Australian Horse Racing News

• Queen Mary Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – Prince Of Wales Stakes Antepost Betting (2015) – 15:45 Free Eagle Ectot The Grey Gatsby Cannock Chase Western Hymn Criterion California Chrome Gailo Chop Spielberg The Corsican

   
• Windsor Castle Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) (Class 1) Flat – 17:35 Hootenanny Mind Of Madness Merdon Castle Mubtaghaa Fuwairt Midterm Break Among Angels Four Seasons Haxby Roudee Majestic Hero Commander Patten Bwana Prince Bonnaire Sarista Denzille Lane Flyball Cotai Glory Biting Bullets Casterbridge Goring Harry Hurricane Union Rose Boann… Read More »

   
• Ascot Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – Ascot Ascot Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) Flat – 17:00 Ray Ward Clondaw Warrior Fun Mac Lycidas Digeanta Broxbourne Asbury Boss Boite Hurricane Higgins Shwaiman Hardstone Noble Silk Statutory Elishpour Big Thunder Royal Irish Hussar Rhombus Noble Gift Handazan Buckland

   
• St James Palace Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – St James’s Palace Stakes Antepost Betting – 16:25 Gleneagles Make Believe Consort Estidhkaar Ivawood Belardo Highland Reel Aktabantay Bossy Guest Dutch Connection Latharnach Sir Isaac Newton The Happy Prince War Envoy

   
• King’s Stand Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – Kings Stand Stakes Antepost Betting – 15:45 Sole Power Brazen Beau Muthmir Shamal Wind Tiggy Wiggy G Force Anthem Alexander Moviesta Pearl Secret Rangali Hot Streak Jack Dexter Mecca’s Angel Goldream Maarek Spirit Quartz Stepper Point Take Cover Wind Fire Medicean Man Robot Boy Steps Justice Day Lancelot… Read More »

   
• Coventry Stakes Field – 2015

  Ascot – Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) Flat – 15:05 Round Two Air Force Blue Finnegan War Department Buratino Eltezam Age Of Empire Qeyaadah Black Beach First Selection Maccus Ode To Evening Beaverbrook Sir Roger Moore Young John Destroyer Ocean Eleven Sign of The Kodiac

   
• Queen Anne Stakes Field – 2015

  No. Horse Barrier Weight (st-lbs) Trainer Jockey 1 ABLE FRIEND 7 9-0 John Moore Joao Moreira 2 COUGAR MOUNTAIN 2 9-0 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore 3 GLORY AWAITS 3 9-0 Kevin Ryan Silvestre De Sousa 4 HERE COMES WHEN 8 9-0 Andrew Balding Jim Crowley 5 NIGHT OF THUNDER 5… Read More »

   
• Queen Anne Stakes Field – 2015

  Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Str) (Class 1) Flat – 14:30 Solow Able Friend Night Of Thunder Toormore Esoterique Cougar Mountain Here Comes When Glory Awaits

   
• NSW racing tax cut to fund events

  The NSW government will cut racing tax rates over the next five years, in an effort to bolster the industry and make it competitive with other states. The current tax rate of $3.22 per $100 wagered will be cut to $1.28 per $100 in next week’s state budget, matching both… Read More »

   
• California Chrome likely to miss Ascot

  American star California Chrome appears certain to miss the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot leaving Australian contender Criterion with eight rivals. The Art Sherman-trained California Chrome won the first two legs of the US Triple Crown last year and finished second in the Dubai World Cup at his… Read More »

   
• Australian flavour for Diamond Jubilee

  Australian sprinters Brazen Beau and Wandjina are among 19 five-day declarations for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. Brazen Beau was seriously considered for the King’s Stand Stakes over five furlongs on the first day of the meeting but a dry forecast means connections have been tempted… Read More »

   
• 16/6/2015 Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets – Royal Ascot day 1

  The most famous carnival in world racing is finally here- Royal Ascot, and it kicks off this week with arguably the race of the carnival, the Queen Anne Stakes (1600m), where we see the clash between French star Solow and the best horse Hong Kong has to offer, Able Friend…. Read More »

   
• No TV coverage of Victorian racing

  There will be no television coverage of Victorian racing from Tuesday with the Victoria Racing Club yet to agree to the terms of the proposed deal with Channel 7. WATCH LIVE RACING: Sign-up at Sportsbet.com.au via this link to watch Live Racing! The interim deal with the TAB-owned Sky Channel… Read More »

   
• Chad Schofield to ride in Hong Kong

  Young Australian jockey Chad Schofield has been given a licence to ride in Hong Kong for the first five months of the new season. Schofield, who will experience one of his biggest moments in racing when he rides Criterion in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday,… Read More »

   
• Queensland jockey Noel Thompson dies

  Noel Thompson, the holder of one of Australia’s longest standing riding records, has died aged 85. Thompson rode as an amateur in western Queensland for many decades but is best remembered for his seven winners from seven rides at Cunnamulla on May 6, 1961. All seven were trained by his… Read More »

   
• Shamal Wind draws barrier four

  Australian mare Shamal Wind has drawn barrier four in the 19-horse field for the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Robert Smerdon-trained five-year-old is on the fourth line of betting with British bookmakers at 7-1 ($8) but is shorter with the TAB ar $6.50. The race favourite is Irish… Read More »

   
• Wet weather suits Avoid Lightning

  Unlike many others, jockey Tim Clark is excited about the weather forecast for south east Queensland ahead of the final Group One race of the season. Clark will be reunited with Avoid Lightning in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at the Gold Coast where they will try to improve on her… Read More »

   
• Royal Ascot in Laing’s mind with sprinter

  This time next year, trainer Robbie Laing hopes to be preparing Lord Of The Sky for Royal Ascot. But for now, he is happy to see the four-year-old recovering from a heel injury which ruled him out of the Stradbroke Handicap on June 6. Laing has taken Lord Of The… Read More »

   
• A history of racing at Royal Ascot

  THE HISTORY OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL ASCOT MEETING * Queen Anne, who is honoured in the opening race of the Royal meeting, was the first person to see the potential for a racecourse at Ascot. While out riding in 1711, she spotted the ideal place for “horses to gallop at… Read More »

   
• Oliver fit for Royal Ascot Wandjina ride

  Damien Oliver has been given the all-clear to travel to England to ride Wandjina in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Oliver was due to leave Melbourne on Sunday, but his trip was delayed when he suffered concussion and general soreness in a fall at Bendigo last Thursday. He… Read More »