Co-trainer Trent Busuttin is in a quandary about where to target Tagaloa after the colt scored a gritty win at The Valley. After finishing third on debut at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week, Tagaloa showed the benefit of that experience with victory in the Strath Haven Preston Sprint Plate on… Read More »
Starting from wide barriers is nothing new for Boomsara who has the outside gate in the George Moore Stakes at Doomben. His trainer Chris Munce says the draw will not hinder Boomsara who is used to it by now. He has won four races and three of them have been… Read More »
The Villiers Stakes is likely to come too soon for Something Fast, although trainer Anthony Cummings has not completely ruled out making a belated bid for the Group Two race. The five-year-old resumes in Saturday’s Ranvet Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill as the winner of three of his five starts, among… Read More »
Conveniently slipping between two different training environments has brought out the best in Savaheat who will chase the third win of his campaign at The Valley. The Mick Price and Mick Kent jr-trained gelding runs in the Kingsville Manor Lakes Handicap (2040m) on Saturday coming off a last-start fourth in… Read More »
Tiny mare Plumaro will take advantage of new QTIS bonus rules and resume in a Class Six instead of an open company race at Doomben. The QTIS bonus scheme has traditionally been restricted to two and three-year-olds but this season has been extended to four-year-olds in selected races. Trainer Kevin… Read More »
Queensland Jockeys Association boss Glen Prentice has warned riders to seek an exemption from stewards if they are using medication after a third jockey was suspended for returning a positive result to a sleeping pill substance. Jockey Justin Stanley is the latest rider to be suspended after taking half a… Read More »
Trainer Jason Coyle will put his faith in a proven combination as Siren’s Fury looks to end an eight-month drought from the winner’s list in the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill. The last jockey to win aboard the backmarker, Tim Clark reunites with the mare on Saturday when she… Read More »
Defending titleholder I’m A Rippa is regarded by many as Tony Gollan’s second stringer in the Group Three George Moore Stakes but the trainer has warned punters not to take him lightly. I’m A Rippa, who has earned $1.2 million prize money, will be joined by stablemates Outback Barbie, the… Read More »
Trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra will take advantage of the off-season with lightly raced Somals at The Valley as they bid to improve her racing manners. The winner of her only two races, Somals runs in the Ladbrokes Cash In Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. Somals was successful over 1106m… Read More »
Connections of Emperor’s Way have had to be extra patient this spring and trainer Peter Snowden senses the horse is not far off repaying them with a win. Programming issues have restricted the six-year-old to just three starts since he resumed in September and Saturday’s Listed ATC Cup (2000m) at… Read More »
Clayton Douglas is no stranger to riding through the paddocks of Warrnambool’s famous steeplechase course but says riding over it in a flat race is a different experience. Last year Douglas won the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) on Gold Medals during the annual three-day carnival in May. He returned seven… Read More »
North Queensland jockey Chelsea Jokic has been given the chance to score the biggest win of her career on Mason’s Chance in the $105,000 Country Cups Challenge at Doomben. Saturday’s final over 1600m is the culmination of a series of heats around Queensland and has attracted a field of 15…. Read More »
Baylee Nothdurft has a golden chance to put more pressure on leader Jim Byrne as he aims to become the first apprentice in 16 seasons to win the Queensland senior jockeys premiership. Apprentice riders have won the senior metropolitan title eight times but none has been successful since Zac Purton… Read More »
Gary Portelli will rely on Mystic Vein in the two-year-old race at Rosehill after deciding to split his youngsters between states. Mystic Vein and stablemate Avno Doubt are both among acceptances in Sydney and Brisbane on Saturday, but Portelli has confirmed Avno Doubt will head to the Doomben Plate (1050m)… Read More »
Promising filly Dusty Tycoon can add another piece to the Magic Millions 2YO Classic puzzle and create a bit of history at Doomben. Dusty Tycoon will be assured of a place in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic field on January 11 if she wins or runs second in Saturday’s… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge has a good record with horses racing on a seven-day back-up and Tim Clark hopes to be a beneficiary when he rides Taikomochi in the ATC Cup. The six-year-old heads to Saturday’s Listed race at Rosehill a week after finishing midfield behind Mister Sea Wolf in the $1… Read More »
Seven months after breaking multiple bones in a race fall, Andrew Adkins has been dealt another blow, suffering a suspected fractured wrist. This time the injury happened away from the track when the jockey slipped down some stairs while putting out his rubbish bins. “I was trying to do the… Read More »
Multiple stakes winner Crack Me Up has had a solid trial as he prepares for his first start in more than a year. Crack Me Up is topweight for Saturday’s Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben where he will be ridden for the first time by Ryan Maloney…. Read More »
Ben Hayes is banking on the race experience Baaqyah gained in her debut placing during Melbourne Cup week to prove pivotal to the filly’s chances at The Valley. A debut second to stablemate Hard Landing in the Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) at Flemington on November 7, Baaqyah runs in the Strath… Read More »
After a spring of discontent, Anthony Cummings has started over with Baller and he is hoping the speedster can hit the ground running in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill. Cummings had high hopes for Baller last campaign and while he posted a win in a benchmark race, his opportunities… Read More »
