Not Enough Effort has kept his unbeaten record in tact while showing he’s not one dimensional with a strong performance at Sandown. After leading throughout in his first two starts at Sale and Sandown, Not Enough Effort took a sit before winning Wednesday’s Blue Star Print Handicap. Trainer Sharyn Trolove… Read More »
Emerging sprinter Classique Legend has been confirmed for this year’s The Everest after his owner and Carmel Size Racing purchased the slot which had been held by GPI Racing. Inglis managed the sale of Greg Ingham’s GPI Racing slot and confirmed the news in a release on Wednesday. “The decision… Read More »
Winning a Listed race is next on the agenda for unbeaten filly Moldova who is on target to compete on a seven-day back-up in the Vale Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield. The Danny O’Brien-trained Moldova dominated her opposition from the front on debut at Bendigo last month before adding a… Read More »
Jockey Glyn Schofield is convinced California Zimbol is going to turn out better than the average Sydney midweek winner after the filly’s impressive debut at Canterbury. One of five first starters in a race for juveniles that is tipped to unearth its share of talent, California Zimbol scored a clear-cut… Read More »
Memories of one of Australia’s most prolific winner-producing broodmares were revived when Snowzone won at the Gold Coast. Snowzone ($3.70) sat in third place off a break neck pace and was far too strong in a two-year-old maiden. Snowzone, a $220,000 yearling by champion sire Snitzel, is the last foal… Read More »
With a Group One up for grabs in Brisbane and more than 20 runners over the two-day carnival at Scone, trainer Kris Lees will have every chance to cap what has already been a momentous week. Lees was inducted into the Newcastle and Hunter Racing Hall Of Fame on Tuesday,… Read More »
Asgard Massif may cost any potential new owner a few extra dollars after an impressive all-the-way win at Sandown. Trainer John Sadler revealed Asgard Massif is on the market as Singapore-based surgeon Dr Tan Kai Chah reduces his worldwide thoroughbred numbers. Asgard Massif is a son of Jolie’s Shinju who… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes cannot fault Mr Quickie’s build-up to the South Australian Derby and believes getting the favourite relaxed with cover will be a key to success in the Group One staying race. Mr Quickie has been targeted at Saturday’s SA Derby at Morphettville and has won three of his… Read More »
Racetrack manager Jim Roberts is confident the Doomben 10,000 meeting on Saturday will be run on an improving surface. The track was rated a soft 5 after 16mm of rain for the past week when acceptances were declared on Wednesday morning. Roberts said the track was drying quickly and with… Read More »
John O’Shea is an unabashed fan of stand-alone Saturday race meetings hosted by country and provincial clubs during the off-season and would be happy to see the initiative expanded. Hawkesbury held a major race day after the Sydney autumn carnival and this week it’s Scone’s turn with seven stakes races… Read More »
Outback Barbie will venture into rarely tested waters when she attempts to become only the second three-year-old filly in 86 years to win the Doomben 10,000. Unlike like other Group One races in Queensland, the Doomben 10,000 has had so many changes over the years that history has become almost… Read More »
A field of 13 sprinters will line-up for the Doomben 10,000, the first Group One race of the Brisbane winter carnival. Field 🏆: View the Doomben 10,000 Field As expected, Sydney-trained speedsters Nature Strip and Osborne Bulls are among the acceptors. Nature Strip, kept fresh since winning the Group One… Read More »
Racing Queensland will start major remediation work on the troubled Ipswich racetrack but it has upset the club by scrapping plans for an upgrade of tie-up stalls at the course. Ipswich has had several abandoned meetings in the past six months even though there was little rain in the lead-up…. Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Pat Smullen has announced his retirement on medical advice. The 41-year-old Irishman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March last year and has been undergoing treatment. While his progress remains positive, he said in his weekly column for thoroughbreddailynews.com the strain on his body to get… Read More »
There will be no Triple Crown winner this year with Country House ruled out of the second leg, the Preakness Stakes, because of illness. Country House was promoted from second to first in the Kentucky Derby after the controversial disqualification of Maximum Security as the winner for causing interference. But… Read More »
Trainer Ben Smith has pleaded guilty to several charges relating to elevated cobalt levels found in some of his horses including giving false evidence to stewards investigating the matter. The Newcastle-based Smith was stood down after a stable raid in September last year when several unregistered products were found on… Read More »
Top West Australian horseman Lindsey Smith is set to prepare a team of horses out of the stables of disqualified trainer Darren Weir at Warrnambool. Smith flew from Perth on Tuesday to begin setting up the satellite operation of 40 boxes he hopes will be given the tick of approval… Read More »
Talented import Fierce Impact remains on track for his Group One target despite a forced change to his lead-up race. Warwick Farm trainer Matt Smith had planned to run Fierce Impact in last Saturday’s Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast in preparation for the Doomben Cup (2000m) on May… Read More »
Canberra trainer Todd Smart says being familiar with Caulfield is behind his decision to run Washington Towers in a stakes race in Melbourne rather than head north to Brisbane. Washington Towers is among nominations for the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield as well as the Group Two Champagne Classic… Read More »
Not Enough Effort will attempt to extend his unbeaten run to three with a second visit to Sandown. A debut winner on his home track at Sale, Not Enough Effort was taken to Sandown on Easter Monday where he accounted for older horses at benchmark 64 level. Not Enough Effort… Read More »
