Gambler’s Blues has ended a losing streak stretching to autumn last year by winning for the first time on his home track at Rosehill. The seven-year-old gelding spiked a frustrating sequence of near misses for trainer Tim Martin, who missed Gambler’s Blues fourth career win after being caught in traffic…. Read More »
Doing his homework has paid off for apprentice Ethan Brown aboard O’Lonera at Pakenham. The Cindy Alderson-trained O’Lonera snapped a 16-month absence from the winner’s circle in Saturday’s Hanson BM78 Handicap (2000m), defeating Casta by two lengths, with Shangani Patrol another neck away third. Brown sat just behind the leaders… Read More »
Syndicator Denise Martin has already had Group One success with one Foxwedge offspring and is hoping another can step up. Noire claimed her fourth win from eight starts at Rosehill on Saturday and while she is a little behind her Chris Waller-trained stablemate Foxplay at the same stage of her… Read More »
Zofonic Dancer has won at Doomben, completing a mission to earn enough prize money to run in next year’s Queensland Derby. The stoutly bred gelding ($7) made it four wins from five starts when he wore down Boom Boom Epic ($2.60) to win the three-year-old handicap (1600m) on Saturday. Trainer… Read More »
Queensland’s leading harness racing driver Shane Graham, who has represented Australia in championships, has been charged with two counts of match-fixing. He was the seventh harness racing person in Queensland who has recently been charged with offences involving rigged races or betting irregularities. Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Ross Barnett says… Read More »
Todd Howlett will target another Highway Handicap with Magic Choir after he made a successful metropolitan debut in the concept for country horses at Rosehill. The four-year-old ($18) notched the third win of his six-race career after finishing strongly to beat Gitan ($7) by half a length on Saturday, with… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Doughty has two reasons to be happy after her smart gelding Blue Book made it three wins from as many starts at Doomben. Blue Book ($3.30) won his previous two starts leading all of the way but he was taken on for the lead and headed on Saturday…. Read More »
The Jason Warren-trained Bel Sonic has pressed his claims for a crack at the Magic Millions Guineas in January with a first-up victory in the opening race on Pakenham Cup day. Bel Sonic had his first start since early September in Saturday’s O’Connor Beef 3YO BM70 Handicap (1000m) and reeled… Read More »
Godolphin filly Gongs has put her Golden Slipper rivals on notice a second time with a comfortable victory at Rosehill. The Dawn Approach two-year-old stayed unbeaten in style with an assured half-length win in the Merry Christmas ATC Members Handicap (1200m). Gongs launched her career with a crushing victory at… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has been named as the world’s best jockey at the annual Longines Hong Kong International Races Gala – the first Australian to win the award. Bowan, who has guided unbeaten wonder mare Winx to 23 of her 32 career wins, ended a fantastic season with success in the… Read More »
Leading Melbourne jockey Dwayne Dunn’s visit to Brisbane for the Jockeys Origin series hit a hurdle when he was suspended for 13 days at Doomben. Dunn, who rode Pillara in the second heat on Friday, pleaded guilty to careless riding passing the 1600m when he allowed his mount to shift… Read More »
Around 25 racehorses are known to have been killed and many others are missing after a wildfire swept through a training centre in north east San Diego County. The California Horse Racing Board says nearly 500 horses were stabled at the San Luis Rey training centre when the fire erupted… Read More »
Former champion British trainer Peter Walwyn has died at the age of 84. Walwyn, intrinsically linked with the village of Lambourn which is now one of the major training centres in England, is likely to be best remembered for his handling of the brilliant Grundy. Having won the Irish 2000… Read More »
New Zealand has taken the early lead in the Origin jockeys challenge in Brisbane with a win and a second on the first day at Doomben. The series is being run over three days on Queensland tracks with seven teams from five states, New Zealand and an All Stars team…. Read More »
It is crunch time for Countercurrent with the filly’s hopes of racing in the Magic Millions Classic dependant on a winning effort at Rosehill. Trainer Bjorn Baker set that benchmark for the two-year-old ahead of Saturday’s Merry Christmas ATC Members Handicap (1100m). Countercurrent won her first start in a four-horse… Read More »
English import Mornington will take a leading role in Chris Waller’s seven-pronged attack on the 2000-metre race at Rosehill. Now owned by Richard Pegum, Mornington has had two 1800m-runs in Australia for third and fourth. “We normally find they take a preparation or two to hit their straps. He’s in… Read More »
Hundreds of elite thoroughbred racehorses have sprinted away from flames as one of California’s major wildfires tore through a training centre in San Diego County. Not all made it. Update: At least 25 racehorses killed by California fire There was no official count of how many animals were killed in the… Read More »
Track Nick Ryan isn’t expecting his recent run of success to continue when Making Mayhem returns to racing at Pakenham. Ryan had four winners in succession before Friday’s Mornington meeting. Making Mayhem hasn’t raced for more than a year after being sidelined with a tendon injury and Ryan is keeping… Read More »
There is no better pointer to the ability of two-year-old King Of The North than the simple fact he will be running at Doomben. King Of The North will be having his second race start in the Sky Racing Handicap (1200m) – a race looming as the most interesting on… Read More »
Gary Portelli expects to learn whether Single Bullet is on track to target the lucrative Gold Coast Magic Millions meeting when he races at Rosehill. The three-year-old colt is effectively on trial when he lines up in the Mark Hughes Foundation Handicap (1100m), where he will race to a pattern… Read More »
