Super Ex ramps up his bid to star at the Magic Millions carnival when the promising colt adds Doomben to his racing portfolio. The three-year-old will race for the first time since September when trainer Mark Newnham saddles him up for Saturday’s Gold Edition Plate, the first of two lead-up… Read More »
Choisir and Stratum were always going to be incredibly hard acts to follow as two-year-old talents, and the search continues for trainer Paul Perry. The Newcastle trainer struck the jackpot when he bought the chestnut colt that would become Choisir for $55,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in 2001…. Read More »
Most Important’s failure in Melbourne remains a mystery but trainer Tony Gollan is confident the gelding can give him a third straight-win in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben. Gollan has dominated the Brisbane summer carnival in recent years with 11 feature winners including the past two Lough Neagh… Read More »
Jason Coyle believes a return to Randwick will help Salsonic’s bid to cause an upset in the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Randwick stages a Saturday meeting for the first time since October 28 with Warwick Farm trainer Coyle hoping the bigger track will aid Salsonic’s attempt to topple in-form Godolphin… Read More »
Crystal Dreamer is one of those horses most trainers would love to have in their stable. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained sprinter is shooting for his 10th win from 22 starts when he runs in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. He will be attempting his… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club will rely on the performances of superstars Winx and Redzel when it promotes next year’s winter racing carnival to interstate and international trainers. For the third time in four years the majority of the winter carnival will be run at Doomben because Queensland’s main track at… Read More »
In-form Monsieur Gustave’s will need to carry the second highest winning weight in the Lough Neagh Stakes if he is to take his fifth straight stakes race at Doomben. Monsieur Gustave has 59.5 kg in Saturday’s Listed Lough Neagh (1350m) which puts him with some elite gallopers who have won… Read More »
Trent Busuttin is realistic when it comes to setting the team he trains with partner Natalie Young tasks in town. With three city winners for the season, Busuttin says there’s little point taking horses to town if they’re not ready. “We haven’t had a lot of runners in town to… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani has high hopes for promising stayer Etah James despite wondering whether she’s fit enough to complete a winning hat-trick at Caulfield. Etah James is the $4.20 favourite for Saturday’s Blue Star Print Group Handicap (2420m) following victories at Geelong and Ballarat. Cumani is considering an autumn preparation… Read More »
Aptly named Goodfella has recovered well from his first test in elite company and is ready to give trainer Bjorn Baker back-to-back wins in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Doomben. The Warwick Farm trainer has had great success in Queensland with his best wins the 2014 Magic Millions Classic… Read More »
As a jockey and a trainer there has been no-one more competitive than Chris Munce. So it comes as no surprise he wasn’t happy when stable newcomer Snoopy was beaten in a stakes race last start. The much-travelled Snoopy was having his first start for Munce in the Group Three… Read More »
Britain’s most successful female jockey Hayley Turner has been banned for three months for operating a betting account while licensed. Turner officially retired from the saddle at the end of the 2015 turf season and after initially establishing a media career with At The Races and ITV Racing, Turner recently… Read More »
Apprentice jockeys Jessica Eaton and Melissa Julius have been awarded top honours in the latest batch of graduates from Racing Victoria’s Apprentice Jockey Training Program. The two were among 11 apprentices to graduate in a ceremony conducted at Flemington racecourse on Thursday night. Eaton, 24, claimed the Victorian Jockeys’ Association… Read More »
Forecast hot weather in Victoria has prompted the transfer of the next Echuca meeting. With a forecast temperature of 41 degrees on Monday, Racing Victoria has announced the Echuca meeting will be transferred to Wednesday where a more comfortable top temperature of 30 degrees is forecast. The meeting will be… Read More »
West Australian apprentice Fred Kersley is starting to make a name for himself in Victoria. On loan to the Lindsay Park team after a win at Sandown on December 2, Kersley repaid the stable with a winning double at Geelong on Thursday. He rode Misty Rock to win a maiden… Read More »
Queensland’s main racetrack Eagle Farm will not be ready for the Brisbane winter carnival and will be closed until at least next spring. Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Racing Club on Thursday confirmed the troubled track needed more time to be able to race at a high standard. Eagle Farm… Read More »
Brett Lunney is going the extra mile with stayer Hundred, as the Toowoomba trainer brings a runner to Sydney for the first time for eight years. Lunney, who now trains in partnership with his son Thomas, last made the road trip in 2009 when he brought Hopeson to Warwick Farm…. Read More »
A refreshed Toby Edmonds is confident two of his stable stars Col ‘N’ Lil and Whypeeo are fitter for their first-up runs and ready to improve at Doomben. Col ‘N’Lil will contest Saturday’s Lough Neagh Stakes while Whypeeo is in the Gold Edition Plate (1200m). Edmonds missed the stakes win… Read More »
It’s not every Saturday Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham brings two favourites to Randwick. Victorem has firmed to favourite from $4 to $2.20 in the TAB Highway Handicap (1000m), and Awesome Pluck is equal favourite at $2.50 for the ANZ Bloodstock News Handicap (1100m). Victorem, a three-year-old by leading sire… Read More »
VILLIERS STAKES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Group Two, 1600m, $250,000, open handicap, minimum weight 53kg, three-year-olds and older. Run at Randwick on Saturday, 4.20pm HISTORY * The first winner of the race was Two Up in 1892 * In 2001, 2011 and 2012 race was held at… Read More »
