Veteran galloper Idle Situation assured himself of continuing on for another campaign when he led all-the-way to win the at Doomben on Saturday. Although rising nine years, Idle Situation ($7.50) enjoyed a leisurely lead to score by 2-1/4 lengths to Estikhraaj ($5) with a short neck to Queen Of Wands… Read More »
Jockey Katie Walsh has announced her retirement immediately after riding Antey to a narrow success at the Punchestown Festival. The daughter of Grand National-winning trainer Ted Walsh and sister of National Hunt riding great Ruby, has enjoyed a stellar career in the saddle. Walsh claimed a Cheltenham Festival double in… Read More »
Donna Logan has trained her first winner in Singapore from her third runner with Green Star winning at Kranji. A Group One-winning trainer in her native New Zealand and Australia, Logan relocated from New Zealand in February. She is the second woman to hold a trainer’s licence in Singapore with… Read More »
Willie Mullins will officially be crowned Ireland’s champion jumps trainer trainer for a 12th time as he heads to the final day of the Punchestown festival with an unassailable lead over Gordon Elliott. Mullins started the five-day festival 521,413 euro ($A839,000) behind his big rival, but trebles on Tuesday and… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has used a win at Benalla in country Victoria to express solidarity with his brother Nash who has been disqualified in Hong Kong for having an involvement in betting on horses he rode. After saluting on Dixie Preacher on Friday, Rawiller spoke of how the controversy enveloping his… Read More »
Trainer David Pfieffer concedes the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush is not the ideal starting point for Denmagic who is being aimed at longer distances in Queensland. Pfieffer would have preferred to bring the five-year-old back in another race on Saturday’s program, the Group Three Godolphin Crown (1300m) but settled for… Read More »
Well-bred filly Another Dollar can take a major first step to giving her high profile owners another Group One winner. Another Dollar will be having only her fifth start when she tackles Saturday’s Group Three Bracelet (1600m) at Doomben. It would be harder to find a more high profile set… Read More »
When Joe Pride paid $50,000 for ex-Godolphin mare Pecans last year he never envisaged she would progress to a Group race sponsored by the global thoroughbred empire. The four-year-old will be after more black-type in Saturday’s Group Three Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury to go with her win in the Belle… Read More »
Trainer Daryl Hansen has confirmed his respect for jockey Tiffani Brooker by retaining her for Monsieur Gustave in a Group Two race on Saturday. Monsieur Gustave, who won four Stakes races last year with Brooker in the saddle for three, returns in the Group Two Victory Stakes. Brooker rode her… Read More »
One of Queensland’s highest profile police officers, Mark Ainsworth, has been appointed the first Deputy Commissioner of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission. Detective Superintendent Ainsworth is currently working at the Crime and Corruption Commission but has previously been involved in some of the state’s biggest criminal investigations including the murder… Read More »
As an eight-year-old Ecuador now has his runs carefully spaced, but the durable gelding shows no signs of losing impetus or enthusiasm. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s softly-softly approach is designed to have one of the stable favourites primed to justify his favouritism for Saturday’s Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup…. Read More »
Flemington-trained two-year-old Illuminaire is set to make her Melbourne debut in a stakes race at Caulfield. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained filly has to date done all her racing in Adelaide. At her first start she finishied second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in March before returning there for… Read More »
Chris Munce is set to continue his outstanding start to his training career with two-year-olds when he saddles Racecourse Road at Doomben. Racecourse Road will be aiming to give Munce back to back wins in Saturday’s Listed Dalrello Stakes (1200m). Munce won the race with Saint Patricks Day last year,… Read More »
Privkaka will be at big odds in the Group Two Victory Stakes at Doomben but will have history and some omens on his side. The Victory Stakes was formerly the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes and although in recent years favourites have dominated, it has produced some big upsets. It has… Read More »
Trainer Mick Kent will be in for a busy hour with four runners in three states. On Saturday. the Cranbourne horseman saddles Island Daze and Leodoro within 40 minutes of each other at Caulfield. Before they run, Supido will contest the Group Two Victory Stakes at Doomben while he winds… Read More »
Queensland trainers want compensation for runners at the Beaudesert meeting, claiming they were misled about the condition of the track. Trainers, jockeys, owners and punters have been scathing in their criticism of the Beaudesert track which deteriorated badly on Wednesday. It was the third meeting in 10 days at Beaudesert… Read More »
Craig Williams has escaped any charge over his controversial ride on odds-on favourite Nature Strip at Caulfield. At an adjourned inquiry on Thursday, Racing Victoria stewards decided not to take any action against the jockey who rode Nature Strip into second place in the VOBIS Gold Dash on Saturday. They… Read More »
Seymour trainer Michael Quadara has been suspended and fined over two separate incidents by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. He was suspended for two months for striking a horse he trains, Manhattan Sparkle, and fined $500 on a misconduct and/or improper conduct charge for comments made regarding another horse… Read More »
Sambro will be led into his gate blindfolded before the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas in the latest attempt to address his fractious pre-race behaviour. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old has been fitted with a barrier blanket since February but still received a warning from Racing NSW stewards at Warwick Farm last… Read More »
Sydney jockey Kerrin McEvoy will be tasked with riding the talented but erratic Pakistan Star in the Group One QEII Cup at Sha Tin. McEvoy has rides in nine of the 10 races at Sunday’s showcase meeting including the former Les Bridge-trained Southern Legend in the Champion’s Mile. Silvestre De… Read More »
