Troy Corstens believes Thrillster and Really Swish are both promising horses and is expecting good showings from the stablemates in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush at Bendigo. Corstens, who trains in partnership with his father Leon, also nominated Icon but will rely on Thrillster and Really Swish in Saturday’s 1000m-race… Read More »
Jockey Cory Parish will start an 18-day suspension after he rides outsider Cool Chap in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board suspended Parish on Tuesday for his handling of a horse at Bendigo on February 28. Bendigo stewards charged Parish following an inquiry into his… Read More »
Veteran NSW trainer Bob Milligan is making progress in hospital after an early morning accident. Milligan is believed to have been kicked in the face by a horse on Saturday morning at the Taree track. The 76-year-old’s wife Margaret told Racing NSW, Milligan had been taken out of an induced… Read More »
Rising Red continues a preparation towards a possible late Sydney assault when he runs in the Golden Mile at Bendigo. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained stayer will be having his second start in 13 months when he lines up on Saturday. A year ago, Rising Red was being aimed… Read More »
Rising star sprinter Mr Marbellouz will struggle to make the field for the Listed Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba. Mr Marbellouz made it six wins from seven starts when he won a Class Six race over 1200 metres at Doomben last Saturday week. Trainer Kevin Kemp hoped the win would lift… Read More »
Corey Brown will ride Doncaster Mile third favourite D’Argento one kilogram over his 49kg handicap. The Rosehill Guineas winner is at $7 for Saturday’s $3 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick with stewards giving permission for Brown to ride the colt at 50kg. D’Argento is one of six runners in the… Read More »
Doncaster Mile favourite Kementari will start from barrier two in the 16-horse field for the $3-million Doncaster Mile. The Godolphin colt will be ridden by Golden Slipper-winning jockey Brenton Avdulla on Saturday. Happy Clapper, runner-up in the past two Doncasters, will start from barrier one. Mister Sea Wolf, one of… Read More »
Trainer John Price has high hopes for William Thomas after his impressive return to racing at Sandown. William Thomas was heavily backed from $3.20 to $2.45 favouritism before winning Monday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1000m) under Damian Lane. After racing behind the speed set by Girls Got Spirit, William Thomas exploded to… Read More »
A stakes race is under consideration for promising stayer Roman Son after his commanding triumph at Rosehill. Trainer Richard Freedman said the four-year-old warranted an opportunity to test himself in more challenging company after a four-length victory in Monday’s Bowermans Office Furniture Handicap (1800m). “We might have to step him… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller’s decision to invest in a Gold Coast stable has exceeded expectations with bigger things to come in the next few months. Waller had his 29th Queensland winner and its 24th metropolitan victory for the season when Xbxec won at Doomben on Saturday. It lifted the… Read More »
Trainer John Sargent has downplayed the significance of an enforced change to Luvaluva’s assault on the Group One Australian Oaks. The one-time favourite for Saturday week’s $1 million 2400m-staying test, Luvaluva has drifted after being scratched from the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill because of an elevated white… Read More »
With every win Holbien registers the more Flemington trainer Steve Richards forgives him. As a yearling Holbien double-barrelled Richards putting him in intensive care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital with three broken ribs while he also lost his spleen. Now a three-year-old, Holbien has won three of his five starts,… Read More »
Country trainer Deanne Taylor has broken through for her maiden metropolitan success in Melbourne with her first runner at Sandown. The $2.40 favourite, Silence The Stars was ridden by Craig Williams to take out the Blue Star Print Group Maiden (1600m) on Monday. Taylor travelled the eastern seaboard of the… Read More »
David Payne needs two things to fall into place to strengthen favourite Ace High’s Australian Derby prospects, and both are outside his control. Fortunately the weather forecast is favourable for Saturday’s $2 million Australia Derby at Randwick. No significant rainfall is predicted so the track should stay in the good… Read More »
Don’t Give A Damn has assumed favouritism for the $500,000 Country Championship final with his last-chance qualifying win in the Wild Card at Muswellbrook. The gelding has given trainer Danny Williams a few headaches in his bid to get him to the final on Saturday at Randwick. He failed as… Read More »
Lanciato’s trial against star sprinter Redzel has reaffirmed trainer Mark Newnham’s faith in the gelding ahead of the Doncaster Mile. Although Lanciato was three lengths behind Redzel when second in a his heat last week, the quality of his work-out has Newnham bullish ahead of his first Group One start… Read More »
After missing a start in a Group Three race because of a wet track, Mariquita will be out to make up for the lost opportunity when she runs in a benchmark race at Rosehill. The mare was scheduled to run in the Group Three Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) on March… Read More »
Trainer Aaron Purcell has one more city meeting remaining before he hands back the reins to Ciaron Maher. Purcell stepped up to help out his mate when Maher was suspended for six months following an inquiry into the ownership bona fides of Group One winning mare Azkadellia and four other… Read More »
Veteran Taree trainer Bob Milligan is in an induced coma in Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital after being struck on the head by a horse he was leading at track work. Milligan has suffered multiple fractures to his skull and face from the incident on Saturday morning. Racing NSW doctor David… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has snared champion Hong Kong jockey Joao Moreira to ride Outback Barbie in the Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick. Moreira is coming to Sydney on April 14 to ride Irish horse Success Days in the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and Japanese visitor Prestwick in… Read More »
