Sydney sprinter Deploy has returned from a less than ideal trip to Brisbane but is ready to bounce back on home turf in the Civic Stakes. A three-time Group winner, Deploy beat one runner home in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June 6 when he was unable to get… Read More »
A winter race at Caulfield is the next step for promising two-year-old filly Sizzlefly who will be out to remain unbeaten ahead of a spring carnival campaign. The Phillip Stokes-trained Sizzlefly is scheduled to have her third start in a 1200m-handicap for two-year-olds on Saturday after winning her first two… Read More »
Two more upcoming meetings scheduled for the Ballarat turf track have been transferred because of drainage issues and the effects of wet weather. Sunday’s scheduled meeting has been switched from Ballarat’s turf to its synthetic track while the meeting programmed for July 14 has been transferred to Bendigo. The meetings… Read More »
The Winter Championship Series Final shapes as a logical next target for the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer after he pressed his claims for the Listed race with a victory at Flemington. Five-year-old Romancer is the first horse Begg has had for prominent syndicator OTI Racing and the gelding was having his… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight is back at the Flemington stables of trainer Tony McEvoy but her race program into the $14 million The Everest is yet to be confirmed. Sunlight won three Group One races this season – the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Newmarket Handicap and William Reid Stakes – and last… Read More »
Sprightly 10-year-old Destiny’s Kiss continues to confound trainer Joe Pride as the stayer closes in on a century of race starts. While most thoroughbreds his age are picking grass in a paddock, Destiny’s Kiss is loath to even leave Pride’s stable for a brief holiday. As a result, Destiny’s Kiss… Read More »
Godolphin-owned filly Lyre already has a Group One win at Caulfield to her name and is building up for a spring campaign with another major target in mind at the same track. The Blue Diamond Stakes winner has been back in work at Anthony Freedman’s Pinecliff stable for a couple… Read More »
Queensland trainers are hoping to resolve problems with delays in prize money payments after a recent increase in horses being disqualified. Prize money cannot be released to the connections of promoted runners until all avenues of appeal are heard. Trainers are concerned horses that have been awarded improved placings after… Read More »
Redzel will get his chance to win a third Everest with confirmation Yulong Investments has again chosen him as its representative in the $14 million sprint. Yulong, headed by Yuesheng Zhang, has decided to stick with Redzel who has won the first two runnings of The Everest, running in James… Read More »
Cleonte has come out on top in the stamina test at Royal Ascot, the Queen Alexandra Stakes over 4300 metres. The race was the final event of the five-day meeting and an emotional victory for trainer Andrew Balding and King Power Racing. King Power was the brainchild of the late… Read More »
Queensland’s chief steward Peter Chadwick will order a tightening of saddling procedures after a mix-up at Toowoomba. Stewards held an inquiry into how Royal Warfare and Unimagineable carried incorrect saddle cloth numbers in a race at Toowoomba on May 11. Royal Warfare won the race with Unimagineable unplaced. The inquiry… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has been banned by the ownership of Santa Anita after a fourth horse from his stable died – and the 30th overall – at the Southern California track. The Stronach Group, which owns the track, said in a statement that effective immediately Hollendorfer “is… Read More »
Godolphin’s Blue Point has completed the Royal Ascot Group One sprint double with a tenacious victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Having successfully defended his crown in the King’s Stand on Tuesday, the Charlie Appleby-trained five-year-old came out four days later in a bid to follow in the hoofprints of… Read More »
Glen Boss has been lavish in his praise for Vow And Declare after the Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old’s hollow victory in the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup (3000m) at Eagle Farm. The champion jockey was in awe after the $3 TAB favourite won eased down by 3-1/2 lengths from Big Duke ($4.60)… Read More »
Damien Oliver’s win on stayer Chouxting The Mob at Flemington has come at a cost, with the champion jockey suspended for breaching the whip rules. Oliver was one of two riders suspended for whip breaches in Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (2520m). Stewards issued an eight-meeting suspension to Oliver, who… Read More »
Celebrating his first Group One success has resulted in a careless riding suspension for jockey Jason Collett. As he crossed the line first aboard Invincibella Collett raised his right arm in triumph but as a result stewards found he allowed the mare to shift in, causing interference to Winter Bride… Read More »
Promising South Australian sprinter Gytrash has capped his preparation with a dominant win in a listed race at Flemington that his trainer Gordon Richards admits was an afterthought. After winning at the same track two weeks ago, Gytrash easily accounted for a handy field of three-year-olds in Saturday’s A R… Read More »
It was a case of three winners and what might’ve been for Hong Kong-bound jockey Blake Shinn after winning the Group Three Healy Stakes aboard Brave Song at Eagle Farm. The victory followed earlier wins for Shinn aboard Kordia in the Winning Edge Presentations Stakes and Vega One in the… Read More »
Sesar has given his new owners an immediate return on their investment at Randwick with his win in the Winter Dash. Aquis Farm, which has bought a controlling share in the colt and will eventually stand him at stud, transferred him from Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea to Michael, Wayne and… Read More »
Bonny mare Invincibella has provided jockey Jason Collett with his first Group One winner and enabled champion trainer Chris Waller to break an all-time record by winning the Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Collett held his nerve when Invincibella ($10) was bumped by runner-up Pohutukawa ($5) in the straight… Read More »
