Bodemeister has been installed the 4-1 favourite for the Kentucky Derby with Union Rags the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, Bodemeister will start from barrier six while his stablemate Liaison (50-1) has the outside gate. Union Rags drew barrier [...]
Two stands out this week both from the Warrnambool Carnival. Dhaafer: An import from the Aaron Purcell yard. Had his first start today in Australia over 1700m in a Quality Maiden. The 2nd Horse 5 lengths clear with 150m left to go but Dhaafer was able to run it down [...]
Champion Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller has accepted an offer to ride star Queensland sprinter Buffering in the Group One BTC Cup and Group One Doomben 10,000 later this month. Rawiller was approached last week to ride the son of Mossman in the BTC Cup (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday week [...]
Former Australian galloper Eclair Mystic is the only late entry for Singapore’s feature sprint, the $1 million Krisflyer International Sprint (1200m) on May 20.
Nash Rawiller dominated the Sydney autumn carnival but on Wednesday the premier jockey was warned to take a look at his riding style after being fined a total of $700. Rawiller was fined $400 for raising his arm above shoulder height when using the whip aboard More Joyous in Saturday’s [...]
Dean Yendall was suspended for careless riding at Warrnambool on Wednesday but will fulfill his five commitments at Flemington this weekend before beginning the penalty. Yendall pleaded guilty to careless riding aboard High Class Lady in the Showcase 0-68 Hcp (1000m) and was handed an 11 meeting suspension. He has [...]
Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman saddled up a horse at Canterbury for the first time in almost 20 years on Wednesday then watched on as Mossamine raced to victory. Freedman’s presence trackside in Sydney is set to become a more regular occurrence as he is in the process of [...]
The Clinton McDonald-trained Second Effort maintained his unbeaten record on wet tracks when he won the Listed Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool, edging out comeback mare Wealth Princess. The five-year-old is unbeaten in three starts at the Warrnambool May carnival having also won there in 2010 and 2011. He has won [...]
Gai Waterhouse and Nash Rawiller continued on their winning way at Canterbury on Wednesday when they combined with classy two-year-old Sherocksmyworld. The trainer and jockey combination dominated the Sydney autumn carnival with seven Group One wins and Sherocksmyworld could get her chance at the elite level in Brisbane next month. [...]
Trainer David Brideoake is confident tough frontrunner Dance With Her can bounce back from her last start Sydney failure when she tackles Thursday’s Listed Warrnambool Cup. Brideoake said he was prepared to forgive the five-year-old for her fading second last to Western Symbol in the Listed JRA Plate (2000m) at [...]