Joe Pride will saddle up his first two-year-old runner of the season at Warwick Farm on Saturday when Whirling Lass makes her debut. Renowned for his ability to rejuvenate older horses, Pride rarely has a juvenile ready to race this early in the year. But Whirling Lass is set to [...]
A bogged ambulance at Hawkesbury caused six races to be called off on Thursday on safety grounds. The ambulance first got stuck on the outside of the rain-soaked track prior to the second race, delaying the start of that event. It was able to be run with the ambulance following [...]
Premier trainer Rob Heathcote is hoping Marked can help pay for his investment in two colts from New Zealand’s Karaka sales when the six-year-old races at Doomben on Saturday. Heathcote, who has claimed training honours in Brisbane for the past three seasons, has only two runners at Doomben as his [...]
The Cindy Alderson-trained Sea Galleon kicks off his campaign on Saturday ahead of a shot at Caulfield Cup qualification. The five-year-old is chasing his fourth straight win in the Listed Reaan Plate (2000m), which is a lead-up to his next start in the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Wednesday week. [...]
Trainer Tracy Green is hoping The Sixties can confirm he has overcome his confidence problems by landing his second successive win at Doomben on Saturday. The Sixties, who lines up on a heavy track in Saturday’s Woolworths’s Open Handicap (1200m), ended a 15-month winning drought when successful at Eagle Farm [...]
Velrosso, the horse who secured trainer Chris Waller a place in Sydney racing history, will kick-start a campaign aimed at autumn carnival success on Saturday. A debut victory from Velrosso at Rosehill last June brought up Waller’s 100th Sydney metropolitan winner for the season. It put him among an elite [...]
Australian jockey Zac Purton has rocketed into third place in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership courtesy of a winning treble at Happy Valley. Purton opened his account with a win aboard Industrial Legend before adding to his tally with victories on Wind Damper and Charity Spirit, who took out the [...]
Ross Stitt’s decision to target the Tasmanian summer carnival with Youthful Jack has paid immediate dividends. The rejuvenated gelding took out the Listed Thetote.com.au Stakes (1200m) at Launceston on Wednesday night with regular rider Robert Thompson in the saddle. It isn’t the first time Stitt and Thompson have enjoyed success [...]
Last year’s winner Ballabriggs heads the 82 entries for the Grand National at Aintree on April 14. The 11-year-old provided trainer Donald McCain, son of the legendary Ginger McCain, with an emotional first triumph in the world’s most famous steeplechase. McCain also has Charlie Hall Chase winner Weird Al and [...]
Gundagai trainer Michael Murphy is daring to dream with three-year-old Merlin Mustang, who is on the road to the Sydney autumn carnival after a third straight victory at Kembla Grange on Wednesday. Merlin Mustang took another step up from provincial to city grade in the Schweppes Handicap (1600m) at the [...]
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