Australian jockey Zac Purton has claimed his third Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership but has fallen short of Joao Moreira’s season record of winners. Purton needed four winners at the final meeting of the season at Sha Tin on Sunday to draw level with Moreira’s record of 170 set in 2016/17,… Read More »
Trainer Daniel Bowman has pinpointed the Regal Roller Stakes as Begood Toya Mother’s introduction to stakes racing with a view to a tilt at the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Begood Toya Mother rose through the grades with five wins from as many starts during his most recent preparation,… Read More »
Promising import Buffalo River is having a short break before attention turns to a light spring campaign focusing on the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle. Buffalo River is a northern hemisphere-bred three-year-old who is around six months younger than his southern hemisphere rivals in the same age group heading towards… Read More »
Robbie Dolan has just four meetings to reach a half century of Sydney winners for the season after being suspended at Rosehill. Dolan has the metropolitan apprentices’ title in his keeping with 46 winners for 2018/19. His chances to become the first junior rider to reach 50 since Tommy Berry… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace training partnership looks set to add another stakes win to its tally with a two-headed attack on the $200,000 Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm. Saturday’s Cup is one of the oldest races in Queensland and was traditionally run in November until about 10 years… Read More »
John O’Shea is a competitive man but he will be happy if Pretty In Pink can come home with some Silver during the Sydney spring carnival. The Group Two winner is back in work at O’Shea’s Randwick stable and while he has pencilled her in for some of the traditional… Read More »
A genuine spring carnival contender usually bobs up late in the Brisbane winter and this year it could be Pippie. The filly gave the John and Chris Meagher stable its fourth Doomben winner over the past two Saturdays when she decimated a restricted class field. It was hardly a surprise… Read More »
Trainer Steve Tregea admits he faces a couple of difficult decisions after a day of mixed luck at the rich Mackay Cup meeting. Tregea won the $150,000 Mackay Cup with tough gelding Bergerac while sprinter Niccanova was narrowly beaten in the $75,000 Mackay Newmarket. The Toowoomba trainer has established a… Read More »
Former star apprentice Zoe White has made a successful return to race riding with a winner at her first ride back at Toowoomba. White was a boom country apprentice, riding 150 winners, when based in central Queensland. She had little success when she tried her luck in Brisbane and eventually… Read More »
Ten Sovereigns has put himself in the mix for the $14 million Everest in Sydney with his win in the July Cup at Newmarket. The Coolmore-owned colt emulated stablemate U S Navy Flag who won the showcase sprint last year. U S Navy Flag travelled to Australia for last years… Read More »
Champion jockey Jeff Lloyd has failed to ride a winner on his last day but was still a popular figure with the Doomben crowd. Lloyd had seven rides on his final day in the saddle but the closest he got was second on Auerbach in the open handicap. “I suppose… Read More »
The John Sadler-trained Oak Door has made an impressive return to racing, wearing down favourite Jungle Edge to win the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes in his first start for nine months. Giving star jockey Ben Melham his first stakes race success since his recent return from a three-month… Read More »
Eckstein has a long-standing date with United States Triple Crown winner Justify but is likely to be given the chance to further add to her record after victory in the Listed Winter Stakes. Coolmore paid $750,000 for Eckstein at the recent National Broodmare Sale to become part of the team… Read More »
Quirky galloper Snitch appreciated a drop in class for his first win for trainer Tony Gollan on Saturday but he will be back to tackle top stakes class in the Brisbane summer carnival. Snitch was the unlucky runner in both the Listed Eye Liner Stakes and Listed Glasshouse Handicap at… Read More »
New Zealand Group One placegetter Travimyfriend has broken through for his first Australian win and given his trainer Rachael Frost her first Melbourne Saturday city success since her move across the Tasman. Frost relocated last year from New Zealand to Mornington where she trains a small team of horses including… Read More »
Most of the horses sold at the recent National Broodmare sale are headed immediately for new careers but Agent Pippa has shown she still has plenty to give on the racetrack. Australian Bloodstock paid $200,000 for the rising four-year-old at the Gold Coast sale in March and she gave the… Read More »
After a delay because of lightning in the area, racing got back underway at Caulfield with Turn The Tide bringing up a winning double for trainer Cindy Alderson. Horses and jockeys were out on the track ahead of the start of the fourth race on Saturday’s program, the Ladbrokes Cash… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn is considering taking smart two-year-old filly Karaja to Sydney after luck finally went her way at Doomben. Karaja ($3.70) got a perfect run behind a fast early pace before coming home strongly to beat Champagne Jet ($41) by 1-1/4 lengths with a nose to the favourite Ingear… Read More »
A plan to use new front-running tactics on classy mare Another Dollar proved a winning move at Doomben on Saturday. There were only six runners in the race and none of them had led at any of their starts Trainer Chris Waller’s Queensland manager Paul Shailer realised the situation and… Read More »
Expensive colt Spend has had to work hard but managed to get the job done on his first visit to the races at Rosehill. A $1.55 million yearling trained by Hawkes Racing for Spendthrift, Spend came to Saturday’s Everest Carnival Handicap (1100m) as favourite, having been backed in from $6… Read More »
