Trainer Jamie Edwards is hoping lightning strikes twice when his in-form mare Fill The Flute returns to The Valley. Fill The Flute is nominated in two races at The Valley on Saturday, both over 1000m, a benchmark 84 race for fillies and mares and the open handicap. Edwards has opted… Read More »
The second edition of Australia’s longest flat race, the Jericho Cup, will have a field of 14 when it is held over the Grand Annual Steeplechase course at Warrnambool. The brainchild of philanthropist and racing enthusiast Bill Gibbins, the $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) is run on Sunday to commemorate the… Read More »
Co-trainer Tony McEvoy has given Hey Doc his tick of approval after watching the sprinter work on the course proper at Ascot. Hey Doc runs in Saturday’s Group One Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) for which he is the equal second favourite at $7 behind $3 top fancy, Godolphin sprinter Trekking, in… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas runner-up Alligator Blood has shown he is on course for a big summer with his best trial performance yet. Alligator Blood had trialled four times in previous campaigns and although he was minor placed he had never won until Tuesday at the Sunshine Coast. With race jockey Ryan… Read More »
The gelding of Aussie Nugget and the addition of blinkers has worked wonders for the Irish import who makes his city debut at Sandown. The lightly raced Aussie Nugget will attempt to make it three straight when he runs in The Big Screen Company Handicap (1800m) on Wednesday. Aussie Nugget… Read More »
Two Toowoomba trainers have been stood down after a drug and alcohol screening operation by Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers at morning track work. About a dozen work riders, jockeys and trainers have been stood down or suspended around the state following snap raids by integrity officers in recent months…. Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning owners Geoff and Sue Corrigan have donated $50,000 of their prize money to Dementia Australia to raise awareness of the condition. The Corrigans, half owners of Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Dedclare, have been impacted personally by dementia and wanted to honour Geoff’s father and two close… Read More »
Phoenix Thoroughbreds has issued a categorical denial and vowed to vigorously challenge any suggestions of wrongdoing after allegations against their founder, Amer Abdulaziz. The Dubai-based businessman, owner of Phoenix Fund Investments, has reportedly been named in legal proceedings in the United States. Phoenix has released a statement following publication of… Read More »
James Cummings and Godolphin will have a strong hand in Perth’s feature sprint with three runners in the race. The Godolphin trio of Trekking, Home Of The Brave and Viridine are among the 15 declarations for the $1 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday. Trekking, to be ridden… Read More »
International racehorse syndicator Amer Abdulaziz Salman whose Phoenix Thoroughbreds interests extend to Australia, has been named in a New York court as a major figure in a fraud case. The Racing Post reported Abdulaziz was implicated in a major money-laundering operation for an international cryptocurrency fraud from which he allegedly… Read More »
Bookmaker Simon Beasley has been suspended and fined for misconduct regarding the recording of bets outside the terms of his licence. A former AFL footballer, Beasley faced charges of misconduct, improper conduct or unseemly behaviour laid by Racing Victoria stewards over the recording of bets in his ledger which were… Read More »
Veteran sprinter Jungle Edge has been passed fit to resume his racing career which may be as early as The Valley on Saturday. Jungle Edge is among nominations for a 1000m-handicap having not raced since suffering a bleeding attack at Flemington when sixth over 1400m in August. Racing Victoria stewards… Read More »
Danny Williams is setting his sights higher again with Don’t Give A Damn following the gelding’s return to form in the Snake Gully Cup at Gundagai. Don’t Give A Damn runs in Saturday’s Group Three Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill ahead of a possible tilt at the Group Two Villiers… Read More »
Horse travel between Hong Kong and Australia has become easier with the easing of quarantine protocols between the two. Australia’s Department of Agriculture on Monday reinstated Hong Kong as an approved jurisdiction for immediate importation of horses. The department has spent months assessing the equine health status of the Hong… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike is used to crossing the Tasman with horses but will step into new territory with Endless Drama who will be his first runner in Perth. Pike, who has had success on Australia’s eastern seaboard, is hoping Endless Drama can measure up in the west in… Read More »
Melbourne-based jockey Patrick Moloney has been the beneficiary of Ben Thompson’s decision to return to Melbourne after a year riding in Singapore. In something of a straight swap, Moloney has been granted a 12-month licence to ride in Singapore in the new season beginning on January 1. Thompson, who has… Read More »
Six-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams is set leave his Macedon Lodge training establishment which has produced four Cup winners since the turn of the century. Macedon Lodge will close as a private training base for horses owned by Williams and his son Nick next month and be offered… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will again have a strong hand in stakes races at Doomben but will also have a career-first 80 kilometres north. Gollan is set to have his first runner in Saturday’s Cannonball series final at Kilcoy, a race designed to find the fastest horse in Queensland… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Donnacha O’Brien has announced his retirement from riding and will become the latest member of his family in the training ranks. The 21-year-old has been champion jockey in Ireland for the past two years and he bows out with 10 top-level wins to his name. O’Brien’s… Read More »
Britain’s champion jockey Oisin Murphy has capped his year with victory in the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard. Murphy has enjoyed a landmark 12 months, being crowned top jockey for the first time, and he teamed up with the Yasushi Shono-trained five-year-old in the Tokyo Group One race. It had… Read More »
