Gerald Ryan is undecided whether Girl Sunday will run over 1200 or 1400 metres at Rosehill but has had a distance concern for Deploy remedied by the switch of the Brisbane meeting from Eagle Farm to Doomben. Deploy is entered for the Moreton Cup which will now be run over… Read More »
Northern Journey is racing for a possible trip to a warmer climate at his next outing. The David Brideoake-trained gelding has his next start on Saturday, but just where that will be is yet to be decided. A last-start long shot winner at Flemington, Northern Journey has been nominated for… Read More »
Winter has given champion trainer Aidan O’Brien a clean sweep of the English and Irish Guineas with her win at the Curragh. On Saturday the O’Brien-trained Churchill backed up his 2000 Guineas win at Newmarket with victory in the Irish equivalent and Winter mirrored the feat a day later when… Read More »
Winter may not have officially struck but the Lindsay Park team already has a sense of spring in the air. Trainers David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig have already started mapping the spring programs of some of their big names. Back in work already are rising three-year-olds Catchy, Formality… Read More »
Jockey Dwayne Dunn has been suspended after an inquiry into a fall at Geelong that left Regan Bayliss with a fractured wrist. Dunn has been outed until June 21, a ban of 24 meetings, after he pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge. Both Bayliss and Dean Holland were dislodged… Read More »
The Brisbane Race Club has an urgent meeting with racing minister Grace Grace in an effort to overturn a decision to move the Queensland Oaks meeting from Eagle Farm. It has put the BRC on a head-on collision course with the sport’s governing body, Racing Queensland. The stand-off has the… Read More »
A day after winning the Kingsford Smith Cup in Brisbane, Hugh Bowman has claimed another Group One win in Hong Kong. Bowman rode the John Moore-trained Werther to a dominant victory in Sunday’s Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin, the final Group One race of the Hong Kong… Read More »
Lindsay Park is in negotiations with slot holders for The Everest with two of their Group One sprint winners. Senior trainer David Hayes said he had opened negotiations in an effort to get starts in the $10 million sprint with Redkirk Warrior and Vega Magic. Redkirk Warrior won the Newmarket… Read More »
Stud-bound three-year-old colt Attention will have his next winter carnival start in the Group Two Moreton Cup. Just there that will be on Saturday has not been decided with the meeting to be transferred from Eagle Farm after criticism of the track. Attention won the 2016 Group Two BRC Sires’… Read More »
The Queensland Oaks will not be run at Eagle Farm after criticism of the surface produced for the Kingsford Smith Cup meeting. Have Your Say: Is this the right decision? – Leave a comment below. After saying a transfer would come at too great a cost, Racing Queensland decided on… Read More »
As the season winds down with the Brisbane carnival, trainer Gerald Ryan is already well into planning for the spring. Ryan doesn’t have a contender in the remaining Group One races in 2016/17 but has some exciting prospects. Leading the way are rising three-year-olds Menari and Trapeze Artist who are… Read More »
Queensland Derby contender Shine Tak Star will have his final lead-up in a midweek race at Ipswich. Trainer John Sargent has opted to give Shine Tak Star his final hit-out for the Derby on June 10 in a $50,000 2150m-race for three-year-olds on Wednesday. Shine Tak Star created a good… Read More »
The connections of Shenandoah will continue their quest for black-type with the filly in the mix for the Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm. Trent Busuttin, who trains in partnership with Natalie Young, says Shenandoah deserves a shot at the Group One classic on Saturday following her last start. After racing… Read More »
Trainer David Murphy has appealed his six month-disqualification for positive swabs taken from two of his horses last year. Murphy has sought an internal review and has been granted a stay pending the result of his appeal. Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards opened an inquiry into urine samples taken from… Read More »
A forecast for fine weather all week will allow ground staff to roll the controversial Eagle Farm racetrack in an effort to overcome problems with the surface chopping up. The track was again roundly condemned on Saturday when it played in the heavy range despite no rain for more than… Read More »
Deteriorating conditions could not stop Churchill adding the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh to his Classic success at Newmarket. It was not completely plain sailing in the rain-softened ground, but his class shone through in the closing stages as the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt powered 2-1/2 lengths clear in the… Read More »
A winning Sandown treble for leading trainer Darren Weir has been soured by a $3000 fine from Racing Victoria stewards. Two of Weir’s three runners in the final event on Saturday were presented in the mounting yard wearing the wrong saddlecloths. Noela’s Choice and Stylish Miss, numbers eight and 12… Read More »
Niccanova is the horse Steve Tregea most looks forward to seeing when he gets out of bed each morning. The talented gelding rocketed into Queensland Guineas contention with his fast-finishing win in Saturday’s Group Three Fred Best Classic (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Tregea has been swamped with calls to sell… Read More »
Magical Stance has made a fairytale return to racing, stunning his owners, trainer and jockey by claiming the last race at Randwick. Resuming after a 35-week spell influenced by a pastern injury, the six-year-old gelding claimed the benchmark handicap (1400m) by 1-1/2 lengths on Saturday to continue a successful week… Read More »
Security staff have detained a teenager who ran across the track during the last race at Eagle Farm. Almost the entire field had passed when the man ran across the straight near the 200m mark on Saturday. There was still one horse coming at the time but it missed the… Read More »
