The Melbourne leg of Sincero’s Cox Plate campaign last year began about as badly as it could. But Wyong trainer Stephen Farley is determined not to repeat the mistakes which led to the gelding finishing ninth behind Pinker Pinker in the marquee event at Moonee Valley last year. And he… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Pierro has been backed into red figures to continue two winning streaks in his return to racing at Rosehill on Saturday. The glamour colt firmed from $2.20 to $1.80 on Friday for the Group Three Run To The Rose (1200m) as he strives to maintain an unbeaten… Read More »
He looks as flash as he ever did and his enthusiasm and his racing record is unquestionably impressive. But as an eight-year-old who hasn’t won for two years, the veteran gelding Wall Street qualifies for inclusion on the never-to-be-backed-again list. There is, however, an alternate view of the old horse’s… Read More »
The game plan will be simple for apprentice Kirk Matheson when he rides in-form stayer Racing Heart at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Leading trainer Robert Heathcote is adamant Racing Heart performs at his optimum when there is a genuine pace in his races. For that reason he will instruct Matheson… Read More »
Fuimicino, a special horse to the Hawkes Racing team, will be out to show he’s still got some of his old spark in Saturday’s Listed Premier’s Cup. The nine-year-old returns to Sydney after kicking off his campaign in the PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) in Melbourne and co-trainer Michael Hawkes is… Read More »
Akeed Mofeed will continue his racing career in Hong Kong after being sold by his owner-breeder Jaber Abdullah. The one-time Classic contender, trained by John Oxx, has been bought by a patron of trainer Richard Gibson. Akeed Mofeed looked a bright prospect when opening his account by five lengths at… Read More »
Mystery surrounds the termination of Johnny Murtagh’s contract as retained rider for Aga Khan’s Irish-trained horses. The 42-year-old was offered the role in November 2010 after resigning as stable jockey for Coolmore and few details were released as to the reason for his departure. A statement issued on Thursday by… Read More »
Seven, eight, nine-and-a-half. That’s the number of weeks left until the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup. The countdown begins in earnest on Saturday, the first official day of spring. The Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield is a traditional starting point for Cups-bound stayers and… Read More »
Chris Waller has opted for a gear change for Stout Hearted in the Premier’s Cup as the astute trainer continues to try to hone the race-craft of the stayer on the rise. Stout Hearted faces the biggest test of his career in the Listed event at Rosehill on the back… Read More »
The Run To The Rose might not be the only Golden Rose launching pad on Saturday’s Rosehill program. While the 1200m Group Three event features four of the top nine horses in betting for next month’s $1 million race – including early favourite All Too Hard – Saturday’s TVN Jockeys… Read More »
African Pulse is an early withdrawal from Caulfield on Saturday after cutting his leg. The four-year-old was second favourite for the Listed Theshark.com.au Stakes (1100m) on the back of his impressive first-up win at Flemington. However, trainer Mike Moroney told racing channel TVN African Pulse suffered a mishap that would… Read More »
When it comes to horses with staying talent, Maluckyday’s co-trainer Michael Hawkes has no doubts where the comeback galloper fits in. “He’s one of the best horses I’ve ever touched,” Hawkes said as Maluckyday prepares to make his long-awaited comeback from illness in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
The old firm of trainer David Payne and jockey Jeff Lloyd will reunite on Saturday when Latin News runs at Eagle Farm. Both former South Africans, Lloyd did the bulk of Payne’s riding when he was based in Sydney several seasons ago. Among their successes were Group wins with 2008… Read More »
Peter Snowden is hoping Golden Slipper disappointment in the autumn can turn to spring carnival glory for talented three-year-old Epaulette. Epaulette makes his return against a small but stellar cast in the Group Three Run To The Rose (1200m) on Saturday and will follow a path worn by his three-quarter… Read More »
A malicious Facebook account which targeted leading jockey Larry Cassidy is being investigated by police and Racing Queensland stewards. Cassidy alerted chairman of stewards Wade Birch on Monday that he was the victim of a fake Facebook account which contained defamatory allegations. The account has been shut down but Birch… Read More »
A lack of suitable races in Sydney has been the catalyst for Dee’N’Gee to resume at Caulfield on Saturday. But it has also prompted trainer Clarry Conners to consider more frequent forays to the southern capital. “I haven’t utilised the stables enough there so I’m going to do it a… Read More »
The path to the Victoria Derby will start on Saturday for Shamexpress who resumes in the Group Three McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. Raced in similar interests to his recently retired stablemate Shamrocker, the Danny O’Brien-trained Shamexpress has a staying pedigree being by O’Reilly out of a Volksraad mare. It was… Read More »
Unbeaten French Oaks winner Valyra has been put down after suffering a serious injury while being prepared for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The filly, owned by the Aga Khan and trained by Jean Claude-Rouget, fractured her femur while exercising on the beach at Deauville on Wednesday morning. “It… Read More »
Corey Brown’s early spring carnival aspirations have been dealt a blow with a careless riding suspension set to cost him the plum rides on Rain Affair and Secret Admirer at Warwick Farm on Saturday week. Brown was one of three jockeys outed for careless riding at Canterbury on Wednesday and… Read More »
A number of trainers and a jockey are to be questioned in relation to a race at a Melbourne track during this year’s Autumn carnival as part of a probe into alleged race fixing. Stewards have confirmed the unnamed trainers and at least one jockey received letters at Sandown races… Read More »
