The Bet On Birdsville promotion has raised at least $50,000 to help drought-stricken Queensland farmers after the historic country meeting was broadcast and televised nationally for the first time. It follows an earlier racing function in Brisbane which raised $47,500 for drought aid. Racing Queensland pledged to donate half its… Read More »
Everest contender English has worked home late to finish second to the speedy three-year-old Ef Troop in a barrier trial at Rosehill. The Tony Gollan-trained Ef Troop jumped quickly and went straight to the lead in Monday’s 895m-heat. The colt extended in the straight with English warming up down the… Read More »
Best Solution has confirmed a trip to Australia for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with victory in Germany’s most prestigious race, the Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden-Baden. Having struck at the top level at Hoppegarten last month, the Godolphin-owned four-year-old produced another big performance to give trainer Saeed bin… Read More »
Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has already started spring in dominant fashion and budding star Nature Strip is waiting in the wings to make his first appearance of the season. A week after training five winners at Caulfield on Saturday, Weir will send Nature Strip to the Group Two McEwen… Read More »
Rising star apprentice Jackson Murphy’s stop-start early season has hit another bump because of a suspension from the Caloundra meeting. Murphy, who won as a late replacement on Prioritise early in the day, had only just resumed from a 15-day suspension imposed at Gatton last month. He rode Hirtshals ito… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy is changing tack with Sunlight with a view to a potential start in the Group One Golden Rose. The three-year-old will get the chance to press her claims when she runs in Saturday’s Group Two Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill. Sunlight has raced on nine… Read More »
While racegoers have now seen several Everest contenders in action, the focus turns to the return of Trapeze Artist, the favourite for the $13 million race. Trainer Gerald Ryan kept an eye on Saturday’s sprint races at Randwick and Caulfield but is more than happy with his charge who will… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price will take Mighty Boss to gallop at Moonee Valley ahead of his next start in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes. The Group Two race will be run on Saturday and Price says it is his intention to give Mighty Boss a look at the track on… Read More »
Multiple stakes winner Crack Me Up has trialled well in the lead-up to an attack on the Melbourne spring carnival. Crack Me Up won a trial at Deagon on Thursday over 1000m in handy time for the morning. The five-year-old is listed in the market for the Epsom Handicap at… Read More »
The Kilcoy Race Club is keen for more meetings and to see the possible re-establishment of a Friday TAB circuit for country clubs in Queensland. For many years Kilcoy, Beaudesert, Esk and Gatton were on a Friday circuit with TAB and Sky Channel coverage. They have been replaced in recent… Read More »
Too Darn Hot has been promoted to favouritism for the Epsom Derby and 2000 Guineas following his high-class display to win the Solario stakes at Sandown. An impressive seven-length winner on debut over a mile, the John Gosden-trained colt was stepping up in class but down in distance for the… Read More »
Jockey Damien Lane has had his joy of riding Humidor to victory in the Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield soured by a suspension. Racing Victoria stewards suspended Lane for 10 meetings on a careless riding charge stemming from his ride on Humidor. Lane, who rode four winners at Saturday’s… Read More »
Ellicazoom has ended a frustrating day on a high for Lindsay Park with a booming win in the Cockram Stakes at Caulfield. Lindsay Park had favourites Jammeh and Vega Magic finish out of the placings at Caulfield along with More Sundays at Randwick after expecting them to figure prominently. A… Read More »
Michael Walker’s winning ride on Comin’ Through in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick has cost him a suspension. Comin’ Through retained Saturday’s Group Two race after a scare when Christian Reith on third-placed Dixie Blossoms fired in a protest for interference on the turn. The objection was dismissed but Walker’s… Read More »
Sydney sprinter Ball Of Muscle has repelled the army of Darren Weir-trained sprinters in the Group Three Heath at Caulfield to claim a satisfying win for his trainer Joe Pride. Pride has enjoyed great success with some of the progeny of the late broodmare Parfore, highlighted by Group One wins… Read More »
Trainer Peter Snowden has greeted the winning return of Pure Elation at Randwick with pure relief. The filly showed a brilliant turn of foot to win Saturday’s Group Two Furious Stakes (1200m) at her first start since she suffered a bleeding attack shortly after her win in the Percy Sykes… Read More »
Vastly improved gelding Tversky has set trainer Jack Duncan a poser by winning his third straight race at Caloundra on Saturday. Tversky ($3.70) had led at his two previous wins but was ridden off the pace before finishing strongly to beat Fiery Heights ($4.80) by a long neck in the… Read More »
Chris Waller holds Unforgotten in high esteem but he won’t put the mare against stable star Winx again despite her dominant win in the Chelmsford Stakes. The winner of the Australian Oaks in the autumn, Unforgotten started the $3.80 favourite in Saturday’s Group Two Chelmsford (1600m) at Randwick off the… Read More »
Native Soldier has moved to the second line of Caulfield Guineas betting after trouncing his McNeil Stakes rivals in a win that surprised the colt’s trainer Darren Weir. Weir rates Native Soldier highly but admitted he was not expecting the three-year-old to win Saturday’s Group Three McNeil (1200m) in the… Read More »
The enigmatic but popular Tom Melbourne has again come close to a win but has been denied twice in the Tramway Stakes, once on the track and once in the stewards’ room. His second to Comin’ Through in Saturday’s 1300m-Group Two race was his 11th from 32 starts, a record… Read More »
