Ric McMahon will have a half kilogram buffer if he needs it after dieting to get to lightweight chance Risk Aversion’s 52kg in the Coolmore Classic. Stewards have granted permission for McMahon to ride the mare at 52.5kg if required and extended the same liberty to Dwayne Dunn if he [...]
The experience of racing against Black Caviar can no doubt be both thrilling and demoralising. Jockey Ric McMahon has never ridden against the champion but will do so on Friday night in front of an expected 25,000-strong crowd at Moonee Valley when he reunites with Spirit Of Boom in the [...]
Feisty galloper Agitate went a long way towards easing a major disappointment for jockey Ric McMahon when they combined to win at Doomben on Saturday. Agitate was sensationally backed at his first race start before going out a $1.50 favorite and running third in a two-year-old race at Ipswich. Despite [...]
Star Queensland three-year-old Better Than Ready has beaten the big wet to remain on target to land a plunge in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. The Kelly Schweida-trained Better Than Ready was at $51 in some early markets for the Newmarket to be run on Saturday. However, after [...]
John Meagher has guided the careers of some of racing’s elite riders and Ash Butler hopes to one day be counted among them. Melbourne Cup winning jockeys Brett Prebble and Steven King were apprenticed to Meagher when he was a leading trainer at Flemington. Twenty-year-old apprentice Butler joined the Meagher [...]
Injured jockey Ric McMahon’s disappointment at missing the Magic Millions carnival has been softened by the knowledge he will soon be reunited with outstanding prospect Better Than Ready. The Kelly Schweida-trained colt, who has won four of his six starts, broke Northern Meteor’s Randwick 1200m record when he ran 1:08.19 [...]
Brisbane jockey Ric McMahon will miss the Magic Millions carnival through injury but is determined to be back to ride exciting sprinter Better Than Ready in his autumn campaign. The winner of four of his six races, Better Than Ready gave a sight of what was to come when he [...]
Too much, too soon. That’s the argument against Tiger Dimejan winning Saturday’s Mode Plate at Listed level at only her second start, coming off a midweek maiden win at Doomben. Her jockey Ric McMahon has a different opinion. McMahon says a lack of depth among Tiger Dimejan’s rivals should enable [...]
An interstate campaign hasn’t had any negative effects on Excellantes according to trainer Robert Heathcote. After Excellantes returned to Brisbane following three unsuccessful runs in Melbourne during the spring, Heathcote was concerned the amount of travelling might have “flattened” the gelding. But the five-year-old’s effort to finish fifth at Eagle [...]
Leading apprentice Tegan Harrison followed the script and overcame some pre-race doubts when Funtantes scored a brilliant first-up win at Doomben on Saturday. Funtantes ($6) contributed to a memorable day for trainer Robert Heathcote when she led throughout to defeat Morning Captain ($4.80) by 2-3/4 lengths with the favourite Theft [...]
