Tony Gollan-trained three-year-olds Zoustyle and Outback Barbie will face a solid test when they take on Chess Star at Doomben. Gollan has given the provisional green light for the pair to contest the Listed Gold Edition Plate (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday after both won their last starts in feature… Read More »
Australian Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has returned to the top of the tree to claim the Singapore premiership in his first full year there. Freedman moved to Singapore last year when he took over the bulk of nine-time premiership winner Laurie Laxon’s stable. It was Freedman’s first premiership… Read More »
Trainer Jarrod McLean has been suspended over false statements he made about the stabling arrangement of Trap For Fools ahead of a race at Caulfield during the spring. McLean, who also acts as trainer Darren Weir’s Warrnambool foreman, was suspended by Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board chairman Judge John Bowman… Read More »
Injured jockey Tye Angland has arrived back in Sydney from Hong Kong to continue his treatment at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Two weeks ago, Angland was speared into the turf at Sha Tin when his mount appeared to stumble out of the barriers. The nature of Angland’s injuries have… Read More »
Racing Victoria wants Lee and Shannon Hope banned for at least five years for cheating, although the father-and-son trainers hope to avoid career-ending cobalt disqualifications. The Hopes face a minimum three-year ban after an appeal judge found them guilty of intentionally administering cobalt to three horses to affect their performance… Read More »
Trainer Jarrod McLean has pleaded guilty to making false statements over where Trap For Fools was stabled ahead of a scheduled start in a race at Caulfield. McLean fronted the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Monday after stewards inspected his stable on October 20 and found Trap For Fools… Read More »
Comin’ Through, Australia’s lone representative at the International meeting at Sha Tin, has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Mile won by Beauty Generation in scintillating fashion. Beauty Generation, who ran second in the 2016 Rosehill Guineas when known as Montaigne and trained by Anthony Cummings, was a comfortable three-length… Read More »
Cranbourne-trained mare I Am Queen will put her credentials on the line for a trip to the Gold Coast with a run up the straight at Flemington. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained sprinter is set to run in a benchmark 84 fillies and mares race over 1100m on Saturday…. Read More »
Perth superstar filly Arcadia Queen has been introduced to the Golden Eagle market as the equal second favourite following her stunning Group One win at Ascot. The Autumn Sun heads the market for the Golden Eagle, a new $7.5 million race for four-year-olds to be held in Sydney on November… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn has given Care To Think a pass mark for his first-up run and believes he is on target for a rich race at the Gold Coast. At his first start for almost six months, Care To Think finished fifth in the George Moore Stakes at Doomben last… Read More »
Work is about to begin on Lindsay Park’s new training complex at Pakenham giving the stable a third Victorian base. The Pakenham stable will complement Lindsay Park’s Euroa operation in the north-east of Victoria and its city base at Flemington. Lindsay Park also has a presence at Randwick in Sydney…. Read More »
Eagle Farm racecourse will have a mini rehearsal for an actual race meeting with two official barrier trials and jump-outs. The track has been dormant for most of the past four years because of problems with a reconstruction of the racing surface. The Brisbane Racing Club and Racing Queensland are… Read More »
Star steeplechaser Altior has survived a heavy downpour and a determined Un De Sceaux to extend his winning streak to 15 in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown. Previously unproven on such testing ground, the Nicky Henderson-trained Altior handled himself well under Nico de Boinville to win the Grade One… Read More »
Perth filly Arcadia Queen is the toast of the west after a brilliant victory in the Kingston Town Classic, the final Australian Group One race of the year. The three-year-old, raced by Western Australia’s biggest owner Bob Peters and trained by Grant and Alana Williams, beat a field of older,… Read More »
A poor whip infringements record has cost Ben Allen a hefty suspension after his winning ride aboard Mr Quickie at Pakenham. Allen was handed a 12-meeting suspension after pleading guilty to using the whip on 12 occasions before the 100m mark, seven more than permitted, in Mr Quickie’s nose win… Read More »
Jockey Brett Prebble ended a flying visit to Brisbane on a high when Our Crown Mistress won the Listed Just Now Fillies & Mares Quality. Prebble, who counts the 2012 Melbourne Cup on Green Moon among his many victories, was in Brisbane for the Origin Jockeys Series. He won a… Read More »
Bon Amis has been without his regular work rider and didn’t have a jockey until race morning but his latest Rosehill win indicates not much fazes him. Punters also dismissed the lack of a declared rider for the Jason Deamer-trained sprinter who has been favourite for most of the week… Read More »
Amadeus has continued his affinity with the spacious Pakenham track, taking out a second VOBIS Gold Bullion. The Mick Kent-trained galloper has recorded three victories at Pakenham with his latest win on Saturday coming 12 months after his success in last year’s Gold Bullion. Giving Craig Williams the second leg… Read More »
Tony Gollan was quick to thank Victorian trainer Mick Kent after Coldstone won the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben. Gollan has plundered the early feature races in the Brisbane summer again this season and Coldstone’s win was his fifth in the first three weeks of the carnival. Coldstone originally raced… Read More »
A planned three-run campaign in Australia has paid dividends for New Zealand trainer Craig Phelan and his family with Our Big Mike scoring a record-breaking win in the Pakenham Cup. Having his first try at Saturday’s 2500m journey, Our Big Mike was sent straight to the front by replacement jockey… Read More »
