There is one thing trainer Kevin Kemp won’t contemplate for his gelding Tisani Magic after Saturday’s meeting at Doomben and that is a spell. Tisani Magic will be having his 16th start for this preparation when he makes his open company debut in the A Night In France Handicap (1350m)…. Read More »
The Winter Stakes at Rosehill will be an important stepping stone for dual stakes winner Stampede as he bids to resurrect his racing career after a lengthy break. Saturday’s Listed sprint will be the six-year-old’s first start since October and just his second run in the space of 14 months…. Read More »
A raft of prize money increases for the Victorian spring carnival have been announced along with significant bonuses attached to feature races. Star filly Mystic Journey is the Cox Plate favourite and will be eligible for a $1 million bonus should she win the $5 million weight-for-age feature at The… Read More »
Queenslander Havasay has become the first horse in more than a decade to score back-to-back wins in the Ramornie Handicap, producing a barnstorming finish to grab victory in the final bound. Matthew McGillivray settled Havasay towards the rear and the horse relished the strong tempo set by Whypeeo. Charging down… Read More »
Toby Edmonds trained a two-state double within five minutes when Churning won at Doomben on Wednesday. Churning ($4.60) lived up to her good recent stakes race form when she held on to beat Red Chase ($5) in a driving finish. Only minutes earlier Edmonds won the Listed Ramornie Handicap at… Read More »
The horse who gave Michael Poy his first metropolitan winner is a chance to also land Melbourne’s leading apprentice his first stakes race success at Caulfield. Poy is unbeaten from two rides on popular sprinter Jungle Edge and has been called on again to ride the Mick Bell-trained gelding in… Read More »
The first part of trainer Levi Kavanagh’s plan for two-year-old Excess Funds this preparation has been successful, with the colt returning from a spell to claim a late-season city win at Sandown. The next step is likely for the colt to chase a stakes race win in the Listed Lightning… Read More »
Connections of Parmie will weigh up whether to give the rising three-year-old her shot at spring carnival races after the talented filly broke through for her first win at Sandown. Co-trainer Simon Zahra said they had initially thought Parmie, a daughter of stallion Snitzel, would be best-suited to sprint races… Read More »
Challenge and opportunity are the two factors that have enticed Glen Boss back to Sydney, at least for the duration of the spring carnival. The top jockey will ease back into the local scene with four rides at Rosehill on Saturday before establishing himself in Sydney for three months from… Read More »
Champion jockey Jeff Lloyd has seven mounts, which are a cross section of his greatest supporters in Queensland, for his last day of riding on Saturday. Lloyd will have rides for Toby Edmonds (Sunday Session and Granny Red Shoes), Chris Waller (Auerbach), Tony Gollan (Kemsrey), Chris Munce (Woolsey), Kris Lee… Read More »
Race times for the Sir John Monash Stakes meeting at Caulfield have been brought forward to ensure the meeting finishes with good visibility. Racing Victoria announced on Wednesday that Saturday’s meeting would begin at 11.15am (AEST) with the final of the nine races on the program scheduled for 4.10pm, effectively… Read More »
Organisers of the Deagon community race day are hoping last week’s postponement will see an even larger crowd attending the rescheduled meeting on Sunday. The race day is the only meeting held each year at Deagon, in Brisbane’s northern seaside area, and was scheduled for last Sunday. However, heavy rain… Read More »
Talented mare Another Dollar has never won at Doomben but she has the best form on the track of the runners in Saturday’s Membership at BRC Handicap. The race has attracted a disappointing field of six but it is one of the more interesting races because every runner has a… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes is hopeful well-bred Conqueror can be a contender for some of the better-class races for three-year-olds during the spring after the colt broke his maiden in style on the Pakenham synthetic track. One of three two-year-olds from the Lindsay Park stable to win maiden races… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey has ramped up preparations for her return to racing, winning a barrier trial in Tasmania and getting a tick of approval from her trainer for the way she has come through the hit-out. The Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile winner stepped out in an 800m-trial… Read More »
Veteran Queensland trainer Ron Maund has been fined $2000 with no conviction recorded on charges of assaulting two Racing Integrity officers. In the District Court in Toowoomba on Tuesday, Maund, 75, pleaded guilty to one count of serious assault while armed and one count of serious assault. The court heard… Read More »
Encouraged by the way Malibu Style has come through his win at Flemington, West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is considering running the consistent gelding on a seven-day back-up in the Sir John Monash Stakes. Malibu Style won last Saturday’s Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington and the… Read More »
A city win for a filly or mare at this time of year is important as many owners look to their breeding prospects. In the case of Moccasin Miss, Gary Portelli would also like to see her shed her new nickname when she runs at Rosehill. She is becoming known… Read More »
After a competitive showing on debut in a Listed race won by subsequent Group One winner Microphone, the Levi Kavanagh-trained two-year-old Excess Funds is set to make a late-season return in a midweek city race at Sandown. Kavanagh threw Excess Funds in the deep end at his first start in… Read More »
The second-highest number of youngsters have been nominated for the Golden Slipper with Ciaron Maher Racing topping the list of entries with 133. The Australian Turf Club has received 2435 nominations for the 2020 Slipper, 17 fewer than this time last year. The $3.5 million Group One Golden Slipper at… Read More »
