Young gun sires Spirit of Boom and Better Than Ready can give Queensland-based studs a rare double on Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast. The two young stallions have genuine chances in the major races, the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas…. Read More »
Queanbeyan trainer Joe Cleary is sticking to a policy his father Frank made a golden rule when Girls Are Ready lines up for her big assignment at the Gold Coast. Cleary will have only his third Magic Millions day runner with Girls Are Ready in Saturday’s $2 million 2YO Magic… Read More »
Last-start winner Rock ‘n’ Gold is set to race at Flemington on Chester Manifold Stakes day but which event he contests is yet to be decided. The gelding is nominated for the Listed Chester Manifold (1400m) and the 1600m open handicap with acceptances to be taken on Wednesday morning. “We… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club is set to cap the number of new memberships with a waiting list to be introduced for applications after the end of this month. The ATC has introduced the limit at a time it says membership is at a five-year high. Existing members will still be… Read More »
With a week to go before nominations close for the inaugural All-Star Mile in Melbourne, the $5 million race has already attracted entries from each state of Australia and also New Zealand. But some of the biggest stables in the country are yet to nominate horses for the rich race,… Read More »
Apprentice Stephanie Thornton has had an improper riding suspension reduced by five meetings on appeal. Thornton had been banned by Victorian stewards for 25 meetings after pleading guilty to improper riding aboard sprinter Belwazi in a 955m race at Moonee Valley on December 21. The 19-year-old appealed the severity of… Read More »
Queensland’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic hopeful The Odyssey could carry blinkers in the big race. The Odyssey was one of the few Millions chances to draw a good barrier when part-owner Joanne Whalley picked up No.2 at a function on Surfers Paradise beach on Tuesday. Godolphin filly Exhilarates is now… Read More »
Popular Victorian sprinter Jungle Edge has been added to the Summer Sprint at Randwick and is likely to become an even more regular visitor to Sydney. Jungle Edge’s affinity for soft and heavy tracks means his opportunities are limited in his home state. With Randwick a soft (6) on Tuesday… Read More »
Derby aspirations for Ridgewood Drive are likely to become clearer after the lightly raced gelding chases a second city win in quick succession. The Anthony Freedman-trained Ridgewood Drive, a half-brother to 2014 Queensland Derby winner Sonntag, scored a maiden win at his second career start at Sandown and is set… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is growing in confidence after Outback Barbie drew a “perfect barrier” for the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast. The $2.80 favourite before the barrier draw, Outback Barbie shortened to $2.60 for Saturday’s race with the TAB after she came up with gate three…. Read More »
Godolphin filly Exhilarates is now favourite for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after drawing gate nine. Field 🏆: View the Magic Millions Classic Field Exhilarates won at the Gold Coast on Saturday to cement her place in the field and returns a week later to run for the major share of… Read More »
Unbeaten colt Dubious has met every challenge so far in his short career and co-trainer David Eustace is hopeful that continues in the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast. Dubious won the Group Three Breeders’ Plate in Sydney on debut in late September and then resumed from a break… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne will chase feature race wins in two states with Chamois Road to line up in the Chester Manifold Stakes in Melbourne while Husson Eagle and Zizzis are set for Magic Millions races at the Gold Coast. A last-start Flemington winner in an open handicap last month, Chamois… Read More »
Trainer Mick Kent has weighed in on the tracks debate in Victoria, saying the information about the rating of the surfaces needs to be accurate. In an article for rsn.net.au Kent has questioned the accuracy of some track ratings and says trainers need accurate ratings in order to make a… Read More »
Skate To Paris is one of the cheapest horses in trainer Chris Munce’s stable but he believes she can be a big part of what he hopes is a successful Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast. Before he turned to training, Munce rode a record three winners of the… Read More »
A late programming change by Racing Queensland has proved a blessing in disguise for two-year-old Neptune’s Spear. Trainer Liam Birchley had intended to run Neptune’s Spear from the outside barrier in the QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap at the Gold Coast on Saturday. It was to be Neptune’s Spear’s last run before… Read More »
As he prepares to chase a Magic Millions Classic win at the Gold Coast with unbeaten colt Dubious, Ciaron Maher has announced the expansion of his operation to include a stable in Sydney. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, has had an increasing presence in Sydney in recent… Read More »
Former Australian Turf Club chairman, Sydney businessman Michael Crismale, has been appointed to the board of Racing NSW for a three-year term. NSW Minister for Racing, Paul Toole, also announced on Monday, Simon Tuxen and Anthony Shepherd would serve on the board for another four years. “Mr Crismale has extensive… Read More »
Group One-winning trainer Barry Miller has died in Brisbane after a long illness. Miller, 78, trained about 1000 winners on tracks all over Australia, the best being Show A Heart. The trainer and his younger brother Trevor were dominating figures in Queensland racing for three decades after starting their careers… Read More »
Long Leaf will head to New Zealand’s richest race day to run in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie. The meeting for graduates of New Zealand’s Karaka yearling sale features the Karaka Million for two-year-olds and the 3YO Classic which will be run for $1 million for the second… Read More »
