Premier trainer Tony Gollan’s snap decision to book apprentice Jag Guthmann Chester for Sheiswhatsheis has delivered an unexpected bonus. Sheishwhatsheis has been ridden by Gollan’s apprentice Lani Fancourt at her past four starts for two wins. Fancourt would have again ridden Sheiswhatsheis at Doomben in the Open Handicap (1600m) on… Read More »
Canberra trainer Nick Olive says pint-sized Single Gaze deserves a better ranking in the betting than her price suggests ahead of the $1 million Memsie Stakes. Single Gaze has her first run back following a successful Brisbane campaign in Saturday’s Group One race over 1400m at Caulfield. Olive has had… Read More »
Remedial work at Eagle Farm racecourse should be able to start soon with tenders for the construction to close on Friday. Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Race Club held a closed meeting on Wednesday to finalise the details of the work. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, Racing Queensland… Read More »
Winx wore batgirl earmuffs as she practically flew around in a practice gallop ahead of her expected 19-straight win in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The champion mare will wear earmuffs during the $250,000 Group 2 race for the first time after she blew the start in the… Read More »
Winx is ready to continue with a 19-straight winning streak at Chelmsford in Sydney on Saturday after an impressive practice gallop at Rosehill. Trainer Chris Waller says he couldn’t be happier with her condition as jockey Hugh Bowman put the champion mare through her paces during a maintenance run on… Read More »
An apprentice jockey has left Sandown $800 lighter in the pocket following two separate fines, one for punching his mount in the stomach and another for failing to claim his 2kg allowance. Racing Victoria stewards fined Brandon Stockdale $500 on Wednesday for punching his mount Maid To Measure in the… Read More »
A suspension to Luke Currie for overuse of the whip in a winning ride at Sandown will not impact on the jockey’s upcoming feature race commitments. Currie rides Hey Doc, one of the leading chances in Saturday’s $1 million Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield and will start a six-meeting… Read More »
The Robert Smerdon-trained Dulverton will chase some valuable black type in her final race start in the Listed Heatherlie Handicap. Connections are having a throw at the stumps in Saturday’s 1700m handicap at Caulfield with the mare who has won five of her 26 starts but is yet to finish… Read More »
Paul Snowden has reflected on what might have been after Marishka, a sister to 2013 Golden Slipper winner Overreach, made a triumphant debut at Canterbury. While rapt to watch the filly claim her maiden at the first attempt, Snowden also pondered the fate of Outreach, a colt he also trained… Read More »
It might have been a midweek meeting at Sandown but it was a memorable day for apprentice Ethan Brown. The Cranbourne-based 18-year-old notched his first metropolitan treble on Wednesday, his third, after previous big days at country venues Whycheproof and Bairnsdale. Formerly apprenticed in Alice Springs, Brown is now indentured… Read More »
Group One-winner Redzel starts the audition process for a start in the $10 million Everest when he resumes racing sooner than originally planned at Randwick. Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden were originally going to wait for The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on September 16, but Redzel’s comeback has been fast-tracked… Read More »
Tough filly Lady Lark has recorded another first for her sire Golden Archer with her victory in the Three-Year-Old Plate at Ipswich. Lady Lark was the first winner for Golden Archer when she won as a two-year-old at Eagle Farm in January and she is now the first of his… Read More »
Jockey Ryan Maloney has a lot of faith in unbeaten Lina’s Hero after the gelding remained unbeaten at Sandown. A debut winner at Sale on August 17, Lina’s Hero added the M & D Dillon Constructions Handicap (1300m) to his record on Wednesday. Whereas Lina’s Hero was a $10 chance… Read More »
Durable Kembla Grange stayer Red Dream has wound up his latest preparation in style with his first metropolitan win at Canterbury. The Kerry Parker-trained six-year-old improved on a last-start second at Newcastle to win the Benchmark 75 (2700m) on Wednesday. Red Dream, racing in Sydney for just the second time… Read More »
Mixed showings from Saracino in recent jump-outs at Flemington have his new trainer Mike Moroney unsure exactly what to expect from the multiple Group winner in his first start for the stable. Formerly trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand, last year’s Danehill Stakes winner resumes in… Read More »
A winter campaign in Queensland has been worth more than a Brisbane Cup success for Chocante as the New Zealand gelding prepares for his Sydney debut in the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Stephen Marsh believes the five-year-old has matured significantly since his first trans-Tasman excursion in May… Read More »
The winning return from injury of Blondie at Sandown has convinced trainer Brendan McCarthy the filly is on the right path to a Thousand Guineas start. Blondie overcame a hairline fracture of her pelvis to win Wednesday’s 1000m Moorookyle Park Handicap and now McCarthy is aiming at October’s Group One… Read More »
The chance to run in a $10 million race is something trainer Kris Lees is trying to push to the back of his mind for the immediate future. The Newcastle-based horseman said there had been a few “sniffs” around regarding Le Romain for the world’s richest sprint race, The Everest,… Read More »
Talented three-year-old Mishani Bullitt will take the first step on the long road to a feature win at the Magic Millions carnival when he runs at Doomben. Trainer Chris Anderson, as is the case with many of his rivals, is planning to attack the QTIS bonus races in Brisbane this… Read More »
A field of 12 that includes nine Group One winners has been declared for the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Last year’s winner Black Heart Bart is one of three runners for trainer Darren Weir in Saturday’s 1400m-event, the first Group One race of the new season. Australian Guineas winner Hey… Read More »
