Willie Pike was back in Western Australia on Sunday, after riding at Caulfield on Saturday, and it was pretty much quickly back to business as usual with Pike partnering the Grant and Alana Williams trained Royal Toronado to victory in the $150,000 Pinjarra Cup. The five-year-old son of Toronado jumped… Read More »
The jockey merry-go-round with suspensions and interstate commitments has seen Beau Mertens regain the ride on Sabaj in the Australian Cup. Mick Price had initially delivered the disappointing news to Mertens that Mark Zahra would take the mount on Sabaj in the Group 1 feature at Flemington on Saturday. However,… Read More »
Star sprinting filly Tempted will have a barrier trial this week to keep her ticking over ahead of her next Sydney autumn carnival target. The three-year-old has been entered for a 1000m heat at Hawkesbury on Monday and a 1030m trial at Rosehill on Tuesday, with trainer Ciaron Maher indicating… Read More »
Top jockey Mark Zahra will be unavailable to ride star colt Tentyris in the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes after receiving a second suspension within three days at Caulfield on Saturday. Zahra was handed a seven-meeting suspension for breaching whip rules aboard Meridius in race five, ruling him out of… Read More »
The name’s got a nice ring to it and the result was enough to broaden the smile of his connections. Ka Ying Cheer completed a hat trick of wins when taking out a BM78 Handicap over 1200m at Caulfield, continuing his unbeaten run of success since returning to Australia from… Read More »
The Jason Miller trained Bonjoy made it back-to-back wins when she arrived with a late rattle to take out the Listed Grandstand Cup over 1500m at Ascot. The six-year-old mare was sent out as the clear race favourite at $2.80 on the back of her first-up win in the Listed… Read More »
That was impressive. The Neville Parnham trained Aurum Belle made it two wins from two starts when taking out the Listed Supremacy Stakes (for two-year-olds) over 1000m at Ascot … and the filly did so in the same compelling fashion as she did when comprehensively outgunning her opposition over the… Read More »
A bumper ten event card has been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by the Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
The 2026 edition of The Galaxy has been run, with Michael Freedman’s star filly Marhoona proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer: Michael Freedman A year… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Rogers registered the biggest win of his career when Roulette King took out the Alister Clark Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. Roulette King was Rogers’ eighth starter in a Stakes race with the three-year-old becoming the first galloper to fill a place for the trainer in a ‘Black Type’… Read More »
Evergreen sprinter Jigsaw has taken Cindy Alderson on an amazing journey. A talented two and three-year-old, Jigsaw lost his way through the middle stages of his career but has turned it full circle and is now a two-time Group 1 winner. Taken across to New Zealand to land the Railway… Read More »
The Michael Freedman-trained Marhoona won the Golden Slipper 12 months ago and returned to win the second Group 1 win of her career in The Galaxy. “So much for the Slipper hoodoo,” Freedman said. “I don’t think I’ve had a horse that’s just got as much tenacity as she does…. Read More »
Just hours after champion hoop James Mcdonald cemented his place in Australian racing history, young jockey Zac Lloyd announced himself as one of the sport’s brightest stars with a stunning winning ride in the $5 million Golden Slipper. The 22-year-old had a job to do aboard Great House with a… Read More »
A Group 1 assignment in Sydney awaits Treasurethe Moment after the Matt Laurie-trained mare returned to winning form at Caulfield. Saturday’s victory in the Sunline Stakes (1600m) was the mare’s first win since taking out the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last spring. Treasurethe Moment resumed her autumn… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller was moved to call Autumn Glow a champion after the mare thrashed a star-studded field in the Group 1 $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “She’s a champion in my eyes,” Waller said. “I’ve been fortunate to train many… Read More »
James Mcdonald has a piece of paper he brings to work on race days and on it is written four simple phrases. ‘See it. Feel it. Win it. Enjoy it.’ The champion jockey did all four on Saturday as he became the most successful Group 1 rider in Australian history… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the William Reid Stakes has been run, with Cindy Alderson’s star galloper Jigsaw proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer: Cindy Alderson… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Golden Slipper has been run, with Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr’s star colt Guest House proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1… Read More »
Sydney’s all-conquering jockey-trainer combination of James McDonald and Chris Waller equalled two of Australian racing’s most coveted records when Aeliana scored a thrilling win in the Group 1 $1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Aeliana gave McDonald his 129th career Group 1 win to equal the… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the George Ryder Stakes has been run, with Chris Wallers’s star mare Autumn Glow proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer: Chris… Read More »
