Champion Irish jumps jockey Ruby Walsh faces an extended period on he sidelines after suffering a broken leg in a fall at Punchestown on Saturday. Walsh, who had two falls earlier on Saturday (Sunday AEDT), was attended to on the track before being taken to hospital in Naas for X-rays…. Read More »
As Liam Howley prepares to take over from Robert Hickmott as the registered trainer at Macedon Lodge, owner Lloyd Williams has left no doubt who calls the shots. The six-time Melbourne Cup-winning owner, most recently with Rekindling earlier this month, says he is the one who decides how his horses… Read More »
Melbourne’s premiership-leading jockey Damian Lane will be out to make an impact in his home state of Western Australia in the coming weeks as he chases more feature race success. Lane has ridden 23 city winners in Melbourne this season to be leading the premiership by six. His victories during… Read More »
Whypeeo will make his comeback in either Sydney or Brisbane after being scratched from a comeback run at Doomben. The three-year-old was to resume in a 1050m-race against his own age group at Doomben on Saturday but trainer Toby Edmonds scratched him 30 minutes before the race when rain continued… Read More »
All Too Huiying is relaxing before the next stage of his development which will be another step up in distance to gauge his suitability as an Australian Derby contender. Rosehill trainer Gary Moore had considered running the three-year-old in Saturday’s Sandown Guineas but after All Too Huiying won the Listed… Read More »
Tests at the University Of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic in Werribee will determine the racing future of The Quarterback. The winner of the 2016 Newmarket Handicap, The Quarterback has finished a distant last at his past two starts on the straight course at Flemington where post-race he has been diagnosed with… Read More »
In-form jockey Matt McGillivray will have an appeal against a careless riding suspension heard nearly eight months after the penalty was handed down. It has again highlighted long delays in hearing appeals at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal which replaced the previous appeals system. McGillivray was originally suspended for… Read More »
The shortest-priced favourite at Rosehill has lived up to his reputation with a determined win. Interlocuter, trained by James Cummings for Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation, showed why he is predicted to be a future star. The French import was sent out at $1.50 in Saturday’s November Topaz (1900m). With Tye… Read More »
Glenall strode into the winners’ stall at the first attempt for Hawkes Racing, as the lightly-raced sprinter made a successful return at Rosehill. The four-year-old transferred from Les Bridge’s stable in April after finishing fourth in the Group One Galaxy and proved too strong for his rivals in the Boxing… Read More »
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has continued his love affair with the Zipping Classic meeting by notching a winning treble at Sandown. McEvoy has been a perennial winner at the annual late-spring meeting in the past decade and added to his haul with wins on Long Leaf, Yulong Xingsheng and Long Time… Read More »
Caulfield trainer John Sadler faces two adjourned inquiries stemming from the scratching of Observational at Sandown, including one of alleged threats directed at stewards. Sadler allegedly directed his threats towards Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey and deputy Robert Cram prior to the running of race three on Saturday, the… Read More »
The decision to run the mare Payroll on a seven-day back up in the Group Three Eclipse Stakes has been rewarded at Sandown. The Richard Laming-trained Payroll narrowly defeated the Charlie Appleby-trained international visitor Kidmenever in a driving finish to Saturday’s Eclipse Stakes (1800m) with the two horses wide apart… Read More »
Aaron Purcell can look forward to a profitable autumn with Villermont after the three-year-old scored a last-to-first win in the Group Two Sandown Guineas. The son of All Too Hard will be spelled following Saturday’s win at Sandown to prepare for the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March. Ridden by… Read More »
Imported stayer The Taj Mahal has given owner Lloyd Williams his latest winner in a race close to his heart and provided Robert Hickmott his final winner as trainer for the operation. The Taj Mahal ($5) strode to the front 1000m from home in Saturday’s Group Two Zipping Classic (2400m)… Read More »
Best Guess maintained his impressive preparation for Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller by cruising to a commanding victory at Rosehill. The four-year-old gelding stepped up to 1200-metres with ease in the Jaydub Electrical Handicap, winning by 2-1/4 lengths. Best Guess, the $2.30 favourite, is yet to finish worse than third… Read More »
Consistent sprinter Crystal Dreamer has returned to winning form with a strong on-pace win at Sandown. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained sprinter took out the Listed Doveton Stakes (1000m) on Saturday following a smart ride from Damian Lane. Following on from a last start second behind Ball Of Muscle… Read More »
The Villiers Stakes now shapes as the preferred option for Cabeza De Vaca after the lighty-raced gelding racked up his fifth successive win at Rosehill. Co-trainer Adrian Bott admitted the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick on December 16 was the logical goal for the six-year-old. Bott, who trains in… Read More »
The Doomben meeting was washed out after five races but not before boom country apprentice Zoe White recorded her first Saturday metropolitan winner. The Doomben racecourse was hit by 22mm of rain in the morning and constant drizzle made the track unsafe for racing after the fifth event. “We got… Read More »
A win in a feature race on Zipping Classic day at Sandown has been all the more special for Adelaide’s premier jockey Jamie Kah because it has come on her favourite horse. The Tony McEvoy-trained Dollar For Dollar capped his spring preparation in his first stakes test on Saturday, winning… Read More »
Equal Balance’s win in a restricted race at Rosehill has earned him a trip to Queensland to chase summer riches. The winner of Saturday’s Highway Handicap (1100m) for country-trained horses, Equal Balance will now be aimed at the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast in January. And… Read More »
