He might be the subject of some punters’ sarcasm, but Chris Waller is keeping faith in Tom Melbourne, one of three runners for Sydney’s premier trainer in the Kingston Town Classic in Perth. The 1800m-event is the final Group One race of the year with Waller on 10 elite wins… Read More »
Australia’s latest sprint star Redzel has been installed favourite for two of Sydney’s major sprint races. Redzel is at $6 with TAB fixed odds for next April’s TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and $8 to record back-to-back Everest victories, a race that is still 10 months away. The Peter and… Read More »
The weather will determine if Single Bullet runs at Rosehill or if trainer Gary Portelli is forced to change his preparation. Portelli is not keen to run the three-year-old on a wet track with Rosehill in the soft range on Monday and two more days of rain predicted. The trainer… Read More »
If he had his time over again trainer Mick Kent would do things differently with Oncidium Ruler. Kent was caught out by the rain ahead of the Ballarat Cup which resulted in a heavy track when Oncidium Ruler finished second to Grand Dreamer on November 25. Oncidium Ruler, coming off… Read More »
Trainer Garry Kirkup is in an induced coma in Canberra Hospital following a single car accident in which his partner, track rider and picnic jockey Samara Johnson, was killed. The two were travelling on the the Gundagai Road at Eurongilly in the NSW Riverina on Sunday afternoon when the car… Read More »
Trainer Helen Page has dismissed any suggestion top galloper Rudy will be switched to the Group Two Villiers Stakes in Sydney and the gelding will remain in Queensland this summer. Rudy won the 2014 Villiers and has since gone on to carry the Queensland flag in many Group races earning… Read More »
Apprentice Taylor Marshall has had a hefty suspension reduced on appeal by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. Marshall was last week suspended for 26 meetings on a careless riding charge following an inquiry into a fall at Yarra Valley in October in which fellow jockey Arron Lynch broke his… Read More »
Australian jockey Vlad Duric has completed a successful season in Singapore, breaking through for his first jockeys’ title. Having finished second to Joao Moreira in 2010 and again last year behind another Brazilian Manoel Nunes, Duric held off Nunes to land this year’s premiership. A winning double at Sunday’s final… Read More »
Queensland’s Robbie Fradd has won an International Jockeys Challenge in Mauritius representing his native South Africa. Fradd and premier Brisbane rider Jeff Lloyd, who also represented South Africa, competed against riders from around the world over the weekend including Australian Luke Nolen. Fradd was in sixth place after Saturday’s meeting… Read More »
Gordon Elliott has played down his chances of taking the Irish jumps trainer’s title from perennial champion Willie Mullins despite making history by claiming all three Grade One winners on the big pre-Christmas card at Fairyhouse. Elliott has made rapid progress in the past couple of years to become a… Read More »
Jonker has rocketed into contention for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic with an impressive debut win at Newcastle. Sent out the $1.45 favourite in Sunday’s Max Lees Classic (900m), the David Atkins-trained two-year-old led all the way to beat Alison Of Tuffy ($51) by a commanding three lengths for… Read More »
Patrick Moloney’s rushed trip to New Zealand has paid dividends with a winner at each of the two meetings he rode at including Derby hopeful On the Rocks at Ellerslie. The Victorian jockey gave a polished display on Saturday aboard the Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained three-year-old with a front-running… Read More »
Gold Coast mare All Over Bosanova will have a short, sharp summer campaign before being prepared for a possible trip to Sydney in the autumn. All Over Bosanova has won five of her eight starts including the Daybreak Lover Plate in May at her most recent run. Trainer Mel Eggleston… Read More »
Jarrod McLean is confident Black Heart Bart can capture the final Group One race for the year and give the Darren Weir stable successive Kingston Town Stakes victories. Weir won last year’s 1800m Kingston Town Stakes with Stratum Star and is in Perth overseeing the final stages of Black Heart Bart’s… Read More »
He may not be the most high profile horse in Gerald Ryan’s stable but Red Excitement has given the trainer some of his most satisfying moments. The eight-year-old’s third in Saturday’s Group Three Festival Stakes was another significant milestone with his prize money taking him over the $1 million mark… Read More »
Fresh from his first Group One win, Adelaide trainer Lloyd Kennewell has his sights on more riches at the Gold Coast. Viddora gave the trainer his first elite victory in Saturday’s $1 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth and will now head to the Magic Millions meeting in… Read More »
The Willie Mullins-trained Total Recall has ended the Irish drought with a thrilling victory in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase at Newbury. The eight-year-old got up close home to collar Whisper and become the first Irish winner of the prestigious staying handicap, formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup, since Bright… Read More »
NSW has been installed as favourite for the annual origin Jockeys Challenge to be held over three days in Queensland. Seven teams will contest the UBET sponsored challenge which will be run at Doomben on Friday and Saturday and Caloundra on Sunday. There will be two heats each day with… Read More »
After a couple of near misses, Adelaide sprinter Viddora has had her Group One day in the sun, winning the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth. Trained by Llloyd Kennewell, Viddora finished second in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville in May and was nudged out in a photo-finish to… Read More »
Kim Waugh was on the verge of scratching Uptown Lad before she saddled him up for the final race at Rosehill. So the trainer’s snap decision to start the gelding proved inspired as he rebounded from a concerning wet track run to cruise home in the ATC Owners Benefit Card… Read More »
