The Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Ross Barnett believes the commission has more than justified its existence after its first year of operation. Barnett was reflecting on the first year of QRIC which was established last July after a report into live baiting in the greyhound industry. It is responsible for… Read More »
Sir Michael Stoute has landed a record-equalling sixth win in a dramatic finish to the Eclipse Stakes with Ulysses nosing out Barney Roy at Sandown. The win was also a significant one for jockey Jim Crowley who was replaced earlier in the week by Silvestre de Sousa on Eminent who… Read More »
Jockey Tom Sadler has been suspended for one month after being found guilty of improper riding aboard Urban Ruler in the Silver Bowl Series Final at Flemington. Sadler was hit with two charges stemming from Saturday’s 1600m race in which Urban Ruler finished second as the $4.20 favourite. He pleaded… Read More »
James Cummings learned his trade from the best as the grandson and training partner of the legendary Bart Cummings. But as Cummings made a dream start to his role as Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia on Saturday, the 29-year-old admits he is far from the finished product as a horseman…. Read More »
Star apprentice Beau Mertens has notched a couple of milestones and edged closer to another with a winning treble on Flemington Finals Day. The Melbourne jockeys’ premiership leader’s first milestone on Saturday was reaching 100 winners in Victoria for the season, which he brought up with his victory on Schism… Read More »
The Robert Smerdon-trained Ability has continued his rise through the sprinting ranks during the off-peak period in Melbourne with a convincing win in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final. Well supported as $2.90 favourite in Saturday’s 1200m straight race at Flemington, Ability settled behind the speed before bursting through… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla’s chances of having his jockeys’ premiership lead when he returns from suspension have all but evaporated. Avdulla, who has made the running in the Sydney’s jockey title since the start of the year, is clinging on against a barrage of late-season winners from Hugh Bowman. Bowman continued to… Read More »
James Cummings learned his trade from the best as the grandson and training partner of the legendary Bart Cummings. But as Cummings made a dream start to his role as Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia on Saturday, the 29-year-old admits he is far from the finished product as a horseman…. Read More »
Tasmanian gelding Tshahitsi has capped a successful Melbourne preparation with a fighting victory in the Listed Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington. The five-year-old gelding has been in Melbourne for his six starts this preparation and Saturday’s win in the $150,000 race was his third of the campaign after successes… Read More »
Queensland stewards have found no fault with jockey Jeff Lloyd’s ride on Showashadow after listening to a complaint from co-trainer Will Hulbert, The stewards asked Hulbert and Lloyd to attend an inquiry after Hulbert was overheard making public comments about the ride in the Two-Year-Old Hcp (1350m). Showashadow jumped from… Read More »
Tony McEvoy saddled up two runners on Flemington Finals Day and the trainer has walked away with a winning double. After emerging star colt Royal Symphony remained unbeaten with an emphatic win as the $1.50 favourite in the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final for two-year-olds, stablemate Super Haze claimed the… Read More »
Sparingly raced sprinter Kings Of Leon has delivered the type of city win trainer Matthew Smith had always hoped for in scoring at Warwick Farm. Emerging from a pocket in the McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1100m), Kings Of Leon ($5.50) produced a turn of speed that had the race won… Read More »
Boom colt Royal Symphony has again lived up to the hype with another dominant Flemington win in the Taj Rossi Series Final. The Tony McEvoy-trained two-year-old was elevated to Caulfield Guineas favouritism with some betting agencies after his impressive win at Flemington two weeks ago in a lead-up to Saturday’s… Read More »
A Listed race win on Highland Beat in the A R Creswick Series Final has given star apprentice Beau Mertens his second milestone of the day at Flemington. After bringing up his 100th winner for the season with his victory aboard Schism in the Leilani Series Final earlier on Saturday’s… Read More »
A horse who barely leaves her side has rewarded apprentice jockey Mikayla Weir with an instant city result at Warwick Farm. Nic’s Vendetta held off the favourite Suncraze to win the Highway Handicap, giving Weir her first metropolitan winner from her first ride in the city. The result didn’t go… Read More »
Star apprentice Beau Mertens has brought up a milestone as he continues his push for the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership. Mertens guided the Ciaron Maher-trained Schism to victory in Saturday’s Leilani Series Final at Flemington to bring up his 100th win for the season. Of those 100 wins, 69 have been… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan has brought up his 100th winner for the season with She’s Our Star scoring an overdue win at Doomben. She’s Our Star ($5.50) got the run of the race from barrier one before bursting clear in the straight to beat Excelebrazione ($19) in Saturday’s Caltex 2YO (1110m)…. Read More »
Stewards have opened an investigation after scratching the Simon Morrish-trained Show A Star from a race at Flemington on suspicion the horse had received a race day treatment. Show A Star was taken out of Saturday’s VRC-CRV Cup Tour Trophy (2000m) just over 20 minutes before the start of the… Read More »
Jockey Robbie Fradd advised punters not to sack Rancho Montoya after the colt was beaten into second place as a short-priced favourite at Doomben. Rancho Montonya ($2.10) got a rails run in the straight but after momentarily hitting the lead could not hold off Ilovevegas ($9.50) who went on to… Read More »
Improving filly Spanish Reef has outgunned favourite Ruby Sea to win the $120,000 Rivette Series Final at Flemington. The Ken Keys-trained Spanish Reef went into Saturday’s 1600m race for fillies off a last-start win at Sandown in a heat of the series and backed it up with another tough performance…. Read More »
