After deciding against a Sandown Guineas start for Call Me Shamus, trainer Phillip Stokes will send him to a midweek race hoping he can end his campaign with back-to-back city wins. Call Me Shamus won a maiden at The Valley at his sixth start on November 1 and was entered… Read More »
Smoke haze from the bush fires burning in NSW has forced officials to call off a race meeting at Taree and barrier trials at Warwick Farm. Tuesday’s Taree meeting had been given the go ahead but the quality of the air deteriorated rapidly to be classed as hazardous. “Advice received… Read More »
A number of horses have been grounded in Melbourne after their flight to Perth was cancelled because of a fuel leak. Chris Calthorpe from Air Horse Transport said 18 horses had been loaded aboard the plane which was ready for pushback when the leak was discovered. “They tried to fix… Read More »
James McDonald will represent Australia at the International Jockeys Challenge in Hong Kong. The New-Zealander has been based in Sydney for several years and has won the premiership three times. The IJC is scheduled to be be held at Happy Valley on December 4 but two meetings have been cancelled… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has an anxious wait to find out if Harbour Views gets into the $500,000 Ballarat Cup. Williams has mapped out a contingency plan if the talented gelding does not make the field for the Listed 2000m Ballarat Cup which has attracted 32 nominations but has a… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis will not face any sanctions over his conduct towards Racing Victoria veterinary staff at the Sandown meeting. RV stewards opened an inquiry on Saturday after a report from vet Jamie Wearn about the way Gelagotis spoke to him before veterinary staff attempted to take a blood sample… Read More »
Having ruled Luvaluva out of a Group One feature in Perth, trainer John Sargent will concentrate on a million dollar race closer to home with the mare to head to The Gong at Kembla Grange. Sargent and Luvaluva’s owners considered the Kingston Town Classic at Ascot on December 7 but… Read More »
Former Queensland sprinter Ef Troop will make his debut for his new stable in a Magic Millions race at Ballarat. Having done his previous racing with Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan, Ef Troop is now in the care of Tony and Calvin McEvoy who have bases in South Australia and Victoria…. Read More »
After coming within a long neck of a Group One win with Jennifer Eccles, New Zealand trainer Shaune Ritchie will turn his attention to the longest flat race in Australasia. Jennifer Eccles finished second to the Tony Pike-trained Loire in Saturday’s Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Ritchie is now switching… Read More »
Nine-year-old Gailo Chop will be among the eastern states contingent targeting feature races in Perth, with the multiple Group One winner to contest the Kingston Town Classic. The Matthew Williams-trained Gailo Chop was due to fly from Melbourne to Perth on a chartered flight on Monday evening along with several… Read More »
Sandown Stakes winner Gold Fields is being set for a campaign in Dubai. Gold Fields gave Stephen Baster a winning farewell win in Saturday’s Group Three Sandown Stakes with the jockey now retired and beginning a new career as a real estate agent. The victory was trainer Logan McGill’s first… Read More »
Lindsay Park will have a two-pronged attack on the new look Ballarat Cup which this year carries record prize money of $500,000. Fifty Stars and Alfarris will represent David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig in the Listed race over 2000m on Saturday. This year the race has been shortened… Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of Maximum Security seeking to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Owners Gary and Mary West wanted the U S District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky to reverse the stewards’… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan believes his apprentice Baylee Nothdurft can go to the top in the sport if he keeps his weight in check. Nothdurft is a tall jockey but has been watching his weight and can ride at 54kg. Gollan and Nothdurft combined to win with Advance Warning… Read More »
New Zealand’s newest Group One winner, Loire, has become the 36th at the elite level for her super sire Redoute’s Choice. Bred by Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawyney Stud from their mare Syrah, Loire won Saturday’s Thousand Guineas at Riccarton for trainer Tony Pike and jockey Michael NcNab. Arrowfield Stud’s… Read More »
Caloundra trainer David Vandyke has continued his great start to the season and is hoping to capitalise in feature races during the Queensland summer carnival. Caulfield Guineas runner-up Alligator Blood is back in Vandyke’s stable ahead of a short summer campaign. Alligator Blood suffered his first defeat in five starts… Read More »
Hey Doc has bounced through his Kevin Heffernan Stakes placing and is on target to head west for the Group One Winterbottom Stakes. Co-trainer Tony McEvoy was thrilled with the dual Group One winner’s third in Saturday’s Group Three Kevin Heffernan (1300m) at Sandown, Hey Doc’s first start since September… Read More »
Jockey Michael Cahill hopes to be back riding on George Moore Stakes day later this month after injuring his foot in a barrier accident. Cahill has been undergoing intensive treatment in recent weeks for a fractured right foot. He has not ridden since October 25 but injured the foot 10… Read More »
Champion hurdler Faugheen has overcome a couple of jumping mistakes to win his steepelchase debut at Punchestown. The winner of the 2015 Champion Hurdle was making his first start over fences at the age of 11 in the Beginners Chase after an indifferent season over hurdles season. Punters kept faith… Read More »
Trainer Barry Baldwin admitted he made a few mistakes in The Candy Man’s Sydney campaign after the gelding returned to form with a barnstorming win in the $105,000 Mooloolaba Cup at the Sunshine Coast. The Candy Man ($6) charged home to beat Reckless Choice ($3.20) by 2-3/4 lengths with a… Read More »
