Central Queensland trainer Clinton Garland has been disqualified for 18 months after being found guilty on a cobalt-related charge. Stewards opened an inquiry after the Racing Science Centre found cobalt in a post-race urine sample taken from Bonino who won at Rockhampton on June 10, 2017. After hearing submissions from… Read More »
A Caulfield careless riding suspension won’t deter Stephen Baster’s aspirations of more stakes race success with the Gai Waterhourse and Adrian Bott stable. Baster, who won the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes on the Waterhouse and Bott-trained Let Me Sleep On It, incurred an eight meeting suspension on Saturday aboard Kentucky… Read More »
A barrier blindfold has helped nervous starter Sambro score a confidence-building win in the Hawkesbury Guineas. But the next phase of Sambro’s preparation is up for debate after he overhauled Country Championship winner and race favourite Victorem in the Group Three feature over 1400m. “We thought we’d try and get… Read More »
Flying Murty has completed a successful three days for trainer Greg Eurell with his victory at Caulfield. A veteran of four starts, Flying Murty had raced exclusively at Pakenham before his win in Saturday’s Next Payments Handicap. Ridden by Nikita Beriman, Flying Murty was sent out the $3.70 favourite in… Read More »
Jockey Damian Browne produced the ride of the day to claim the second leg of a feature race double on Villermont in the Group Three Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Doomben. Browne won the main race on Impending in the Group Two Victory Stakes with an astute ride. But he even… Read More »
Jockey Stephen Baster has continued his remarkable association with Gai Waterhouse taking out the Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield with Let Me Sleep On It. Baster has had more than a decade-long association with Waterhouse, who now trains in partnership with Adrian Bott, dating back to the win of Aqua… Read More »
Top sprinter Impending started his farewell to racing in perfect fashion when he overcame difficulties in the straight to win the Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) at Doomben. Sent out favourite, Impending ($2.50) looked to be held up for a run in the final 250m but jockey Damian Browne was… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla has a spring in his step again after Sydney’s premiership-leading jockey found a win elusive during The Championships. Hawkesbury bore little resemblance to Randwick at the height of the autumn carnival, but Avdulla was still rapt with a riding double on Glenall and Kingsguard. Avdulla saluted on Glenall… Read More »
Veteran Warwick Farm trainer Clarry Conners has another chance at Group One glory in Brisbane after his filly Torvill scored an impressive win at Doomben. Torvill ($4.40) came from the outside barrier to beat Another Dollar ($7.50) by 1-1/4 lengths with 1 1/4 lengths to Improvise ($10) in third place… Read More »
Pecans has returned to haunt the stable that spurned her by claiming the Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury. Snapped up by $50,000 by trainer Joe Pride in Melbourne last year, the mare made a successful comeback to racing by claiming the 1300m race sponsored by her former owners. Pecans ($17) enhanced… Read More »
Two former West Australians have combined to win with promising young galloper William Thomas at Caulfield. Champion jockey Damien Oliver and trainer John Price took out Saturday’s Changing Places Real Estate Handicap with the favourite Williams Thomas ($3). Oliver moved to Victoria as an apprentice in the late 1980s while… Read More »
Glenall has made the most of a drop in class and a return to Sydney by rediscovering winning form in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes said being back in familiar surroundings played a key role in Glenall’s first black-type triumph after a Melbourne campaign. “It’s just a… Read More »
Sydney jockey Kerrin McEvoy is unable to ride Pakistan Star in the Group One QEII Cup at Sha Tin because of illness. McEvoy was stood down after two races at the Hawkesbury on Saturday and diagnosed with an ear infection which has prevented him from flying to Hong Kong for… Read More »
The powerful Goldolphin stable opened its winter carnival account in Brisbane when Marsupial won at Doomben on Saturday. Jockey Jim Byrne turned in a near perfect ride to get Marsupial ($2.60) home by a half length to Oneness ($14) with a short neck to Snitz ($5) in the Three-Year-Old Plate… Read More »
Promising two-year-old Mishani Hustler is set to take a step up in class and in distance after his fighting win at Doomben on Saturday. Mishani Hustler ($4) made it four wins from five starts when he beat the favourite Shamurt ($2.30) by three quarters of a length with a short… Read More »
Promising colt Graff has black-type on his agenda in Brisbane by protecting his unbeaten record at Hawkesbury. But trainer Kris Lees thought the two-year-old had blown his chance in the Clarendon Stakes (1300m) at the home turn before the $2.80 favourite rallied under Kerrin McEvoy to resist a late charge… Read More »
Creativity has repaid the patience of her connections with an impressive first-up win at Caulfield. Trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra went back to the drawing board after a ban was placed on her in January. The extensive work done behind the scenes paid dividends with victory in Saturday’s L… Read More »
Promising sprinter Tan Tat Diamond beat a tendon injury for a second time when he won at his first start in nearly two years on Saturday. Tan Tat Diamond ($19) sailed home late to beat Alaskan Wold ($6.50) by 1 3/4 lengths in the Brent Kielly Memorial Handicap (1050m). It… Read More »
Trainer Trent Busuttin will revisit plans to secure black-type with Snogging after the filly’s impressive victory at Caulfield. Busuttin, who trains in partnership with Natalie Young, said black-type on the pedigree page with Snogging was now a priority after her win in Saturday’s No Fuss Events Handicap. Ridden by Damien… Read More »
Temperamental filly She Knows has earned a trip to the Scone carnival after a comprehensive victory at Hawkesbury. Goulburn trainer Danny Williams has had his work cut out with the three-year-old, but she was on her best behaviour before claiming her second Highway Handicap (1100m). “She’s been out of sorts… Read More »
