Doncaster Mile placegetter Brandenburg could get another chance to win a Group One race this autumn with the All Aged Stakes a consideration. The John Sargent-trained three-year-old colt won the Group Two Hobartville Stakes in the first start of his current campaign before finishing third in the Group One Randwick… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan is looking forward to seeing Sircconi back in action at Caulfield after a frustrating run of setbacks. Ryan will accept with Sircconi in Saturday’s Victoria Handicap (1400m) and providing a blood test later in the week is given the all-clear, the gelding will take his place. Sircconi… Read More »
After going close to winning the Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick a year ago, Miss Siska is back in Sydney for another crack at the Group One race for fillies and mares at Randwick. Trained in Victoria by Grahame Begg, Miss Siska hit the front in the straight in last… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Sunlight will further her preparation for a racetrack return with a barrier trial at Morphettville. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained mare is being prepared at Kildalton Park in Angaston after being sidelined with injury. Sunlight hasn’t raced since finishing second to Kolding in the inaugural Golden… Read More »
John Sargent can always lay claim to training the last horse to beat champion Winx. It happened in the 2015 ATC Australian Oaks when Gust Of Wind upstaged the favourite to score by 2-1/2 lengths. After her second in the Oaks, the Chris Waller-trained Winx went on to win her… Read More »
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has given the state’s racing industry his support to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Tasmanian racing shuts down for a month and major sporting codes such as the AFL and NRL have suspended their seasons, Andrew says strict biosecurity protocols have helped the Victorian thoroughbred… Read More »
Te Akau Shark will undergo an official veterinary test to ensure his fitness for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes after suffering mild bruising to his off-fore hoof. One of the leading contenders for Saturday’s Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Te Akau Shark sustained the problem during the George Ryder Stakes on… Read More »
Racing Victoria is turning its attention towards the spring carnival after almost a month of crowd-free racing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive Giles Thompson says RV is starting to shift its thinking from a week-to-week basis to a longer-term outlook. He said Victoria’s biggest racing clubs were considering… Read More »
Brisbane Racing Club employee Scott Steele has made the switch to harness racing. Steele has been appointed the executive manager of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club, replacing Damian Raedler who retired earlier this year. Steele has been with the BRC for a decade and has been in charge of… Read More »
A star-studded field of 13, including high profile international visitors Danon Premium and Addeybb, has been declared for the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Japanese horse Danon Premium has drawn barrier three for Saturday’s $2 million 2000m weight-for-age feature on day two of The Championships with the William… Read More »
Doncaster Mile winner Nettoyer is set to race on a seven-day back-up in the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick. The Wendy Roche-trained Nettoyer stormed home to win Saturday’s Doncaster under James Innes jr but will be ridden by Glen Boss from barrier eight in Saturday’s Coolmore Legacy (1600m)… Read More »
Brian Hughes has been officially crowned Britain’s champion jockey for the first time following the close of the 2019/2020 jumps season. The 34-year-old was leading defending titleholder Richard Johnson by 19 winners on 141 victories when the season was brought to an unscheduled end on March 17 because of the… Read More »
One of the leading contenders for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has tuned up for his biggest test with a barrier trial at Rosehill. The Hawkes Racing-trained Master Of Wine was given a soft trial on Monday by Tommy Berry in the 900m-heat won by Snitz. Berry will miss Saturday’s second… Read More »
Living on the NSW side of the Murray River has curtailed the racing opportunities in Victoria for Albury trainer Mitch Beer. The trainer is reluctant to send runners across the border to race at places like Bendigo, Kilmore and Seymour unless they warrant the journey. Beer cannot cross the border… Read More »
The federal government’s JobKeeper scheme is likely to save Queensland race clubs from massive financial loss and possible closure. Several clubs were already in financial trouble before the current coronavirus restrictions but that has been magnified in recent weeks. An estimated 500 full-time and casual Queensland race club employees have… Read More »
Opie Bosson admits he will have mixed feelings if Melody Belle wins the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in which he rides stablemate Te Akau Shark. The stable jockey for New Zealand’s Te Akau Racing, Bosson has ridden Melody Belle to five of her 10 Group One wins and was aboard when… Read More »
The TAB is investing a glitch that offered some customers inflated cash-out dividends for quadrellas on meetings at Randwick and Doomben. More than 1300 customers took up an offer to cash out their investments in the ACT, NSW and Victoria on Saturday. The quadrella involves picking the winners of four… Read More »
Leading jockey Craig Newitt fears for the future of the Tasmanian racing industry following its shutdown by the government in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The three codes, thoroughbreds, greyhound and harness, were told to stop racing for four weeks by Tasmania Premier Peter Gutwein last Thursday… Read More »
Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation has continued his resurgence with victory in the Group Two Chairman’s Trophy at Sha Tin. Sunday’s win sets Beauty Generation up for a tilt at an unprecedented third Group One Champions Mile later this month. Racing is continuing in Hong Hong and Japan but has… Read More »
British bookmakers will donate over PS2.6 million ($A5.3m) to NHS charities from profits on the Virtual Grand National, with almost five million people tuning in to watch the race. With the real thing cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic and racing on hold until at least the end of April,… Read More »
