Several trainers will be able to take advantage of apprentice Robbie Dolan’s two kilogram claim at Rosehill for the last time. Dolan rode his 44th metropolitan winner for the season and 50th overall at Randwick on Wednesday a few hours after acceptances had been taken for Rosehill on Saturday. That… Read More »
Queensland’s winter carnival is not over yet for Newcastle trainer Kris Lees who will saddle up the top two fancies in the Caloundra Cup at the Sunshine Coast. Lees, who will also have a strong representation at Rosehill on Saturday, has favourite Big Duke and import Saunter Boy in the… Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick believes he may have finally worked out why flying gelding Tarzan races so well at the Sunshine Coast over 1000 metres. Tarzan defends his title as the king of the Sunshine Coast sprinters in the XXXX Open Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. In 13 starts over the Sunshine… Read More »
Long serving Toowoomba Turf Club committeeman Bob Frappell has resigned after a vote of members overturned a board decision to bar Mark Currie from training at the track. Mark Currie is the father of trainer Ben Currie who has been disqualified for seven-and-a-half years on wide ranging charges. Ben Currie… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams is surging towards his eighth Melbourne premiership and is poised to add to his season tally with a strong book of rides at Caulfield. With just over a month of the season remaining, Williams holds a 15-win lead over 10-time premier rider Damien Oliver who misses… Read More »
Jason Coyle is banking on the drying powers of the Rosehill track, hopeful it can improve into the slow range for his two Civic Stakes runners. The trainer is keen to run Insensata and Salsonic in Saturday’s Listed 1350-metre feature but will monitor the track conditions before committing them to… Read More »
Platinum Angel will carry a top-flight form line into her farewell Queensland appearance in the Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Platinum Angel will be having her fourth run for the winter in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. The mare missed out on a start in the Group… Read More »
Disqualified trainer Darren Weir has been ruled ineligible to claim this season’s Victorian and Melbourne trainers’ premierships under new criteria announced by Racing Victoria. Weir was disqualified for four years in February for possession of three electronic devices, commonly known as “jiggers”. Weir had trained 243 winners for the season… Read More »
The Breeders’ Cup will remain at Santa Anita despite the deaths of 30 horses at the Southern California track over the past six months. The board of directors unanimously decided to keep the two-day Breeders’ Cup meeting at the Arcadia track for a record 10th time on November 1 and… Read More »
Dual city-winning three-year-old Morrissy will open up more options if he continues his good form in his first try over 1400 metres at Caulfield. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained colt steps up in distance in Saturday’s Long Fine Plate against his own age having won over 1200m at the same… Read More »
The Anthony Freedman stable already has a number of rising three-year-olds being aimed at spring racing and King Of Hastings gets the chance to put forward his case for bigger targets when he runs at Caulfield. King Of Hastings scored a comfortable victory in a Cranbourne maiden on debut last… Read More »
The rain which has soaked the Sunshine Coast for the past few days is a double-edged sword for trainer Steve Tregea. He had planned to start stakes-winning geldings Bergerac and Niccanova in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Tregea checked the weather and discovered the track had received 80mm… Read More »
The wife of disqualified trainer Shannon Hope has been successful in a legal battle with Racing Victoria to be granted a restricted trainer’s licence although a number of additional conditions have been attached. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has this week ruled Deirdre Hope be given a restricted licence,… Read More »
Fresh from landing an overdue Group One win, Jason Collett will look to keep his momentum rolling at Rosehill where he has a strong book of nine rides for eight different trainers. Collett was widely considered the best jockey in Australia not to have won at the elite level before… Read More »
New Zealand mare Terra Sancta returns to her favourite Australian track as she strives to end a run of outs at the Sunshine Coast. Terra Sancta will be having her fourth start for the winter carnival in Saturday’s Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m). The mare has not won since June last… Read More »
Racetracks in Victoria will be prepared with more give under new guidelines which will come into effect from the start of next season. Under Racing Victoria’s updated Racing Surface Preparation Guidelines, from August 1 all Victorian clubs will be asked to prepare the following racing surfaces for flat racing. –… Read More »
The best guide to Blue Comet’s chances in the Sunshine Coast Guineas is that his trainer Noel Doyle accepted with him in the Group Three race. Bookmakers have Blue Comet at 100-1 Doyle believes he will be far from disgraced in a Guineas which seems to be down in class… Read More »
Victorian jockey James Winks has answered a call from Hawkes Racing to bulk up the riding ranks for the Civic Stakes meeting at Rosehill where he has three mounts for the top trainers. A four-time Group One-winning jockey, Winks has a close association with the Hawkes training partnership in Melbourne… Read More »
The prospect of a soft track has tempted trainer Matt Dunn to set two-year-old Karaja for what looks like an exciting clash at the Sunshine Coast. Karaja will take on two other promising juveniles, Jewelina and Our Swan Lake, in Saturday’s Bruce McLachlan Classic (1000m). The race threatens to steal… Read More »
As Hugh Bowman prepares to return to race riding for the first time in two months, he has admitted the emotion surrounding Winx took a mental and physical toll. The champion jockey has confirmed he will return at the Randwick meeting on Saturday week, having not ridden since May 1… Read More »
