The Australian Turf Club has confirmed Godolphin’s Home Of The Brave will run in its slot in the $13 million Everest with Tommy Berry to ride. The seven-year-old was a dominant winner of the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on September 8 before running fourth in the… Read More »
Racing Queensland boss Brendan Parnell has pledged to continue the fight for better prize money funding despite the disappointment of the recently announced Point of Consumption tax distribution. The state government’s 15 per cent POC came into existence on Monday and is set on all bets in Queensland on racing… Read More »
From not having a runner in the $13 million Everest a few weeks ago, trainer Kris Lees will now have three while Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will have none. After a dramatic day on Tuesday during which the Waterhouse and Bott-trained English and Invincible Star were ruled out, the… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Shane Bottomley has been charged with giving false evidence to stewards in relation to the death of a horse and improper conduct by performing his own autopsy on the mare. Racing Victoria stewards allege Bottomley gave false, or misleading, evidence during a telephone interview on June 29 into… Read More »
Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will not have a runner in The Everest with both English and Invincible Star ruled out of the $13 million race. The Kelly family, owners of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare, have decided she should not run after she pulled up slightly… Read More »
Quality mare Aloisia will be kept to shorter distances during a spring campaign which begins at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained mare will resume in Saturday’s Blazer Stakes (1400) for fillies and mares and carry top weight of 59kg. Aloisia was sent out odds-on favourite when sixth in… Read More »
Trainer Mark Newnham can find no reason not to back Maid Of Heaven up in the Spring Champion Stakes after her luckless run in the Group One Flight Stakes. She is one of three fillies scheduled to run in Saturday’s Group One Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick and her trainer… Read More »
Rising Red’s co-trainer Trent Busuttin is favouring bypassing a direct passage into the Melbourne Cup for a race the following week at Caulfield. The stayer is nominated for The Bart Cummings (2500m) and Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday with Busuttin, who trains in partnership with Natalie Young, saying… Read More »
There have been no extra entries to tackle champion Winx when she makes her Melbourne return in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Nominations for Saturday’s Group One race were held open until 10am on Tuesday after 14 horses were entered on Monday. Trainer Mick Price says he will accept with… Read More »
Everest slot holder Damion Flower is considering his options with his chosen runner English out of the $13 million race. The Kelly family, owners of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare, have decided to give her a spell after she was found to be lame following a jump-out at… Read More »
Queensland Horse of the Year Crack Me Up will have at least two runs before tackling his main Group One mission for the spring carnival. The first will be Saturday’s Listed Paris Lane Stakes (1400m) at Flemington for which he is the 60kg topweight. Crack Me Up was first-up when… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Stephen McKee is weighing up options on how to get three-year-old Hasabro to the 2018 Victoria Derby after his unlucky second at Geelong. Hasabro was held up in the straight in a 1755m-race on Monday before charging home. “I was pleased with how he went, but it… Read More »
Horses won’t be the only attraction at this year’s Everest with former One Direction star Liam Payne set to perform on the day featuring the $13 million The Everest. The English singer will play a free 45-minute set for ticket holders following the final race on October 13 at Randwick… Read More »
Robin Trevor-Jones is no stranger to Australia with his latest trip from England being his toughest. As the travelling foreman for trainer Ed Dunlop, Trevor-Jones was the regular companion to Red Cadeaux who ran in five Melbourne Cups, for three second placings, before breaking down in the 2015 Cup. Trevor-Jones… Read More »
Tactical Advantage’s win in a Flying Handicap at Randwick could catapult him to much bigger things. The five-year-old won Monday’s 1000m-race in style to record his third win from four starts for Kris Lees who is his third trainer. Stable representative Cameren Swan said Tactical Advantage would be entered for… Read More »
Emerging staying star Avilius headlines the list of horses trying to secure a Melbourne Cup berth in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Godolphin import Avilius has made an instant impression in Australia with three impressive wins from as many starts in Sydney this spring including the Group Three Premier’s Cup… Read More »
Two New Zealand three-year-olds have begun Derby campaigns in Victoria with contrasting fortunes in races at Geelong. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Botti, a close relation to the Baker-trained 2010 Victoria Derby winner Lion Tamer, knuckled down to his task late to narrowly win a 1755m benchmark 64-race on… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Patrick Erin has been given a 2kg penalty for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups for his Group One win in The Metropolitan at Randwick. The former New Zealand stayer registered his first Australian win when he chased down stablemate Brimham Rocks to win Saturday’s 2400m Group… Read More »
David Payne has abandoned Victoria Derby plans for impressive provincial winner Costello but it’s all systems go for Tarka who lines up in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. Tarka will be trying to emulate stablemate Ace High who won the Spring Champion (2000m) at Randwick before his dominant win… Read More »
Officials are expecting to find out early next week whether a group of international horses scheduled to compete on Caulfield Guineas day will be free to exit quarantine. A plane carrying 19 international runners from England and Ireland was forced to spend around 20 hours on the tarmac at Sharjah… Read More »
