Stradivarius has etched his name among the greats of middle-distance racing after winning a third Ascot Gold Cup in imperious fashion. Despite a day of heavy rain, the John Gosden-trained six-year-old, made a mockery of predictions he may struggle on the ground by storming to a ten length victory under… Read More »
Top Sydney trainer John O’Shea has been charged by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission after one of his horses tested positive to the recreational drug ice. Pretty In Pink returned a positive swab to the substance after winning the Group Two Moreton Cup at Doomben in June last year. Queensland… Read More »
Like most brothers, training partners Michael and Richard Freedman occasionally butt heads but there has been little to argue about over the past week. When the Wyong meeting wrapped up on Thursday, the stable had produced seven winners from its past 10 runners, highlighted by Outback Diva’s Rosehill victory last… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Mott has been fined on a misconduct charge following a social media post that suggested he would flout racing’s whip rules. Racing Victoria stewards on Thursday held an inquiry into a comment made by Mott on his Twitter account following the Sandown meeting on Wednesday. In issuing a… Read More »
It has been 17 years since Paul Perry donned a top hat and tails and became the toast of Royal Ascot with outstanding Australian sprinter Choisir. The Newcastle trainer still takes an interest in the famous English carnival, which is in full swing this week despite horse racing in the… Read More »
King Of Hastings will be out to deliver on a winter plan in the AR Creswick Stakes at Flemington when he drops back to racing against his own age for the first time this preparation. The Anthony Freedman-trained King Of Hastings is the early favourite for Saturday’s Listed race for… Read More »
Eduardo Cojuangco was renowned for his business sense but it was horses that captured his heart. A long-time boss of food and beverage company San Miguel and principal of thoroughbred nursery Gooree Park Stud, the Filipino businessman died this week aged 85. Gooree manager Andrew Baddock worked for Cojuangco for… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan is counting on a different training regime to bring out the best in Mahamedeis over a proper staying trip at Flemington. Ryan has wanted to try Mahamedeis over an extended journey right from the time he took the gelding to Brisbane for the Queensland Derby as a… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams believes the conditions of the David Bourke Provincial Plate present an ideal chance for in-form Brilliant Concept to chase a first Flemington victory. Brilliant Concept heads to Saturday’s 1600m race at Melbourne racing’s headquarters having won at Ballarat two starts ago before adding a city win… Read More »
Talented filly The Actuary helped trainer Tony Gollan set one record this season and is set to play a role in another at Doomben. The Actuary can give Gollan another Listed winner in The Phoenix (1600m) on Saturday. She was one of four winners at Doomben two weeks ago which… Read More »
A favourable barrier draw has enticed top jockey Jim Byrne to stick with Mishani Hustler in the TAB Handicap at Doomben. Byrne rode Mishani Hustler when the gelding finished 11th in the Listed Hinkler Quality (1110m) at Doomben on May 30. Trainer Les Ross said the run was a lot… Read More »
Lord North has taken out the showpiece Prince Of Wales’s Stakes on day two of Royal Ascot in impressive fashion for trainer John Gosden. The four-year-old, in his first appearance in Group One company, showed a blistering turn of foot under James Doyle to finish three-and-three quarter lengths ahead of… Read More »
The decision to put blinkers on Zero To Hundred for her debut at Warwick Farm has got the desired result with the two-year-old making a winning start to her career on heavy ground. Trained by Gerald Ryan, Zero To Hundred handled the testing conditions in Wednesday’s Casino Prince @ Vinery… Read More »
Greg Eurell has celebrated his 60th birthday watching Ilovethegame score a stylish debut win at Sandown. Ilovethegame led from the outset to win Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Handicap under Craig Newitt prompting Eurell to say there is considerable improvement to come from the two-year-old. “He didn’t have any favours in the run,… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Lawrie Mayfield Smith again showed his professionalism when he celebrated Luskin Hero’s Ipswich win from his hospital bed. Mayfield Smith was waiting to go into surgery for an appendix operation as Luskin Hero won on debut in a two-year-old maiden over 1100m. Mayfield Smith was able to… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Angel Helena will be out to back up a maiden win at the provincials when she steps up in class and distance chasing a city win at Randwick. Angel Helena is set to have her third start in Saturday’s Magna Grecia New To Coolmore Handicap (1500m) after finishing… Read More »
It did not take long for trainer Kevin Corstens to switch his attention to a stakes race at Flemington with last start winner Kalkarni Royale. A winner at The Valley last week, Corstens noted the filly had taken no harm from her victory and immediately set about planning the week… Read More »
Smart sprinter Spurcraft makes a belated debut for trainer Kelly Schweida after a barrier accident sabotaged his first attempt last month. Spurcraft returns to his favourite track and distance in the Open Hcp (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday. He has won three and been second once in four starts at… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster was disappointed when See Marie missed a start in the Group One JJ Atkins two weeks ago, but it could boost the filly’s chances at Doomben. See Marie will line up in the final black-type two-year-old race of the winter in the Listed The Phoenix (1600m) on… Read More »
Battaash has underlined his status as one of the world’s best sprinters after sealing a first ever Royal Ascot success with a superb victory in the Group One King’s Stand Stakes on Tuesday. Who wants to see Battaash in the Hong Kong Sprint then!? ⚡️pic.twitter.com/KyCQQzrF67 — Hong Kong Racing (@HongKong_Racing)… Read More »
