After a spring of firsts for Cory Parish, the Caulfield Cup-winning jockey is determined to continue his progression and prove himself even more in the competitive Melbourne racing scene. Parish shot to prominence last month when he guided outsider Boom Time to an upset win in the $3 million Caulfield… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has stopped short of claiming Miss Invincible can live up to her name at Rosehill, but he is upbeat about the filly’s debut. The two-year-old is the Warwick Farm trainer’s first horse out of I Am Invincible, a stallion who has produced 24 stakes winners since his racing… Read More »
Lindsay Park will break new ground at Sandown when they saddle the first Australian runner for Al Shaqab Racing. French-bred gelding Al Haram will wear Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing colours when he runs in the Ladbrokes Handicap (1800m) on Saturday. Al Shaqab Racing… Read More »
Tabcorp is close to the finish line of its $11 billion merger with Tatts Group after rival online wagering firm CrownBet dropped its legal opposition to the deal. Tabcorp said CrownBet, which is majority-owned by James Packer’s Crown Resorts, has agreed not to apply for a judicial review of the… Read More »
Former smart filly Kiss Me Katy is a gift that just keeps giving for trainer Steve O’Dea. One of the few sure things in Brisbane racing is that O’Dea will have a smart two-year-old related to Kiss Me Katy each season. Kiss Me Katy helped O’Dea get started in metropolitan… Read More »
Peter Hulbert is the least worried trainer about the heavy rain in Brisbane this week. Doomben received more than 60mm on Wednesday and more showers are predicted for Saturday. Hulbert and his son Will co-train Cooroi Chase who is after valuable black-type in the Listed Bobby Clarke Mode Stakes at… Read More »
Victorian jockey Patrick Moloney has delayed a holiday to ride in New Zealand for the first time. The 23-year- old has answered a call from trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney to ride over the weekend, replacing fellow Australian Jake Bayliss who is suspended. “I’m stable rider for Mike in Melbourne and… Read More »
Apprentice Taylor Marshall has been suspended for more than three weeks after being found guilty of careless riding which led to a fellow rider falling from and breaking a leg in a race at Yarra Valley. Racing Victoria stewards on Wednesday concluded an inquiry into the reason Arron Lynch fell… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce is closely watching the weather before committing much-travelled Snoopy to his Brisbane debut at Doomben. The track was saturated by 65mm of rain on Wednesday but officials hope the track can get back to soft by Saturday. Snoopy is expected to have his first start for Munce… Read More »
With Victoria bracing for heavy rain, racing authorities have made an early call on the country race meeting at Benalla. Situated in the north-east of Victoria where the heaviest rainfall is expected, Benalla’s meeting on Saturday has been rescheduled to the following Saturday. Racing Victoria racing operations manager Paul Bloodworth… Read More »
Toast Of New York is to make a surprise return to racing after a tendon injury ended his career three years ago. The 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic runner-up will make his comeback at Lingfield on Wednesday. The six-year-old has not raced since that outstanding performance at Santa Anita three years… Read More »
International jockey Robbie Fradd had his best day since moving to Queensland with 5 1/2 winners at the Gold Coast metropolitan meeting on Wednesday. It was a perfect birthday present for Fradd, who turns 53 on Monday. He will miss Saturday’s Doomben meeting to ride in an international jockeys series… Read More »
Impulsive and Velocita have emerged from Chris Waller’s seemingly bottomless talent pool with eye-catching maiden victories at the ATC midweek meeting in Wyong. The three-year-old fillies have been given scope to develop and that investment looks to be paying off for Sydney’s premier trainer as they won in contrasting fashion…. Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani is in no hurry to push Golden Authority, who kept his record intact this campaign with a narrow win at Sandown. Appreciating the rise to 1800m, Golden Authority required every metre of Wednesday’s race to claim the Spicer Thoroughbreds Handicap. “The way he won last time I… Read More »
Andrew Mallyon gets the chance to improve on an impressive recent strike rate for Tony McEvoy with two rides for the trainer at Sandown. Mallyon has four winners from six rides for McEvoy this season, highlighted by two-year-old Run Naan’s Group Three Maribyrnong Plate victory at Flemington during the Melbourne… Read More »
Well-bred filly Iowa helped Chris Waller continue his domination of Queensland metropolitan middle-distance races, but her career as a stayer could be short lived. Iowa ($1.80 favourite), who is raced by prominent Gold Coast owners Henderson Racing and Breeding, is a grand daughter of champion sprinter Alinghi but showed stamina… Read More »
Durable gelding Isorich races in Listed company for the first time in Sydney when he makes the 72nd start of his career, yet the Starlight Stakes is not exactly a long-awaited goal. Although Wyong trainer Wayne Seelin is confident his workhorse is capable of making the belated step up at… Read More »
Chris Meagher is slowly starting to build on his record since taking over as head trainer of Meagher Racing. Prior to this season, Chris had been in a training partnership with his father, Melbourne Cup-winning trainer John Meagher, before heading to Singapore last year to help younger brother Dan establish… Read More »
TOP CHAMPIONS SIRED BY SIR TRISTRAM AND HIS SON ZABEEL: Sir Tristram: * Sired 45 individual Group One winners with a total of 72 Group One wins * Gurner’s Lane (born 1978) – Melbourne Cup (1982), Caulfield Cup (1982) * Empire Rose (1982) – LKS MacKinnon Stakes (1989), Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Dean Yendall will be out to add a third Group One win of the season in combination with the Anthony Freedman stable when he rides Santa Ana Lane in the Winterbottom Stakes in Perth. Yendall won the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Santa Ana Lane on October… Read More »
