Bangkok will bid to fulfil the racing vision of his late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when he runs in the Derby at Epsom. The Leicester City owner lost his life in a helicopter crash last October and the Andrew Balding-trained colt will try to cement the equine empire he hoped to… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has steered Anapurna to a thrilling victory in the Oaks at Epsom, 25 years after his first win in the Classic. Trainer John Gosden fielded two runners in a bid to win the fillies’ Classic for the third time, with impressive Cheshire Oaks winner Mehdaayih the 11-4 favourite… Read More »
Star Perth filly Arcadia Queen is to join Chris Waller’s Sydney stable with owner Bob Peters hoping she can secure a slot in the $14 million Everest. The leviathan West Australian owner also says the new $7 million Golden Eagle (1500m) for four-year-olds is another consideration, almost certainly ruling her… Read More »
Doomben Cup winner Kenedna is set to continue the turnaround of fortunes for mares in winter carnival stakes races when she tackles the Group Two O’Shea Stakes at Doomben. The O’Shea Stakes (2200m) is Queensland’s oldest weight-for-age race and has been won by some of Australasia’s greats including Tulloch, Redcraze,… Read More »
The manager of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission’s integrity investigations, Tracey Pelling, has resigned to take up a position in Victoria. She had been in the managing role since February 2018 and was previously Officer-in-Charge of the Queensland Police Racing Crime Squad since 2016. Pelling is leaving Queensland to take… Read More »
Talented filly Reginae will wear blinkers for the first time at Rosehill in the hope a gear change will help her recapture the type of form she showed in the spring. The three-year-old will have to overcome a wide draw when she takes on a smart field in Saturday’s Dad… Read More »
A solid trial win indicates former top sprinter Handsome Thief is returning to his “happy place” as he begins his winter carnival campaign on Saturday. Handsome Thief has drawn the inside barrier in the Group Two Moreton Cup (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. The gelding, who was originally trained by… Read More »
Tommy Berry pocketed a couple of feature race wins in Brisbane on Kingsford-Smith Cup day but nothing was going to stop him getting back to Sydney this week to reunite with boom two-year-old Exceedance. The in-form hoop has an outstanding book for a host of top trainers at Rosehill on… Read More »
Trainer Richard Freedman did not want to make the Queensland Oaks field through someone else’s misfortune but now he gives On The White Turf a chance in the Group One race. Freedman and his brother Michael are no strangers to Group One wins but On The White Turf can give… Read More »
A lack of suitable races has forced trainer John Price to place lightly raced William Thomas out of his grade at Caulfield. Price was hoping to head to benchmark 84 grade after William Thomas won at benchmark 78 level at Caulfield on May 11. But having to wait another three… Read More »
A change of shoes has brought about a change of fortunes for Cath’s Village who chases a fourth consecutive win when she runs at Caulfield. Cath’s Village runs in Saturday’s Whisky Wine & Fire Volvo Cars Brighton Handicap (1200m) after recording three successive wins on the provincial circuit. A first-up… Read More »
Caloundra two-year-old Eric The Eel will complete an ugly duckling story if he can win the Listed Phoenix Stakes at Doomben. The youngster goes to Saturday’s 1630m-race as a lead-up to the Group One J J Atkins Stakes a week later at Eagle Farm. Eric The Eel has attracted a… Read More »
The Queen will unveil a bronze life-size statue of nine-time Derby-winning jockey Lester Piggott at Epsom. Piggott will be present for the Derby meeting on Saturday as the first of nine life-size statues of him is unveiled. The others, sculpted by Willie Newton, will be located at courses around England…. Read More »
Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien will have more than half the field in the world’s most prestigious Classic, the Derby at Epsom. Winner of the Chester Vase, Sir Dragonet heads O’Brien’s seven runners in a field of 13 declared for Saturday’s raace. The colt, a son of the O’Brien-trained 2012 Derby… Read More »
High-profile racehorse owner Damion Flower has been refused bail by a magistrate who said the strong drug smuggling case against him appeared to show he had a “supervision” role in the scheme. Flower, whose stakes in a suite of racehorses includes Australia’s champion stallion Snitzel, is accused of helping to… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have set themselves a personal training challenge by starting Hush Writer first-up over 2400 metres in the W J McKell Cup at Rosehill. Resuming horses over middle distances has become more common in Australia with the influx of imports who have been prepared similarly in… Read More »
The future of Boom Time as a racehorse will be decided by his performance at Caulfield, the scene of his biggest win. The Lindsay Park-trained Caulfield Cup winner, owned by senior trainer David Hayes, has flopped in three runs since a tendon injury put an end to his spring campaign… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is hoping the stable’s juvenile fillies can step up at Doomben and continue his good start to the winter carnival. Gollan has won seven metropolitan races, including three stakes races, since the carnival started last month. He has his sixth Brisbane metropolitan premiership wrapped up… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie has the knack of extracting the best from the progeny of Il Diamante. The mare has had two runners to race, Algadon Miss, the winner of three races, and Prince Of Sussex who has two wins from three outings. Unfortunately for Laurie, Prince Of Sussex has been… Read More »
The lure of a start in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap means Niccanova will run at Doomben despite a wide barrier. Niccanova has drawn barrier 12 in Saturday’s Listed Spear Chief Stakes (1350m) and trainer Steve Tregea admits normally he would not run the gelding. “He is a casual horse… Read More »
