In a major upset, the world’s best racehorse Arrogate has finished out of the placings in the Group Two San Diego Stakes. The only horse ranked higher than Winx, Arrogate went to the post as the short-priced favourite but was struggling a long way out in the race won by… Read More »
Jockeys across Britain have sported black armbands and paid tribute to barrier stalls attendants after the death of Stephen Yarborough in an accident at Haydock. Yarborough was in his role as team leader on Friday when the incident happened before the fourth race. Veteran rider Franny Norton said the attendants… Read More »
In a mixed day at Flemington, apprentice Ben Thompson has ridden a final race winner and copped a suspension. Thompson guided Robbie Griffiths-trained Hay Bale to victory in Saturday’s last over 1100m. But soon after he was in the stewards’ room having pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge aboard… Read More »
Pelethronius has maintained an unbeaten record since resuming to allow holiday-bound jockey Tye Angland to sign off with a Randwick double. The David Pfieffer-trained galloper made it four wins from as many starts this campaign in beating Invincible Knight by a half length. Pelethronius ($7.50) has now gone back-to-back at… Read More »
Hugh Bowman and Brenton Avdulla have returned to the winners’ stall by slender margins at Randwick as the Sydney jockeys’ premiership race continues to go to the wire. The frontrunners both snapped losing streaks at an opportune moment on Saturday and it was Bowman who ultimately maintained his half a… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir believes some of Victoria’s lucrative country Cups would be nice targets for Pacodali next season after the import made it back-to-back wins at Flemington. Weir had four of the nine runners in Saturday’s George Watson Handicap (2000m) and Pacodali ($4.60) led home a stable trifecta, holding off… Read More »
Rachel King has continued her rise up the riding ranks with a winning double at Randwick including victory on classy performer Sound Proposition which earned her a trip to the stewards’ room but not for the usual reason. King was called in by deputy chief steward Philip Dingwall who praised… Read More »
Play Master has made a long overdue return to the winners’ circle with a long-priced win at Flemington. The Benalla-trained galloper had been winless for a little over two years before taking out Saturday’s 1200m KA Morrison Handicap. Play Master won the All Victorian Sprint Final at Flemington in July… Read More »
Boss Lane has again proved there’s no place like home by winning for the seventh time at Randwick and claiming the July Sprint with Sydney’s leading apprentice Andrew Adkins in the saddle. The Ron Quinton-trained six-year-old gelding hadn’t won over 1100 metres in seven previous attempts and if that drought… Read More »
Premier jockey Jeff Lloyd has been suspended for causing interference at Doomben. Lloyd pleaded guilty to causing interference aboard Powerful Saga in Saturday’s Carlton Draught Class 6. Stewards alleged Lloyd caused interference to eventual winner Khalama at the 250m mark. He was suspended for eight days to start next Saturday… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchley believes the best is yet to come for colt Crack Me Up who has scored his third stakes win at Doomben. Crack me Up ($4) charged home to over-run Cruising Speed ($10) by a half head in Saturday’s Listed Tattersall’s Mile which was the last stakes race… Read More »
Injury-prone galloper Sunny Victory has put past problems behind him to win his first open company race at Doomben. Jockey Michael Cahill drove Sunny Victory ($10) along the fence to beat a brave Charlie Boy ($8) by a half head in the Stav Abby and Matt Hcp (1200m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Brenton Avdulla and Hugh Bowman appropriately needed a photo finish to separate their mounts as the Sydney jockeys’ premiership frontrunners went head-to-head for the first time at Randwick. Avdulla watched a replay of the latter stages of the Schweppes Handicap (1200m) on the big screen while aboard Argent D’Or ($10)… Read More »
Danny O’Brien believes Portman is a future stakes-class performer after the gelding continued his consistent season with a win at Flemington. Four-year-old Portman was sent out the $2.05 favourite in Saturday’s Murray Cox Handicap and didn’t disappoint. Portman settled just behind the leaders and one off the fence before taking… Read More »
Anchor Bid has gained automatic entry to a feature staying race in the spring with a win as a short-priced favourite at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap means the Darren Weir-trained two-year-old can bypass the ballot for the VRC Oaks during Melbourne Cup week at Flemington. But Weir has… Read More »
Jason Coyle will set his sights higher with impressive filly Memes after she racked up the fifth win of an eye-catching preparation at Randwick. The three-year-old took nine starts to crack her maiden at the start of this campaign in April and since then has thrived, with two minor placings… Read More »
Brandon Stockdale has ridden to victory at Flemington, three days after being hospitalised when he scalded his arm in a jockeys’ room mishap. Stockdale had to forgo the majority of his rides on Wednesday’s Sandown program, including two eventual winners, after he spilled boiling water on his arm. The apprentice… Read More »
Stewards have taken seven minutes to dismiss a protest against winner Hingus Rose in an action packed Tattersall’s Two Year Old (1110m) at Doomben. The race lost pre post favourite La Vida Loca when she dumped Robbie Fradd on the way to the barrier, while Prossimita was also a late… Read More »
Suncraze might have tested the resolve of another trainer but Melanie O’Gorman has used his frustrating run of seconds as a positive and been rewarded. A winner at Dubbo on debut in August, Suncraze visited the runner-up stall six times before turning things around at Randwick on Saturday. The three-year-old… Read More »
Former Hong Kong galloper Riyadh has completed a winning hat-trick with a narrow come from behind victory at Flemington. After successive victories in Hong Kong in 2013, Riyadh lost form and was sent to Australia by connections, joining the Mornington stable of Peter Healey in late 2015. After victories at… Read More »
