Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir is one of two men being questioned by police over allegations of corruption and the use of electric-shock devices on racehorses. Three men were arrested on Wednesday during raids of properties – including stables – at Ballarat and Warrnambool, found four taser-like devices, known as… Read More »
Another crack at the Oakleigh Plate is in the plans for Bons Away who will be out to show he is on target for the Group One sprint when he makes his return at Caulfield. Bons Away resumes in Saturday’s Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) which has attracted a strong… Read More »
Impressive barrier trial winner Garibaldi will make his debut at Eagle Farm rather than travel to Sydney for the Group Three Canonbury Stakes. Garibaldi led all the way to win a Doomben trial on Tuesday and trainer Tony Gollan was pleased with the way he recovered. “I threw in a… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has been arrested along with two others during a police raid of his Victorian stables where a gun and taser were seized. Victoria Police and Racing Victoria raided stables at Miners Rest and Warrnambool from 6am on Wednesday. Three people have been arrested including Weir,… Read More »
A strong trial win indicates gelding Veladero is ready to return to something like the form which had him rated a top-flight three-year-old. The now five-year-old will be aiming to win his first race since April when he runs in the TAB Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Veladero… Read More »
DARREN WEIR * Born in Berriwillock in the Mallee district of country Victoria. * Left school at 15 to begin work as a horse-breaker, trackrider and farrier gaining experience with Jack Coffey in Birchip, John Castleman in Mildura and Lindsay Park at Angaston in South Australia. * In 1995 he… Read More »
A gun and taser have been seized and three people were arrested after police raids on Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren weir. Victoria Police and Racing Victoria raided stables at Miners rest and Warrnambool from 6am on Wednesday morning. Three people have been arrested including a 48-year-old Miners Rest man said… Read More »
Three people have been arrested as part of a joint Victoria Police and Racing Victoria raid on the stables of champion horse trainer Darren Weir. Officials are currently at a property at Miners Rest in Ballarat and a stable in Warrnambool, the Ballarat Courier reported on Wednesday. Racing Victoria confirmed… Read More »
Bint Marscay, winner of the 1993 Golden Slipper, has died in Kentucky aged 28. The mare had been at the Old Friends Farm retirement home for horses since 2013. “We are sorry to report that yesterday we said goodbye to our beautiful mare, Bint Marscay. It was our great privilege… Read More »
A record number of two-year-olds remain in the running for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper with Snowden Racing heading the list with 40 youngsters among the 384 second acceptances. The total is a seven per cent jump on last year’s mark of 358, and continues four years of growth from… Read More »
A record number of two-year-olds remain in contention following third declarations for Victoria’s richest juvenile race at Caulfield. The Group One Blue Diamond Stakes has 105 horses remaining after the third round of acceptances on Tuesday, 21 more than the previous record last year and in 2013. The Lindsay Park… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Ace High has finished close to Winx in a barrier trial but he is unlikely to see her again in the autumn with Melbourne the focus for his upcoming campaign. Winx finished third and Ace High fourth in a 1000m-trial at Rosehill on Tuesday morning and… Read More »
A bigger, stronger and faster Stars Of Carrum makes his autumn return in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. The Victoria Derby runner-up is one of four horses trainer Robbie Laing entered for Saturday’s Group Three race for three-year-olds, but he will rely on Stars Of Carrum and Thorondor in the… Read More »
Well-bred colt Garibaldi will make his debut at either Eagle Farm or Rosehill after an impressive Doomben barrier trial win. Garibaldi and his Tony Gollan-trained stablemate Vincere Volare were the stars of Tuesday’s trials with the latter fastest of the 840m-heats, winning in 48.83s. A $475,000 Inglis yearling, Graibaldi is… Read More »
Australia is well represented at the nomination stage for the world’s richest race meeting in Dubai. Eighteen horses, including nine Group One winners, have been entered across four Group One races and one at Group Two level. The biggest entry is 11 for the Al Quoz Sprint over the straight… Read More »
Racing Victoria senior handicapper Greg Carpenter has defended the number of Australian races ranked in the world’s top 100. European commentators have questioned Australia’s 31 races compared to the United Kingdom’s 19 while also querying Winx being rated equal highest with Cracksman for 2018 honours. Have Your Say 🗣: Do… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has tested Winx in a barrier trial and the world’s best racehorse has responded to prompt the jockey to say she is as good as ever. The champion is about to begin her final campaign and Tuesday’s 900m-trial was her second this month. In her first trial two… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Estijaab’s return to the public eye has not gone as planned with the filly tossing Brenton Avdulla at start of a barrier trial at Rosehill. Estijaab knuckled over coming out of the gates and left Avdulla behind as she galloped in front of the field in Tuesday’s… Read More »
Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut is one of two high-profile three-year-olds from the stable of Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir entered for the Group Three Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s Manfred Stakes (1200m) has attracted 19 entries with the Weir stable nominating Extra Brut and Sandown Guineas winner Ringerdingding. Godolphin… Read More »
A dominant maiden win at Sandown by Victory Kingdom has signalled the lightly raced filly is on track for a crack at better-class races in the coming months. Victory Kingdom was having her second start in Monday’s Mypunter.com Plate (1200m) and the $1.90 favourite led and kicked away in the… Read More »
