Hugh Bowman will miss the Breeders Classic meeting through a suspension which ends in time for him to ride Winx in her return in the Apollo Stakes. Bowman was outed for his winning ride on Tswalu at Warwick Farm on Friday after pleading guilty to shifting in at the 900m… Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick has had a mixed day at Doomben with an upset win and a beaten favourite. Italia Bella ($1.80), who had been placed twice in stakes company, had no luck when trapped three and four deep for the trip before finishing second in a maiden over 1200m on… Read More »
Gun Runner has claimed one last win over Arrogate, being named the United States Horse of the Year. The soon-to-be-retired five-year-old won four Grade One races during 2018 including the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Arrogate, Gun Runner’s top rival for much of 2017 as well as the leading money-winner in North… Read More »
Unbeaten records go on the line in the males division of the Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield. Long Leaf and Run Naan are unbeaten from two starts while the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Ollivander finished strongly on debut at Caulfield last month to make a winning start to his… Read More »
Champion jockey Larry Cassidy’s great form at the Sunshine Coast has swayed trainer Desleigh Forster to book him for veteran Someday on Saturday. Someday was ridden by Melbourne’s Michael Walker when he won the $300,000 Bernborough Handicap at his most recent start on December 30. Walker is unavailable and Forster… Read More »
Eight weeks out from the Golden Slipper, several more hopefuls will put their hopes on the line at Rosehill but the titleholder will miss a scheduled gallop at the track. She Will Reign was to have a race day outing on Saturday ahead of her next appearance two weeks later… Read More »
Winning the Blue Diamond Preview for fillies on debut has not been common in recent years but a host of youngsters will be trying to break the trend in the latest edition of the Group Three race. Seven of the 10 runners in Saturday’s fillies Preview (1000m) at Caulfield will… Read More »
Trainer Steve O’Dea has retired top-class mare Candika but has a chance to get some consolation for the Proven Thoroughbreds syndicate on Saturday. Candika won five of her 19 starts and earned $449,000 prize money and her five placings included a third to Capitalist in the 2016 Magic Millions 2YO… Read More »
Trainer Michael Lakey will call on an old association with jockey Luke Dittman in an effort to maintain Trubia’s unbeaten record at the Sunshine Coast. Trubia will be having his fourth run this campaign after three unlucky minor placings when he lines up in the $100,000 Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m)…. Read More »
Dual Group One winner She Will Reign has suffered a slight setback but her trainer Gary Portelli is confident is it not serious. The Golden Slipper winner had been scheduled to have a race day gallop on Saturday at Rosehill but that has been cancelled because of swelling in a… Read More »
The British Horseracing Authority has announced it will conduct a full review of the sport’s equine anti-doping rules. A strict liability rule currently employed by the BHA means the trainer is responsible for any prohibited substance found in a horse in their care, but recent cases involving Philip Hobbs and… Read More »
Workmen will begin laying grass on the Eagle Farm course proper next week after a period of consultation and testing by contractors. Former Racing Victoria executive Dale Monteith was in Brisbane on Thursday for a series of meetings with Racing Queensland, the Brisbane Racing Club and Racing Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe…. Read More »
David Hayes believes Seaburge is showing encouraging signs as he prepares the dual Group One placegetter for a return to racing after a disappointing spring. Four-year-old Seaburge has not won since his autumn two-year-old campaign when he took out the Group Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington, his… Read More »
More than 350 youngsters remain in the mix for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at the second acceptance stage. The record 358 two-year-olds left in the mix for the world’s richest race for two-year-olds on March 24 is an increase of 99 at the same stage last year. The Lindsay… Read More »
Pure Elation’s standing as one of the leading Blue Diamond Stakes prospects will get its first examination when the filly makes her debut at Caulfield. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Pure Elation is on the second line of TAB fixed odds betting at $11 for next month’s Group One Blue… Read More »
Globe trotter George Patton has had an abbreviated racing career through injury and travel but that has not deterred punters who have made him favourite to win his first Australian start. Now trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, George Patton began his career in France with Jean-Claude Rouget and was… Read More »
Co-trainer Simon Zahra is hoping lightly raced Smart Coupe can step up again during her autumn campaign after snaring a stakes placing during a short spring preparation. Smart Coupe is the $2.15 favourite to make a winning return in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Gala Dinner Plate (1100m) for three-year-old fillies at… Read More »
Trainer Barry Lockwood is confident his filly Show Us Ya Diamonds will prove she has nothing to fear from Sydney’s best on Saturday. Unbeaten three-year-old Show Us Ya Diamonds will be having her third start at the Sunshine Coast. Lockwood believes Show Us Ya Diamonds can confirm a trip to… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan always loves winning races for the Huddy family but admits he has a special reason to chase success at this time of the year. Golan will saddle top sprinter Most Important who will be having his final start for this campaign in the $100,000 Sunshine Coast… Read More »
Trainer Mick Mair can add another feature winner to his outstanding record at the Sunshine Coast with King Of The North on Saturday. A five-times premiership-winning trainer at the Sunshine Coast, Mair does not keep full records but it is estimated he has won close to 500 races at the… Read More »
