Prolific winner Tyzone can prove he is more than just a good country horse when he steps out at Ipswich. Tyzone will be having his first start in black-type company in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) on Saturday. The gelding has mostly been trained at Tolga by Roy Chillemi… Read More »
Promising two-year-old Parko looks set to steal some of the limelight from the older horses at the feature Ipswich meeting. Parko will tackle the Bundamba Plate (1100m) which always draws a large and strong field because it carries QTIS bonus money. The gelding produced one of the best runs from… Read More »
Former jockey and trainer Maurice Stafford, who was associated with one of Queensland’s most famous two-year-olds, has died aged 70. Stafford rode hundreds of winners in Queensland and NSW in the 1960 and 70s but was mainly based in Rockhampton. He was the rider of Ascot Bridge who is generally… Read More »
Belinda Dunn is the latest trainer to be charged by Racing Victoria stewards in relation to cobalt. The Dunn-trained Margot’s Boy tested above the allowed level of cobalt in a urine sample after winning a benchmark-58 race on his home track at Tatura on September 23 last year. Two laboratories… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has played down Nurse Kitchen’s luckless trip to the Queensland winter carnival, and is confident she can bounce back at Rosehill despite an awkward draw. The four-year-old mare has barrier 10 but Lees and jockey Jason Collett are positive ahead of Saturday’s Kensei Handicap (2000m) at… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Jarrod McLean and Perth’s Lindsay Smith have struck up a rapport in recent years. When McLean travels to Perth with a team of Darren Weir’s horses for the summer carnival he stays at Smith’s property at Casuarina outside Perth while Smith stayed with McLean when he brought Scales… Read More »
Tommy Berry is looking forward to his children enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle as he prepares to rejoin Sydney racing after a frustrating riding stint in Hong Kong. While Berry has had fewer winners than he hoped as retained jockey for John Moore, and then as a Hong Kong Jockey… Read More »
It took a number of near misses before Moonlover broke through for her first city win. But trainer Matt Laurie hopes the mare won’t have to wait long to land another success in the metropolitan arena. Moonlover returns to Moonee Valley for Saturday’s Device Technologies Sprint (1200m) having won over… Read More »
Gary Portelli can start determining a spring campaign for Ronstar providing the unbeaten two-year-old dictates terms at Rosehill. After back-to-back wins over 1200m, Ronstar tackles the distance his trainer feels is custom-made in Saturday’s Australian Turf Club Handicap. The Warwick Farm trainer forecast a step up to 1400m for Ronstar… Read More »
A love of jumping has kept Self Sense in Melbourne rather than attemping back-to-back Ipswich Cup victories. Self Sense won last year’s Ipswich Cup in dominant fashion but with the jumps season in full swing, and being unbeaten over hurdles, the decision was made to stay home and chase some… Read More »
After almost 20 months off the scene because of knee issues, Group One winner Bon Aurum is poised to return at Moonee Valley. The five-year-old has not raced since the 2016 spring carnival and trainer Ciaron Maher is looking forward to seeing the horse on Saturday when he kicks off… Read More »
As a jockey Chris Munce won an Ipswich Cup on one of the best stayers produced in Queensland but he believes a horse doesn’t need to be a champion to win the Listed race. Now as a trainer Munce has hopes the Ipswich Cup’s reputation as a race for horses… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller’s ravaging of winter carnival records is set to continue at Ipswich. Sydney’s premier trainer will have Tumultuous and My Giuliano (Ipswich Cup) and Religify and Tougherthantherest (Eye Liner Stakes) in the Listed feature races. He had entered Dagny for the Ipswich Cup but decided the mare… Read More »
Top trainer Robert Heathcote believes much-travelled jockey Jake Bayliss should seriously consider coming home to Queensland. Bayliss is the son of former Brisbane jockey Jamie Bayliss and brother of top Melbourne hoop Regan Bayliss. He comes from one of Ipswich’s best known racing families. Jake Bayliss has ridden with success… Read More »
Ex-pat Australian Zac Purton has extended his lead over Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership with four wins at Happy Valley. With eight meetings left in the season, Purton is on 121, five clear of Moreira who failed to ride a winner on Wednesday night. “It’s a nice… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Jameka’s racing days might not be over, with the mare still in light work at Caulfield. Have Your Say 🗣: Would you like to see her return or be retired? – Comment below The Caulfield Cup winner has not raced since winning the Group One BMW… Read More »
Comeback jockey Jason Baldock can’t remember the last time he rode at Sandown, let alone ride a winner at the track. After a nine-year hiatus from the saddle, Baldock made a return to race riding earlier in the year and landed his 10th winner when Ice Girl won Wednesday’s Mypunter.com… Read More »
Jockey Linda Meech has formed a formidable combination with the Symon Wilde-trained sprinter Inn Keeper and they will be out to add to their unblemished partnership at Moonee Valley. A hard-fought win in the $100,000 Golden Topaz at Swan Hill last Friday on a heavy track took four-year-old Inn Keeper’s… Read More »
Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller has zeroed in on yet another milestone as debutant Bubbles’n’Troubles overcame a wide draw to win impressively at Warwick Farm. The Hinchinbrook two-year-old has edged Waller closer to his 2015-16 season record of 169 metropolitan winners in Sydney by making a perfect start to her… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has high hopes for imported galloper Al Galayel after an impressive Australian debut win at Sandown. The Irish-bred galloper took out Wednesday’s Clanbrooke Racing Handicap under Mark Zahra. Sent off the a $5.50 chance, Al Galayel scored a half-length win from the $2.50 favourite Rat With Goldtooth, while… Read More »
