Reigning Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed and 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain headline the entries for the $2.25 million The BMW at Rosehill in April. The Australian Turf Club has received 80 nominations for the feature, the only Group One 2400m weight-for-age race in the country. Other notable entries include [...]
Some facts about the Group One $400,000 weight-for-age CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday:- * First run in 1925 when won by The Night Patrol. * Was Group Two until 1993. * Manikato won the race three times from 1979 to 1981 and Vo Rogue is the only [...]
Black Caviar has drawn midfield in barrier five for Saturday’s Group One CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield. The 1400 metres of the Orr will be Black Caviar’s first test beyond 1200 metres but she is not expected to have any trouble extending herself to the slightly longer trip. Undefeated in [...]
A beehive in a hedge near the walkway from the birdcage forced horses to be diverted onto the course proper to make their way to and from the mounting yard at Caulfield on Saturday. Racing Victoria steward Allan Reardon said stewards made the decision to divert the horse traffic so [...]
Racing at Warwick Farm has been called off due to surface water on the track following rain overnight. The weather had already claimed Saturday’s meeting at Kembla Grange south of Sydney leaving Grafton in the Northern Rivers region as the only fixture in NSW. Chief steward Ray Murrihy inspected the [...]
A three-quarter brother to So You Think has fetched $NZ800,000 ($A623,880) at New Zealand’s Premier yearling sale in Auckland. Hong Kong agent Willie Leung was the successful buyer with bidding brisk from an opening offer of $200,000. The High Chaparral colt out of La Souvenir is the highest priced yearling [...]
Sam Kavanagh, younger son of leading Melbourne trainer Mark Kavanagh, has branched out on his own and will saddle up his first runner, Bagman, at Morphettville on Saturday. Kavanagh, with the help of his fiance Kelly, intends to run a boutique stable in Adelaide after serving his apprenticeship running the [...]
The embattled Benalla Racing Club could face sanctions from Racing Victoria after Sunday’s meeting had to be called off due to safety issues.
Racing will go ahead at Doomben after stewards declared the track safe.
The fate of the Doomben meeting on Saturday remains in doubt despite a short reprieve from the recent heavy rain in south-east Queensland.