Trainer Matt Cumani has pleaded guilty to two charges relating to his failure to notify stewards of a strangles infection in his Ballarat stables. Cumani fronted the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a charge of conduct prejudicial to the image, interests, or welfare of… Read More »
A capacity field of 20 plus three emergencies has been declared for Adelaide’s premier open sprint, the $1 million Goodwood. Last year’s winner Black Heart Bart and the Peter Gelagotis-trained Malaguerra head the field with 59kg and have drawn barriers two and nine respectively in the 1200m-race at Morphettville on… Read More »
A Wyong two-year-old maiden could be a defining moment for leading sire Snitzel. His daughter Madonnica runs in Tuesday’s 1100m-race, and if she wins, she will give Snitzel a record 31 individual juvenile winners for the season. As he did last year, Snitzel has equalled Without Fear’s mark established in… Read More »
Leading trainer Ciaron Maher and his former racing manager Ben Connolly have been charged following an investigation into the ownership bona fides of five horses including Group One winner Azkadellia. Maher has been issued with four charges inclduing improper and dishonourable action and conduct prejudicial to the image, interests and… Read More »
An imported stayer David Hayes hopes will be a Melbourne Cup contender is set to get his first taste of Australian racing when he steps out at Flemington. Hayes, who now trains in partnership with his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, has last year’s English St Leger runner-up Ventura… Read More »
Foreign Prince might not be the best horse in David Payne’s stable but he is one of his favourites. The six-year-old begins his latest campaign over 1500 metres at Rosehill on Saturday with the trainer hoping for another lucrative winter. Last year, Foreign Prince won more than $100,000 from his… Read More »
Perth trainer Neville Parnham has resisted any temptation to give Malibu Style a crack at the Group One Goodwood and is instead keeping the sprinter in Melbourne to chase another stakes win in the Listed Straight Six at Flemington. Malibu Style has been based at Flemington since early April for… Read More »
Mick Price already has the trainer’s trophy from Adelaide’s first $1 million race in his keeping and will be two handed in his pursuit of another. The Price-trained Secret Agenda won the UBET Classic last Saturday week and will try to add the Goodwood, also over 1200 metres, to her… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster is confident in-form jockey Jim Byrne can to help her break a 34-year drought for Brisbane horses in the Group One Doomben Cup. No Brisbane horse has won the Cup since 1983 when Lord Seaman, who was trained by Doomben-based Don Cleal, took the race. Forster has… Read More »
Moonee Valley Racing Club’s chief executive Michael Browell has expressed disappointment the club’s premium night meetings and feature races have largely missed out on the recent prize money increases announced by Racing Victoria. On Saturday, RV announced an extra $15.5 million would be put into prize money from August 1…. Read More »
Former Racing Victoria chief executive Bernard Saundry is to take up the equivalent position as head of New Zealand’s administrative body. NZ Thoroughbred Racing announced Saundry’s appointment on Monday to replace another Australian, Greg Purcell, who leaves at the end of the season. Dr Alan Jackson, chairman of NZTR, said… Read More »
Red Cardinal has confirmed he is back on a Melbourne Cup path with his win in the Group Two Oleander-Rennen at Hoppegarten in Germany. The five-year-old, owned by Australian Bloodstock and trained by Andreas Wohler, was slated to come for the Cup last year but could not fulfil his quarantine… Read More »
Zhukova has given pioneering Irish trainer Dermot Weld another notable overseas victory in the Man O’War Stakes at Belmont Park in the United States. The dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer’s foreign Group One successes also include features in France, Germany, Hong Kong and America. Rain on Saturday (Sunday AEST) left conditions… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson’s confidence in Mishani Bullitt has been rewarded with the two-year-old confirming a Group One path by winning the $60,000 Sacred Elixir Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Mishani Bullitt ($5.50) overcame the widest barrier on Sunday to take up a position under Ron Stewart outside the leader to… Read More »
Jockey Larry Cassidy believes three-year-old Order Again has one big advantage in the Group One Queensland Derby – it will be run at Eagle Farm. Order Again came from the back in the field to run an eye-catching second to Shocking Luck in the Group Three Rough Habit Plate at… Read More »
Not long after two Group One-winning three-year-olds left Mick Price’s stable, a multiple winner at the highest level made his return. Price has lost Extreme Choice and Flying Artie to stud but is looking to Lankan Rupee to help fill the void. The five-time Group One winner returned almost a… Read More »
The impressive win of Rare Occurrence at Doomben is some consolation for her trainer Stuart Kendrick who has had to retire Divine Centuri. Kendrick suggested Divine Centuri be retired after she finished midfield in the Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast two weeks ago. “She didn’t have much luck but… Read More »
Chris Waller had American Pharoah eating out of his hand before the Kentucky Derby, an encounter Sydney’s premier trainer respectfully dines out on. Meeting the 2015 Triple Crown winner was a highlight of Waller’s trip to Louisville last week, where he also watched American Pharoah’s trainer, Bob Baffert, at work…. Read More »
The man who oversees Darren Weir’s Warrnambool stable believes Victoria’s premier trainer has timed Black Heart Bart’s preparation for back-to-back wins in the Goodwood to perfection. Black Heart Bart can become the first horse in more than a century to win the race in successive years when he lines up… Read More »
Tangled is the new favourite for the Group One J J Atkins Stakes following his strong win at Doomben. Named after a Disney movie, Tangled charged home off a hot early pace to win Saturday’s Group Two Champagne Classic at Doomben on Saturday. The colt was a $26 chance with… Read More »
