Michael Hellyer is confident he can deliver only the second hometown victory in the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas. Hellyer will ride Saturday’s favourite Baccarat Baby who has been the best performed Queensland three-year-old this winter. The jockey’s first stakes win was on Tuskegee Hawk for Len Treloar in the… Read More »
Five-year-old Bedford has snapped a lengthy absence from the winner’s circle with a dominant display on a heavy track at Sandown. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding showed his promise with back-to-back 2000m-wins at Caulfield during the early part of 2018 and was considered a Doomben Cup prospect when he finished a… Read More »
Breeding buffs were among the few who weren’t surprised when outsider Star Of Michelin scored an upset win at Eagle Farm on Wednesday. Star of Michelin ($41) out-slogged Mosski ($4.40) in a close finish to the Two-Year-Old Handicap (1400m). The gelding is by Jet Spur out of the well bred… Read More »
They might be the thoroughbred equivalents of old age pensioners but both Doukhan and Destiny’s Kiss have the credentials to give their younger rivals a lesson in stamina when they clash in the Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill. The pair of 10-year-olds have been racing in great heart with Destiny’s Kiss… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Rumble Doll has produced in her second start what her trainer Henry Dwyer had been expecting in her first. Rumble Doll finished third to Lindsay Park filly Sukoshi on debut at Sale maiden earlier this month and Dwyer admitted he went into that race thinking she would win…. Read More »
Talented gelding Starkers has one of the cleverest names in racing and he can join some genuine big names if he wins the Sunshine Coast Guineas. A $15,000 yearling from the Magic Millions Sales, Starkers is by Love Conquers All out of Nude Model. While the Fred Best Classic and… Read More »
The Aaron Purcell-trained Guizot will return to a happy hunting ground when he continues his campaign in an 1800 metre handicap at Caulfield. Guizot’s most recent victory came on May 11 at Caulfield over 1600m with the gelding unplaced at Flemington and runner-up in the Swan Hill Cup since. Warrnambool-based… Read More »
Police have arrested and charged two men with fraud in connection to allegations against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie who has been charged with a similar offence. The men are not racing industry participants but are associates of Currie who was charged with fraud on Tuesday in relation to allegations of… Read More »
Queensland trainers and stewards have welcomed a government review of the state’s cumbersome appeals process. Racing Minister Stirling Hinchliffe hopes to have a result of the review by the end of the year. He will meet with key industry participants next week but suggestions are also open to the public… Read More »
Caloundra-based jockey Luke Tarrant has been suspended for a month on betting charges despite claiming a bogus account had been set up in his name without his knowledge. Stewards opened an inquiry into a report received from corporate bookmaker Ladbrokes, regarding alleged betting activities by Tarrant. After taking initial evidence… Read More »
Leading Cox Plate contender Te Akau Shark is progressing well in his New Zealand stable as he is prepared for his Australian campaign. He will be aimed at the Epsom Handicap on October 5, the day before the NRL grand final which may or may not be a cause for… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is keeping his options open with four-year-old mare One More Try who is nominated for races in two states. One More Try is entered for the 1800m-handicap at Caulfield on Saturday and also the Kensei Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill. Cumani indicated it was more likely One… Read More »
Trainer Andrew Noblet expects to get a better guide on three-year-old Ginger Jones when the half-brother to Group One winner Silent Sedition is tested in town again at Sandown. Ginger Jones, who runs in Wednesday’s Yulong Handicap (1000m), has three provincial wins from his past four starts. His only blemish… Read More »
Racing Queensland is hoping to attract record numbers of visiting trainers from southern Queensland and NSW after a major boost to prize money for its northern carnival this year. The carnival was launched in Townsville on Tuesday and RQ is hoping it will be the start of a record year… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Ben Melham is set for his return to race riding having spent three months on the sidelines recovering from a broken wrist. Melham sustained the injury when he fell from Voodoo Lad in the home straight in the Group One William Reid Stakes at The Valley… Read More »
Alf Matthews is set for a new role at Racing Victoria having been announced as a jockey coach for apprentices. A multiple Group One-winning jockey who retired in 1998, Matthews has been appointed to fill the role left by Matt Pumpa after he took up a position with the Singapore… Read More »
Care To Think has taken a major step towards a return in the Listed Ramornie Handicap with a solid barrier trial at Deagon. Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn had hoped to Care To Think could trial at Doomben last Thursday but the gelding was excluded when a large number of acceptances… Read More »
Champion sprinter Blue Point will not race again with Godolphin confirming he will be retired to stud after his wins in the two Group One sprints at Royal Ascot. Blue Point became the first European-trained horse to win the King’s Stand Stakes and back up four days later to claim… Read More »
The Kris Lees-trained Big Duke headlines the entries and the early market for the Listed Caloundra Cup. The Caloundra Cup (2400m) is one of three stakes races on Saturday’s program at the Sunshine Coast alongside the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds and the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m)…. Read More »
A second Group One win for Damian Lane has put an exclamation mark on the Australian jockey’s successful riding stint in Japan. Lane won Sunday’s Group One Takarazuka Kinen aboard Lys Gracieux during the final meeting of his short-term riding licence with the Japan Racing Association. As the winner of… Read More »
