Mark Newnham’s association with prominent breeder and owner George Altomonte enters a new dimension at Rosehill when Anatola steps out for his stable. When Newnham opted to take out his training licence in early 2016, Altomonte pledged to eventually send horses his way. Newnham previously rode for Altomonte and their… Read More »
Redzel has already cemented his place as one of the world’s best sprinters with his $10 million Everest victory, so winning the Darley Classic would be the icing on the cake. Trainer Peter Snowden says the five-year-old has proven himself by winning the world’s richest thoroughbred race on turf, after… Read More »
VICTORIA DERBY DAY – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * The premier day of Australian racing held at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, November 4, 2017 * The first day of the Victoria Racing Club’s four-meeting Melbourne Cup carnival held across eight days in spring * The 2017 form features nine… Read More »
Craig Williams is taking every opportunity to get to know his Melbourne Cup mount Wall Of Fire. The leading jockey made a trip to Werribee on Wednesday to partner the stayer in a light workout before Wall Of Fire headed off to Altona beach. Williams selected the international galloper as… Read More »
Daysee Doom is ready to experience her first Derby day at Flemington, but her regular jockey must wait before taking part in one of Australia’s iconic race meetings. Sydney’s premier apprentice Andrew Adkins has been held back from riding the five-year-old mare by his boss, retired champion jockey- turned-trainer Ron… Read More »
Melbourne Cup contender Tiberian has a bloodline he won’t be shouting from the stable rooftops. The French horse is the son of a teaser pony, Tiberius Caesar, who has little racing form to his name and spends his days at stud Haras du Logis stimulating mares before stallion Authorized comes… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has withdrawn a positive swab charge against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie. Currie won the Queensland premiership in 2016-17 with 103 winners. Last year, Currie was found guilty of presenting Tints at Rockhampton in April 16 while the horse was found to contain the prohibited substance… Read More »
Toorak Handicap winner Tosen Stardom headlines a field of 14 for the $1 million Group One Kennedy Mile and will jump from barrier nine. The Japanese import will be joined in Saturday’s 1600m-handicap at Flemington by his Darren Weir-trained stablemate Lucky Hussler who has the widest barrier and will be… Read More »
Darren Pearce, the chief executive of the Australian Turf Club has resigned his position. Pearce, who joined the Australian Jockey Club as chief financial officer in 2005, became the first chief executive of the ATC when the merger between the AJC and Sydney Turf Club was effected in early 2011…. Read More »
Remedial work on the Eagle Farm racetrack course proper is set to begin. Contractor FKG has made preparations for the work on the track which has been closed since May when it was deemed unsuitable for racing. Work is scheduled to begin on Friday with sections of the existing top… Read More »
The racing industry has been shocked by the sudden death of Britain’s most successful female trainer Mary Reveley aged 77. The former dual-purpose handler, who saddled over 2,000 winners in a pioneering career, died of a suspected heart attack at her family’s North Yorkshire stables on Monday. “She was walking… Read More »
He won his third Cox Plate by the seat of his pants and now Hugh Bowman has handed them over for auction. The signed and authenticated breeches, worn by Bowman as he rode Winx to a record-equalling third Cox Plate at Moonee Valley, will go under the hammer at the… Read More »
Bookmakers have dual Group One winner Global Glamour as the early favourite to win the Myer Classic at Flemington. The mare’s co-trainer Gai Waterhouse agrees. Global Glamour, winner of the Flight Stakes-Thousand Guineas double last spring, resumed with a fighting win in the Group Two Tristarc Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team already has two Melbourne Cup-bound stayers and hopes another will cement his spot via the Lexus Stakes. Ventura Storm and Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time are safely in the top 24 for next Tuesday’s famous 3200m-handicap at Flemington. Stablemate Harlem sits at No.27 in the most… Read More »
English trainer Hughie Morrison has made the long journey to Melbourne chasing the dream of many of his countrymen. International victories in the Melbourne Cup have come from Ireland, Japan, France and Germany and through no lack of trying the English are yet to salute. Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings is relying on Astoria in his bid to win back-to-back Victoria Derbys and believes the colt has had the right foundation for the Classic. A capacity field of 16 plus one emergency has been declared for Saturday’s $1.5 million Derby with last-start Geelong Classic minor placegetter Astoria… Read More »
Godolphin stayer Qewy will test his readiness for a second attempt at the Melbourne Cup when he runs at Bendigo. Qewy’s first trip to Melbourne last year resulted in the Charlie Appleby-trained stayer winning the Geelong and Sandown Cups either side of running fourth to Almandin in the 2017 Melbourne Cup…. Read More »
Two of Irish trainer Willie Mullins’ three Melbourne Cup hopes have had a change of scenery with a visit to Flemington. Dave Casey, Mullins’ travelling foreman, took Max Dynamite and Thomas Hobson to the Melbourne Cup track on Tuesday while Wicklow Brave stayed at the Werribee compound. The 2015 Cup… Read More »
Gerald Ryan’s chances of a Coolmore Stud Stakes win have dramatically improved in the past couple of weeks. After being forced to pull the pin on nominal favourite Menari’s bid because the colt needed a throat operation, Ryan was dealt another blow when Trapeze Artist suffered a suspected neck muscle… Read More »
Aaron Purcell is confident VRC Oaks favourite Aloisia can do the job, although Gai Waterhouse believes she has the filly who can deliver her first win in the $1 million race. Aloisia tightened her grip on VRC Kennedy Oaks favouritism with a dominant win in Saturday’s Group Two Vase (2040m)… Read More »
