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Australian Horse Racing News

  • Why So Hard makes it look easy on debut

    An outside barrier was Michael Hawkes’ one reservation ahead of Why So Hard’s Randwick debut, but the two-year-old has been good enough to overcome it, powering home for a convincing win that has the stable optimistic for his future. A son of Hawkes Racing’s former top galloper All Too Hard,… Read More »

     
  • Watch: Thundering On gives rivals galloping lesson in Epsom Oaks

    The Joseph O’Brien trained Thundering On gave her field a galloping lesson in the Group 1 Epsom Oaks which was contested over 2400m. The win could not have been more emphatic with Dylan Brown-McMonagle guiding Thundering On to a clearcut, four length victory ahead of Legacy Link with the magnitude… Read More »

     
  • Kristy Bennett remains in intensive care after Gold Coast fall

    Jockey Kristy Bennett remains in a critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit at Gold Coast University Hospital following a serious fall at the Gold Coast trials earlier this week. An update issued by the Queensland Jockeys’ Association confirmed Bennett is expected to remain in ICU for at… Read More »

     
  • Cripps and Kearney claim the Golden Topaz

    Patrick Kearney’s love for the Swan Hill Carnival reached new levels on Friday when Cripps provided the young Ballarat trainer with his first success in one of the popular weekend’s major events. The four-year-old son of Magnus, who is named after dual Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps, landed the biggest payday… Read More »

     
  • Biologics to get another taste of Flemington

    Trainer Grahame Begg is looking to use a former multiple Stakes winner as a yardstick for promising filly Biologics. The Listed Creswick Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington on July 4 is potentially on Biologics’ agenda, but first there is the VRC Community Race Day Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Biologics created… Read More »

     
  • Scratchings enhance Cumani’s hand

    Matt Cumani’s chances of winning Saturday’s Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour Trophy at Flemington were not only enhanced by Ciaron Maher’s decision to keep Decalogue in Sydney, it doubled his representation in the race. Cumani now has the favourite, Brave Danza, for the $150,000 event over 2000 metres, along with Think… Read More »

     
  • Kaleo out to continue good run of apprentice

    The Ciaron Maher stable has placed a lot of faith in Tasmanian apprentice Jabez Johnstone who has recently joined the stable on a three-month loan. Johnstone has ridden four winners since Sunday, including a double for Maher at Sandown on Wednesday, and has a strong book of eight rides at Flemington on Saturday,… Read More »

     
  • Vibrant Sun tops record Magic Millions Digital Sale

    Group 1 winner Vibrant Sun and Perth stakes winner Toropa headlined a record-breaking Magic Millions Digital Sale, helping drive turnover beyond $1.65 million. Strong domestic and international demand saw the sale return a clearance rate of 74 per cent and an average price of $21,742, with the unreserved dispersals from… Read More »

     
  • Watch 📺 Tawny Port takes USA Melbourne Cup golden ticket

    Connections of Belmont Gold Cup winner have had their interest piqued for a Melbourne Cup tilt after Tawny Port outstayed his rivals under the New York sunshine to take out the Grade 2 staying feature and earning a golden ticket into Australia’s most famous race. Trained by Miguel Clement, Tawny… Read More »

     
  • Pride gives Tequila a mighty shot first-up

    The off-season winter races in Sydney invariably throw up a handful of emerging black-type performers, and Big Red Tequila is shaping as a mare worth tracking into the future. A daughter of Cox Plate winner Shamus Award, the four-year-old has been given a typically patient grounding by trainer Joe Pride,… Read More »

     
  • King backing Bruce to have Rose ready to bloom

    Past and present will collide when jockey Rachel King teams up with young trainer Jack Bruce to partner his first Group One runner, Highgrove Rose, in the Queensland Oaks. King is an integral part of the Bjorn Baker stable and rides predominantly for him in Sydney, while Bruce formerly worked… Read More »

     
  • Heavy track concern for Portarlington at Morphettville

    The Phillip Stokes-trained Portarlington has the credentials to score at Morphettville Parks, but the significantly wet track is playing on the mind of connections. Portarlington is the $1.75 early favourite in betting on the Quayclean Handicap (1250m) on Saturday, something that has assistant-trainer Kerrin Stokes a little nervous. Of the… Read More »

     
  • Raconteur Stakes shapes as another Belmont thriller

    A high percentage of feature races in Western Australia since the start of summer have produced riveting finishes … the most recent example being Western Empire’s last stride win in the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes at Belmont last Saturday … and that competitive trend seems likely to continue when ten… Read More »

     
  • Maher pair in line for Flemington honours

    The Ciaron Maher stable is banking on a benchmark 100 race at Flemington being a springboard to spring riches for an Irish-bred import. Zahrann and stablemate Shockletz run in the Flemington Community Plate (2000m) on Saturday with expectations of a spring campaign, especially for the former, to come later in the year. Jack Turnbull, the National Assistant Trainer for Ciaron… Read More »

     
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  • Diamond to get her sparkle back in MM National Classic

    A first-up run that didn’t go to plan has had Oh Diamond Lil on the backfoot, but trainer David Pfieffer is confident the mare is ready to rebound in the $500,000 Magic Millions National Classic at Eagle Farm. A Group 3 winner in the spring, Oh Diamond Lil was solid… Read More »

     
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  • Accredited heads three-pronged sprint assault for stable

    If Joe Pride has one reservation over the first-up chances of Accredited in the Bob Charley AO Stakes at Randwick, it is the presence of two stablemates. The six-year-old will clash with Dragonstone and The Black Cloud In Saturday’s Listed sprint, and given two of Accredited three minor placings over… Read More »

     
  • Pfieffer playing it Ice Kool ahead of sprinter’s return

    Taking on more seasoned sprinters in the Magic Millions Sunlight might have come too soon for the promising Ice Kool, but trainer David Pfieffer says the horse has gleaned plenty of positives from the experience. The three-year-old resumes in Saturday’s Cornerstone Risk Group Handicap (1000m) at Randwick after an initial… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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