Counsel for Robert Smerdon will challenge the jurisdiction of the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board to hear charges laid against the Melbourne trainer. The RAD Board will hear submissions from Tim McHenry, representing Smerdon, and those of Racing Victoria stewards regarding the Board’s jurisdiction on April 24. Smerdon is one… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson is hoping some magic from top jockey Jeff Lloyd can help three-year-old Mishani Bullitt overcome a bad barrier at the Sunshine Coast. Mishani Bullitt resumes in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Plate (1200m) and is well in with 57kg under the set weights scale but has drawn the outside barrier… Read More »
$1 MILLION GROUP ONE COOLMORE LEGACY (FORMERLY QUEEN OF THE TURF) STAKES * For fillies and mares three-year-olds and upwards at standard weight-for-age * First run in 1972 when won by Refulgence * Upgraded to Group One status in 2005 * Winners include Scomeld (1980), Romanee Conti (1992), Danglissa (2000),… Read More »
Ron Quinton is loath to separate his stable stars Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom, and has extended that to the bulk of their rivals in the Coolmore Legacy Stakes. The Randwick trainer believes any of eight contenders have genuine claims to the $1 million Group One 1600m-race for fillies and… Read More »
Single Gaze will miss her scheduled swan song with the Group One-winning mare withdrawn from the Sydney Cup with a low red cell count. Saturday’s Group One staying feature over 3200 metres at Randwick was to be the popular mare’s final start. She has been bought by Japan’s Northern Farm… Read More »
SYDNEY CUP 3200m, $2 million, handicap at Randwick HISTORY * Sydney’s premier staying event first run in 1866 when won by Yattendon * Honour roll includes: The Barb (1868-69), Carbine (1889-90), Wakeful (1902), Eurythmic (1921), Rogilla (1933), Sailor’s Guide (1956), Sharply (1961), Galilee (1967), Reckless (1977), Double Century (1979), Kingston… Read More »
An upcoming Group One sprint in Adelaide is the target for stakes winning mare Cool Passion who resumes from a spell in a handicap at Caulfield. The former West Australian mare was sent to trainer Tony McEvoy before last spring and won a Group Three race over 1200m at Caulfield… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is set to have seven runners in the Provincial Championships Final at Randwick after emergency Hallelujah Boy gained a start because of the scratching of Can’t Find Snippy. The Michelle Ritchie-trained Can’t Find Snippy has had a foot abscess which has been monitored this week, eventually… Read More »
Corey Brown is excited about his chances to win the Sydney Cup again, a race he had to win twice a year ago. Godolphin’s Polarisation hit the line first in the 3200m-staying feature without Brown realising the race had been called off because of a fall. A fortnight later the… Read More »
HISTORY, FACTS AND STATISTICS ON THE GROUP ONE AUSTRALIAN OAKS * First run in 1922 when won by Vodka * From 1922-45 run in January over a mile (1600m) * From 1946-55 run at Easter over 10 furlongs (2000m) * Up until 1956 known as the Adrian Knox Stakes *… Read More »
As impressive as Hiyaam was in her front-running Vinery Stud Stakes win, it was what happened after the finish line which has buoyed jockey Michael Dee’s hopes the filly can also win the Australian Oaks. Hiyaam, who was third in the VRC Oaks in Melbourne last spring, stamped her credentials… Read More »
It is no wonder premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller smiles whenever any three-year-old stakes race at the Sunshine Coast is mentioned. Waller will be at Randwick on Saturday when his super mare Winx attempts to equal Black Caviar’s record of 25 straight wins in the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes…. Read More »
Gary Portelli has consigned She Will Reign’s Oakleigh Plate run to the waste bin but admits her most recent Group One start in the William Reid Stakes was a disappointment. The winner of the Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes in the spring, She Will Reign returns to her own age group… Read More »
Galilee Series Final hopeful Berkshire Lady will carry jockey Daniel Moor’s hopes his recent run of feature race success in Victoria continues. Moor, who will soon start a six-month riding contract in Singapore, has taken out the feature race at Victoria’s main Saturday meeting the past two weeks. He guided… Read More »
Imported galloper Grey Lion has caused his trainer Matt Cumani a few headaches. Now Cumani hopes a gelding operation following his latest outing in December will change the stayer’s attitude ahead of his latest campaign which begins in Saturday’s in the Selangor Turf Club Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield. Grey Lion… Read More »
A return to cooler weather is expected to help sprinter Dreams Aplenty get back to his best at the Sunshine Coast metropolitan standard meeting. The gelding hasn’t run since finishing 16th in the Sunshine Coast Cup on January 23. Dreams Aplenty returns in Saturday’s Open Handicap (1400m) but the track… Read More »
The addition of blinkers on Sydney filly Missybeel has given her another chance to show she is up to stakes company. Missybeel won a restricted race at Scone two starts ago and was 5-1/4 lengths behind top filly Luvaluva in the Group Two Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick last… Read More »
Hugh Bowman is not taking anything for granted ahead of Winx’s bid to equal Black Caviar’s winning streak of 25. Bowman says Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes will be the hardest race the champion mare has contested since her first Cox Plate win in 2015. Sydney’s premier jockey partnered Winx in… Read More »
Kilmore trainer Jody Thompson has been disqualified for three months over the welfare of a horse in her care. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board found Thompson guilty of failing to provide proper and sufficient nutrition to the horse Skating For Gold from approximately December 25, 2016 to January 27,… Read More »
A brother to dual Group One winner Shoals has become the star of the show at the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney, fetching $2.3 million. The sale topper by Fastnet Rock out of The Broken Shore, was sold at the third session of the main book of the annual sale… Read More »
