Jockey Nick Souquet has been suspended for nine weeks for betting on thoroughbred races. Racing Victoria stewards charged Souquet with making, or having an interest in, 10 bets on thoroughbred races on November 10 last year, with those bets totalling $125. Souquet pleaded guilty to the charge, with the Racing… Read More »
Lindsay Park will not run any horses in Queensland during the winter carnival because of concerns over the integrity of the state’s racing industry. Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes who heads Lindsay Park, has come out in support of Aquis Farm which released a statement last week saying it… Read More »
The Godolphin operation has a perfect record in this season’s Group One races for juveniles and will rely on Flit to keep the run going in the Champagne Stakes. Godolphin-owned two-year-olds have won the Blue Diamond Stakes (Lyre), Golden Slipper (Kiamichi) and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Microphone) this season, with… Read More »
Jumps jockey Braidon Small has undergone surgery for a head injury following a race fall at Pakenham and is recovering in a Melbourne hospital. Small fell from Startierra in a hurdle race on Sunday and initially appeared to escape injury and went home. Later that night he felt unwell and… Read More »
Last-start Caulfield winner Our Libretto is already in Sydney to prepare for her next assignment in the Group Three JRA Plate at Randwick. Our Libretto won over 2000m at Caulfield second-up last Saturday week and is also among nominations for Saturday’s Group Three Easter Cup at the same Melbourne venue,… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has revealed a steward was partly responsible for a mistake where the wrong horse started in a race at Rockhampton. QRIC immediately announced it would instigate a full independent inquiry after the incident on March 28. Trainer Julieann Lancaster’s Plain ‘N’ Simple was saddled as… Read More »
Experienced administrator Greg Nichols is the new chair of Racing Australia following the resignation of Frances Nelson. A director of Racing Victoria, Nichols was elected to the position on Monday with Nelson stepping down to concentrate on issues in South Australia where racing is suffering because of the lack of… Read More »
Unbeaten three-year-old Zoustyle’s return to the races could be delayed until the Gold Coast Guineas. Gollan had considered a clash with speedy stablemate Ef Troop in Saturday’s Listed Mick Dittman Plate (1100m) at Doomben, a traditional launching pad for three-year-olds heading to the winter carnival. Gollan said there was the… Read More »
Trainer Charlie Fellowes has announced he has bought Bedford House Stables in Newmarket. The historic yard had been the home of Luca Cumani since 1976, but following his retirement from training at the end of last season, Fellowes will now be the new occupant. Fellowes has risen to prominence partly… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo has made a triumphant return to racing with a Group Three victory at Newbury with a third trip to Australia in trainer Hughie Morrison’s mind. Entering the final furlong (200m), Morrison’s stable star looked as if he would run fourth but unleashed a powerful finish at… Read More »
A day after her history making final race, Winx has fronted the cameras again with her support team as they all wind down from the most incredible ride in Australian racing. The mare will spend the next few days in Chris Waller’s stable with a routine that includes exercise and… Read More »
Improving gelding Scallopini has emerged as a winter carnival horse after a win in a race at Eagle Farm where there was confusion about why he was starting. Scallopini was heavily backed in from $4.40 to $2.60 before scoring a three-quarter length win over Shogun Sun ($6.50) in Saturday’s Sporting… Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane is on track for his first overseas appearance in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong but will need a new jockey with Mark Zahra suspended. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding claimed his fifth Group One win when he dominated a field of Australia’s top sprinters… Read More »
The four major race days of the Brisbane winter carnival will be shown live on free to air television after a deal between Channel Seven and the Brisbane Racing Club. Seven has agreed to cover the Doomben 10,000 (May 11), Kirin Stakes (May 25) Queensland Oaks (June 1) and the… Read More »
After a spring carnival cut short by injury, Group One winner Boom Time is ready to make his return. The 2017 Caulfield Cup winner won a jump-out at Flemington last week and is on target to run in the Group Three Victoria Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. Boom Time was… Read More »
The ongoing saga of charges against Ben Currie has taken another twist with stewards bringing on an inquiry while the Toowoomba trainer is overseas. Currie is in Bali where he has a long standing commitment as best man at a wedding for a close friend. He is not expected back… Read More »
The Lloyd Williams-owned Irish Derby winner and Mackinnon Stakes runner-up Latrobe has run third in his first start for the year in the Group Three Alleged Stakes at Naas. The race was won by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Magical, winner of the Group One British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at… Read More »
No, Hughie, she’s not just a horse. After Winx put on a typical show to close perhaps the greatest career in Australian horseracing by storming home to her 33rd consecutive win, jockey Hugh Bowman for once got it wrong. “At the end of the day, she’s just a horse, she’s… Read More »
White Moss has claimed her second Group Two win this preparation and jockey Kathy O’Hara is hoping the mare can go to the next level. With Quilista setting a strong tempo in Saturday’s Sapphire Stakes, O’Hara was content to stalk the speed on White Moss and the Jason Coyle-trained mare… Read More »
Mark Zahra will miss the Hong Kong ride on Santa Ana Lane in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize after being given a hefty suspension and fine for his part in a two-horse fall at Randwick. The jockey was suspended for 25 meetings and fined $3800 – almost his winning… Read More »
