Veteran Queensland trainer Lex Fraser who was found guilty of having two of his horses under the care of another person has had his 18 month-disqualification cut to six months. In December stewards opened an inquiry after allegations General Cos and Glorious Triumph, who were listed as being trained by… Read More »
Illustrious Lad has finished best of the three Australians in the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai, running fifth in the Group One race won by the Charlie Appleby-trained Jungle Cat. The Peter Gelagotis-trained six-year-old raced on the pace but eventually finished four lengths from the winner. Faatinah from the Lindsay… Read More »
Godolphin head trainer James Cummings continues to place consistent gelding Osborne Bulls effectively. The four-year-old maintained his impressive strike rate at Rosehill, registering the sixth win of his eight-start career in the Sydney’s West App Handicap (1400m). “James has kept it pretty simple all the way through with him,” said… Read More »
Trainer Scott Morrisey feared his run of close second placings was about to continue before his consistent gelding Aqua Vite was declared the winner of the Open (1350m) on Saturday. Aqua Vite ($6) scored by a nose in a head-bobbing finish to Payroll ($10) with a long head to Pelethronius… Read More »
Widgee Turf has provided jockey Billy Egan with a first stakes race success, winning the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. The victory in the Group Three race also provided the trainer, former champion jockey Patrick Payne, with a feature two-state double. Payne was absent from Caulfield, instead saddling up the quinella,… Read More »
Cellarman’s rise through the ranks has taken his connections by surprise, so much so the winner of the Doncaster Prelude has not been nominated for the big race. When entries were taken for next Saturday’s $3 million race, the Chris Waller-trained Cellarman was running in benchmark races and wasn’t considered… Read More »
Liam Howley’s first Group One win has come with a dressing down and a $1000 fine from Racing NSW stewards over the instructions issued to Kerrin McEvoy on Almandin, winner of the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Howley, who has been the head trainer for leviathan owner Lloyd Williams at his… Read More »
It has proven third time lucky for veteran galloper Shoreham in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield. After running fifth in 2014 and third in 2015, Shoreham returned for the first time since to score a long-odds win in the 2000m race on Saturday. Sent off the $61 outsider… Read More »
Premier jockey Jeff Lloyd bounced back from a bout of ill health to bring up 100 Queensland winners for the third season in a row at Doomben. Lloyd missed the Sunshine Coast last Sunday and then stood down from riding on Wednesday with a stomach virus. He got a medical… Read More »
An astute front-running ride and Hiyaam’s stamina combined for the filly to join the leading Australian Oaks contenders after a dominant victory in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. The Victorian three-year-old jumped to the lead when the 2000-metre trip got underway and was never under serious threat… Read More »
Victorian trainer Peter Gelagotis received some news when he woke up in Dubai, thanks to Australian Derby-bound colt Levendi’s impressive audition in the Tulloch Stakes at Rosehill. Gelagotis, who saddles up Illustrious Lad in the Group One Al Quoz Sprint at the Dubai World Cup meeting early Sunday (AEDT), also… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have adjourned an inquiry after jockey Ryan Maloney was stood down from riding at Caulfield. Maloney admitted to stewards taking a diuretic when called upon to provide a random urine sample before Saturday’s meeting. Stewards told the jockey he was stood down from future riding engagements until… Read More »
The consistent Prompt Response has claimed her second Group Two win from her past four starts with victory in the Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill. Less than two lengths covered the seven-horse field at the end of Saturday’s 1500m-race with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare a long head in… Read More »
A phone call on speculation to owner Mick Crooks by trainer Ben Currie has laid the basis for a successful association which continued with Mishani Hustler at Doomben. Despite drawing the outside barrier, Mishani Hustler ($3.50) crossed to the lead and ran the field into the ground beating Fish ‘N’… Read More »
Garry Frazer never lost faith in Spright’s ability to provide longstanding Sydney owner Beryl White with a belated birthday gift at Rosehill. The four-year-old mare made the perfect comeback in the Group Three Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m), with a withering late burst propelling her past a dog-fighting duo in the… Read More »
An impressive victory by Runson at Caulfield has turned into a triple treat for apprentice Liam Riordan. Apprenticed to Leon and Troy Corstens at Flemington, the victory on Runson in the Bill Collins Handicap was Riordan’s first Saturday metropolitan success. Runson’s win also provided Riordan with his first metropolitan winner… Read More »
Arbeitsam’s return to winning form has earned him a start in the Doncaster Mile as Gai Waterhouse bids for a record eighth victory in the famous Randwick feature. As is his pattern, Arbeitsam went straight to the front in Saturday’s Group Three Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill and unlike his… Read More »
A change of tactics helped former Sydney stayer Xebec end a long run of outs when he led all the way for his first Australian win at Doomben on Saturday. Xebec, who did his early racing in Ireland, had not won since August 2016 at Bellewstown and had developed a… Read More »
Irukandji has produced stallion Dundeel’s first stakes win and is quickly targeting a second with the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes now under consideration. The $500,000 Spendthrift-owned two-year-old faces a seven-day back-up providing he rebounds from Saturday’s convincing victory in the Group Three Schweppervescence (1400m) at Rosehill. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes… Read More »
Hawkes Racing completed a two-state two-year-old double when Sunset Watch scored a comfortable win at Caulfield. Irukandji had won for the father-and-son training team of Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes 20 minutes earlier being victorious in a stakes race at Rosehill. Jumping smartly from a wide draw under Dwayne Dunn… Read More »
