Seymour trainer Michael Quadara will front the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on two conduct charges. Racing Victoria stewards have charged Quadara under the rule which deals with any person who in their opinion is guilty of misconduct, improper conduct or unseemly behaviour. The first charge relates to an incident… Read More »
Brett Cavanough has renewed his plea for summer rain to enhance The Monstar’s chances of winning back-to-back Razor Sharp Handicap’s when racing returns to Randwick. The seven-year-old gelding has won three times on good tracks but the preference is for the 43-race veteran to run when the sting is out… Read More »
Hayden Haitana, the trainer linked to the Fine Cotton scandal, has died in South Australia. The ex-pat New Zealander was at the epicentre of Australia’s most infamous betting plunge, where the under-performing Fine Cotton was substituted by the better-credentialled Bold Personality for a race at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm in 1984…. Read More »
Patrick Moloney has answered an SOS to ride in New Zealand following the suspension of fellow Melbourne jockey Jake Bayliss. Moloney hasn’t ridden since he was in New Zealand at the beginning of the month before embarking on a Whitsunday Islands holiday. Bayliss was lured to New Zealand to ride… Read More »
Top jockey Blake Shinn is free to ride Magic Millions favourite Bondi when the colt puts his credentials on the line for the rich Gold Coast race. Shinn has had three meetings shaved from a nine-meeting suspension, allowing him to return to the saddle on December 17. The reduction means… Read More »
After recording a winning hat-trick, trainer Jerome Hunter would like to maintain the streak with Belwazi. But whether Belwazi will do that at Caulfield on Saturday or at Moonee Valley the previous night, Hunter is unsure. Belwazi has won four of her five starts to date including her debut at… Read More »
Trainer Brett Scott is hopeful a recent trial win may spark a turf track victory out of Valderrama when he commences his campaign at Mornington. The six-year-old makes his return in the Frankston Suzuki Summer Of Racing Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday looking to record his first turf track success. Valderrama… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Rob Heathcote admits he would trade an extra 2kg for a good barrier for Hopfgarten in the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Hopfgarten has been given 57kg in the $250,000 race in which he ran fifth last year. An experienced stakes horse, Hopfgarten has had 36 black-type starts… Read More »
Mourners have been asked to wear jeans, boots and a dash of purple when popular jockey Samara Johnson is farewelled at Toompang racecourse in Young. The funeral for 25-year-old, who died in a car accident on the NSW Riverina on December 3, will be held next Tuesday. Johnson’s partner, Canberra… Read More »
A horse trained by Robbie Laing has been banned from racing for 12 months after a blood sample taken before she raced at Mornington was found to contain an anabolic steroid. Stewards have told Laing of the confirmatory findings of the sample taken from Little Indian before a benchmark 70… Read More »
Sydney trainer Pat Webster will visit Canberra to offer support to friends and family of local track rider and picnic jockey Samara Johnson who died in a car accident in which her partner Garry Kirkup was seriously injured. As well as being a successful trainer, Webster works as a drug… Read More »
Red Excitement has shown trainer Gerald Ryan enough to suggest he has again found form and is ready to take his place in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick. The gelding put in a breathtaking performance in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes in early September when he led the… Read More »
After more than three years based in Hong Kong, Australian jockey Nash Rawiller has broken through for his first Group One win in the Asian racing capital with victory on Mr Stunning in the feature sprint at the international meeting at Sha Tin. Adding to the occasion on Sunday, Rawiller’s… Read More »
A 1700-metre race at Caulfield looms as the next step for promising colt Vinland who scored a dominant win at Sandown at his most recent start. The Tony McEvoy-trained three-year-old was eased down late to win by 1-3/4 lengths in a 1600m race against his own age on December 2… Read More »
Magic Millions Classic hopeful Pony Power will run in a barrier trial before trainer Chris Munce commits her to a start in the Listed Calaway Gal Stakes at Doomben. Pony Power earned herself a start in the Magic Millions with a strong win at her only start in a metropolitan-class… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has announced Tracey Pelling as the new head of its Integrity Regulation Unit. An experienced police officer, Pelling’s IRU functions will include the enforcement of licensing requirements as well as stable and kennel inspections to ensure the welfare of racing animals. QRIC Commissioner Ross Barnett… Read More »
Music Magnate has negotiated the first step on his comeback to racing after injury dashed any hope of the Group One-winning sprinter competing in the inaugural $10 million Everest. The Bjorn Baker-trained six-year-old returned to action by winning a barrier trial at Rosehill on Friday and will now be aimed… Read More »
Robbie Fradd is on his way to Mauritius and can hardly wait to catch up with rival jockey Jeff Lloyd to tell him the premiership situation in Brisbane. The two South African ex-pat jockeys are great friends but fierce rivals for the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership which Lloyd has dominated for… Read More »
Clare Lindop has steered Witness to victory at Caloundra to help Victoria to victory in the third Origin Jockeys Challenge. The challenge, which featured teams from five states, New Zealand and an All Stars side, was run over three days, at Doomben on Friday and Saturday and Caloundra on Sunday…. Read More »
After shadowing each other for much of their careers, Gerald Ryan-trained stablemates Trapeze Artist and Menari will set out on different autumn paths. Menari was the raging favourite for the Group One Golden Rose (1400m) in September but it was Trapeze Artist who came out on top. Shortly after, Menari… Read More »
