The enforcement of interstate travel restrictions because of COVID-19 has impacted trainer Matt Dunn more than most, but it could also deliver a surprising reward. Based in Murwillumbah, Dunn is a strong presence in his local NSW Northern Rivers region and also travels horses extensively to south-east Queensland. The latter… Read More »
Trainer John Price says William Thomas will need to reach a new level if he is to win successive races at Caulfield. William Thomas produced a scintillating turn of foot, coming from last at Caulfield on April 18 to win the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m). He returns to the… Read More »
Kementari has arrived in Brisbane amid high hopes he can recapture his glory days on the racetrack. He will be the first of the Goldolphin horses to run in Brisbane for the winter in the Group Three BRC Sprint on Saturday. Kementari will be having his third run since returning… Read More »
Tools, rather than thoroughbreds, have been keeping Tommy Berry busy during a recent stint of self-inflicted time on the sidelines. The top Sydney jockey has endured a run of suspensions, one for careless riding and another for being overzealous with the whip aboard Pierata in his narrow All Aged Stakes… Read More »
Peter Moody is set to have his first runner in his comeback to training ranks with Shepard listed to run at Ballarat. Shepard is an acceptor in the Hertz Ballarat Handicap (2000m) on Sunday and will be ridden by Luke Nolen who had a long association with Moody, in particular… Read More »
Not even a maiden performance that had to be seen to be believed can tempt Kris Lees into talking up one of his horses. The laid-back trainer prefers to keep a lid on his untapped youngsters, and he is typically measured when it comes to two-year-old Kinloch. Raced by a… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa has grabbed the opportunity to chase black-type with Miss Gem despite the filly facing a big step up in class at Doomben. Costa has accepted with Miss Gem and Supergiant in the Listed Doomben Guineas (formerly Daybreak Lover Stakes) over 1600m. Miss Gem has a… Read More »
Top mare Outback Barbie brings up her 20th start in a feature race when she resumes racing at her favourite track in the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben. The BRC Sprint (1200m) on Saturday is usually one of the lesser lead-ups to the Group One Stradbroke Handicap but this… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle has the routine down pat when he sends Themoonlitegambler to the races in South Australia. Themoonlitegambler’s latest foray is for Saturday’s Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville and follows the three-year-old’s past two Adelaide starts in the Port Adelaide Guineas and Chairman’s Stakes. Each time… Read More »
Star apprentice Stephanie Thornton gets her chance to make a mark on her first days of riding without an allowance. Thornton outrode her city allowance with a treble at Doomben last Saturday. She will take advantage of the modified rules under COVID-19 protocols which allow jockeys to ride at both… Read More »
Unbeaten Toowoomba gelding Command’n’conquer will be on a look and learn mission when he travels to the Gold Coast. Command’n’conquer, who stands well over 17 hands, has won his only three starts at Toowoomba, his home track, and Doomben. At his latest he beat top three-year-olds Vanna Girl and Stampe… Read More »
Legendary jockey Darby McCarthy, a trail blazer for aboriginal sports people, has died at the age of 76. McCarthy was one of 13 children raised in Cunnamulla in western Queensland and rose to be among Australia’s top jockeys in the 1960s. In one golden period McCarthy won the Stradbroke Handicap… Read More »
Epsom officials are exploring the feasibility and practicality of conducting a one-day Derby meeting behind closed doors. Jockey Club Racecourses, the track’s owner, has submitted an application to Epsom and Ewell Borough Council to hold the Derby and Oaks on the same day in either July or August, along with… Read More »
Racing in Germany will restart at Hanover after being given clearance from the authorities. The sport has been on hold since March because of the coronavirus outbreak. Deutscher Galopp had planned to restart the action on Monday at Dortmund, with no spectators and strict hygiene measures in place. That meeting… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced amendments to its coronavirus protocols that keeps different riding groups separated. RV has separate groups for jockeys that ride in jumps and highweight races. With the Casterton and Coleraine race clubs unable to appropriately segregate jumps and Flat jockeys, RV has decided to make programming changes…. Read More »
Five-year-old gelding Greyworm is the favourite to claim successive black-type victories at Randwick when he runs in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes. Saturday’s Takeover Target (1200m) is one of two stakes races on the Randwick program with Greyworm $3 favourite on Wednesday in a field of 10. The Hawkes Racing-trained… Read More »
Lindsey Smith has spent his first Warrnambool carnival in isolation having recently returned from Perth. But it has not stopped the trainer him being an influential figure at the famous meeting. The traditional three-day carnival was cut to two this year because of coronavirus with an all-jumps program on Tuesday… Read More »
Order Of Command has added another stakes victory to his record with a fighting win in the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool. The Danny O’Brien-trained sprinter, under the urgings of Damien Oliver, fought back after being headed in the straight to claim Wednesday’s 1200m Listed race. To add merit to the… Read More »
After being tested in Group company earlier this year, two-year-old filly September Run has begun her latest campaign with a narrow win at Canterbury that star jockey Hugh Bowman believes had plenty of merit. A $380,000 yearling purchase for Hermitage Thoroughbreds, September Run was unplaced in the Inglis Nursery in… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick wondered where the years had gone after he celebrated winning his 900th race. It was apt Kendrick reached the milestone at the Sunshine Coast because he has been the premier trainer at the beachside track for the past seven seasons. His gelding Superare ($5) scored an… Read More »
