Star sprinter Jimmysstar will not contest next week’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, with connections opting to end his Queensland winter campaign and target the spring carnival instead. The decision comes after the Ciaron Maher-trained gelding’s narrow defeat as favourite in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Despite… Read More »
New Zealand filly Solid Gold is on track to back up in Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm after emerging from her Queensland Derby run as one of the leading chances for the fillies’ feature. The daughter of Turn Me Loose produced a creditable performance when finishing fifth… Read More »
Queensland racing participants are rallying behind jockey Kristy Bennett after she suffered serious injuries in an incident at the Gold Coast trials on Tuesday. Bennett is understood to have sustained a brain bleed and was placed in an induced coma following a fall involving a horse after a trial. Medical… Read More »
As excited as Matt Cumani was about Kingofwallstreet coming out of his three-year-old spring campaign, he knows whatever he now achieves on the racetrack might be considered a bonus. The four-year-old is on the cusp of a return to the races, with this Saturday’s 2000-metre open-age handicap at Flemington shaping… Read More »
Fireball Miss will aim to become the third horse to complete The Roses – Queensland Oaks double when she lines up in the Group 1 feature over 2200m at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The daughter of Bivouac rocketed into Oaks contention with a decisive victory in the Group 2 The… Read More »
Champion Australian jockey Zac Purton has etched his name even deeper into Hong Kong racing history, becoming the first rider to reach 2,000 winners in the jurisdiction. The milestone came at Sha Tin on Sunday when Purton guided Brett Crawford-trained debutant Rising World to a narrow short-head victory in the… Read More »
Damian Lane may have secured himself a future mount in the Caulfield Cup after steering Feiern Kranz to victory in Sunday’s Group 2 Meguro Kinen (2500m) at Tokyo Racecourse. The Meguro Kinen carries a ballot exemption into October’s Caulfield Cup, meaning Feiern Kranz now has a guaranteed place in the… Read More »
Hawkesbury Race Club has announced that Chief Executive Officer James Heddo will leave the organisation on July 17, 2026, bringing to an end a four-year tenure that oversaw major change and improvement at the club. Heddo has elected to semi-retire and will relocate to the Central Coast, where he has… Read More »
US Hall of Fame trainer Wesley Ward could finally realise a lifelong ambition of racing in Australia if stayer Navy Seal can secure a golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup by winning Thursday’s Group 2 Belmont Gold Cup (3200m) in New York. Victory in the Belmont Gold Cup would provide… Read More »
A trip to Flemington was not Ron Stubbs’ first preference with Bianco Vilano, but the Albury trainer is more than happy to have a $150,000 event at Australia’s most famous racecourse as a back-up option for the Riverina’s newest Cups King. Providing there is no repeat of the weather that… Read More »
Chris Waller has turned to the Melhams as he strives to add to his imperious Group 1 record this season in Saturday’s Queensland Oaks. Australia’s leading Group 1 trainer will have three runners in the $700,000 event, Panova, Chispa and Soverato, with the first two in need of new pilots… Read More »
Jockey Luke Currie felt a different horse underneath as he paraded to the start aboard The Western Front at Sandown. The Western Front contested the Sandown Cup (3200m) on Sunday and Currie said the stayer was a more relaxed individual to the one he rode in the Andrew Ramsden (2800m)… Read More »
The saying is weight will stop a train and it certainly helped deny Stern Idol victory in the Australian Steeplechase at Sandown. Stern Idol was burdened with 76.5kg in his bid to win the Australian Steeplechase for the second time having scored with 73kg 12 months ago. However, Stern Idol… Read More »
Clayton Douglas can now add the Australian Hurdle as a trainer to his win as a rider after Mr Waterville scored at Sandown. Douglas rode Self Sense to victory in 2018 before making the switch to training and watched Mr Waterville record an easy win in the Australian Hurdle (3900m)… Read More »
Rank outsider Savagery Vibe delivered a major upset in the $160,000 Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm, becoming the fifth stakes winner for Newgate Farm stallion Brutal. Now prepared by Tony Gollan after beginning her career with Nick Ryan, the mare has continued to improve since relocating to… Read More »
The second season sires’ premiership received a major shake-up following Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Derby, with the late Wootton Bassett (GB) surging into second position courtesy of an impressive victory by his talented colt Providence. The $1 million Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm attracted a capacity field of emerging stayers,… Read More »
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“Our industry is facing some real challenges, but it also has enormous strengths,” said Mr Antony Thompson, the incoming President of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. “As President, my focus will be on ensuring breeders have a strong, constructive and respected voice on the national issues that affect them, from the commercial… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has equalled one of the most enduring riding records in Australian racing with his win on Providence in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Providence gave McDonald his 16th Australian Group 1 of the season to equal “Miracle” Mal Johnston’s all-time… Read More »
Adam Hyeronimus can barely recall drawing a decent barrier on a Joe Pride-trained horse, but he has made the most of that rare opportunity with a thrilling victory aboard Headley Grange in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Horse and jockey teamed up to snare the Alan Brown Stakes… Read More »
