Michael Walker isn’t afraid of hard work if it will secure him Group One success. Walker put his body through some pain last week to ride So Si Bon at 52.5kg in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. While So Si Bon wasn’t successful, the dedication paid dividends two… Read More »
Blue Diamond winner Written By will continue his Golden Slipper build-up in a barrier trial at Randwick with Jordan Childs to fly from Melbourne to put the colt through his paces. The Grahame Begg-trained Written By arrived in Sydney on Friday and will trial over 850m on Tuesday in preparation… Read More »
Lord Of The Sky has been retired after pulling up sore from the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. The Robbie Laing-trained seven-year-old finished 14th of the 15 runners in Saturday’s Group One sprint after leading the inside division. Racing Victoria vets said Lord Of The Sky suffered a torn tendon sheath… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Smith is at the centre of an inquiry after syringes and unidentified substances were found in a horse float at Randwick. Racing NSW’s chief investigator Nathan Hayward found four syringes during a routine inspection of horse floats at Randwick for Saturday’s race meeting. Smith told stewards the substance… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club is considering whether it is possible to hold some meetings at Eagle Farm on the A grass. Eagle Farm has been closed since last May for a rebuild of the track which is due to reopen late this year. The A grass, which is used for… Read More »
Uptown Lad has brushed off a pre-race drama and a sluggish start to book a place in next month’s $500,000 Provincial Championship final at Randwick. The Kim Waugh-trained four-year-old gelding justified his $2.60 favouritism for the Hawkesbury Provincial Championships Qualifier (1400m) with a strong finishing burst following twin setbacks. “Before… Read More »
Two of Sydney’s leading jockeys, Glyn Schofield and Corey Brown, will miss Golden Slipper day because of suspension. Schofield said he would almost certainly appeal the severity of a careless riding ban in the early stages of the Group One Randwick Guineas which he won on Kementari. Despite reasoning the… Read More »
Regan Bayliss has been suspended and fined following his Group One -winning ride aboard Redkirk Warrior at Flemington. It’s the second suspension in a week for the young jockey who turns 21 on Tuesday. Stewards suspended Bayliss for eight meetings and fined him $5000 for using the whip eight times,… Read More »
Emerging stayer Emperor’s Way has ended an impressive preparation on a high with a dogged victory in the Listed Randwick City Stakes. The four-year-old gelding nailed the fourth win of a seven-race campaign that co-trainer Peter Snowden said could have gone even better. He dead heated for first in his… Read More »
She’s So High will be kept to sprint races after her first-up win in a stakes race at Flemington. Trainer Mick Price said the filly was Sydney bound following her win in Saturday’s Listed Incognitus Stakes over 1100m. Ridden By Damien Oliver, She’s So High was sent off the $3.60… Read More »
An upset win in the Australian Cup by imported gelding Harlem has capped a huge day for the powerful Lindsay Park team, bringing up a Group One double for the stable at Flemington. Harlem enjoyed a perfect run in Saturday’s $1.5 million weight-for-age feature before bursting through near the inside… Read More »
Superstar singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has witnessed a series of rare racing doubles on a day out at the famous Flemington races. A cap-wearing Sheeran brought the star power to the corporate suites but the powerful Lindsay Park stable stole the show on Super Saturday. The stable led by Hall of… Read More »
Sugar Bella has raced her way out of contention for the rich Provincial Championships by winning a Group Three race at Randwick. But her trainer Kris Lees admitted he thought her chance to win Saturday’s Wenona Girl Quality (1200m) had gone when she was last out of the gates and… Read More »
Kementari ensured the confidence of Godolphin head trainer James Cummings was not misplaced as the valuable colt produced a dominant victory in the $1 million Randwick Guineas. The gun three-year-old only needed a short burst late to pull clear of the chasers and claim the Group One he was denied… Read More »
Premier Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman will spend the night in hospital with concussion and minor abrasions after falling from leading Golden Slipper contender Performer at Randwick. The regular rider of champion Winx, Bowman came off when her Chris Waller-trained stablemate appeared to take a step left in the straight in… Read More »
Premier Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has been taken to hospital with suspected concussion after falling from leading Golden Slipper contender Performer at Randwick. Bowman suffered cuts and abrasions in the incident which happened in the straight during Saturday’s Todman Stakes. Chief steward Marc Van Gestel said Bowman had briefly lost… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys has achieved a goal of getting a stakes victory with Spanish Reef and will now give the mare her chance to chase even more black-type success. Spanish Reef, the $2.50 favourite, sat just off leader Jester Halo in Saturday’s Group Three Matron Stakes (1600m) at Flemington before… Read More »
Regan Bayliss has landed an early 21st birthday present guiding Redkirk Warrior to victory in the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Having already booked a party for Saturday night, Bayliss has extra reason to celebrate after landing a second Newmarket Handicap. Bayliss, who turns 21 on Tuesday, has a… Read More »
Godolphin banner horse Kementari has confirmed his standing as one of Australian racing’s most valuable colts with an effortless Randwick Guineas win. Making up for his narrow defeat in the Caulfield Guineas in the spring, Kementari came from midfield to defeat Pierata and Trapeze Artist. The Guineas represents Kementari’s first… Read More »
Trainer Steve Tregea admitted he had one of the most stressful weeks of his career before Niccanova stayed on a Doncaster Mile campaign course with an impressive Doomben win. Niccanova, the $2.15 favourite, was having his first run in nine months but was too strong for Fortensky ($2.80) winning by… Read More »
