A three-time winner on Australian soil, European stayer Qewy has been retired. Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby made the call after the eight-year-old finished sixth behind Vengeur Masque in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Qewy won the Geelong and Sandown Cups in 2016 and finished fourth in… Read More »
North Queensland jockey Jeff Felix has been released from hospital, a week after suffering serious injuries in a fall at Home Hill. Felix, 45, suffered numerous injuries including a fractured skill and ruptured spleen when he fell from Mytang shortly after the start of a race last Saturday. Felix spent… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy and Ben Melham will be free to resume riding on Zipping Classic day at Sandown despite incurring Flemington suspensions. Fellow jockeys Dwayne Dunn and Katelyn Mallyon have not been so fortunate. McEvoy was suspended for eight meetings for careless riding on Mr So And So but his penalty… Read More »
Gingernuts will undergo surgery on his near foreleg following his scratching from the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington. A Racing Victoria stewards statement said Gingernuts had been diagnosed with a non-life threatening fractured pastern and the New Zealand star will have an operation on Monday. The winner of this… Read More »
Young Flemington trainer Levi Kavanagh has scored a breakthrough stakes race success in the final race of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington. Following on from a Stawell maiden victory on debut, Kentucky Breeze graduated to town on Saturday taking out the Listed Emirates Airlines Stakes. Ridden by Melbourne Cup-winning… Read More »
Tiger By The Tale is living proof that if first you don’t succeed, try again – even if it takes two years. The six-year-old gelding has competed in 16 Highway Handicaps – or more than half of his 30 starts since the series was introduced in October, 2015. But on… Read More »
Darren Weir admits he was concerned Australian racing might never bring out the obvious potential in Tosen Stardom. But the Japanese import showed his true colours with a explosive late surge to claim victory in the Group One Emirates Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. “I was worried we wouldn’t… Read More »
The decline in crowd numbers at this year’s Melbourne Cup carnival has not been as bad as expected amid ongoing construction work. More than 310,000 people have been trackside at Flemington Racecourse over the four race meetings, compared to almost 319,000 last year. A rise in numbers on Oaks day… Read More »
Daniel Moor has been suspended for his overuse of the whip after his mount was narrowly beaten at Rosehill. Moor was found guilty of striking Lycurgus 14 times before the 100m – nine more than he is allowed. The Victorian jockey will start his suspension on Wednesday and he will… Read More »
Consistent galloper Frespanol’s win on Saturday showed his new lease on life would make him a genuine hope in the Brisbane summer stakes races. Frespanol ($6) appreciated a fast pace to storm home and beat Privlaka ($7) by a long neck with stayer Morendi ($41) a fast finishing third another… Read More »
Redzel has re-affirmed his standing as the pin-up sprinter of Australian racing with victory in the $1 million Darley Classic at Flemington. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained gelding beat Australia’s sharpest horses in The Everest last month and backed it up on another big stage on Saturday. Redzel led on… Read More »
Darren Weir admits he was concerned Australian racing might never bring out the obvious potential in Tosen Stardom. But the Japanese import showed his true colours with a explosive late surge to claim victory in the Group One Emirates Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. “I was worried we wouldn’t… Read More »
Gary Sheppard is involved in the flooring industry so he is accustomed with the concept of staying on the level. Yet as a horse owner he admitted he would have his work cut out keeping fellow connections of Bon Amis grounded after the gelding won his first start at Rosehill…. Read More »
Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their excellent Melbourne Cup carnival collecting more success on the final day. Lining up for her seventh race start, Savapinski led throughout to claim Saturdays Group Two Matriarch Stakes. The victory provided the Waterhouse and Bott stable their fifth win for the… Read More »
Imported stayer Vengeur Masque has gained some consolation from missing out on a Melbourne Cup start with a tough victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Flemington. Vengeur Masque ($6.50) led and rallied strongly in the straight in Saturday’s 2600m Group Three race to win by three-quarters of a length… Read More »
Godolphin has unveiled a pair of promising two-year-olds at Rosehill with Dynamited winning and Rheingau also providing positive signs for the future. Dynamited ($4.20) overcame pre-race jitters in the #theraces Handicap (1100m) to follow early leader Secret Lady and pounce at the 100m. The colt, who wasn’t comfortable in the… Read More »
Fastnet Tempest has given British trainer William Haggas his first Australian win but the gelding is set to remain in Victoria. The gelding won Saturday’s Melbourne’s Own 3AW Trophy (1600m) at Flemington with Kerrin McEvoy aboard and will join David Hayes’ Lindsay Park team after this campaign. Fastnet Tempest races… Read More »
Giving Vassal a change of scene on the Gold Coast has finally paid dividends on his return to Rosehill. After three recent narrow losses in Queensland, the six-year-old marked his return to Sydney racing with a gritty win in the TAB.com.au Handicap (2400m). Vassal ($9.50) let stablemate Great Glen set… Read More »
Unforgotten is making sure she has a name not to forget after keeping an unbeaten spring record in winning at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained filly, sent out a $1.50 favourite, scored a 2-1/2 length win in the Schweppes Handicap (1500m) to make it three wins from as many starts since… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce’s promise to Singapore-based owner Melvin Foo that he would win a Saturday race with Dazzling Red was fulfilled at Doomben. Dazzling Red ($6) gave jockey Jeff Lloyd the first two winners when he stormed home to beat the favourite Miss Exfactor ($1.85) by three-quarters of a length… Read More »
