Darren Weir has broken his own training record for Victorian metropolitan winners in a season with a month to spare. Victory to imported stayer Pacodali in Saturday’s Keno Bonus Handicap (1800m) at Caulfield brought up the milestone for Weir – the trainer’s 138th metropolitan winner in Victoria for 2017-18 to… Read More »
Jockey Brad Stewart had to survive nervous wait before he continued his great record on Super Suave at Caloundra on Saturday. Super Suave ($9.50) held on to beat Rocky Supreme ($8.50) by a short half-head in the $100,000 Sprinters Final (1200m). It was Brad Stewart’s fifth win on Super Suave… Read More »
Almost 18 months after his last win, Harper’s Choice has ended up on the right side of ledger with victory in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill. His campaigns between wins have been frustrating for the Gerald Ryan stable, exacerbated by his second to Jon Snow in the 2017 Australian… Read More »
Two-year-old The Fire Trap confirmed his rating as a future top-line galloper at Caloundra but his biggest fan wasn’t there to see it. Driven forward from a wide barrier The Fire Trap ($6) shared the lead into the straight but came away for a strong win in the Bruce McLachlan… Read More »
Gala Moshea has created everlasting memories for trainer Brett Conlon and apprentice Quayde Krogh with her win at Rosehill. The mare put an end to what has been a lean season for Cranbourne trainer Conlon who brought her to Sydney on a whim while Krogh celebrated his first metropolitan win… Read More »
Apprentice Zac Spain has maintained a perfect record on Masculino after partnering the three-year-old gelding to a convincing win at Caulfield. Spain rode the Mick Price-trained Masculino for the first time at Flemington on June 9 for a win over 2000m and retained the ride for Saturday’s Keno Heads Or… Read More »
A regime of swimming and jumping helped Shogun Sun end a run of outs at Caloundra on Saturday. Shogun Sun ($3.10) finished far too strongly to beat Pressway ($6.50) by 3-1/4 lengths with a short half-head to Victory Eight ($5) in the Glovers Concreting Handicap (1400m). The win gave trainer… Read More »
The judge has found it impossible to split two-year-olds Dio D’Oro and Toulouse at Rosehill but the pair will head in different paths in the new season. The Gary Portelli-trained Dio D’Oro ($5.50) and Toulouse ($2.80) hit the line together in Saturday’s 1400m race after the former seemed to get… Read More »
Shin soreness prevented Tony Nicconi from racing earlier in his juvenile season but the colt has shown his class with a dominant victory at Caulfield on debut. Tony Nicconi ($4.80) stepped out in Saturday’s Keno Let’s Play Handicap (1200m) for two-year-olds and cruised across from the outside barrier to sit… Read More »
A change of luck could see promising three-year-old Bluebrook headed to Grafton for the Guineas next month. Starting favourite, Bluebrook ($2.30) was too strong at the finish scoring by three-quarters of a length to Bon Rocket ($13) in the Istyle TV Handicap (1400m) at Caloundra. The gelding had been unlucky… Read More »
Mary Sadler, the mother of Group One-winning trainer John Sadler, has died aged 110. A passionate racegoer until a few years ago, Mary Sadler was Australia’s fourth oldest person when she celebrated her birthday in January. She and her late husband Lindsay had seven children of whom John is the… Read More »
Talented gelding San Telmo has had a stop-start career but he is likely to get a second chance in a week to win a stakes race. San Telmo was originally with Anthony Cummings in Sydney and then Brad Smith at Deagon before being sent to John Symons and Sheila Laxon… Read More »
Trainer Matt Smith will wait until the last moment to decide if Plymouth Road steps up to stakes company in the Winter Cup at Rosehill, concerned the promising stayer is badly weighted in the Listed race. While Smith believes Plymouth Road can eventually rise to Listed level, the last-start Randwick… Read More »
After producing a possible star at the midweek meeting, premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have a limited team at the Sunshine Coast feature meeting likely to be run on a wet track. The Gollan-trained youngster Zoustyle ran 1.03.45 seconds on a soft track to win a two-year-old maiden over… Read More »
Encouraged after an eye-catching performance from Eugene’s Forest on debut, trainer Greg Eurell is looking forward to testing the two-year-old in town for the first time at Caulfield. Eugene’s Forest closed strongly for third in a 1000m-handicap for two-year-olds at Bendigo on a heavy track last Sunday week in his… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Mick Mair has given himself a double chance in the race he would most like to win at the Sunshine Coast. Mair has King of the North and Hinano in the Bruce McLachlan Classic (1200m) at Caloundra on Saturday. The Classic is named after the late champion trainer… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn is hoping jockey Jim Byrne can produce some magic for the second week in a row to give him another Queensland winter carnival Cup. Byrne produced a superb ride on Divine Unicorn for Dunn to win the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup last Saturday. A week later he… Read More »
After five weeks off the scene recovering from a fractured heel, apprentice Ben Allen is set to make his return to the races with two rides at Caulfield. Allen had a track work fall at Ballarat but it was only a couple of weeks later the apprentice discovered he had… Read More »
Top jockey Michael Cahill is known for his low-key style but even he finds it hard to hide his respect for New Zealand three-year-old The Bostonian. Cahill has ridden The Bostonian twice for a win in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes (1200m) two weeks ago and then in a 3YO… Read More »
A Queensland jockey has been stood down for allegedly providing a sample of fake urine to stewards. The female jockey gave the sample to Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards at Rockhampton last Sunday when they carried out no-notice testing at the meeting. On analysis by Racing Analytical Services Limited, the… Read More »
