Irithea will wear blinkers in the Group One Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm but trainer Bjorn Baker stresses that does not mean she will be ridden to lead. Irithea will be looking to give the Sydney trainer his third stakes winner of the winter carnival in the final Group One… Read More »
Godolphin-trained horses continue to dominate the market for the Group One Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm after the barrier draw. Pohutukawa has assumed favouritism for Saturday’s 1400m-race at $5.50 after being $8 when she was in some doubt to make the field. Market 💰: View the Tatts Tiara odds She… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Ace High has found a home at New Zealand’s Rich Hill Stud. Prepared by David Payne, Ace High was a winner at two and as a spring three-year-old in 2017, he won the Group One Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) and Victoria Derby (2500m). He retires with… Read More »
One of the mainstays of Brisbane racing, Ricky Leisfield, will step down from his role as clerk of course after the Tattersall’s meeting at Eagle Farm. He will continue to work at Doomben but felt it was time to step aside as clerk of the course after Saturday. Leisfield arrived… Read More »
Queensland mare Houtzen has finished a disappointing eighth in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot following a slip at the starting barrier. The Toby Edmonds-trained four-year-old went off at $25 with the local bookmakers, but hopes of shocking the home contingent in the 1000 metre Group One showpiece were… Read More »
While the focus of the racing world will be on Royal Ascot in England this week, a jockey who has ridden a winner at the famous meeting is hoping for success in Australia’s final Group One race of the season. Craig Newitt won the 2007 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal… Read More »
Victorian apprentice Lucinda Doodt has got the call to ride grand sprinter Jungle Edge in the Winter Dash at Randwick. Doodt claims three kilograms which will bring Jungle Edge into Saturday’s 1200m-race with 59.5kg. The Mick Bell-trained Jungle Edge will be backing up a week after claiming victory at Sandown… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is confident recent experience racing on the straight course at Flemington will stand Halvorsen in good stead for his attempt to win the Listed A R Creswick Stakes. Griffiths was keen to run the talented sprinter at Flemington in the lead-up to Saturday’s Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m)… Read More »
As a well-bred sister to multiple Group One winner Shoals, Tides is already a valuable filly. The lightly raced three-year-old will be out to enhance her own racetrack resume on Wednesday when she chases a first city win at Sandown. The Anthony Freedman-trained Tides won a Bendigo maiden first-up this… Read More »
In-form Blazejowski will be out to continue an unbeaten preparation at Flemington in a race that will be telling as to whether he presses on to the Winter Championship Series Final. Blazejowski made it three wins from as many starts this campaign when he graduated to open company with victory… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren will wait until later in the week before deciding on the immediate plans for last-start winner Bel Sonic. Bel Sonic is among nominations for an 1100 handicap at Flemington on Saturday and also the Winter Dash (1200m) at Randwick, with Warren yet to decide whether the sprinter… Read More »
Victorian-trained mare Our Libretto is yet to net a win on her interstate travels but will get another chance when she steps out in the Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm. The Grahame Begg-trained mare finished fifth in the Group Two Brisbane Cup (2400m) at her most recent of three Queensland… Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane’s build-up to another crack at The Everest is about to begin, with connections looking to make amends for his unplaced run in the rich race last year. The multiple Group One-winner was dominant winning the Group One TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April at Randwick… Read More »
Princess Posh has done well since her late scratching from the Stradbroke Handicap and is ready for a crack at Group One company in the Tatt’s Tiara. The Kris Lees-trained mare was considered a top lightweight hope in the Stradbroke after her second to The Bostonian in the Group One… Read More »
The hearing of Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean’s racing charges for possessing a banned electric-shock device has been adjourned until September. McLean, who was disqualified trainer Darren Weir’s assistant, faced the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board in Melbourne on Monday. But his barrister Patrick Wheelahan immediately said he wanted the case… Read More »
Maximum Security has been beaten in his first start since being disqualified as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. The colt lined up at Monmouth Park in New Jersey on Sunday (Monday AEST) as the overwhelming favourite but was beaten by King For A Day. He stumbled slightly at the… Read More »
Oisin Murphy, who leads the British jockeys’ championship, has failed a breath test and been stood down from riding at Salisbury. Murphy has been in excellent form in recent weeks, with his tally of 47 winners for the season putting him nine clear of Silvestre de Sousa who rode a… Read More »
Australian mare Houtzen will start from barrier 11 of 12 in her bid for Royal Ascot glory in the King’s Stand Stakes. Race favourite Battaash has drawn alongside her in the outside gate for the straight track 1000m-sprint on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) the opening day of the meeting. Last year’s… Read More »
New Zealand stayer Sampson will back up from his Ipswich Cup second into the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm. Trained by Howie Matthews, the nine-year-old toughed it out to run 1-1/4 lengths behind Bergerac in Saturday’s Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m). Matthews believes the effort will top him off… Read More »
There were few tougher jockeys than Chris Munce and he has shown as a trainer he is still made of stern stuff. Munce was kicked by a yearling on Saturday morning but was at Ipswich where he had six runners including winner Smartypy and stakes placed Skate to Paris. “One… Read More »
