Tommy Berry has turned his frustrating Hong Kong season around with victory aboard Pakistan Star in the Group One Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin. Berry, who left Sydney to take up a position as stable jockey for John Moore at the beginning of the season, is now riding… Read More »
Trainer Ben Smith has no reason to doubt In Her Time can bounce back from her unplaced Doomben 10,000 run to be a force in the Stradbroke Handicap. The mare had an interrupted passage in the 10,000 on May 12 and came out of the race slightly sore and with… Read More »
Vastly improved I’m A Rippa will be entered for two races at Caloundra as he bids to take his prize money beyond $1 million. I’m A Rippa won the $1 million QTIS race at the Gold Coast in January and took the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben two weeks… Read More »
Queensland’s run of fine weather means noted wet tracker Jungle Edge will miss the rest of the Brisbane winter and race in Melbourne or Sydney. Trainer Mick Bell has pulled up stumps on a winter campaign after it became apparent the weather was going to remain generally fine for much… Read More »
Michael Poy is the latest young jockey to be given the opportunity of overseas experience having been chosen to ride in an apprentices race in France. Poy follows in the footsteps of fellow Victorian apprentices Beau Mertens and Lachie King when he rides in the Longines Prix Future Racing Stars… Read More »
Stewards are looking for suitable venue to reconvene an inquiry into a fall at Townsville which resulted in three jockeys being hospitalsed. In the last race at Townsville on Thursday, Ashley Butler (Jerrazz), Les Tilley (Kanui) and Chelsea Jokic (Sidthekid) fell at the 1000m. All three were taken to hospital… Read More »
Former Sydney horse Southern Legend has claimed the richest prize at the invitational meeting in Singapore, winning the Kranji Mile for Hong Kong trainer Caspar Fownes and ex-pat Australian jockey Zac Purton. Trained by Les Bridge to Listed success in Sydney, Southern Legend has risen through the grades in Hong… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir will produce a couple more of his Brisbane team at the Werribee trials. Group One Stradbroke Handicap entrants Peaceful State and Japanese import Danon Liberty are set to take part in the official barrier trials on Monday. Weir had originally pencilled in the Queensland Guineas (1600m) on… Read More »
Australian Group One-winning sprinter Merchant Navy has won his first start for trainer Aidan O’Brien, taking out the Group Two Greenland Stakes at the Curragh. Originally trained by Ciaron Maher, the colt won the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington in November for Aaron Purcell when Maher was serving… Read More »
Trainer Ken Condon has had better luck at home than he did in Sydney with Romanised giving him his first Classic victory in the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh. Condon brought Success Days to Sydney to run against Winx in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in April, expecting a typically… Read More »
Blake Shinn will appeal his latest careless riding suspension in a bid to be able to ride on Stradbroke Handicap Day at Doomben. Racing NSW stewards imposed a six-meeting ban that includes a focal point of the Queensland winter carnival on June 9. Shinn was found guilty of permitting his… Read More »
Damian Browne will appeal against a suspension in a bid to retain the Stradbroke Handicap ride aboard Impending. Browne’s elation after winning the Group One Kingsford Smith Cup aboard Impending was soured when he was hit with a careless-riding suspension from a ride earlier in the day. Stewards issued Browne… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Paul Perry has a big decision to make with his three-year-old Perast after he won the Group Three Fred Best Classic at Doomben. Perast ($4.40) led all the way in near darkness after the races were delayed for 90 minutes because of concerns about the track. The Fred… Read More »
Racing Queensland is expected to hold an inquiry into the track problems that caused a delay to the Queensland Oaks meeting at Doomben. Saturday’s meeting was put back 90 minutes after jockeys raised concerns about the state of the track in the back straight. It is the third year in… Read More »
Youngstar prevailed in a thrilling three-way finish to keep champion trainer Chris Waller’s perfect record of producing Queensland Oaks winners at Doomben intact. The $3.70 favourite, Youngstar made a late lunge to win the Oaks by a nose from stablemate Another Dollar ($6.50) with Sheezdashing ($8.00), an unlucky third a… Read More »
Jumps jockey Tom Ryan has been suspended for failing to ride his mount out to the finish in the Australian Hurdle at Sandown. Ryan rode Dane Hussler, who dead-heated for fourth with Ancient King, in Saturday’s feature jumps race with the pair beaten a half-head for third prize by Honey… Read More »
Former English-trained Japanese-bred Fierce Impact seems to have found his niche in Australia with trainer Matthew Smith who has celebrated a double at Randwick. The Smith-trained Touch Of Mink won early on Saturday’s program with Fierce Impact bringing an end to proceedings with his victory in the Anthony Diprose Memorial… Read More »
Imported three-year-old Fifty Stars has extended his winning streak to four with an impressive win at Sandown. After victories at Warrnambool at his first two starts, Fifty Stars was successful in midweek company at Sandown before adding the Ladbrokes Multimaker Handicap to his record on Saturday. Ridden by Brad Rawiller,… Read More »
Dreamforce’s successful return to racing at Randwick has helped Brenton Avdulla to extend his lead in the Sydney jockeys’ premiership with a quartet of winners. The John Thompson-trained gelding’s narrow win in The Man Shake Handicap (1100m) continued a dream run for Avdulla who shaded a photo finish with $2.40… Read More »
Chris Waller has trained a Group One quinella with Youngstar beating stablemate Another Dollar in the Queensland Oaks at Doomben. In a race of many moves, Youngstar arrived latest to score in a photo finish with Sheezadashing taking the minor placing. “She did it tough today. She was in a… Read More »
