Trainer Tony McEvoy is planning to have two runners in the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final with city winner The Astrologist to be joined by maiden filly Night Passage. Saturday’s Taj Rossi Final over 1600m for two-year-olds is one of three Listed races on the winter Flemington Finals Day program… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida has resisted the temptation to set Shogun Sun for the Rockhampton Newmarket and instead will again try the unlucky gelding at 1600 metres in Brisbane. The Queensland focus switches to the provincial circuit this month with the Rockhampton Newmarket on Friday and the Rockhampton Cup on Saturday…. Read More »
Having proven himself at 3200 metres, Azuro will be given the chance to add to his Stayer’s Cup win over the distance. The gelding will head to Brisbane for the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on July 20. He won Saturday’s Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill with a sustained run… Read More »
The Sunshine Coast Turf Club will push for a prize money increase and an upgrade to Group Two status for its Guineas next season. The Sunshine Coast Guineas has been a Group Three race since 2012 and carries $140,000 prize money which is $35,000 less than the Listed Caloundra Cup… Read More »
Racing Queensland is likely to follow Racing Victoria and introduce rules which prevent disqualified persons from winning premierships. RQ has been in talks with RV about the rule and it will be discussed at the next board meeting. RQ faces the possibility of having the state’s leading trainer for the… Read More »
Sovereign and Padraig Beggy have caused an upset in the Irish Derby, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a 13th success in the Classic at the Curragh. The stands almost fell silent as the 33-1 shot crossed the line six lengths ahead of stable companion Anthony Van Dyck, the Epsom Derby winner…. Read More »
Trainer Les Ross’ pre-race blast for Matt McGillivray sparked the jockey to ride a top race to win the $175,000 Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on River Racer. McGillivray completed a fine winter carnival, which included his first Group One win in the Queensland Oaks on Winning Ways, when River Racer… Read More »
In fading light and driving rain, four-year-old gelding Elite Drake has raced to victory at Caulfield to give Alisa Hinch her first Saturday city winner as a trainer. Elite Drake was backing up in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1400m) after winning at Bendigo last Sunday and the $2.80 favourite didn’t… Read More »
A return to a soft track helped Kiwi mare Igraine score a consolation win in the $175,000 Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Trainer Robert Priscott brought Igraine to Queensland with the Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm three weeks ago as her main aim. However, she was never in the… Read More »
A recent broken collarbone followed by a broken finger have done little to halt Rachel King’s momentum, with the jockey claiming another feature for Godolphin in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill. Last season’s champion Sydney apprentice, King has made the transition to senior ranks with ease including a Group One… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke admitted even he had nearly given up in the middle stages before his tough filly Baccarat Baby won the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. Baccarat Bay ($3.70) was trapped deep in the middle of the field at the 800m but quickly had the field… Read More »
Iron horse Tisani Magic will continue to race on despite winning the $125,000 Provincial Sprinters Final at his 15th start for his campaign on Saturday. Jockey Luke Tarrant made it three wins for the day when he gave Tisani Magic ($8) the run of the race before he scored by… Read More »
Imported stayer Azuro has shown his toughness to win the Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill, one of few races left on the Australian calendar over the 3200 metres of the Melbourne Cup. The former French horse was sent out the $5 favourite on Saturday and lived up to his reputation to… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained filly Voila has overcome a slow start to claim the first win of her preparation at Caulfield. Although he expected to settle in the second half of the field on Voila in Saturday’s MRC Membership Renewal Handicap (1100m), jockey Michael Walker was forced to come from last… Read More »
Three-year-old Smart Elissim has bounced back to winning form with a performance trainer David Hayes hopes to see more of from the gelding next season. Smart Elissim won his first two starts at Sale and Sandown last winter and was then placed in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes… Read More »
Tough gelding Tarzan defended his title of King of the Sunshine Coast sprinters in style but may have to head interstate for his next start. Tarzan ($4.40) made light of top weight of 59.5 kgs and a heavy track to take his record at the Sunshine Coast over 1000m to… Read More »
Jockey Glen Boss and trainer Tony Sears turned back the clock three decades when Raging Pole won the Bruce McLachlan Classic at the Sunshine Coast. Raging Pole ($15) beat Karaja ($2.70) by 1-1/2 lengths with a short half head to Jeweliana ($4) in a time of 61.06 seconds over the… Read More »
Kembla Grange trainer Michael Tubman has been stood down following the alleged discovery of EPO in his stable. Acting on advice from NSW Police, Racing NSW stewards went to Tubman’s stable on June 14 and discovered several substances, one of which was later identified as “containing an Erythropoiesis – stimulating… Read More »
King Of Hastings is likely to get his chance to target the spring after becoming the latest two-year-old from the Anthony Freedman stable to win in town this season. With champion jockey Craig Williams aboard, King Of Hastings was a bit slowly away in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap (1200m)… Read More »
Twilight Payment has triumphed over Latrobe to win the Group Two Curragh Cup and set up a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup. Latrobe, is raced by Australian Lloyd Williams, wopn the 2018 irish Derby and finished a close second in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington in November. Trained by… Read More »
