Jockey Ric McMahon’s decision to take an immediate suspension on a careless riding charge could reap benefits when he links again with Outraged at Ipswich on Saturday. Trainer Kelly Schweida will saddle Outraged and Ruling Force in the City Of Ipswich Spring Stayers Cup (2150m) to start what could be… Read More »
The task of getting down to 51kg to ride She Will Reign in The Everest has proven too difficult for Ben Melham. The Melbourne-based jockey has relinquished the ride on the Golden Slipper winner after contacting trainer Gary Portelli and managing owner Scott Darby. Melham rode She Will Reign to… Read More »
Chris Munce will make increasing membership numbers a priority after taking over as president of the Queensland branch of the Australian Trainers’ Association. The winner of 43 Group One races as a jockey, Munce has already had 97 winners since taking out his trainer’s licence in January, 2015. He takes… Read More »
Irish trainer Stephen McConville and his son Michael have been disqualified for three years after admitting to injecting a substance later found to contain cobalt into Anseanachai Cliste at the Cheltenham Festival. Anseanachai Cliste was withdrawn from the Foxhunter Chase in March when syringes were found in a bag taken… Read More »
Zarak has been given the go-ahead to try to emulate his mother in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after pleasing connections in a crucial work-out. By Dubawai out of 2008 Arc winner Zarkava, Zarak is trained by Alain de Royer Dupre for the Aga Khan. He worked a mile-and-a… Read More »
Geelong trainer Kelvin Bourke will front the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on two charges relating to a prohibited substance being detected in one of his horses. Can’t Refuse returned positive tests to phenylbutazone and its metabolite oxyphenbutazone, an anti-inflammatory, in both pre-race and post-race blood samples taken when he… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has taken an each-way punt on the barrier draw for Rosehill after throwing in a late nomination for Bonny O’Reilly in the Group Two Shannon Stakes. The five-year-old was originally focused on the Group Two Golden Pendant (1400m) on Saturday but the extra 100m of the Shannon Stakes… Read More »
Darren Weir will resist the temptation to apply blinkers to Brave Smash’s race-day gear until the sprinter’s grand final in The Everest. Brave Smash is likely to run in the Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday as his final outing before the $10 million The Everest at… Read More »
Trainers have been warned some commercially available feeds have been found to contain levels of cobalt well above that specified on the labels. Racing NSW stewards said in particular two batches of Barastoc Phar Lap Oats-Free Muesli Concentrated Feed manufactured on March 23 and May 22 this year had been… Read More »
The Naturalism Stakes meeting at Caulfield signals the end of the 17-year Melbourne career of jockey Craig Newitt. The Newitts are packing up and are booked to head home to Tasmania next week for a sea-change, although Newitt won’t be lost to riding ranks. With more than 1700 winners, 33… Read More »
Champagne Cuddles has to prove she hasn’t gone flat when she makes a surprise Group One debut in the Golden Rose. Initially the promising filly was scheduled to race in elite company in the Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on September 30, but trainer Bjorn Baker has fast-tracked the three-year-old… Read More »
An irrigation malfunction has forced the Armidale race meeting to be called off. Racing NSW stewards determined a section of the track near the 600m-mark was unsafe and called off Tuesday’s meeting before it started. The fixture has officially been postponed as authorities try to find an alternative.
A losing margin of a neck has placed trainer Mick Kent under added pressure for a Caulfield Cup start with Abbey Marie. That margin between Abbey Marie and Bonneval in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley on September 9 has cost the Kent-trained mare one chance at… Read More »
Already a Group placegetter, Memento will continue her quest for an elusive maiden victory at Warwick Farm for the father-and-son training partnership Anthony and Edward Cummings. The three-year-old filly will attempt to improve on a trio of minor placings at her seventh start on Wednesday when she lines up in… Read More »
Golden Rose favourite Menari has drawn awkwardly in barrier 11 of 14 for the $1 million race at Rosehill. His main market rival Pariah, one of three runners for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden, is on his outside in 12 for Saturday’s Group One race over 1400 metres. Formality and… Read More »
The winner of the Group Three Naturalism Stakes can join Humidor, Bonneval and Tally with a guaranteed start in the Caulfield Cup. The winner of the 2000m-race gains a ballot exemption to the Caulfield Cup with 23 of Saturday’s 25 nominations entered for the $3 million Cup on October 21…. Read More »
A small list of nominations for the Colin Stephen Quality makes the Rosehill race a tempting option for Newcastle Cup winner Broadside. Entries for Saturday’s Group Three 2400m-race have been extended after six entries were taken on Monday including the first three horses home in last Friday’s Newcastle Cup. Broadside’s… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan hopes sprinter Most Important will have overcome the Caulfield curse when he returns to the Melbourne track. Most Important had a great summer in Brisbane earning a $500,000 bonus for winning the sprint triple crown. It was enough for him to earn Queensland’s Best Four-Year-Old… Read More »
Recent history is on the side of Golden Rose favourite Menari and his trainer Gerald Ryan says he has ticked all boxes leading into the $1 million race. The past three winners – Hallowed Crown, Exosphere and Astern – have all won the Run To The Rose on their way… Read More »
Five-year-old Stampede will be among a host of horses putting Caulfield Cup aspirations on show in the Group Three Naturalism Stakes. The Naturalism carries a ballot exemption for the winner into next month’s $3 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) and 23 of the 25 nominations for Saturday’s 2000m-race hold Cup entries…. Read More »
