Racing authorities have confirmed tough minimum penalties for offences ranging from tubing horses to betting by jockeys in the wake of the scandal-plagued spring carnival. First-time offenders who break the rules relating to tubing horses within 24 hours of a race will be disqualified for at least 12 months. Jockeys… Read More »
Whether to win on Friday or speculate on Saturday is the choice facing trainer Anthony Cummings with his talented filly Diamond Earth. Cummings has entered Diamond Earth for the easier of the two possibilities at Moonee Valley on Friday night and the more difficult, but more prestigious, at Caulfield a… Read More »
Group One-winning sprinter Eagle Falls had to be euthanased on Thursday after breaking a leg during trackwork at trainer David Hayes’ Euroa property. The 2011 Oakleigh Plate winner earned more than $1 million during his 37-start career which included eight wins and spanned three countries. Hayes said the seven-year-old sprinter… Read More »
How Black Caviar mania will hit Caulfield on Saturday * Free Black Caviar flags and face masks at the entry gates. * A Black Caviar photo booth will be open from 12:30pm to 4:30pm (AEDT). * Author of `Black Caviar’ Gerard Whateley to sign copies of his book from 2pm… Read More »
The wait is almost over for fans of Black Caviar with the legendary mare to make a rare public appearance at Caulfield on Saturday. The world’s best sprinter is set to blow out the cobwebs with an exhibition gallop after race three which is scheduled for 2.05pm (AEDT). The Melbourne… Read More »
Darley colt Sessions is recovering well after undergoing surgery to remove a testicle. Swelling in that area resulted in his scratching from last Friday night’s Canterbury Classic for which he had been the pre-post favourite. Trainer Peter Snowden said Sessions’ condition was “extremely rare” and not one he had seen… Read More »
A stronger and more mature Albrecht begins a campaign on Saturday aimed at achieving what he failed to do as a spring three-year-old. The Peter Snowden-trained colt kicks off his preparation in the Listed Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, the first step towards a likely showdown with All Too Hard… Read More »
A decision to delay retirement for Amalfi Dreams will be vindicated if she wins the Nudgee Quality at Doomben on Saturday. Amalfi Dreams was stud-bound last year with only a Ballarat Maiden win next to her name before her owners had a change of heart and she was transferred to… Read More »
He is renowned for rejuvenating the careers of tried horses but trainer Joe Pride is also proving adept at selecting a yearling. Most years Pride only buys a handful of young horses at the major sales. But that might change if one of those finds, up-and-coming filly Unimpeachable, lives up… Read More »
Former Sydney trainer Tony Karakatsanis had failed to learn from three previous suspensions and deserved no leniency for his role in the attempted stomach-tubing of a horse trained by his son, a racing tribunal has ruled. Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board banned Karakatsanis from any involvement in racing… Read More »
First Command will break through the $1 million prize money barrier and earn another shot at the Oakleigh Plate if successful at Caulfield on Saturday. The winner’s cheque for the Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) is $72,000. If First Command claims it, it will bump his total purse over the… Read More »
The world’s second best sprinter has enjoyed a day out with little of the fanfare that surrounds the upcoming appearance by Black Caviar at Caulfield on Saturday. Hay List made the short trip from his home at Somersby to the Wyong races where he had a leisurely gallop up the… Read More »
Apprentice Aidan Holt was suspended for a month after Racing Queensland stewards concluded an inquiry into a Gold Coast fall which left three jockeys in hospital. After taking initial evidence, stewards reconvened the inquiry at the Gold Coast on Tuesday to allow fallen riders Luke Rolls, Dean Tanti and Daniel… Read More »
Former Sydney trainer Tony Karakatsanis has been banned from any involvement in racing for the next two years. The penalty comes after Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board found him guilty of three charges in relation to the intended stomach tubing of the horse Howmuchdoyouloveme trained by his son… Read More »
Lawyers for the Racing Victoria stewards have called for a two-year disqualification for Tony Karakatsanis and one year for his son Con. The pair were earlier found guilty of charges in relation to an intention to stomach tube the horse Howmuchdoyouloveme before it raced at Flemington on November 3. Dr… Read More »
The recent wet weather has played havoc with race meetings around the state but it hasn’t dampened trainer Neil Godbolt’s enthusiasm. Based at Port Macquarie on the NSW mid north coast, the trainer will head to Rosehill on Saturday where Al Nova will line up in the TAB.com.au Handicap (1400m)…. Read More »
Craig Williams will make a flying visit to Sydney on Tuesday to partner internationally performed mare Ortensia in a barrier trial. Trainer Paul Messara confirmed the triple Group One winner would step out in a heat at Rosehill ahead of a likely first-up clash with Black Caviar in next month’s… Read More »
Eight juveniles paid up for the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes are set to clash in Saturday’s Listed Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. The Melbourne Racing Club received 49 entries for the February 23 feature when third declarations were taken this week. David Hayes, a five-time Blue Diamond-winning trainer, has the… Read More »
Group One placegetter Said Com headlines Saturday’s Rosehill meeting and it is no coincidence he is kicking off his campaign early. The Randwick Guineas runner-up is one of the first carnival horses to resume ahead of the autumn, launching his campaign in Saturday’s Jackie McIlrick Handicap (1400m). Said Com boasts… Read More »
Keen to capitalise on a lack of numbers, trainer David Jolly will almost certainly run South Australian mare Avoid Lightning at Caulfield on Saturday. Jolly has also entered the stakes-winning sprinter for a race in Adelaide but with only seven acceptors for the Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) in Melbourne,… Read More »
