Having made an impact in his summer stint in New Zealand, Australian jockey Jake Bayliss could look towards a longer stay next season. Bayliss snared the first Group One win of his career in Monday’s Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on the Graham Richardson and Gavin Parker-trained mare Volpe Veloce. The… Read More »
Forecast for hot weather on Saturday has prompted South Australian racing officials to put the metropolitan meeting at Gawler back a day. Thoroughbred Racing South Australia announced the change on Tuesday. “TRSA advise due to extreme weather forecast for Saturday 6 January, the Gawler Saturday meeting has been rescheduled to… Read More »
Apprentice Nyssa Burrells remains in an induced coma at Liverpool Hospital four days after a fall at Warwick Farm. Burrells suffered a bleed on her brain after the incident at the jump-outs on Friday. Racing NSW said on Tuesday afternoon, Burrells was stable. “Dr Duckworth has reported that Nyssa remains… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy is liking what he is seeing from stable newcomer Tan Tat Trusting but admits he’s still in a learning phase with the gelding. Formerly prepared by Henry Dwyer, Tan Tat Trusting runs for the first time for McEvoy in the Sheen Group Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on… Read More »
Leading owner Rich Ricci remains hopeful Faugheen will bid to regain his crown in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. The Willie Mullins-trained 10-year-old was a brilliant winner of the two-mile (3200m) showpiece in 2015, but was sidelined for the best part of two years after landing the Irish Champion Hurdle… Read More »
A long-range plan by Darren Weir has had its reward with Parthesia taking out the Bagot Handicap at Flemington. The mare stormed home from the rear to of the field to claim a strong win in Monday’s Listed staying feature. Ridden by Damian Lane, Parthesia ($7.50) scored a widening 1-3/4… Read More »
Two imported horses have given trainer John O’Shea the perfect advertisement for his new venture with wins at Randwick. O’Shea snared the double with nine-year-old Prince Cheri and former Irish mare Regine on Monday. The trainer quit Godolphin in May and returned to head his own operation at Randwick at… Read More »
Robbie Laing admits he didn’t know what to expect when he headed to Flemington with Lord Of The Sky. Having his first start since running sixth on a wet track at Sandown in August, Lord Of The Sky came out victorious in the Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m) on Monday,… Read More »
Australian jockey Jake Bayliss has claimed his first Group One win aboard Volpe Veloce in the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie. Bayliss has created plenty of attention with his success since arriving in New Zealand on a short-term contract for the summer. The Victorian jockey has made no secret of his… Read More »
Perseverance has finally paid off for Hong Kong-based owner Brandon Liu with Takewing claiming an overdue victory at Randwick. Ridden by Jess Taylor, the seven-year-old prevailed in a bunched finish to Monday’s TAB Handicap (1600m) to give trainer Jason Coyle a welcome launching pad for the remainder of summer. “We… Read More »
The celebrations for Mascot’s first career win have been short lived at Randwick thanks to Blake Shinn lodging a successful protest. Shinn argued Koby Jennings on Mascot caused interference near the 150m mark of Monday’s Summer Hospitality Plate (1400m) with Snitzel Day crossing the line a short half head behind…. Read More »
Apprentice Stephanie Thornton has racked up another milestone with her first Flemington winner on the John Price-trained Wise Hero. Two years ago on New Year’s Day, Thornton rode her first career winner at the once-a-year meeting at Burrumbeet in country Victoria. Monday’s victory on Wise Hero has now given Thornton… Read More »
Savacool has built on her past two second placings to win at Randwick for Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller. The filly won the first Sydney race of 2018 on Monday to notch her second career victory in the Happy New Year Handicap at Randwick. Blake Shinn bided his time on… Read More »
Trainer Tim Hughes has picked an opportune time to land his first metropolitan victory. Crossing The Abbey won the first race of 2018 in Melbourne when she took out the New Year Plate (1000m) at Flemington on Monday. Hughes only has three horses in work but does pre-training and breaking-in… Read More »
Weather permitting, Magic Millions Classic aspirant Fullazaboot is set to trial at the Sunshine Coast after trainer Stuart Kendrick elected to miss a run at Doomben. Kendrick thought long and hard before scratching Fullazaboot from the Group Three B J McLachlan Stakes on Saturday. Fullazaboot has earned $51,000 from a… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Steve Drowne has ended his riding career on a high with a fitting victory aboard Met By Moonlight in a handicap at Lingfield. The 45-year-old won the 2007 July Cup on Met By Moonlight’s sire Sakhee’s Secret and the filly is trained by Ron Hodges, who… Read More »
Group One winner Music Magnate’s successful return from injury has further fuelled his trainer’s ambition to take him to Dubai for the Al Quoz Sprint. Australian sprinters Ortensia (2012) and Buffering (2016) have won the rich race which was then over 1000 metres on World Cup night. It is now… Read More »
After studying the opposition, trainer David Brideoake and the connections of Miss Wonderland have decided to take up the challenge of a stakes race at Flemington. The lightly raced four-year-old is set to contest Monday’s Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m) at her seventh career start. Miss Wonderland,to again be ridden… Read More »
Bloodstock agent Neil Jenkinson has again showed why he is regarded among Australia’s best judges of horseflesh when Care to Think skipped several classes to win the Buffering Quality at Doomben. Jenkinson has been gradually building a name for himself in the past two decades but in recent years has… Read More »
When John O’Shea resumed training after cutting ties with Godolphin, Prince Cheri shaped as just the sort of runner he required to establish his stable. The nine-year-old is no world beater but is proven at Listed or Group Three level. “He’s been a great old horse, exactly what I needed…. Read More »
