Darren Weir has entered horses for the C F Orr Stakes meeting at Caulfield including Fifty Stars and Whispering Brook in the feature race. Weir is due to front Racing Victoria stewards on Monday afternoon to fight for his licence at a show cause hearing after being charged with offences… Read More »
The name of champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir is missing from acceptances for upcoming meetings ahead of a show cause hearing to determine whether he should be allowed to continue training. Weir had large numbers entered for both Wednesday’s Ararat meeting and Sandown’s twilight meeting with his name a notable… Read More »
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir could relinquish his licence before a Racing Victoria hearing to determine whether he should be allowed to continue training. Melbourne’s Herald Sun is reporting Weir and his assistant, licensed trainer Jarrod McLean, could surrender their licences rather than front a show cause hearing on Monday… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is keen to keep his two star youngsters Garibaldi and Vincere Volare apart for as long as possible. Gollan has high hopes for both two-year-olds and is looking to take them to Sydney for the autumn carnival. Garibaldi lived up to the hype around him… Read More »
Four-year-old Grunt is prominent in All-Star Mile voting and trainer Mick Price is convinced the dual Group One winner is on track to be a force in the inaugural $5 million race. Grunt’s Group One wins have both been over the All-Star Mile course and distance of 1600m at Flemington… Read More »
Jason Warren has watched the recent Blue Diamond lead-up races and is happy with the position he is in as he prepares to unleash the exciting Brooklyn Hustle in the fillies Prelude at Caulfield. Last Saturday week’s Blue Diamond Previews were won by filly Catch Me and colt I Am… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller is among those expecting to receive horses from Darrren Weir’s stable but says much has still to be discussed with owners. Weir’s career is in tatters with the champion trainer to front Victorian racing stewards on Monday to show cause why he should be allowed… Read More »
Racing Queensland is in the unusual position of preparing to seek government relief for race clubs hit by floods and drought. Queensland race clubs in the north have been hit by record rainfall with Townsville’s meeting on Tuesday called off two days ago. RQ expects there will be considerable damage… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Lauren Herne has acquired stakes performer Gold Symphony to target the northern Queensland carnivals. Herne believes the extra prize money in country racing makes the northern carnivals an attractive proposition. Gold Symphony, who was raced by a Triple Crown syndication and trained in Sydney by Peter and… Read More »
Many horses are on the move from Darren Weir’s stable with owners scrambling to find suitable trainers to take over. Weir is fighting for his career after being charged with possession of electronic devices, commonly known as jiggers, and asked to show cause why he should be allowed to continue… Read More »
A decision to be patient with Ingeegoodbe paid off when he confirmed his rating as a future top stayer at Eagle Farm. Ingeegoodbe ($8.50) won a slogging battle with Bergerac ($3.90) to score by a head with two lengths Emphasis ($4.60) in third place in the Events @ BRC Handicap… Read More »
Tin Hat has completed a two-state stakes race double for Godolphin, outpacing his rivals in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained three-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three race to complement the earlier success of Alizee in the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Completing a winning treble for… Read More »
Co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have played a starring role at Caulfield with a winning treble on a day their stable inherited some high-profile horses. In the fall-out from Racing Victoria stewards issuing six charges to trainer Darren Weir who faces a scheduled show cause hearing on Monday, a… Read More »
Star mare Alizee has continued her successful comeback with victory in the Group Two Expressway Stakes accompanied by a jockey who has also returned from adversity in winning style. After five months on the sidelines recovering from serious neck injuries, Blake Shinn rode two winners at Randwick and climbed aboard… Read More »
Australian Trainers’ Association chief executive Andrew Nicholl says there is no place in racing for jiggers to be used in the training of horses. Nicholl was responding to a Melbourne newspaper article quoting an unnamed trainer who said jiggers had always been a useful tool in helping horses jump from… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has a first Blue Diamond Stakes win in his sights after Loving Gaby raced to an impressive victory on debut in a key lead-up race at Caulfield. After being slightly slow away in Saturday’s Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (1000m), Loving Gaby was last on the fence early… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir can nominate horses for the CF Orr Stakes meeting but a determination on whether they can start in his name will be made following a show cause hearing. Racing Victoria stewards charged Weir on Friday before commencing a show cause hearing which was adjourned to until Monday… Read More »
Jockey Tegan Harrison cemented her blooming association with trainer Chris Meagher when Divine Dice won the TAB Handicap at Eagle Farm. Harrison rode Mystic Eyes to win at Ipswich for Meagher on Wednesday and carried it on with another clever ride on Divine Dice ($6). She had Divine Dice camped… Read More »
Speedy gelding Meet Mr Taylor maintained his unbeaten record in spectacular style, breaking the course record for 1000m at Eagle Farm. Meet Mr Taylor ($1.80) made it five wins from five starts when he stopped the clock at 56.14 seconds in the Access Insulation Handicap. The previous record was 56.55… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla already has a Golden Slipper trophy and has tested one of his prospects for a second, Godolphin filly Amercement, winner of the Widden Stakes. A little battered and bruised after 2018 Slipper winner Estijaab tossed him in a barrier trial early in the week, Avdulla had to use… Read More »
