Gary Portelli continues to marvel at one of his stable stalwarts as Testashadow prepares to launch his latest campaign at Rosehill. While the Magic Millions carnival in January is a target, his Warwick Farm trainer has no concerns about Testashadow being ready to make an impression in Saturday’s November Handicap… Read More »
For the second week in a row jockey Damian Browne’s renowned ability on highly weighted horses will get a test when he rides Emphasis at Doomben. Emphasis has been given 59kg, a rise of 1.5 kg on his last start, in the Evian Handicap but trainer Richie Stephenson is more… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien says four Supreme Court judges have now found he and fellow Flemington trainer Mark Kavanagh did not administer cobalt to horses in their care. The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld Racing Victoria’s appeal on a presentation charge but rejected an appeal over charges the trainers administered… Read More »
Horses owned by Sheikh Mohammed have been a dominant force in the Sandown Guineas over the past decade and Beau Geste will be out to continue the trend. Godolphin’s Australian trainer James Cummings has Beau Geste in Saturday’s Group Two 1600m Sandown Guineas for three-year-olds with the colt a slight favourite… Read More »
VICTORIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING’S LONG-RUNNING COBALT SAGA: April 2014 – Victoria introduces cobalt threshold of 200 micrograms per litre of urine December 2014 – Stewards announce positive cobalt tests for two horses trained by country-based father-son partnership of Lee and Shannon Hope (from races in June and July) January 2015 –… Read More »
Racing Victoria has lost a bid to resurrect charges against trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh after the state’s highest court upheld a ruling that cleared them of administering cobalt. Racing Victoria took the long-running case to the Court of Appeal, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal overturned O’Brien… Read More »
A fundraising event in her honour will be the first social event rider Kate Nipperess has attended since suffering serious spinal injuries 16 months ago. Nipperess was injured in an accident at Warwick Farm in July last year when a riderless horse crashed into her mount during trackwork. “I’ve only… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds is confident he has made the right decision in not trialling promising Whypeeo before the gelding’s comeback run at Doomben Whypeeo confirmed he is one of the best three-year-olds in Queensland by beating quality fields at his two runs before a break. A son of top sire… Read More »
The Australian Competition Tribunal has once again cleared the $11 billion merger between wagering giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group to proceed, subject to one condition. The ACT was reviewing its original decision, made in June, to allow the proposed merger after the Federal Court ordered further consideration of the deal… Read More »
Gary Portelli admits he has been caught unawares by a scheduling change but will continue with his plan to bring Lipizzan back at Rosehill. The trainer had earmarked the Inglis 3YO Sprint for the promising filly when she came back into work, only to learn the race had been moved… Read More »
The Darren Weir-trained Big Duke will be one of two stayers in the Zipping Classic out to add their name to recent horses who have won the weight-for-age race after contesting the Melbourne Cup. Big Duke finished fourth in last week’s $6 million Melbourne Cup over 3200m at Flemington and… Read More »
Gerald Ryan’s audacious plan to knock Winx off her stride in the Chelmsford Stakes continues to have an impact on his protagonist, Red Excitement. Ryan’s breakaway strategy for the eight-year-old and Josh Parr at Randwick in September was ultimately futile as the champion mare wound up to win by a… Read More »
Peter Snowden is no stranger to winning the Sandown Guineas and the trainer is hoping to add to the tally. Snowden won the Group Two Sandown Guineas with Caymans (2008), Kidnapped (2009), Tatra (2012) and Paximadia (2013) when he was head trainer for Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley operation in Australia. In… Read More »
ZIPPING CLASSIC – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Group Two, 2400m, $300,000, weight-for-age. Run at Sandown on Saturday, November 18, 4pm HISTORY * First run in 1888 as the Williamstown Cup and won by Mara * The race moved to Sandown after the Williamstown racecourse burned down in 1947… Read More »
Carzoff can prove he is capable of advancing to the next level when the French import attempts another confidence-boosting win at Rosehill. A last-start winner for Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller at the track earlier this month, the five-year-old steps up in distance to 2000 metres in Saturday’s Benchmark 85… Read More »
A string of wins this spring has Dollar For Dollar in the right form to step up to stakes company for the first time at Sandown. The Tony McEvoy-trained five-year-old will be chasing his fourth-straight win of the campaign in Saturday’s Group Three Sandown Stakes (1500m) After an eight-week let-up,… Read More »
Trainer Michael Costa’s decision to split Manaya and Brooklyn Storm has given jockey Scott Galloway a chance for a rare Saturday metropolitan double. Galloway has been a fixture in Queensland racing for decades and has ridden more than 1300 winners including 24 in stakes races. He was a regular rider… Read More »
A crack at New Zealand’s richest race is among the options for well-bred two-year-old Long Leaf who will first chase a valuable stakes win at Sandown. Long Leaf made a winning start to his career at Morphettville on October 28 and lines up for his second start in Saturday’s Listed… Read More »
Caloundra galloper Monsieur Gustave is set to confirm he is the most improved horse in Queensland when he resumes at Doomben. Monsieur Gustave will be aiming to keep his excellent strike rate in stakes races intact in Saturday’s Listed Keith Noud Quality (1200m). The gelding won the Listed Eye Liner… Read More »
The Queensland LNP opposition will restructure the state’s racing governing body with separate boards for each of the three codes and a country board, if elected in the state poll later this month. The LNP matched a Labor Party promise with a $72.9 million plan to wholly finance country racing… Read More »
