Jumps racing is usually considered the domain of the older brigade of the equestrian world, more so steeplechasers. Five-year-old gelding Getting Leggie isn’t in that league and makes his debut over the bigger jumps in Saturday’s Australian Steeplechase at Sandown. Getting Leggie is an accomplished hurdler, winning twice and being… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has elected not to add blinkers to Youngstar’s raceday gear in the Group One Queensland Oaks on Saturday. Youngstar burst into Oaks favouritism with a runaway win the Doomben Roses (2000m) two weeks ago. The filly worked in blinkers last week and Waller tried them on the… Read More »
A rousing gallop on the Doomben course proper has the Godolphin camp growing in confidence about Impending winning his third stakes race in Queensland. Impending will be third-up in the Group One Kingsford-Smith Cup (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. And Godolphin’s head trainer James Cummings said he could not be… Read More »
Trainer Sam Kavanagh has had his appeal against conviction for cobalt breaches dismissed by the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal. Kavanagh is serving a six year-three month disqualification after being found guilty of multiple charges of race day treatment and the administration of a substance called Vitamin Complex later found to… Read More »
Jockey Jim Byrne’s decision to stick with New Zealand filly Terra Sancta has given trainer Tony Pike a chance to win a second Queensland Oaks at Doomben. Pike won the Oaks in 2016 with Provocative and Terra Sancta has had a similar lead-up to Saturday’s race. Terra Sancta has two-restricted… Read More »
Star Queensland filly Plumaro has performed well in a jump-out in preparation for her sternest test in the Group Two BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Doomben. Plumaro gets back in her races and charges home which has trainer Kevin Kemp confident she will appreciate the 1350m on Saturday. She has… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has been called up to ride Hazapour in the Derby at Epsom for owner the Aga Khan and trainer Dermot Weld. Dettori has won the world’s premier Classic twice, with Authorized in 2007 and Golden Horn in 2015, with Weld’s sole success coming through Harzand two years ago…. Read More »
Brenton Avdulla’s tactics on a Sydney midweek runner at Canterbury have attracted scrutiny from Racing NSW stewards. Racing NSW deputy chief steward Philip Dingwall opened the investigation after Avdulla’s mount King Hewitt placed fourth in the Vale Don Storey Handicap, 7-1/2 lengths behind winner Gresham. Dingwall was concerned at Avdulla’s… Read More »
Resurgent jockey James McDonald has been credited with orchestrating Pedicel’s successful introduction at Canterbury, following a strenuous barrier trial. The Lindsay Park-trained filly showed the benefit of her last pre-race hit out when she claimed the All Too Hard@Vinery Handicap (1100m). Stable representative Ryan Roberts singled out McDonald, who returned… Read More »
Apprentice Chris Caserta has been suspended for four months by Racing Victoria stewards on two charges emanating from a positive test to a banned stimulant. Caserta was on Wednesday found guilty of providing a urine sample that tested positive to a banned substance under the rules of racing and of… Read More »
Premier jockey Jeff Lloyd moved within a win of recording 100 Queensland metropolitan winners for the second season in a row with a Gold Coast treble on Wednesday. Lloyd won on Captivator ($2.50), Mystic Moon ($3.90), and the Amateur ($17) to take him to 99 Queensland metropolitan wins and 135… Read More »
The association between jockey Luke Nolen and the connections of Black Caviar is set to continue as Prince Of Caviar has accepted to make his debut at Sandown. Nolen has been engaged to ride the colt, the second foal of the unbeaten mare, in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Back Yourself Handicap. Black… Read More »
Beidi has made the ideal start to his racing career with a clinical win at Canterbury for Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller. The two-year-old wore down the more experienced Munich as the post loomed to score the TAB.com.au Handicap (1100m) by half a length to please Waller’s racing manager Charlie… Read More »
Gerald Ryan stable favourite Red Excitement will have the second and final start of an abbreviated autumn campaign when he runs in the Group Three Lord Mayor’s Cup at Doomben. A consistent stakes performer and million-dollar earner, Red Excitement earned his first trip to Brisbane for Saturday’s 1600m Lord Mayor’s… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer expects a return to a conventional racetrack to be a positive for steeplechasing convert The Dominator. The gelding scored a narrow win at his steeplechasing debut at Warrnambool earlier this month and immediately goes to Saturday’s Australian Steeplechase at Sandown, one of the feature races on the… Read More »
All Too Huiying can earn a return trip to the scene of one of his finest performances with a strong performance at Randwick. The Gary Moore-trained colt auditions for a potential crack at the Group One Queensland Derby (2200m) when the stayer lines up in the Wilson Asset Management Handicap… Read More »
Adrian Bott believes Ecuador is on track to replicate his Listed McKell Cup-winning exploits at Randwick. Among the mass defections for the Group One Doomben Cup last Saturday, the eight-year-old gelding has the fourth run of this preparation at Randwick in a race he won in 2016. Co-trainer Adrian Bott… Read More »
Trainer John Sargent’s hopes of winning another feature three-year-old fillies race have been boosted with premier Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd’s booking for Tinkermosa on Saturday. Tinkermosa can give Sargent his second Queensland Oaks and his fourth Oaks overall in Australia at Doomben. Sargent won the 2012 Queensland Oaks with Quintessential,… Read More »
Jockey Ryan Wiggins is confident he will be cleared to ride on Friday after being injured in a fall on Tuesday. Wiggins was on a two-year-old making its way onto the track at the Sunshine Coast trials when it unexpectedly reared. “I was tossed off the back pretty high up… Read More »
Brilliant Sydney filly Champagne Cuddles has had a last-minute change of plans and will run in the Group One Kingsford-Smith Cup (1350m) at Doomben. Champagne Cuddles was expected to be a short-priced favourite for the Group Three Fred Best Classic (1350m) which is a ballot-free race for the Group One… Read More »
