After the excitement of the final Group One events in Sydney, racing moves to the city’s outskirts for the annual Hawkesbury stand-alone meeting. Saturday’s program features four black-type races headed by the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas with more than $1 million on offer for the day. The club has a… Read More »
Having claimed his first stakes race win in the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield, jockey Clayton Douglas might not have to wait long for another. Douglas won Saturday’s Group Three Victoria Handicap on the Shane Nichols-trained Streets Of Avalon and could double his stakes race tally at Flemington on Thursday when… Read More »
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has produced his first North American winner with Maven successful at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. The colt, trained by Wesley Ward, went to the post as the odds-on favourite for the 900m-maiden and led from the outset. His win on Friday (Saturday AEST) came… Read More »
Patience is a virtue and Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman is starting to reap the rewards with Begood Toya Mother. The four-year-old will attempt to extend his unbeaten run to three this campaign in Monday’s The Big Screen Company Handicap (1400m) at Sandown. The gelding has had seven starts for three… Read More »
Prolific winner Fab’s Cowboy is the first horse into the 2019 Battle Of The Bush final and has taken a further step towards another record with his win at Gladstone. The gelding brought up his 29th career win and his seventh this season when he won Saturday’s Qualifier Open Sprint… Read More »
Queensland’s chief integrity officer Ross Barnett has moved to counter growing discontent within the industry at delays in dealing with the charges against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie. Barnett, who is commissioner of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, said he was aware of the impact of the investigation on Queensland’s racing… Read More »
Endless Drama has found success in his new home with trainer Tony Pike in New Zealand, winning the Group Two Easter Handicap at Ellerslie A Group One placegetter in England and Ireland, the Qatar Bloodstock-owned Endless Drama found his way to Chris Waller in Sydney before being transferred to Pike… Read More »
Ten Sovereigns is the new favourite for the 2000 Guineas following the withdrawal of Too Darn Hot from the colts’ Classic at Newmarket. Too Darn Hot had headed the market throughout the winter for the Guineas on May 4 after going through his juvenile campaign unbeaten and being crowned champion… Read More »
Apprentice Kayla Crowther has been suspended for 15 meetings for careless riding that saw her mount fall at Caulfield. Crowther was aboard Latin Beat in the Bill Collins Handicap when the gelding fell approximately 150m from the finish. Racing Victoria stewards charged Crowther for first attempting a run to the… Read More »
Just how far Plein Ciel proceeds in his first campaign for Anthony Freedman will be decided after a recovery session at the stable’s Pinecliff base. A former member of the Darren Weir stable, Plein Ciel joined Freedman’s Flemington yard to start his current campaign. A lot of work has gone… Read More »
The return to racing on a good surface has played in favour of Trekking in the Group Three Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick but may have been against his Godolphin stablemate Home Of The Brave. Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Trekking ($4.60) finished strongly from midfield in Saturday’s 1200m race to… Read More »
Streets Of Avalon has capped his preparation with the biggest win of his career to date in the Group Three Victoria Handicap, bringing up a milestone for jockey Clayton Douglas. Douglas registered his first stakes race win in Saturday’s 1400m race at Caulfield, guiding the Shane Nichols-trained gelding to a… Read More »
At his eighth attempt, Pierata has claimed the Group One win his trainer Greg Hickman has been banking on, winning the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Hickman is also a part-owner of Pierata who has earned more than $3.3 million with his value as a stallion prospect now markedly increased…. Read More »
A long-range plan by Richard Litt has given the young trainer a magic moment with Castelvecchio winning the Group One Champagne Stakes at Randwick. The colt signalled his class when he won the $2 million Inglis Millennium in February at his second start and Litt and owner Ottavio Galletta resisted… Read More »
Graceful Storm has defied her long price to charge home and claim a strong victory at Caulfield. Easing in the betting from $51 to $61, Graceful Storm came from the second half of the field to claim Saturday’s Geoff Murphy Handicap (1100). Ridden by Dwayne Dunn, Graceful Storm overpowered Thrillster… Read More »
Stewards abandoned the final two races at the Doomben meeting after they found there were risks with visibility following rain falling all afternoon. After race seven, the Mick Dittman Plate, senior jockeys Jeff Lloyd and Matt MCGillivray went to stewards and raised concerns about the track. “We spoke with all… Read More »
Troy Corstens will consider raising the bar again with lightly raced three-year-old Morrissy after the colt raced to a determined victory at Caulfield. Morrissy won a maiden at Tatura on debut by six lengths in one of two starts last spring, while this campaign the colt had been beaten into… Read More »
The decision to geld promising three year old Plague Stone has helped the Godolphin stable pick up where it left off in the summer with its first 2019 winter carnival winner. Plague Stone ($3.10) was a handful in the barriers but was still far too good for the Listed Mick… Read More »
Kathy O’Hara has ridden a Group Three double at Randwick starting with an unexpected opportunity for Godolphin aboard Laburnum replacing an injured Glyn Schofield. One of two jockeys to fall at Randwick last week, Schofeld is still feeling the effects of a neck injury and was replaced by O’Hara on… Read More »
Apprentice Baylee Nothdurft showed how much he had matured as a rider when he won his first black type race aboard Mr Marbellouz at Doomben. Mr Marbellouz was slightly slow to go and could not lead but Nothdurft showed judgment beyond his years to work into fourth place one off… Read More »
