Adelaide’s Jamie Kah continued her great record in Brisbane to win the final heat of the Origin Jockeys Series but it wasn’t enough to deny Tasmania a win in the series. Six teams contested the series which was run in five heats over two days at Doomben. Kah rated Lota… Read More »
Jean Van Overmeire has pulled off a daring ride on Irithea to help the mare to victory at Rosehill and set her up for another crack at Group Three racing. Irithea is a natural front runner but not usually by quite as far as her midrace five-length lead in Saturday’s… Read More »
Much-travelled galloper Beauty Way has now added Australia to his list of winning countries with an easy victory at Pakenham. A winner in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and New Zealand, Beauty Way made his Australian debut on Saturday, taking out the David Bourke Memorial Handicap. Ridden by Luke Currie,… Read More »
A Man To Match showed why trainer Tony Gollan was keen to get him out to a middle distance with a record-breaking win at Doomben. A Man To Match had run places at 1600m at his previous three runs but appreciated the 2000m of the final heat of the Eagle… Read More »
Josh Parr has been told his ride on an odds-on favourite wasn’t up to scratch but Racing NSW stewards have found nothing untoward in betting on the race in question. Stewards resumed an inquiry on Saturday, three weeks after Godolphin colt Roheryn ($1.50) finished second to Chess Master ($9.50) who… Read More »
Craig Newitt followed instructions to be patient which gave him and Tasmania a second win the Origin Jockeys Series at Doomben. The series being contested by six teams over two days and five heats. Newitt won the third heat on Cabin Fever on Friday and made it a double when… Read More »
As to be expected, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable has a large number of two-year-olds to draw on and has produced one of the most promising to win at Rosehill. But as good as Czarson was over 1200 metres on Saturday to lead all the way to beat… Read More »
Jockey Taylor Marshall is set to celebrate his graduation to the senior ranks with his first Magic Millions 2YO Classic ride after Oh Five Glory won at Doomben. After looking under pressure on the home turn Oh Five Glory ($5) finished too strongly to beat Mishani Desire ($6.50) by 1-1/4… Read More »
A trip to the Gold Coast for the rich Magic Millions race day will be given consideration after Star Fall made a winning return at Pakenham. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained sprinter outsped his rivals to win the John Duff & Co Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. Ridden by Linda… Read More »
Toowoomba filly Mishani Spirit assured herself of a Magic Millions 2YO Classic start but not before some drama at the Gold Coast. Mishani Spirit was having her first run since winning at Toowoomba in October. She jumped straight to the lead from the outside barrier and easily beat another Magic… Read More »
Promising four year old Surprise Bullet has broken a run of seconds to give Queensland its first win of the Origin Jockeys Series at Doomben. The series is being run over five heats on Friday and Saturday and at the end of the first day the New Zealand pair, Damian… Read More »
A procedural deficiency will not affect previous convictions under a racing rule central to an appeal by trainer Carl Poidevin, Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys says. Under AR175, the Racing NSW board gave the power to penalise to V’landys who in turn delegated that power to the chairman of… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney has ruled out a Magic Millions Classic tilt for Hawker Hurricane who will instead be aimed towards the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes. Hawker Hurricane finished strongly to win the $200,000 Ballarat Magic Millions Clockwise Classic (1000m) on debut on November 24 with his stablemate Alburq third… Read More »
Multiple Group One winning jockey Brett Prebble has had to wait an extra 10 minutes before claiming the early lead in the State of Origin Jockeys Series on Lucky Captain at Doomben. The series is being run over five heats on Friday and Saturday for teams of jockeys from NSW,… Read More »
John Price is keen to give All In Brawl the chance to work through his grades during a summer campaign the trainer believes can start on a positive note on Pakenham Cup day. Three-year-old All In Brawl began his racing career with a comfortable win on the Geelong Synthetic track… Read More »
Jockey Stephen Baster has learned over a long period not to second guess Gai Waterhouse. More times than not she has been proven correct and so Baster is happy to jump aboard Runaway in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup. While most runners have been sent for a spell after the Melbourne Cup,… Read More »
The charge against Jarrod McLean over his evidence regarding the whereabouts of Trap For Fools before a race at Caulfield is set to be heard by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. The RAD Board will hear the charge laid by Racing Victoria stewards on Monday. A trainer in his… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler sees a firm track and a step up in distance as big pluses for Berisha in the Pakenham Cup. The stayer runs in Saturday’s 2500m Listed race coming off a last-start fourth in the Ballarat Cup on an unsuitable soft track. Berisha was trained by Robert Smerdon… Read More »
The eighth of December has been an auspicious date for First Light Racing and could be again if two-year-old Baileys can live up to expectations. Aristia made her debut on the corresponding day last year, finishing third at Moonee Valley before going on to give the Victorian-based syndication company its… Read More »
The powerful Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott training partnership will step up its Queensland summer carnival presence with Our Crown Mistress at Doomben. Waterhouse has been a force in summer carnivals for decades and since joining with Bott two years ago nothing has changed. Our Crown Mistress will attempt to add a… Read More »
