Star colt Yes Yes Yes will undergo a thorough veterinary examination on an injured leg before he returns with betting suspended on his upcoming races. Trainer Chris Waller had planned to give the Everest winner a race day gallop at Randwick on Saturday but that was canned when the colt… Read More »
Hot conditions leading in and the forecast for wild weather on race day has confronted track manager Jason Kerr as he prepares the track for the Manfred Stakes meeting at Caulfield. Saturday’s nine-race card features the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds with the field including Caulfield Guineas winner… Read More »
Sam Freedman is expecting some interesting forthcoming clashes between European imports Just Benjamin and Aktau. Both are highly touted four-year-olds who meet for the first time at Caulfield on Saturday in the Mal Seccull Handicap (1800m). Aktau made an impressive start to his Australian career for the Mike Moroney stable,… Read More »
After having to abandon a night race meeting at The Valley and reviewing the upcoming schedule, Racing Victoria has added five races across three meetings in Victoria in February. Friday night’s meeting at The Valley was called off on Thursday because of the forecast extreme heat, with temperatures predicted to… Read More »
Group One winning stablemates Yes Yes Yes and Kings Will Dream will add further star power to the Expressway Stakes meeting when they gallop together between races at Randwick. Glen Boss will be reunited with The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes on Saturday after Nash Rawiller warmed the saddle in… Read More »
As a younger brother to three-time Group One winner Shoals, expectations have been high for Groundswell who makes his reappearance in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. Sam Freedman, assistant trainer to his father Anthony, believes maturity and race experience will help Groundswell deliver on those expectations, even as early as… Read More »
Three-year-old Standout is almost certain to take his place against the older horses in the Expressway Stakes and be given the chance to emulate the feat of former stablemate Trapeze Artist. Trainer Gerald Ryan has also flagged the Eskimo Prince Stakes on Saturday week as a back-up plan but says… Read More »
Keen to capitalise on Humma Humma’s liking for travel, John McArdle has pencilled in a four-state program for the mare ahead of her campaign launch at Caulfield. Humma Humma returns in Saturday’s W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield where she was successful during a brief spring campaign. It was… Read More »
A perfect barrier draw means promising Our Mantra will skip a restricted class race to tackle stronger company at Eagle Farm. Trainer Robert Heathcote had entered Our Mantra for the Osim Open Handicap (1840m) and the Class Six (1600m) on Saturday. Heathcote had been leaning towards a start in the… Read More »
Jason Collett is looking forward to getting a better guide on the ability of Godolphin filly In Flanders when she strikes a firm track for the first time at Randwick. Fifth on soft ground at her debut in the Gimcrack Stakes in October, In Flanders was a well beaten second… Read More »
David Eustace has been taken by the physical improvement in Ideas Man and the co-trainer believes that added maturity will show when the colt puts his Blue Diamond credentials on display in the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. Ideas Man was a narrow but impressive winner of the $500,000 Inglis Banner… Read More »
Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn will be the most surprised person at Eagle Farm if Sovereign Nation does not perform well. Sovereign Nation will be trying to break a 22-month winning drought in the Queensland Chinese Jockey Club Open (1200m) on Saturday. The gelding has been with Dunn for just over… Read More »
A shot at stakes grade will go on the line for consistent mare River Bird when she faces a serious test of her credentials against a talent-laden benchmark field at Randwick. The Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1200m) does not hold black-type status but it is one of the more intriguing… Read More »
Tough gelding Glen Ord is a perfect example of not always having to chase expensive bloodlines to buy a successful racehorse. Glen Ord will make his open company debut in the Osim Handicap (1800m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The gelding has been a consistent performer for Beaudesert trainer Diane… Read More »
Ryan Maloney and Baylee Nothdurft have surged to the top of the Brisbane jockeys premiership table with trebles at Doomben but both have had their momentum checked by suspensions. Maloney finished Thursday on 38 winners after scoring on Schweid As, Breakdance and Emerald Kingdom before being suspended for eight days…. Read More »
Japanese horse Danon Premium has been installed favourite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney after reports he was being aimed at the $4 million race. The five-year-old holds a win over Japan’s horse of the Year, Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux, beating the mare in a Group Two race… Read More »
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-winning jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot has strongly denied allegations of rape made against him. Boudot, 27, who won Europe’s premier middle-distance race in October aboard Waldgeist, was at a police station in Chantilly on Thursday, where he voluntarily spoke to investigators. The allegations are believed to concern… Read More »
Jockey Anthony Allen has been taken to hospital for observation after a fall at Doomben. Basanite dislodged Allen near the 1200m in the sixth race on Thursday after it appeared the gelding clipped heels. After being treated on the track Allen was able to walk to the ambulance but paramedics… Read More »
Racing Queensland has introduced a new Group One race set to become the richest event for three and four-year-old pacers in the southern hemisphere. The $250,000 Rising Sun will be held at Albion Park on July 18 with several incentives designed to attract the best three-year-olds in Australasia, including two… Read More »
Emerald Kingdom has confirmed his rating as one of the most promising horses in Queensland with an easy win at Doomben. Emerald Kingdom ($1.50) made it four wins in a row when he won a Class Six 1200m-race by 3-1/4 lengths. The gelding had narrowly won his previous start in… Read More »
