Glen Boss has had three meetings shaved off a careless riding suspension, allowing the leading jockey to ride in a Group One race in Singapore. The Singapore-based jockey was suspended for causing interference aboard Riven Light in the Group One Caulfield Stakes last Saturday. Boss, who pleaded guilty to the… Read More »
Former top trainer Greg Bennett is set to return to racing as a horse-breaker and pre-trainer at a Gold Coast hinterland property. Bennett trained about 450 winners from his Scone base in NSW before joining the Aquis Group in Queensland as director of racehorse development in February. His decision saw… Read More »
Chris Munce has reached some milestones as a trainer in the past week and he is about to roll out some of his big names for the summer. Munce sailed over 100-career Queensland winners with a treble at Caloundra on Sunday. He now has 105 winners on all Australian tracks… Read More »
Queensland trainers are confident there will be a change to the state’s controversial two-year-old race balloting system. There has been criticism of the current system which is an all-in for all first starters. It means on occasions horses which have trialled well and are high in early betting markets have… Read More »
Cracksman and Barney Roy head the 17 horses confirmed for the Champion Stakes at Ascot. Since being placed in both the Epsom Derby and the Irish equivalent at the Curragh, the John Gosden-trained Cracksman has impressed in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York and the Prix Niel at Chantilly. Connections… Read More »
Hugh Bowman’s recent trips to Werribee to partner his Caulfield Cup mount Marmelo have boosted the champion jockey’s the horse will be competitive. The Hughie Morrison-trained stayer runs for the first time in Australia in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. Bowman has been a regular visitor to the quarantine station at Werribee… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir says the next 72 hours are crucial for Admire Deus who is being treated at a veterinary clinic for a serious leg injury suffered in a track gallop at Warrnambool. Admire Deus had shortened into favouritism for Saturday’s Caulfield Cup on Monday night, but less than 12… Read More »
The Ipswich midweek meeting has been lost because of continuing rain in south east Queensland. Officials had been confident despite three days of rain, Wednesday’s meeting could go ahead. Ipswich has had 110mm since Saturday and was rated a heavy 10 on Tuesday morning. Stewards walked the track late on… Read More »
Irish horse Johannes Vermeer has firmed to $4.60 favourite to give Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien a world record-equalling 25th Group One win for the year in the Caulfield Cup. Johannes Vermeer, who will jump from gate two in Saturday’s $3 million handicap, stormed home for second in Saturday’s Group One Caulfield… Read More »
Leading international contender for the Caulfield Cup, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Johannes Vermeer, has drawn barrier two for the $3 million handicap. The Darren Weir-trained Humidor has barrier seven in the field of 17 for Saturday’s 2400m-feature while star New Zealand mare Bonneval has gate 14. Naturalism Stakes winner Harlem will… Read More »
Jason Coyle says the time is right to step White Moss up to black-type racing as he looks further ahead to autumn and winter targets for the mare. White Moss returned from a spell earlier this month to win a midweek sprint at Canterbury and confirm plans to run her… Read More »
The Irish team in charge of Johannes Vermeer could not be happier with the stayer ahead of the Caulfield Cup. The Aidan O’Brien-trained horse finished second to Gailo Chop in the Caulfield Stakes on Saturday and with the final field of 17 announced for the Caulfield Cup he shares the… Read More »
Trainer Clive Balfour has had a six-month disqualification varied to a suspension on appeal. Balfour was disqualified on October 5 after pleading guilty to three charges relating to the attempted treatment of three horses on the day they were due to race at Moe on September 25. Racing Victoria stewards… Read More »
Highly Influential is finally poised to race after a possible move to Hong Kong and then a traffic jam en route to Warwick Farm conspired to delay his debut. Trainer Mark Newnham initially planned to run the gelding at Gosford on October 5, but Highly Influential was subject to sale… Read More »
A refreshed Crown Witness puts her unbeaten run on the line when she returns from a short break in the $350,000 Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield. Crown Witness put together three-straight wins during July and August before being sent for a freshen-up after beating Catchy in the Group Three Quezette… Read More »
Connections of three-year-old Royal Symphony have decided to have a crack at the $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. The Tony McEvoy-trained colt won his first four starts, including two Listed races, before being beaten at his past two including Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas. The McEvoy stable has confirmed on… Read More »
The Cox Plate can’t quickly enough for champion jockey Hugh Bowman. Before riding his Caulfield Cup mount Marmelo in his final piece of work on Tuesday morning at Werribee before Saturday’s race, Bowman went to Moonee Valley to gallop Winx ahead of her bid for a record equalling third Cox… Read More »
Stewards will inspect a rain-soaked Ipswich track but officials are confident the midweek meeting will go ahead. Ipswich has had 109mm of rain since Saturday and was rated a heavy 10 on Tuesday morning with further light showers predicted. Officials are confident that unless there is unexpected heavy rain, Wednesday’s… Read More »
A field of 17 will run in the Caulfield Cup which has lost one of its main contenders with Admire Deus seriously injured in a trackwork accident. Marmelo, Johannes Vermeer and Wicklow Brave will be the three internationally trained runners in Saturday’s $3 million 2400m-handicap. The barrier draw will be… Read More »
Former Caulfield Cup favourite Admire Deus has suffered a life-threatening injury in a track gallop at Warrnambool. Darren Weir’s assistant trainer Jarrod McLean said the horse broke down on Tuesday morning and had been taken to the veterinary clinic in Ballarat with a serious leg injury. McLean said there seemed… Read More »
