Warwick Farm on Saturday. The gelding started favourite in a 1500m race at Rosehill last Saturday but was one of the first horses beaten and finished seventh of the [...]
Such is the popularity of Black Caviar, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has gone back to the drawing board since it was confirmed the wonder mare would seek her 19th consecutive win in Saturday’s Coolmore Lightning Stakes. “We have looked at every aspect of the raceday and made adjustments to [...]