Tom Sadler has had his joy at riding a winner at Flemington soured by a 12-meeting careless riding suspension. The jockey had only been back riding for two days following a suspension incurred at the last Flemington meeting on May 20. Sadler rode Urban Ruler to victory in the Comic… Read More »
Sydney jockey Tom Berry could miss the final Group One event of the Australian racing season after being suspended at Doomben on Saturday. Berry, riding Good Prospect in the Stradbroke Handicap, pleaded guilty to causing interference to Ulmann at the 150m. Stewards suspended him for 12 days, starting on June… Read More »
Darren Beadman missed the biggest moment of his fledgling training career when Impending won the Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. Impending ($20) finished strongly down the centre of the track to beat In Her Time ($20) by a neck. The favourite Clearly Innocent ($4.80) was third a length back in the… Read More »
While Sydney’s leading trainers are focused on the Queensland winter carnival, Kelly Schweida sent Stella Ombra in the opposite direction and the gelding’s Randwick debut justified the trip. The four-year-old claimed the Leith Group Handicap to give Sydney premiership-leading jockey Brenton Avdulla belated success on Saturday. Eagle Farm-based Schweida stayed… Read More »
Jim Byrne signed off on a memorable Stradbroke day with a flourish when he rode Chocante to an all-the-way win in the Group Two Brisbane Cup at Doomben. Byrne was successful in the Group One J Atkins aboard Capital Gain who produced a barnstorming victory from near last to score… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has ridden a winner at Flemington for her brother Patrick ahead of flying out to the UK to compete at Royal Ascot. Payne, who created history when she won the 2015 Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance at Flemington, steered the Patrick Payne-trained Invincible Al… Read More »
Josh Adams erred and paid the penalty, but his latest run-in with Racing NSW officialdom could not detract from a priceless experience at Randwick. Adams could be forgiven for celebrating before The Monstar passed the post to claim the Listed June Stakes (1100m) feature on Saturday. Even chief steward Marc… Read More »
For country trainers a city winner is always an event and doubly so for identical twins Emma and Lucy Longmire. The pair train Wildflower at Goulburn who made her metropolitan debut at Randwick on Saturday a winning one in the Souths Juniors Handicap (2000m). Emma Longmire was on hand to… Read More »
A new trainer will have to found for Tshahitsi if he is to continue his winter Melbourne campaign. The Tasmanian-trained galloper scored his second win in Victoria from four starts in taking out Saturday’s Rod Johnson Handicap (1400m) at Flemington. Ridden by Brendon McCoull, Tshahitsi ($4.20) scored by 3-1/4 lengths… Read More »
Darren Beadman missed the biggest moment of his fledgling training career when Impending won the Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. Impending ($20) finished strongly down the centre of the track to beat In Her Time ($20) by a neck. The favourite Clearly Innocent ($4.80) was third a length back in the… Read More »
Royal Order has stamped himself as a lightly raced stayer of promise with a come-from-behind win in his city debut at Flemington. The Mick Kent-trained three-year-old won a maiden over a mile in his second start late last month at Ballarat before heading to town for Saturday’s Henry Bolte Handicap… Read More »
Godolphin colt Impending has posted the most important win of his career, claiming the Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. The richly bred three-year-old was given a midfield run by jockey Corey Brown before charging late to beat In Her Time and Clearly Innocent in the Group One race. Impending gave former… Read More »
Jockey Hugh Bowman has given Ruthven his stamp of approval to chase Cups glory in the spring after his dominant win in the Group One Queensland Derby at Doomben on Saturday. Bowman turned the Derby into a supreme staying test when he allowed Ruthven to stride to the lead on… Read More »
A heavy Randwick track might have put paid to the chances of several runners but was made to order for Heavenly Anna. The mare’s trainer Kerry Parker could not have wished for better conditions and was further boosted when she drew the outside barrier in Saturday’s Pemulwuy Handicap (1400m). “She… Read More »
Lindsay Park has become the second Victorian stable to notch 100 winners in the metropolitan area for the season after Bullish Stock scored at Flemington. Victory in the Ken Cox Handicap (1800m) on Saturday puts Lindsay Park in touch of the 103 winners it recorded in 2006-07. Lindsay Park sits… Read More »
Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has claimed his first Queensland Derby win, scoring on Victorian-trained three-year-old Ruthven. Bowman put Ruthven into the race at the 600m and the Ciaron Maher-trained colt cleared out to beat Rockstar Rebel and Ana Royale at Doomben. Ruthven has been a consistent campaigner in Group races… Read More »
John Crowley was left wondering what might have been after Nettoyer scored a runaway win at Randwick on Saturday. The Sydney veterinarian co-owns the impressive three-year-old filly and he watched in awe as Nettoyer blitzed her opposition on a wet track in the Heard Agency Handicap. Nettoyer ($13) powered clear… Read More »
Battling trainer Paul Butterworth’s decision to knock back big offers for Capital Gain paid off when the gelding won the JJ Atkins at Doomben on Saturday. Capital Gain ($19) sailed down the outside in beating Aloisia ($17) by a neck in the Group One race. Sydney colt Taking Aim ($8)… Read More »
Apprentice Ben Thompson has won a staying race at Flemington, but not on the horse he thought he might have steered to victory. Thompson was booked to ride in-form stayer De Little Engine in Saturday’s Young Members’ Ball Handicap (2500m) but the Danny O’Brien-trained gelding was scratched on Friday. It… Read More »
Trainer Jason Coyle will target spring carnival Group One races with Salsonic after the gelding’s last-to-first win in the Group Two Queensland Guineas at Doomben. Despite trailing the second last horse by at least four lengths entering the back straight at the 1200m, Salsonic ($14) produced a whirlwind finish to… Read More »
