Trainer Tony Gollan is in no rush to get expensive colt Garibaldi to Sydney despite his easy debut win at Eagle Farm. Garibaldi ($2.80) sat behind the early leaders to the turn but came away in the straight to beat his stablemate Ready To Roam ($21) by 1-1/2 lengths with… Read More »
Golden Slipper prospect McLaren has handled his debut well to live up to his three barrier trial wins with victory in the Canonbury Stakes. Punters stuck with the colt who started the $1.55 favourite in Saturday’s six-horse field and surged to the line three-quarters of a length in front of… Read More »
Second Bullet is a stable stalwart for trainer Danny O’Brien and the eight-year-old is continuing to produce in the city arena, registering his 11th career victory with a determined display at Caulfield. Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Second Bullet ($2.80) wore down the frontrunners at the end… Read More »
Owner Linda Huddy’s liking for the offspring of sire Lucas Cranach paid dividends when Get Stuck In scored an impressive win at Eagle Farm. Get Stuck In ($4.40) came from the tail of the field to beat Drumadoir ($2.70) by a long neck with 2-3/4 lengths to Elixir ($8). Huddy… Read More »
Connections of Mystyko are considering tackling the Newmarket Handicap after the sprinter completed a winning hat-trick at Caulfield. Mystyko is among nominations for the $1.25 million sprint over the straight 1200m at Flemington on March 9. Victory in the Veuve Clicquot Lawn Handicap followed wins at Caulfield and Sandown in… Read More »
Queensland officials have confirmed they will not take any action against leading trainer Darren Weir before his show cause action in Victorian is finalised. Weir, his foreman and trainer Jarrod McLean and stable employee Tyson Kermond have been charged with multiple offences arising out of a raid on two of… Read More »
DARREN WEIR’S MAJOR WINNERS * Has won 36 Group One races, including six so far this season * 24 of his Group One wins have been in Victoria, nine in South Australia, two in Western Australia and one in NSW * Biggest win 2015 Melbourne Cup with Prince Of Penzance… Read More »
Australia’s leading racehorse trainer Darren Weir is fighting for his career with stewards asking him to show why he should not be stood down pending an inquiry into electronic devices found in his stables. Racing Victoria stewards charged Weir on Friday and withdrew all his horses from meetings over the… Read More »
WHAT IS A JIGGER? * A jigger is also known as a battery, harp or jack. * Usually a small electrical device used in conjunction with a whip to try to stimulate a horse to run faster. * Used in trackwork, then on race day, an action is simulated so… Read More »
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir faces serious charges relating to electronic devices found in his stables at Ballarat and Warrnambool and Racing Victoria stewards have asked him to show cause why he should be allowed to continue his operation. RV stewards issued the charges on Friday, two days after they… Read More »
Mr Money Bags is currently high in All-Star Mile voting and the gelding continues his campaign towards a crack at the rich Flemington race when he runs at Caulfield. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Mr Money Bags is scheduled to contest Saturday’s Mal Seccull Handicap (1400m) and was the $2.80 favourite on… Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick has resisted the temptation to use a claiming apprentice on Winter Passage at Eagle Farm and will stick with senior rider Matt McGillivray. Winter Passage is on a mission to pick up valuable prize money in the Three-Year-Old Handicap (1200m). A Doomben winner two starts ago, Winter… Read More »
Tony McEvoy is taking an aggressive approach with I Am in a bid to secure the filly a start in the Blue Diamond Stakes. The two-year-old makes her debut on Saturday in the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield. A win will assure the filly a start in the… Read More »
Trainer Dan McCarthy has had the Oakleigh Plate in his sights with Ashlor since the minutes after the sprinter crossed the line in his first Group One test in the Winterbottom Stakes. Ashlor finished a game sixth in the Winterbottom (1200m) in Perth on December 1 last year, won by… Read More »
Jockey Ryan Maloney’s dedication in the gym and in his car could be rewarded when filly Iamican makes her much anticipated debut at Eagle Farm. Iamican will take on a well above average field in the QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. A $400,000 Magic Millions yearling, Iamican is the… Read More »
Trainer Mark Newnham will saddle up live chances in the two juvenile races at Rosehill and is under no illusions about the task his pair face. With the 2019 Golden Slipper just seven weeks away, Newnham says the cream of the two-year-old crop is starting to rise to the top… Read More »
Veteran trainer Pat Duff doesn’t have much more to achieve in his career but he would love to win with Say Haya at Eagle Farm. Duff realises Say Haya faces a tough job against some smart young horses in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1000m). But he believes the filly’s first-up run… Read More »
Sunlight has indicated she is on target for her Group One Lightning Stakes assignment with an impressive jump-out victory at Werribee. The jump-out over 800m on Friday was her first serious hit-out since she defeated her three-year-old male counterparts in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on November… Read More »
Queensland racing officials will not take any immediate action against leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir who is the subject of an inquiry into activities at his stables. Racing NSW has asked Weir to show cause why his nominations and acceptances in the state should not be rejected until the inquiry… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Jedastar is to take her place in the weight-for-age Lightning Stakes at Flemington in which she will carry the feather weight of 44 kilograms. Trainer Lloyd Kennewell has confirmed Chris Caserta will ride Jedastar at the weight in the Group One 1000m-sprint on February 16. Jedastar has had… Read More »
