Veteran Group One winner Sniper’s Bullet is primed for his comeback but it will have to wait another week after he received 61.5kg at Rosehill on Saturday. Trainer Tracey Bartley said the nine-year-old would bypass the benchmark 95 in favour of the $140,000 Luskin Star Quality (1300m) on the second [...]
A routine surgical procedure put Toydini in the right frame of mind for racing and an inspired ride by Blake Shinn allowed him reveal his undoubted potential at Randwick on Saturday. Toydini had shown plenty of ability in his two-year-old season and then as a spring three-year-old, but was held [...]
Under-rated mare Appearance has backed up her surprise Group One triumph from the spring with a thrilling Coolmore Classic victory at Rosehill on Saturday. In a three-way finish that had many unsure who had won, the Guy Walter-trained Appearance ($11) arrived just in time in a driving finish to beat [...]
The Guy Walter-trained Appearance has added another Group One victory to her record with a nail-biting win in the $600,000 Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. In a desperate three-way finish, Appearance arrived in the last stride under jockey Blake Shinn to beat Red Tracer. Norzita was the first of the three-year-olds [...]
Blake Shinn will replace the suspended Kerrin McEvoy on Appearance in Saturday’s Group One Coolmore Classic in which trainer Guy Walter will also saddle up Streama. Both mares are already Group One winners and the trainer is reluctant to choose between the two who finished behind Coolmore rival Steps In [...]
Wet weather and race programming have played equal roles in Kelly Schweida’s decision to start Octane Flyer in Saturday’s Skyline Stakes at Warwick Farm. Octane Flyer has drawn barrier one with Blake Shinn aboard for his comeback to racing in the Skyline. The colt hasn’t raced since finishing second to [...]
A fit and healthy Blake Shinn will return to the Sydney fold at Warwick Farm on Saturday almost six weeks after being stood down from riding for medical reasons. Shinn has been a notable absentee from the jockeys’ ranks since the January 10 meeting at Gosford where he returned to [...]
A fit and healthy Blake Shinn will return to the Sydney fold at Warwick Farm on Saturday almost six weeks after being stood down from riding for medical reasons. Shinn has been a notable absentee from the jockeys’ ranks since the January 10 meeting at Gosford where he returned to [...]
Group One winning jockeys Michelle Payne and Michael Walker have been called to front stewards over alleged betting activities along with fellow rider Anthony Darmanin. The inquiries will be held in Melbourne on Tuesday after a lengthy investigation by Victorian stewards following a routine audit of wagering service providers’ betting [...]
Blake Shinn will undergo a full medical assessment before he can return to race riding after ruling himself out of Saturday’s Magic Millions meeting. Shinn needed attention from ambulance officers in the stewards’ room at Gosford on Thursday soon after winning the Belle Of The Turf Stakes on Cathay Lady. [...]
