Warrnambool trainer Aaron Purcell has already realised the thrill of winning a Grand Annual Steeplechase and a Galleywood Hurdle at his home track. He would love to add one of the feature flat races with his runners this year but knows the 2020 Warrnambool carnival, to be held this week,… Read More »
New Zealander Joseph Waldron has found the going tough since setting up as a trainer at Mornington. As a foreman for Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Waldron travelled to Australia looking after horses such as Group One winners Mongolian Khan and Turn Me Loose. But in the 18 months Waldron… Read More »
Fresh from her win in the Listed Wagga Wagga Gold Cup, House Of Cartier will now try to add the $200,000 Gosford Gold Cup. Four-year-old House Of Cartier is among 26 nominations for Saturday’s Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2000m) which this year is being held at Randwick. House Of Cartier,… Read More »
The BRC Sprint usually plays an important part in the winter carnival but this year has developed into the unofficial sprint championship for Queensland-trained horses. The Group Three race has usually been run three weeks before the Group One Stradbroke Handicap and on Doomben Cup day. River Lad completed the… Read More »
Sangster Stakes winner Bella Vella is heading for a spell and will miss South Australia’s biggest sprint race, The Goodwood, at Morphettville. Trainer Will Clarken said Bella Vella had pulled up in great order following Saturday’s Group One victory against fillies and mares. “Although the temptation is high to push… Read More »
Dual purpose jockey Clayton Douglas has been attending the Warrnambool May carnival for as long as he can remember. His father Vic trained three winners of the Grand Annual Steeplechase (Hoki 1995-96, Miracle Star 2000) while Clayton’s first ride in the 5500m marathon resulted in victory aboard the Symon Wilde-trained… Read More »
Racing Queensland is expected to make a decision on when the metropolitan trainers’ and jockeys’ premiership count will restart this week. Racing in Queensland has been divided into regions with metropolitan racing in the south zone (centred on the Gold Coast) and north zone (Brisbane). Jockeys had to select a… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has confirmed impressive Frank Packer Plate winner Kinane will not run in the Group One South Australian Derby with the gelding instead slated for a trip to Brisbane. Kinane was initially trained by his part-owner Mick Kent in Victoria before being sent to Waller when Kent took… Read More »
Group Two-winning sprinter Cosmic Force has joined the list of new season stallion prospects and will stand at Newgate Farm. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, the colt won three of his 11 starts including the Pago Pago Stakes at two and the Roman Consul Stakes at three, beating Standout… Read More »
After a ground-breaking stint in Australia, jockey Tom Marquand is determined to make his mark at home in Britain when the Flat season gets under way. With racing sidelined amid the coronavirus crisis, the 22-year-old took full advantage of the opportunities that came his way during his time on the… Read More »
After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season’s retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring…. Read More »
Under-rated filly Starosa has shortened dramatically in markets on the Group One J J Atkins after her easy win at Doomben. Starosa made it two wins in a row when she strode to a five length-victory in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1350m). Before the win bookmakers were freely offering $51 about… Read More »
After passing a serious staying test with his narrow defeat in the VRC St Leger, Saint Eustace is on target for a Classic race in Adelaide. Trained in Victoria by Mick Price and Mick Kent jr, Saint Eustace is returning to Adelaide on Saturday to contest the Group One South… Read More »
Trainer Bob Baffert has won both divisions of the Arkansas Derby with Charlatan and Nadal who have each earned maximum points towards the Kentucky Derby. The 1800m-race was run at Oaklawn on the day the Kentucky Derby would normally have been held. It has been pushed back to September 5… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell will rely on a little-known Adelaide trainer to keep Jungle Edge in peak condition for a shot at the Group One Goodwood at Morphettville. Jungle Edge won his first South Australian start on Saturday, leading throughout in the Group Three D C McKay Stakes (1100m) with apprentice… Read More »
The decision to self-isolate for two weeks to compete during the Adelaide carnival has already paid off for Damien Thornton who has become Australia’s newest Group One-winning jockey. With the lure of some prized rides during the Adelaide carnival, the Victorian jockey made the call to relocate and fulfilled the… Read More »
Queensland’s biggest trainers’ body has defended officials over criticism of the quality of the metropolitan meeting at Doomben. Racing Queensland has split the state into zones with metropolitan racing at the Gold Coast on Fridays and Brisbane on Saturdays. The Brisbane meeting on Saturday had four races which did not… Read More »
Secretariat has won the virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1-1/4-mile (2000m) race featuring computer-generated imagery was held on Saturday (Sunday AEST), the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it… Read More »
Plans to restart racing in Germany have been delayed with the opening eight-race card at Dortmund postponed. Racing has been on hold since March because of the coronavirus outbreak, but authorities had hoped to restart the sport with a six-week program of races announced, with no spectators and strict hygiene… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Will Clarken has achieved a milestone first Group One win with bargain-buy Bella Vella who has capped a stunning rise in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Bella Vella was bought online for $22,500 last year and she has won six of her 11 starts since joining Clarken’s… Read More »
