Lightly raced hot-head River House has shown his credentials with an impressive victory over a sprint trip at Sandown. River House was lining-up for his fourth race start on Wednesday when he accounted for benchmark 64 company in the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap. The manner in which he went about his… Read More »
Racing Victoria’s chief executive says the traditional features in Melbourne will retain their prominence despite Racing NSW announcing another new rich race for Sydney’s spring program. RV’s chief executive Giles Thompson issued a statement in reaction to Wednesday’s announcement by Racing NSW that a new $7.5 million race, the Golden… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning trainer Gary Portelli has declared there is no better time to get involved in racing following a lucrative and innovative revamp of the Sydney spring carnival. Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club will next year introduce the $7.5 million Golden Eagle, a 1500-metre race for four-year-olds to… Read More »
Troy Corstens was a relieved trainer after Really Swish finally scored a breakthrough win in maiden company at Sandown. The three-year-old was lining up for his 10th race start in Wednesday’s Blue Star Print Plate and after doing things wrong and getting to the front too early in the straight… Read More »
Obscure sire Straight has received a big boost with Chill The Beer scoring an impressive debut win at Ipswich. Chill The Beer ($4.60) led all the way to beat the favourite Mishani Romance ($2.25) in the Go Racing @IpswichTurfClub Handicap (1100m). Trainer Stu Kendrick said Chill The Beer had shown… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker is adamant it won’t be long before Rosina Kojonup makes own name on the racetrack after the well-related filly won with authority at Warwick Farm. As it stands, Rosina Kojonup is best known as the younger sibling of last year’s Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign. She… Read More »
Archie Alexander is putting Lord Fandango’s last-start failure down to an unsuitable track condition and the trainer is looking to get the stayer on to firmer footing in the Listed Pakenham Cup. Lord Fandango faded to finish last in the $350,000 Ballarat Cup (2200m) on his home track last Saturday… Read More »
Danny Williams plans to have a significant representation in next year’s Country Championships and one of his leading contenders will be in action at Rosehill on Saturday. The Goulburn trainer has up to eight horses earmarked as candidates for the series, restricted to country-trained horses and culminates in a Final… Read More »
Sam Slick will have to defy his handicapper rating in the VOBIS Gold Bullion but trainer Greg Eurell believes the in-form gelding is up for the challenge in the $150,000 race. Four-year-old Sam Slick has won four of his past five starts including two from two this preparation at Yarra… Read More »
Star South Australian jockey Jamie Kah has a chance to win successive Brisbane Handicaps for trainer Ben Currie. Kah will be in Brisbane for the Origin Jockey Series at Doomben on Friday and Saturday. She rode in the series last year and won the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) on Cantbuybetter… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings has the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington on his radar for dual Group One winner Alizee. Alizee has not raced since winning the Group One Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Randwick in April. The mare missed the spring while she served a three-month… Read More »
Sydney is to have a $7.5 million race called the Golden Eagle as part of Racing NSW’s bid to further strengthen the spring carnival. The Golden Eagle over 1500 metres at Rosehill will be restricted to four-year-olds with the inaugural running on November 2, 2019, the same day as the… Read More »
Talented mare Sold For Song needs only a dry track to help trainer Kevin Kemp achieve the second of two stable goals in the space of a week. Sold For Song gets her chance to continue her strong 1600m form in stakes races in the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben…. Read More »
Sydney is expected to get at least one more multi-million dollar race as Racing NSW continues to build on the success of The Everest and to bolster the spring carnival. The governing body will announce plans on Wednesday for a new race or races to reportedly be held on Cox… Read More »
Apprentice Michael Poy is the latest apprentice to weigh in light causing his mount to be disqualified after running a place. Poy’s mount Dame Vassa carried in excess of a half-kilogram less than her allotted weight when second in a benchmark 58 class race at Hamilton on Tuesday. Under the… Read More »
Father and daughter training partners Terry and Karina O’Sullivan have lodged an appeal against their cobalt convictions. The O’Sullivans were last week hit with a disqualification until 2020 after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board found them guilty of administering or causing to be administered a prohibited substance. They had… Read More »
Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran has cantered on the all weather track at Sha Tin ahead of his bid to win the Hong Kong International Vase. The Charlie Fellowes-trained gelding had three Australian starts during the spring, running third in the Herbert Power Stakes before winning the Lexus Stakes… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Craig Phelan has come to Victoria with a plan he hopes culminates in Pakenham Cup success. Our Big Mike lines up in Saturday’s race having his first try at 2500m with Noel Callow replacing Michael Dee in the saddle. The gelding worked his way up the ladder… Read More »
Striking grey Albumin stands out because of his colour and his trainer hopes he will also be conspicuous when he returns at Rosehill. The four-year-old won three of his four starts last campaign and Gerald Ryan is pleased with how he has come back ahead of a summer preparation. Among… Read More »
Trainer Pat Carey has high hopes for Alexandria who will continue her race day education against her own age and sex at Sandown. Alexandria scored an impressive debut victory at Bendigo last month and will line up for her second start in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1600m). It’s the same distance… Read More »
