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Australian Horse Racing News

  • Danny O’Brien stable wanting Moonee Valley deluge

    The Danny O’Brien stable has welcomed the storms in Melbourne over the past few days and are hopeful of them continuing ahead Saturday’s meeting at The Valley. In-form mare Stay Gold is one of the O’Brien runners that relishes a wet track and she will be aiming for a third straight win when she lines up… Read More »

     
  • Boom sprinter returns at the Sunshine Coast

    The Donald Baker trained Legal Esprit will make his reappearance at the racetrack at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday following a five month break away from racing. The son of Bel Esprit is already a five-time winner from only six starts. Four of those wins came in his two-year-old campaign… Read More »

     
  • Champion jockey sidelined with COVID

    Frankie Dettori will be sidelined for a short period of time after testing positive to Covid-19. The gun jockey was due to ride at Meydan in Dubai where he looked to have a strong chance of taking out the Zabeel Mile on Friday with the Saeed bin Suroor trained Real… Read More »

     
  • Pinstriped to keep EJ in fashion

    Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic has a good opinion of his debut winner Pinstriped but believes he is under the odds as he prepares for his race return at The Valley. A debut winner on heavy ground at Moe in September, Pinstriped will have his second career outing in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold… Read More »

     
  • Leading jockey hit with 5 month ban

    Jason Holder, who currently leads the Adelaide Jockey Premiership, has been suspended for five months by stewards after returning a positive test for a banned substance following the random testing that was undertaken at trackwork last month. Holder ultimately pleaded guilty to two charges … the first being for testing… Read More »

     
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  • Weona Smartone out to extend winning streak

    Weona Smartone will be one of the prime points of focus of attention at the Sunshine Coast meeting tomorrow where he will attempt to extend an already significant winning sequence. The son of Shamexpress has suffered only one defeat in his nine-race career to date and that came on debut… Read More »

     
  • Rise in trip to suit Russians at Moonee Valley

    Trainer James Cummings is expecting a slight rise in trip to suit Russians when she steps out at The Valley. The Godolphin-owned filly will be lining up for her fourth race start on Saturday when she contests the Mitty’s Handicap (1500m). Russians scored at her second start at Canterbury over… Read More »

     
  • Marabi odds on to continue winning run in Australia Stakes

    Punters will be hoping their fingers will not again be burned when Ciaron Maher and David Eustace saddle up another short-priced favourite at The Valley. Enthaar and Lighthouse were sent out odds-on favourites at Caulfield and were beaten while brave punters launched into the Maher and Eustace-trained Yonce, backing her from $1.90 into $1.55,… Read More »

     
  • $6,500 buy to take on blue-bloods in Canonbury Stakes

    A hobby trainer who paid $6,500 for a yearling through a digital sale will take on some of racing’s biggest players when his bargain buy clashes with seven blue-blooded colts in the Canonbury Stakes. Mellencamp, the only gelding in Saturday’s elite field, was plucked out of an Inglis online auction… Read More »

     
  • Expressway Stakes not a one-horse race

    Having prepared two three-year-olds to win the Expressway Stakes in recent years, Gerald Ryan figured the Group 2 sprint would attract a handy young horse. He just wasn’t expecting it to be boom colt Anamoe. But Ryan, who trained both Trapeze Artist (2018) and Standout (2020) to Expressway victories at… Read More »

     
  • Paula Wagg’s Perfect Australia Day

    Trainer Paula Wagg could not have scripted a better Australia Day if she tried. Wagg was recognised on Wednesday with an Order Of Australia medal in the Australia Day honour’s list for service to the racing industry. A trailblazer, Wagg became the first female jockey in Western Australia to ride against… Read More »

     
  • Fa Fa looms large for Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Mile

    Taking a less than traditional route with Fa Fa, trainer Frankie Lor believes his Happy Valley maestro is capable of reaping valuable dividends as he aims to defy history in Sunday’s (30 January) HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. Between the last 10 winners of the… Read More »

     
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  • Latino earmarked to Blend into fillies features

    Competitive against some of the best fillies of her generation in the spring, Latino Blend will make a low-key return at Rosehill in a bid to confirm some ambitious autumn plans. The Hinchinbrook filly turned in a peak performance when beating all but Swift Witness second-up in the Silver Shadow Stakes… Read More »

     
  • Golden Slipper opportunity for Snowden fillies

    With the Golden Slipper just seven weeks away, the build up to the $5 million showpiece will crank up another notch at Rosehill on Saturday with the staging of two important lead-up races. The Canonbury Stakes (1100m) has been chosen as the launchpad for highly-touted Coolmore colt Great Barrier Reef,… Read More »

     
  • Confidence high ahead of Moonee Valley assault

    Confidence is a great thing in racing and there has been no better exponent of that than Danny’s St Darci who will be aiming for three straight wins when she runs at The Valley. Down to run in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Carat (1200m) on Saturday, Danny’s St Darcy will be attempting her… Read More »

     
  • Neasham saddles up two key runners in Canonbury Stakes

    Sweet Ride upstaged stablemate Flashing Steel on debut but a change of fortune at the barrier draw could lead to those positions being reversed in their Canonbury Stakes rematch. Flashing Steel drew the outside barrier and settled last before making late headway for third, while Sweet Ride dictated from the… Read More »

     
  • G1 campaign starts in the Australia Stakes

    Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman have a Group 1 race in their sights for Sinawann who marks his racing return at The Valley on Saturday. The imported galloper runs in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) as a lead-up run to the C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 12. The Freedmans… Read More »

     
  • Anamoe taking the Express lane into autumn

    James Cummings concedes Anamoe could be vulnerable first-up over a sprint trip in the Expressway Stakes. Anamoe has proven himself to be an exceptional colt but his versatility will be put to the test when he launches his latest carnival campaign at Rosehill. While the Godolphin star performed admirably over sprint… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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