Trainer John Moloney sees the Australian Guineas as potentially the race of the autumn and wants to be a part of it. The Moloney-trained Imperial Lad will attempt to book his place in the Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on February 29 via a benchmark race at Wednesday’s Sandown meeting…. Read More »
A Deep Field colt is the sale topper so far at the Inglis Classic sale, fetching $380,000 on the second of three selling days. Consigned by Torryburn Stud, the colt out of Raheights will head to leading Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu’s stable. Despite wild weather and localised flooding in… Read More »
Cameras will be installed at Queensland abattoirs to capture how retired racehorses are treated in the wake of an animal cruelty probe. The new rule among dozens of recommendations about how the state government and racing industry can better take care of Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds once their careers are over…. Read More »
Libertini has opened the short-priced favourite for the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick but also holds an entry to the Lightning Stakes in Melbourne. The Anthony Cummings-trained filly has not raced since her third in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes on the Flemington straight course in November behind Exceedance… Read More »
Flemington specialist Gytrash faces his most serious test on the straight course when he tackles the Group One Lightning Stakes. The South Australian visitor is among 13 nominations taken on Monday for Saturday’s Lightning Stakes over 1000m. Six of the 13 entries have been prepared, or raced, interstate in the… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys is under no illusion about the task confronting Soul Patch when he resumes in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington. There have been 14 entries taken for Saturday’s Group Three 1400m CS Hayes Stakes including the Caulfield Guineas quinella of Super Seth and Alligator Blood. The… Read More »
Grahame Begg is keeping his options open with talented filly Mildred as Victoria’s autumn feature two-year-old race approaches. Mildred will be an acceptor in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington as Begg and his father Neville, the filly’s owner, weigh up whether to run her on Saturday or wait… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has moved to clarify rules regarding jockeys’ use of prescribed drugs. In the past few months several jockeys and track riders have been suspended after prohibited substances from prescription medicine showed up in random tests. The positives range from riders using sleeping pills to pain… Read More »
WHEN A RACEHORSE LEAVES THE TRACK * Some Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds become stock used to breed potential future winners * A small number of horses will be rehomed and become pets or hacks for pony club, while others become showjumpers or dressage horses * Others are sent to slaughter to… Read More »
Perennial fan favourite Happy Clapper heads the entries for the Apollo Stakes, the race that traditionally sets the tone for the Sydney autumn carnival. Three of the past four Apollo Stakes have been won by Winx while other high-profile winners this century include Sunline (2000, 2001), Lonhro (2003), GRand Armee… Read More »
Lightly raced Free Of Debt is out of the running for the All-Star Mile and will be kept to short-course racing for the rest of his three-year-old year with the Group One Oakleigh Plate his next start. Connections of the Adelaide-trained colt had been chasing a start in the All-Star… Read More »
Wet weather in NSW has caused havoc with race meetings and trials. The $2 million Inglis Millennium and $1 million Inglis Sprint have been added to Wednesday’s Warwick Farm program after the cancellation of Saturday’s meeting at the track because of safety concerns. Barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Monday… Read More »
A victory by Melbourne’s premier jockey Craig Williams in the final race has given the metropolitan jockeys’ team a last-gasp win at the first Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington. The Victoria Racing Club trialled the format on Sunday with the meeting held in a twilight timeslot with 30 minute gaps… Read More »
Stakes-placed Excess Funds has begun his first campaign since being gelded with a confidence-boosting victory at Flemington. Trained at the track by Levi Kavanagh, Excess Funds was placed in the Listed Lightning Stakes in Adelaide as a late-season two-year-old last year. He was tried again at stakes level during the… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth could bypass the C S Hayes Stakes and a rematch with Alligator Blood to instead chase a Group One win in the Futurity Stakes. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt made a stylish return to win the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) and will be nominated for… Read More »
The Country jockeys’ side has made a perfect start to the Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington with Dean Holland kicking it off with victory on the Phillip Stokes-trained Aquagirl. Jarrod Fry consolidated for the country riders with his win on the John Price-trained Chassis in the second race while Jason… Read More »
Mark Newnham has ambitious plans for Shadow Hero and is confident the talented three-year-old can live up to his expectations in the Sydney autumn carnival. Shadow Hero won the Group Three Gloaming Stakes and Group One Spring Champion Stakes during the spring and was spelled after finishing fifth as favourite… Read More »
Weights indicate Master Jamie will be hard to beat in the $300,000 The Jewel but it will still be a long five weeks for trainer Graeme Green. Master Jamie turned in a sterling performance to win the QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday with 61kg, giving most… Read More »
Star sprinter Redzel is showing he retains his enthusiasm for racing as the dual Everest winner prepares for a first-up tilt at the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Seven-year-old Redzel was spelled after finishing eighth in his attempt to win a third Everest at Randwick in October and co-trainer… Read More »
A report after an inquiry equine welfare in Queensland could be released as early as this week. Former District Court Judge Terry Martin chaired the inquiry which was instigated by the state government after a story by the ABC’s 7.30 Report in October. The story highlighted the issue of managing… Read More »
