Highly regarded in his early days by the Anthony Freedman stable, lightly raced three-year-old Wilmot Pass has shown some of that promise to land his first city win at Sandown. Wilmot Pass enjoyed an economical run midfield in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Back Yourself Handicap (1200m) under Mark Zahra before sprinting through… Read More »
After re-establishing herself as a winner, Luvaluva will start the short-priced favourite to enhance her record in the January Cup at Randwick. The John Sargent-trained mare won the Group Three Summer Cup on December 26 over the same 2000m-course as Saturday’s Listed race. Her previous victory came in the Adrian… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has been named Japan’s Horse of the Year, receiving 271 votes from a possible 274. The mare won three Group One races in 2019, the Takarazuka Kinen, Cox Plate and Arima Kinen, all with Australian jockey Damian Lane aboard. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi, Lys Gracieux… Read More »
It has taken until her 10th start but three-year-old filly Namimo has broken her maiden at Sandown as the short-priced favourite. Trained by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Namimo had figured in the minor placings in four of her first nine starts, including at The Valley in the… Read More »
Racing Queensland has joined other thoroughbred industry bodies in pledging $15,000 to the bushfire appeal. At the opening of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast, chief executive Brendan Parnell said Racing Queensland was keen to support other industry participants including Thoroughbred Breeders Australia who were helping with… Read More »
The major stables are well-represented among the 273 two-year-olds who remain in contention for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes after the second acceptance stage. The Lindsay Park stable boast 39 juveniles among the second acceptors, which were released on Wednesday, while Snowden Racing has 38, one more than the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace partnership is hoping the Gold Coast’s reputation as a track where barriers can be irrelevant will help the stable create Magic Millions history. Inside barriers have not always been an advantage in Millions races where there are 16 runners and a mad charge to the first… Read More »
A small field is set to contest the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington with seven of the eight acceptors striving for their first victory at stakes level. Among those is the promising Robert Hickmott-trained Bumper Blast who makes his stakes racing debut having risen through the grades with three… Read More »
The changing pattern of the Magic Millions yearling sales has been highlighted by four of the first five from last year’s 2YO Classic running in the 3YO Guineas. Last year’s 2YO Classic trifecta – Exhilarates, Dubious and Hightail – will be joined by fifth-placed Oh Five Glory. It is the… Read More »
In-form apprentice jockey Stephanie Thornton is keeping busy as she prepares for the biggest day of her career. Thornton will partner Gotta Kiss in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic and many are giving her a top chance to join Clare Lindop as a female jockey to win the… Read More »
Smoke haze has returned to Canberra forcing officials to call off racing in the capital. Wednesday’s meeting has been postponed because of poor air quality. The smoke haze from the NSW south coast bushfires is expected to worsen in the ACT on Wednesday afternoon. Racing will go ahead at Warwick… Read More »
The Listed Chester Manifold Stakes shapes as the race of choice at Flemington for Guizot but trainer Aaron Purcell will wait until later in the week to make a final call. Guizot is nominated for both the Listed Chester Manifold (1400m) and a 1600m-handicap on Saturday’s program with acceptances to… Read More »
Funds raised from the annual National Jockeys Trust cricket match are to be directed to animal welfare organisations supporting wildlife suffering in the bushfire crisis. The NJT traditionally raises money with different events throughout the year to help jockeys and their families in need. The eighth T20 match will be… Read More »
Impeccably bred mare Aqua D’ivina will be given the chance to prove herself at 2000 metres and gain valuable black-type in the January Cup at Randwick. Saturday’s Listed feature will be just the second time Aqua D’ivina has been tested at the distance with her previous experience little guide. She… Read More »
Suspended trainer Jarrod McLean has been linked to a police investigation into an incident relating to extortion and threats to kill and damage property. Victoria Police said they have interviewed two men over an alleged incident in the Melbourne suburb of Rowville between May and December 2019. “The men, aged… Read More »
Currently sharing the lead in the Victorian jockeys’ premiership and with his first Group One win secured during the spring, Jye McNeil is on target for a career-best season. McNeil’s 53 winners across Victoria in 2019/20 have him equal with Harry Coffey at the top of the state premiership and… Read More »
Albury trainer Mitchell Beer will not run horses for the foreseeable future amid concerns for their health because of smoke haze from bushfires. Beer took four horses to the Echuca meeting on Monday but all were unplaced and he later said he had underestimated the effect of the prevailing conditions…. Read More »
After a rocky start to his Magic Millions 2YO Classic campaign, things have fallen into place for Gold Coast youngster Wisdom of Water. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim remains the $5.50 favourite for the Magic Millions Classic after drawing barrier two at a function on Southport beach on Tuesday…. Read More »
Aim remains favourite to give trainers Peter and Paul Snowden a second Magic Millions 2YO Classic win after drawing barrier two for the Gold Coast feature. One of four runners for the Sydney stable in Saturday’s 1200m-race, Aim is at $5.50 to join Capitalist who gave the trainers victory in… Read More »
Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy has ridden a career-high six winners at Nakayama. Riding in Japan on a one-month contract, Murphy began his latest stay with two winners on Sunday before his six a day later. Murphy has had a successful association with Japanese racing, riding Deirdre to win the… Read More »
