Wu Gok has already played a starring role in recent Sydney staying races and he headlines the nominations for another winter feature at Rosehill. The six-year-old Chris Waller-trained six-year-old gelding has been allocated top weight of 61kg for Saturday’s Listed WJ McKell Cup (2000m) for which eight of his stablemates… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is convinced promising import Harbour Views can improve again in his second attempt over a middle distance before he is put away with the spring in mind. Harbour Views raced to a convincing 2-1/4length win over 2040m at The Valley on June 13 in his first… Read More »
One of Australia’s best-known racing families is set to welcome its next generation to the training ranks. Will Freedman, the son of trainer and media personality Richard Freedman, has confirmed plans to establish a stable at Scone in the NSW Hunter Valley. He will go out on his own after… Read More »
Jye McNeil’s narrow lead in the Victorian premiership is under threat with the jockey set to miss the next 10 meetings after being suspended for careless riding at Bendigo. McNeil rode a winning double at Flemington on Saturday to take his state-wide season tally to 123 as he battles with… Read More »
Australian jockey Zac Purton has extended his lead in the Hong Kong premiership with a winning double a Sha Tin. Purton started Sunday’s meeting with a three-win lead over premiership rival Joao Moreira and notched victories aboard Winning Brew and Regency Master to take his season tally to 132. Moreira… Read More »
The return of thoroughbred owners to Victorian racetracks has been delayed. Owners with runners engaged to race were scheduled to be allowed on course to watch their horses from Monday but Racing Victoria announced that has been deferred by at least 24 hours pending the finalisation of appropriate COVID safe… Read More »
Charlie Appleby is dreaming of a second Melbourne Cup success with Cross Counter after taking encouragement from his performance in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. The five-year-old became the first British-trained winner of the ‘race that stops a nation’ when striking gold in 2018 – and was beaten just… Read More »
Gytrash’s spring program is yet to be determined but Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards likes the idea of campaigning his stable star in Sydney in the lead-up to The Everest to showcase him to slot holders. The Group One Lightning Stakes winner has returned from a spell in the past week… Read More »
Michael Freedman knows better than most what it takes to build a stable from the ground up. He did it in Singapore where he trained with great success for eight seasons, in Sydney when he returned in 2016, and again in Hong Kong when opportunity knocked. But after a tough… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane will be given the chance to prove he is far from a spent force as one of Australia’s best sprinters. The Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane went winless during his most recent four-run preparation that included a runner-up finish in his defence of… Read More »
Conservative by nature, Tom Dabernig says he will not be making any major changes to the Lindsay Park operation following the departure of David Hayes. Dabernig and his cousin Ben Hayes take over at Lindsay Park after David Hayes’s departure for Hong Kong for a second training stint. Hayes left… Read More »
Tiz the Law has won the Belmont Stakes in front of empty stands on Saturday, clinching the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The colt was followed by Dr Post and Max Player at the New York event, which is traditionally the last leg of the three races that… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan has another record firmly in his sights after becoming the first in Queensland to crack 100 metropolitan winners on a season. Gollan had a treble at Doomben on Saturday with Howwonderfullifeis, The Actuary and Say Haya. It gave him 101-1/2 winners for the season. Gollan has… Read More »
Talented mare Sophie’s Gold Class could back up in Saturday’s Listed Sapphire Stakes after her win at Doomben. Sophie’s Gold Class came from well back in the field to win a Class 6 (1200m) in impressive style. Trainer Debbie Newham had picked out the Listed Sapphire Stakes as a target… Read More »
Frankie Dettori enjoyed another day to remember at Royal Ascot, as he equalled Pat Eddery’s record of 73 winners on the final day of the meeting. In his 30th appearance, the veteran Italian claimed the only Group One that had eluded him when he rode Alpine Star to victory in… Read More »
Jockey Jim Byrne has been suspended for seven days after being found guilty of careless riding at Doomben. Byrne rode Roasted and was charged with causing interference to Euro Belle at the 500m. He was found guilty and suspended for seven days to start on Saturday night and expire next… Read More »
Trainer Paul Preusker has labelled I Am Someone not your average sprinter after a return to winning form at Flemington. I Am Someone took out the Adam Lindsay Gordon Handicap on Saturday, his first victory since winning the Listed Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool in May last year. Preusker is now… Read More »
Victorian gelding Ballet Master and jockey Jason Collett have denied Tommy Berry a five-win haul at Randwick with a determined victory in the Sky Racing Active Handicap. Ballet Master was a dual acceptor at both Flemington and Randwick on Saturday, with connections of the Chris Hyland-trained six-year-old making the right… Read More »
Leading jockey James McDonald has faced a grilling from stewards at Randwick over his ride on well-beaten favourite Threeood. Stewards questioned the hoop about his tactics early in the race but were particularly concerned with McDonald’s vigour over the final 300m. What a ride by Jason Collett on STELLA SEA… Read More »
Trainer Lindsay Hatch knew his mare Jadentom would be hard to beat by her calm attitude behind the barriers at Doomben. He was proved right when Jadentom ($26) finished strongly to beat Mishani Hustler ($9) by 1-1/4 lengths in the TAB Handicap (1110m). Hatch said Jadentom was a talented mare… Read More »
