Sarah Moody the wife of former champion trainer Peter Moody has pleaded not guilty in her Rad Board hearing over tweets regarding chief steward Terry Bailey. More to come… .@Saremoody tells RAD Board she's been "very frustrated & upset & sickened" by what family endured in press during cobalt saga… Read More »
Connections of G1 winner Malaguerra have decided to remove their horse from the Lee Freedman stables despite the horse winning the Group 1 BTC Cup two starts ago. Malaguerra has had nineteen starts for the team for ten wins and two seconds with total earnings over $700,000. Update: Owner Bruno… Read More »
Hong Kong sprinter Gold-Fun will be given his chance in a Group One race in France. A close runner-up to Twilight Son in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, Gold-Fun will run in the Prix de Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on August 7. Having ruled out the July… Read More »
Northumberland Plate winner Antiquarium’s next start will give Godolphin a better idea whether he is a genuine Melbourne Cup contender. The four-year-old came with a late finish to win Saturday’s 3200m-handicap for leading Sydney jockey James McDonald who is riding in England during the Australian winter. “Antiquarium won the Plate,… Read More »
Melbourne colt Tivaci will get another chance at a Guineas win when he steps out at the Sunshine Coast. The Mike Moroney-trained Tivaci has shown talent this season, winning the Group Three C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington on protest, but will be chasing his first Guineas success from four… Read More »
Kathy O’Hara has been suspended and fined for using her mobile phone in the jockeys’ room during a race meeting. Jockeys are required to hand their phones to an attendant when they arrive at the races but Racing NSW stewards found O’Hara had used hers twice at meetings this month…. Read More »
Champion Perth jockey William Pike has set a premiership record and wants to build on his 118 wins with 10 meetings left this season. Pike rode a treble at Belmont on Saturday to eclipse the previous standard of 116-1/2 set by 12-time premier Perth rider Paul Harvey. Harvey’s successor is… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is slated to have three Sydney starts on the way to her defence of the Cox Plate. Trainer Chris Waller said her three planned weight-for-age races would be at two-week intervals starting with the Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) on August 20. She will then step up… Read More »
Whether $3 million earner Happy Trails adds to his 31 Group One appearances will be determined in the coming weeks. Happy Trails returned to work on June 1 and trainer Paul Beshara said although he would like the rising nine-year-old to race on this spring, he and the horse’s owner… Read More »
As the winter carnival draws to a close, several Queensland trainers are planning to continue the momentum with across-the-border raids. Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan was happy with the fifth of veteran Brave Ali in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Cup (2200m) and will press on with plans to tackle the Grafton Cup… Read More »
Jockey Kathy O’Hara has been suspended for two weeks and fined $1,000 by Racing NSW stewards for using her phone in the jockeys room in two consecutive race meetings this month. Is this a fair punishment? Leave a comment below. Read more: Kathy O’Hara suspended over phone use Kathy O’Hara suspended… Read More »
Tasmanian Derby winner Jerilderie Letter will be tested in Melbourne in a two-run winter campaign which will define his four-year-old season. Jerilderie Letter’s Tasmanian Derby win in February has taken on greater significance in recent months given he defeated the Darren Weir-trained Howard Be Thy Name. Howard Be Thy Name… Read More »
Vergara’s first start for Gerald Ryan will also be her last and the trainer is keen to send her out a winner. After Vergara runs in Saturday’s Listed Civic Stakes (1350m) at Rosehill she will head across the Tasman to get ready for the breeding barn where she has a… Read More »
Saluter is among 20 entries for the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast, to be run a week after his narrow defeat in the Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm. The Robert Heathcote-trained six-year-old was beaten a half head by Into The Red in Saturday’s Group Three W J Healy… Read More »
WHO WERE THE BIG WINNERS IN TERMS OF AUSTRALIAN GROUP I RACING IN 2015/16 THE BLUE RIBANDS Melbourne Cup: Prince Of Penzance, Darren Weir, Michelle Payne. Cox Plate: Winx, Chris Waller, Hugh Bowman. Caulfield Cup: Mongolian Khan, Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Opie Bosson. Golden Slipper: Capitalist, Peter and Paul… Read More »
Group One racing has ended for the Australian season with Miss Cover Girl’s win at Eagle Farm. The Kelly Schweida-trained mare won the Tattersall’s Tiara in Brisbane on Saturday to add her name to the list of the elite for 2015/16. Heading that list is Winx, unbeaten in seven starts… Read More »
Marialite has earned a Caulfield Cup berth with her upset win in the Takarazuka Kinen in which Tommy Berry’s potential Melbourne Cup mount Current Mirotic was unplaced. Marialite made a late run and held off favourite Duramente by a neck in Sunday’s Group One race over 2200 metres. Duramente slipped… Read More »
The Caulfield Cup is the target for Alpine Eagle with the rising five-year-old back in work after a short winter break. Alpine Eagle made an autumn cameo in the R A Lee Stakes in Adelaide on May 21 after an injury absence but could only manage fifth as favourite. Trainer… Read More »
THE WINNERS OF ALL AUSTRALIAN GROUP ONES THROUGHOUT THE 2015/16 SEASON Memsie Stakes: Boban Trainer: Chris Waller. Jockey: Glyn Schofield. Makybe Diva Stakes: Fawkner. Robert Hickmott. Damien Oliver. Golden Rose: Exosphere. John O’Shea. James McDonald. George Main Stakes: Kermadec. Chris Waller. Glyn Schofield. Underwood Stakes: Mourinho. Peter Gelagotis. Vlad Duric…. Read More »
Troy Corstens has no questions about Mr Individual’s ability and is hoping the colt can show it off at his second Queensland start in the Sunshine Coast Guineas. Mr Individual will be chasing a first stakes win in Saturday’s 1600m-Group Three race at Caloundra after a forgettable introduction to Queensland… Read More »
