Trainer Mike Moroney is prepared to be patient with imported stayer Hang Man. The Flemington-based horseman has already signalled his intention to bypass the spring with the lightly raced gelding. Hang Man came to Australia after one start in England and will have his sixth start on Wednesday in the… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse trained Echo Gem’s parents and will soon discover if the apple falls far from the tree at Warwick Farm. The two-year-old filly is scheduled to start her racing career in Wednesday’s Australian Turf Club Plate (1200m) after showing positive signs in two barrier trials last month. Waterhouse prepared… Read More »
Brisbane Racing Club officials will meet with trainers to discuss better ways to manage the Eagle Farm A grass after problems with the surface at barrier trials. The first four trials on Tuesday morning were run on the A grass before jockeys complained about some horses slipping. The remaining trials… Read More »
The revamped Kensington track at Randwick has pleased Racing NSW officials after comfortably handling wet weather for the first time. Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel reported no issues with the all-weather surface after an eight-race card on Monday, the second time the track had hosted a meeting since… Read More »
Damian Lane will miss the next two city meetings in Melbourne while he serves a suspension but he has kept his nose in front in the Victorian metropolitan jockeys’ premiership with a winner at Mornington. Lane incurred an eight-meeting careless riding suspension last Saturday week at Moonee Valley which he… Read More »
Dealmaker has a hard act to follow in his father’s footsteps, but the talented colt appears headed in the right direction after breaking his maiden on the Kensington track at Randwick. The two-year-old now heads for a spell after getting off the mark at his third attempt in the TAB… Read More »
Jason Warren is keeping his options open with three-year-old Bel Sonic and stablemate Tarcoola Spirit who are both among nominations for a heat of the Creswick Series at Moonee Valley. The trainer will wait until after Bel Sonic and Tarcoola Spirit gallop before deciding whether they line up in the… Read More »
Brad Widdup is hoping the Rosehill track remains rain-affected with the handicapper his main concern with Lovani. The Hawkesbury trainer had planned to run the mare on Saturday at Randwick,and although the heavy ground was in her favour, her 61kg in the Winter Racing Handicap (2000m) did not appeal. Lovani… Read More »
Andrew Mallyon’s desire to secure the ride on Al Khabeer has been rewarded, with the jockey partnering the well-bred gelding to a debut win at Mornington. Three-year-old Al Khabeer is a son of Commands out of 2006 Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Rewaaya and made his first race… Read More »
Group One winner Lucky Hussler is expected to add some class to the Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich after missing the Stradbroke Handicap. Trainer Darren Weir originally planned to run Lucky Hussler at Doomben on Saturday and entered him for the Stradbroke and the Hinkler Stakes but elected to miss… Read More »
Yep A pair of promising three-year-olds have broken their maidens for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with convincing victories on the Kensington track at Randwick. Slowly maturing gelding Foreign Territory gave the training partnership the ideal start to Monday’s meeting with a commanding performance at his second start in the… Read More »
Fresh from another Group One win on Santa Ana Lane in the Stradbroke Handicap, jockey Ben Melham is keen for the in-form sprinter to snare a slot in the $13 million Everest. Santa Ana Lane claimed his third Group One win of the season, all in separate states, when he… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is single-minded in his focus for Blue Diamond Stakes-winning colt Written By this spring, with the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes the goal. Written By is in the early stages of his build-up to a spring campaign having returned to Begg’s stable last week after two-month spell…. Read More »
Singapore Turf Club chief steward Peter Chadwick has been named as the new leader of Queensland’s stewards panel. Chadwick will be replaced in Singapore by Racing Victoria’s chief steward Terry Bailey who will take up the position in July. It had been widely tipped Chadwick would take the Queensland role… Read More »
Victoria’s chief steward Terry Bailey has resigned to take up the equivalent position in Singapore. Bailey, who has been Racing Victoria’s chairman of stewards for the past decade will finish on July 11 after months of speculation he was going to Singapore. RV chief executive, Giles Thompson, paid tribute to… Read More »
Zac Purton has taken a one-win lead over Joao Moreira in the battle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership with a double at Sha Tin. The ex-pat Australian ended Douglas Whyte’s reign as champion jockey in 2013/14 but has since finished second to Moreira each season. Moreira, who has announced… Read More »
The Bostonian has made a belated but winning start to the winter carnival to win the Listed Daybreak Lover at the Sunshine Coast, giving New Zealand trainer Tony Pike a treble at the meeting. The Daybreak Lover (1200m) was moved from Doomben on Saturday to Caloundra a day later to… Read More »
Melbourne racing has played host to some enthralling jockeys’ premiership battles in recent seasons and this year could prove to be no different. With under two months of the season remaining, Damian Lane (46 wins) leads defending champion Craig Williams by one while apprentice Ethan Brown remains in the hunt,… Read More »
A win at Swan Hill has brought up a century of winners for the season for jockey Damien Thornton. It’s the first time the 22-year-old has reached 100 with his previous best season total 68 in 2016/17. Thornton brought up his 99th win at Swan Hill on Friday and had… Read More »
Winter may be in its early stages but the big stables are already gearing up for spring. Lindsay Park has a number of its big guns in work at Euroa while several others are just days away from returning to the stable. Those in work already include imports Harlem, Ventura… Read More »
