Former apprentice Stephen Brown Jr remains in a induced coma following a fall in a Wangaratta jump-out. The Victorian Jockeys’ Association released a statement on Thursday saying Brown remains in the intensive care unit of the Royal Melbourne Hospital. “Doctors are continuing to closely monitor his head injuries,” the VJA… Read More »
Pierata is no certainty to take his place in The Shorts with Greg Hickman joining the list of trainers reluctant to run their Everest contenders on a heavily rain-affected track at Randwick. Tony and Calvin McEvoy have indicated Sunlight is in doubt to run in Saturday’s sprint on heavy ground… Read More »
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes contender Deprive will be reunited with Sydney jockey Rachel King for his first attempt at racing’s elite level. The James Cummings-trained Deprive makes his Group One debut in Saturday’s 1400m Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield having won five of his past six starts. King will… Read More »
Leading jockey Nash Rawiller’s son Campbell is set to make his race riding debut, with the teenage apprentice booked for three rides at a meeting in the Riverina region of NSW. Campbell Rawiller, 18, is indentured to trainer Logan McGill at Mornington and the McGill-trained six-year-old gelding Serveur is one… Read More »
A big drop in weight gives consistent Reckless Choice a chance to confirm his Magic Millions credentials at Eagle Farm. Reckless Choice faces his stiffest test to date in Saturday’s $105,000 Makers Mark Open (1800m) at Eagle Farm. The gelding has won five of his seven starts at 1600m but… Read More »
Former apprentice Stephen Brown Jr remains in a serious condition following a fall in a Wangaratta jump-out. Brown was flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in an induced coma following the fall in north-east Victoria on Wednesday. Victorian Jockeys’ Association chief executive Matthew Hyland said there were some positive signs late… Read More »
Kris Lees has stacked the bases in a concerted bid to finally crack a win in his hometown Cup at Newcastle with his team headed by race favourite Our Candidate. The Novacastrian has confirmed he will have up to six runners in Friday’s Group Three Newcastle Cup (2300m) with only… Read More »
The Edmonds training partnership seems to have found the key to one problem child and hope to do the same with another at Eagle Farm. The combination of Toby Edmonds and his son Trent got their 19th winner for the season when Dream Master won by 4-1/2 lengths at Doomben… Read More »
Co-trainer Chris Meagher believes the best is still to come from Pippie as the mare strives to remain unbeaten in her current campaign. After starting her preparation at Doomben in July, Pippie came to Melbourne last month to record victories at Caulfield on August 17 and 31 respectively. Pippie’s latest… Read More »
Two Japanese horses who held entries for Melbourne spring carnival features will not be making the trip to Australia. Racing Victoria said after reviewing the weights and order of entry the connections of Meiner Wunsch and Meiner Fanrong have decided not to send the pair to Melbourne. Meiner Wunsch was… Read More »
Warwick Farm’s Richard Litt has come a long way in a short time as a trainer and gets a good chance to achieve another first at Eagle Farm. Litt joined the Group One winners’ list when Castelvecchio won the Champagne Stakes during the autumn and is hoping the colt can… Read More »
Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn has not given up hope the stable can have a runner in the Kosciuszko despite missing out in the original draft. Dunn hopes his runners Snitz and La Scopa will show at Eagle Farm on Saturday that they should have been snapped up for the Kosciuszko… Read More »
Everest favourite Santa Ana Lane is in doubt for one of his major lead-up races because of Sydney’s rain. Trainer Anthony Freedman has delayed Santa Ana Lane’s trip from Melbourne for Saturday’s Group Two Shorts at Randwick. Santa Ana Lane was scheduled to travel overnight on Wednesday but Freedman said… Read More »
Off the back of a last-start win at The Valley, lightly raced Tofane is set for a return to stakes racing in the Group Three How Now Stakes at Caulfield. Tofane has been installed second favourite for Saturday’s 1200m race for mares at $7.50, with in-form Pippie the clear-cut favourite… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Brad Witt has been disqualified for 12 months for substituting his urine sample during an integrity unit raid at the weekend. Witt fronted a stewards’ inquiry on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to swapping someone else’s urine sample for his own at the Gold Coast track last… Read More »
Lindsay Park is on weather watch as they split potential Caulfield Cup contenders between Caulfield and Morphettville. The stable has big numbers in the MRC Foundation Cup which affords the winner ballot exemption into the 2019 Caulfield Cup with five of the 16 acceptors while two of those horses are… Read More »
Connections of Everest-bound mare Sunlight will continue to monitor the Randwick track condition before deciding whether the triple Group One winner takes her place in one of the main lead-up races to next month’s $14 million The Everest. Sunlight is one of 11 acceptors for Saturday’s star-studded Group Two Shorts… Read More »
Lightly raced Stay Gold has broken her maiden at Cranbourne, a few days before her big brother chases a Group One win at Caulfield. Three-year-old filly Stay Gold is a sister to five-year-old Iconoclasm, also trained by Danny O’Brien, and he is among the contenders in Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Chris Gibbs will be in Sydney to oversee Danzdanzdance run in the George Main Stakes while at the same time keeping an eye on Group One action at home. Gibbs will leave it to training partner Michelle Bradley to saddle up Hello It’s Me in the Windsor… Read More »
Queensland stewards have clarified the basis on which they have overturned a photo-finish result from Yeppoon meeting two months ago. A four-panel stewards’ inquiry headed by chief stipe Peter Chadwick sat in Rockhampton on Tuesday to review the finish of a race at Yeppoon on July 23. The original verdict… Read More »
