Australia’s thirst for live sport has led to horse racing being catapulted to the top of pay tv ratings during the Sydney autumn carnival race days. As one of the few sports able to continue across most of Australia during the COVID-19 outbreak, racing on the Foxtel platform has thrived…. Read More »
Co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott could look to Queensland with lightly raced two-year-old Formentera if the colt runs as hoped in the Clarendon Stakes at Rosehill. Formentera broke his maiden over 1200m on a heavy track at Warwick Farm on April 8 and will make his fourth appearance in… Read More »
Gerald Ryan has been left guessing about Villami’s proficiency on wet tracks this autumn and he is glad to see a firmer surface for her latest assignment. The talented filly scored an impressive win in the Listed Fireball on a soft track at Randwick two starts ago but struggled on… Read More »
Veteran trainer Evan Holland is undergoing surgery on a broken left humerus after an accident at Newcastle races. Racing NSW said Holland was attempting to put a lead on Eletrolado in the mounting area following the first race on Thursday, and was seen on the ground shortly after. He was… Read More »
Mask Of Time’s winning strike rate is not flash but the import’s record over the course and distance of the Hawkesbury Gold Cup suggests he will not be far away in the Group Three race. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, six-year-old Mask Of Time’s only win from 22… Read More »
Co-trainer Trent Busuttin admits he did not expect Jack Regan to be taking on Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare when he was planning his assault on a staying race at Flemington. After Jack Regan won successive races at Sandown, Busuttin picked out Saturday’s William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) as… Read More »
In Her Time will line up for her final start in the Hawkesbury Crown at Rosehill but in doing so, the dual Group One winner will notch a career-first. The mare will go into Saturday’s 1300 metre race on a seven-day back up, the only time her races have been… Read More »
Greg Hickman has shared a few quiet moments with stable champion Pierata this week as he prepares to officially farewell the best horse he has trained. Denied a fairytale finish when Tofane nabbed him on the line in the All Aged Stakes last Saturday, Pierata has bowed out a superstar… Read More »
The Anzac Day Stakes for late season two-year-olds has proved a useful guide to their later prosepcts. Subsequent dual hemisphere Group One winner Merchan Navy won the race in 2017 while Super Seth finished third last year and went on to win the Caulfield Guineas. The Lindsay Park team will… Read More »
A strong trial by filly Gotta Kiss has set the stage for an exciting showdown with Isotope at the Sunshine Coast. The pair clash in Saturday’s QTIS 2YO Handicap (1000m) which will be a forerunner to stakes races in the winter. Both are likely to chase races such as the… Read More »
Victorian trainer Kylie Vella has been charged over the race day treatment of a horse with an anti-inflammatory medication. Racing Victoria stewards have issued three charges stemming from a urine sample taken from the Vella-trained Admiral’s Joker after he won at Flemington on May 25 last year. The first charge… Read More »
Co-trainer Adrian Bott is confident Sacramento has the right profile to continue the stable’s recent domination of the VRC St Leger at Flemington. Trainer Gai Waterhouse has won the Listed VRC St Leger four times in the past seven years with Hippopus (2013), Order Of The Sun (2014), Runaway (2018)… Read More »
Group-winning mare Etana has arrived in Queensland from Sydney to begin her winter carnival campaign at the Sunshine Coast. Etana opens her winter mission in Saturday’s Open Handicap (1400m) and meets a strong field of local horses. The mare, who is trained by the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace partnership,… Read More »
Caloundra’s Trevor Miller is one trainer who will not mind if rain hits the Sunshine Coast meeting. Miller has Zingalong taking on some of Queensland’s best juveniles in Saturday’s QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap (1000m). The weather bureau is forecasting a 20 per cent chance of rain on Saturday and Miller is… Read More »
Promising two-year-old Sizzlepel has cheated herself out of a holiday by recovering well from a recent win. Sizzlepel will back up at the Gold Coast on Friday after leading all the way to win over 1350m at Ipswich on Sunday. The filly steps up to 1400m against a similar field… Read More »
French racing could resume within weeks under strict health conditions and restricted to local participants for the time being. France Galop has marked down May 11 as the date racing could resume behind closed doors. The sport has been suspended since March 17 because of the coronavirus pandemic, with a… Read More »
Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant has been disqualified for six months after admitting to head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy at the weighing scales at Doomben. As well as the seriousness of the physical incident, stewards took into account the breach of the COVID-19 social protocols and the potential for Tarrant’s actions… Read More »
Debutant Sauvestre has stamped himself as a Brisbane carnival contender with his last-stride win at Canterbury. The Chris Waller-trained colt was an $11 chance in Wednesday’s 1200m-maiden handicap for two-year-olds and showed his tenacity to nab Inveigle ($3.70) on the line and win by a short head. Although the margin… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien will use staying races on his home track at Flemington for his bid to defend Vow And Declare’s Melbourne Cup crown. The first of those is Saturday’s William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) which leads to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 16. O’Brien is… Read More »
After missing a Group Three race during The Championships, Chat is set to get a belated chance to prove himself at that level in the Hawkesbury Guineas. Chat is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Hawkesbury Guineas, held this year at Rosehill, and trainer John Thompson believes the three-year-old looks like… Read More »
