Queensland’s famous Birdsville Cup carnival will be telecast Australia-wide for the first time with half of the wagering proceeds going to the Drought Appeal. The meetings will have full TAB coverage. Queensland racing minister Stirling Hinchliffe said new telecasting and betting technology would transform the 136-year-old carnival on August 31… Read More »
Blood And Sand has given trainers Kim and Gayle Mayberry their biggest victory in a jumps race at Ballarat. The gelding has only recently made the switch to hurdling and in claiming Sunday’s J J Houlahan Hurdle is unbeaten in two starts over jumps. The jumping community is claiming Blood… Read More »
One of the leading Epsom Handicap fancies, Lanciato, will continue preparations towards his main spring target in a star-studded Rosehill barrier trial. The Mark Newnham-trained Lanciato produced an eye-catching return to racing when he charged home for fourth in the Group Two Missile Stakes (1200m) on August 4, won by… Read More »
Three Japanese imports from the Darren Weir stable have galloped between races at the all-jumps meeting at Ballarat. Admire Robson, Cassius and Tosen Basil, all owned by a syndicate headed by Ozzie Kheir, have only been in Australia for three weeks and recently finished quarantine at Werribee. The trio headed… Read More »
The Aquis organisation has continued its expansion of sponsorships in Queensland by acquiring the naming rights to the Beaudesert club. Aquis already has naming rights to the Gold Coast Turf Club which has been renamed Aquis Park. The Gold Coast is in a partnership with Beaudesert and in effect runs… Read More »
Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes can’t believe the transformation in Faatinah since his return from a trip abroad. The accomplished sprinter with a couple of Group Two wins under the belt and a placing at Group One level in Australia, had three starts at Meydan during the Dubai carnival…. Read More »
Queensland trainers want the state’s authorities to give them a clear guideline on the use of the drug altrenogest. The synthetic progesterone compound is used to regulate the oestrus cycle in racing fillies and mares. In June, Racing Victoria’s Integrity Services Department issued a warning that products containing altrenogest may… Read More »
Hamada has strengthened his claims for the Melbourne Cup with victory in the Group Three Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury. The Godolphin-owned Charlie Appleby-trained gelding has now won his four starts since returning from more than 18 months on the sidelines. Although stepping up in class in the 2700m-race, the… Read More »
The Gold Coast Turf Club is set to make a concerted push to get the Hollindale Stakes upgraded to Group One level. The Group Two Hollindale Stakes (1800m) is run at weight-for-age in early May and is one of the major lead-up races to the Queensland winter carnival staying events…. Read More »
Kris Lees may send Le Romain to Melbourne after the three-time Group One winner triumphed for the first time in 12 starts at Randwick. The comfortable victory in the Group Three Show County Quality came despite carrying 61kg and giving 5.5kg or more to the rest of the field. “He… Read More »
Osborne Bulls has defied the racing pattern at Caulfield to land a narrow first-up victory. Having his first outing since winning at Scone in May, Osborne Bulls was dispatched to Melbourne by Godolphin for Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes. After settling at the tail of the nine horse field, Osborne… Read More »
Egyptian Symbol has defied top weight and a betting drift to win the Group Three Toy Show Quality at Randwick. After opening at $4.40 on Saturday, Egyptian Symbol eased to $8.50 with Zestful firming from $9 to $6 equal favouritism with Luvaluva and Nettoyer backed from $8.50 to $6,50. Tim… Read More »
Showtime will chase a Group One win in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield that his co-trainer hopes will secure a place on the stallion roster of one of Australia’s leading studs. The four-year-old captured a second Group Two win when successful in Saturday’s PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield, but a… Read More »
The shared tension felt in Winx’s inner circle only builds ahead of each of her starts. So when the champion mare saluted yet again on Saturday in the Group One race named for her, one feeling was prominent. “It’s relief,” part-owner Peter Tighe said of Winx’s 26th consecutive win. “You… Read More »
Winx’s achievements will be celebrated with her image on a $1 postage stamp to commemorate her Australian record 26th consecutive win. Australia Post has announced it will release a commemorative stamp in honour of the mare who racked up her 19th Group One win in the Winx Stakes at Randwick… Read More »
Former Victorian jockey Ryan Maloney continued to live up to his promise to make the most of a move to Queensland with a double at the Gold Coast. Maloney resumed from a suspension on August 1 and since has ridden eight winners in the state. His double came in fortunate… Read More »
Tony McEvoy says there’s improvement to come from Sunlight after the filly scored a hard-fought victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The winner of the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast in January and later finishing third in the Golden Slipper, Sunlight was one of the better credentialled… Read More »
THE LAST TIME WINX WAS BEATEN (Australian Oaks, April 2015) * Tony Abbott was Prime Minister * Mike Baird was in his first year as NSW Premier * Hawthorn was the reigning AFL premier * South Sydney was reigning NRL premier * Vancouver had just won the Golden Slipper *… Read More »
Chris Waller admits he is running out of words to describe the phenomenon that is Winx. But the trainer found a couple of new ones after the mare dominated the first running of the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday in front of thousands of adoring fans. As… Read More »
Tim Clark’s pestering of Gai Waterhouse has paid off after the jockey guided Master Ash to victory in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick Master Ash sat handy until pouncing in the straight to pull one length clear of frontrunner Danawi and Smart Elissim in the 1300m… Read More »
