Debutante Star Galaxy has nailed her maiden victory the hard way, fighting back from adversity at Canterbury. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained two-year-old was sent out the $2.60 favourite in Wednesday’s 2YO Maiden (1100m) but gave punters a scare when she missed the start. But the filly responded impressively to… Read More »
Former Melbourne mare Clockwork Orange has overcome a traffic snarl and a wet racing surface to complete the first part of her Queensland mission. A road accident on the Gateway Motorway on Wednesday and wet weather made the trip from the Gold Coast and Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast two… Read More »
Durable gelding Life O’Brien has rallied to score his first win for 18 months, pegging back Estikhraaj to claim the Schweppes Handicap at Canterbury. Hugh Bowman looked to have Estikhraaj ($1.70 fav) on track to justify his billing when they overtook Life O’Brien with 200 metres left to travel in… Read More »
A solid track gallop at Mornington has trainer Jason Warren upbeat Violent Snow can repeat her last-start performance when she chases back-to-back Moonee Valley wins. Violent Snow burst between runners to win a 1500m-benchmark 84 race for fillies and mares at Moonee Valley last Saturday week, the five-year-old’s second win… Read More »
Sultan Of Swing has settled into his new home in Sydney after the Queensland winter carnival proved beyond his capabilities at this stage of the New Zealander’s career. Shaune Ritchie was optimistic when he brought the four-year-old over to Doomben last month, but a struggling ninth on his Australian debut… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable has added to its haul of two-year-old victories with Mulk successful against older horses at Sandown. Mulk powered to an all-the-way victory in the Chandler Macleod Plate, a maiden race over 1400m, on Wednesday. Sent off the $2.35 favourite, Mulk kicked clear turning for home to… Read More »
Star New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson is unlikely to ride again this season. He was stood down at Doomben on Saturday after just one ride aboard the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained Heroic Valour. Doctors have told Bosson he was suffering a viral infection in his chest and he says… Read More »
A rain-affected track track at Ipswich holds no concerns for trainer Kim Waugh when quality sprinter Shiraz makes his Queensland debut in the Eye Liner Stakes. The Group One placegetter adds class to the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) which has overtaken the Cup as the main race on Ipswich’s… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced more key changes for apprentices in relation to jockey training and working conditions, including raising the minimum age they can start riding. Last year RV reduced the number of successive days an apprentice can ride from nine to six and also banned the junior riders from… Read More »
Former Toowooba jockey Skye Bogenhuber hopes to start the next phase of her career in Perth as early as next week. Bogenhuber moved to Perth last month to be with her partner Chris Nation who is the new track manager at Perth’s Ascot and Belmont tracks. Since 2008, Bogenhuber has… Read More »
Michelle Payne has arrived in England ahead of her ride on Kaspersky in the Queen Anne Stakes, the first race of the Royal Ascot meeting. While she has been cleared to ride the Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained six-year-old on Tuesday, there is still confusion about whether her visa allows her to ride… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has had a scare ahead of the Royal Ascot meeting, suffering a sore shoulder in a fall before the first race at Yarmouth.. Dettori was aboard the John Gosden-trained Tivoli when he was unseated in the parade ring on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), a week out from the Royal… Read More »
Bobby El-Issa will have to wait to find out if his appeal against a four-month suspension for his handling of a horse at Goulburn has been successful. The Racing NSW Appeal Panel on Tuesday reserved its decision on the jockey’s appeal over his ride on Soul Testa on March 17…. Read More »
Red Cardinal is likely to follow a similar program to Protectionist towards a start in the Melbourne Cup. Trained in Germany by Andreas Wohler, Red Cardinal is the $15 equal CrownBet favourite with Francis Of Assisi for the 2017 Melbourne Cup following his win in the Belmont Gold Cup in… Read More »
Leading Perth jockey William Pike has been granted a one-day licence to ride in a Group One race in Singapore. Pike will ride the Laurie Laxon-trained Lim’s Samurai in the Patron’s Bowl at Kranji on Sunday. It will be Pike’s first trip to Kranji although he is no stranger to… Read More »
Tommy Berry’s excitement about his upcoming move to Hong Kong has been tempered by the news he will be unable to ride Chautauqua in The Everest. Have Your Say: Who should ride Chautauqua in The Everest? – Leave a comment below. Berry is to take up a 12-month contract with… Read More »
Sydney trainers will have more flexibility over morning trackwork with the Australian Turf Club to trial later finishing times. After consultation with trainers at Randwick, Rosehill and Warwick Farm, the ATC has decided to extend trackwork finishing times to 9am at Rosehill and Randwick, and 9.30am at Warwick Farm from… Read More »
Country trainer Sharyn Trolove will make a rare trip to the city when three-year-old She’s A Pluck runs at Moonee Valley. The filly runs against her own age group in a 1000m-handicap on Saturday coming off a last-start maiden victory at Moe. She’s A Pluck has been a consistent performer… Read More »
Chris Waller remembers Ashkannd’s last run at Flemington like it was yesterday and Sydney’s premier trainer is now waiting to see if the gelding has a future beyond his next start at Rosehill. The six-year-old makes his return on Saturday from a lay-off of more than a year in a… Read More »
A few days after coming close to winning his first Group One race, Newcastle trainer Ben Smith has turned his immediate focus to the midweek meeting at Canterbury. In Her Time beat all but Godolphin colt Impending in Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane and will line up for another Group… Read More »
