The Victoria Racing Club is concerned about some handicapping alterations for it’s signature race the Melbourne Cup. Last month Racing Victoria announced the Caulfield Cup winner cannot be re-handicapped to carry more than 56kg in the Melbourne Cup while those already weighted at 56kg or above at Flemington cannot be… Read More »
Former Sydney galloper Shaolin Kungfu finally lived up to his impeccable breeding and hefty price tag by winning at Doomben on Wednesday. Shaolin Kungfu ($3) continued the good recent run of Chris Waller’s Gold Coast stable when he cruised home in the muddy conditions to win the Cowan Restoration Maiden… Read More »
Chris Waller is anticipating a tough challenge for champion mare Winx when she encounters two-time Group One winner Humidor for the first time in the Turnbull Stakes. Sydney’s premier trainer takes on his Victorian counterpart Darren Weir when Winx races at Flemington for the first time on Saturday, and Waller… Read More »
The spring carnival is over for Group One-winning sprinter Russian Revolution who will be sent for a spell. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained horse won the Group Two McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley first-up last month before weakening after doing early work to finish second last as favourite in the… Read More »
Mornington trainer Amy Johnston says you miss 100 per cent of the chances that you don’t take. For that reason Johnston and the owners of $301 outsider Skyfire are taking on champion mare Winx, and five other rivals, in the Group One Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. “I’ve… Read More »
A strong win from Temple Of Bel in a country maiden has convinced trainer Archie Alexander to give the filly her chance in the Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington. Temple Of Bel is a half-sister to the Alexander-trained four-year-old Wheal Leisure who won at Caulfield on Sunday, a few days… Read More »
Ace High could finally provide a Group One-winning hand for trainer David Payne and long-time supporter John Cordina in the Spring Champion Stakes. The High Chaparral colt looks equipped to succeed at Randwick over 2000m on Saturday in the 2017 Spring Champion Stakes and eclipse the combination’s other horses that have… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club is hopeful a big crowd will turn up on Turnbull Stakes day to see champion mare Winx race at Flemington for the first time. Winx is a short-priced favourite to extend her winning streak to 21 in Saturday’s Group One Turnbull Stakes (2000m) for which she… Read More »
John Zielke is confident he can maintain his rating as Queensland’s leading trainer of young horses by providing the quinella in the first two metropolitan juvenile races of the season on Saturday. Zielke has always had a good two-year-old since first coming to Brisbane in 1994 and winning the Listed… Read More »
The Gold Coast’s annual metropolitan race day will be worth $1 million with prize money increases and bonus payments. Racing Queensland has released details of a two-year plan which means QTIS eligible horses will race for more than $1 million in bonuses and stakes in March, 2019. Earlier this year,… Read More »
Champion mare Winx will face six rivals when she attempts to extend her winning streak to 21 in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Saturday will be the first time Winx has raced at Flemington and she will jump from barrier two under regular rider Hugh Bowman in the Group One… Read More »
A field of 10 headed by Gloaming Stakes winner Ace High has been declared for the Group One Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. The David Payne-trained Ace High has drawn barrier four in Saturday’s 2000m-race with his main market rival Sanctioned to start from the outside gate. Leading trainer Chris… Read More »
New Zealand stayer Pentathlon has arrived in Melbourne ahead of a campaign aimed at gaining a start in the Melbourne Cup. The John Wheeler-trained six-year-old collected his biggest cheque last year when he earned $125,000 for his ninth in the Cup. He is likely to follow a similar path to… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission will hire two more police investigators and increase spending on drug testing. It coincides with QRIC’s first prosecution under new match fixing laws listed to go ahead in the Brisbane Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. QRIC Commissioner Ross Barnett released its first annual report this week… Read More »
Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien is lining up his stable stars for some big targets as he continues his quest to surpass American Bobby Frankel’s record of 25 Group One wins in a calendar year. The Irishman is three short of that target and has both Roly Poly and Alluringly in… Read More »
Respected trainer Ron Quinton will front an inquiry into elevated cobalt levels found in two of his horses. Quinton will appear before Racing NSW stewards on Thursday over the high cobalt levels found in pre-race samples taken from Boss Lane and Imanui in August. Since the Quinton case came to… Read More »
After almost a decade at the helm of Racing Victoria’s integrity department, Dayle Brown is stepping down. Brown, who joined RV in 2008, will leave at the end of the year. He had previous experience in legal, integrity and corporate areas with Betfair, Deloitte and Harness Racing Victoria and said… Read More »
Trainer Robert Smerdon is tossing up Melbourne and Sydney options with talented mare Lovani. The four-year–old has been entered for two races at Flemington on Saturday and also for a stakes race in Sydney. Her Melbourne options are the Group Two Blazer Stakes (1400m) and the Paris Lane Stakes over… Read More »
Only one filly has won the Spring Champion Stakes but that does not deter Melbourne trainer Stuart Webb who has Coral Coast ready to line up in the Group One race at Randwick. Yankee Rose became the first of her sex to win a year ago and First Seal was… Read More »
Winx has captured all the attention ahead of the Turnbull Stakes and David Hayes doesn’t mind one bit. Lindsay Park’s senior trainer is content with where his team is placed heading into the big spring races. The stable has has nominated Harlem and Ventura Storm to tackle Winx in Saturday’s… Read More »
