After being scratched from the Group One Australasian Oaks at the barriers, three-year-old filly Ceylon could instead make her next appearance at Caulfield. Ceylon was an outsider in Saturday’s Group One 2010m-race for fillies at Morphettville won by Egg Tart, but had to be withdrawn after kicking out in the… Read More »
The return to racing at Murwillumbah has been short-lived with the first meeting since devastating flood waters covered the track called off after the first event. The racecourse was flooded six weeks ago but the track was given the go-ahead for Monday’s meeting after an inspection in the morning. Chief… Read More »
Connections of three-year-old Anaheim will wait to see how the colt works in a crucial track gallop before deciding whether he presses on to the Group One South Australian Derby. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt holds a nomination for Saturday’s 2500m-Classic at Morphettville, having already contested three Group… Read More »
Ana Royale is in line for a rematch in Brisbane with her Australasian Oaks conquerors. The Stuart Webb-trained filly finished strongly in Saturday’s Group One Australasian Oaks (2010m) at Morphettville in Adelaide behind the two favoured runners, Egg Tart and Kenedna. Webb said the plan was now for Ana Royale… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Jason Attard is hoping for a healthier outcome at Scone after illness and injury forced him to scratch key runners from meetings on his home track and Rosehill recently. Reiby Rampart was set to run in the Group Three Godolphin Crown (1300m) on the Hawkesbury Gold Cup card… Read More »
Changes to the Doomben 10,000 have given trainer Michael Nolan every reason to think Upstart Pride can be competitive in the Group One sprint. The 10,000 is being run two weeks earlier and over 1200m for the first time in 70 years after changes to the winter carnival program. Nolan… Read More »
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission’s integrity regulation unit head Norm Torpey has been permanently reassigned after an investigation into a misconduct complaint. Former police detective Joshua Elliot will manage the QRIC integrity unit while Torpey will be reassigned to the role as the senior harness racing steward, a position he has… Read More »
High flying apprentice Beau Mertens has decided to knock back a Group One opportunity to continue his push for the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership. Mertens, 19, rode a winning treble at Flemington on Saturday to move within two wins of leader and defending titleholder Craig Williams. On Monday he made the… Read More »
Winter has given trainer Aidan O’Brien a Guineas double with her win in the fillies Classic at Newmarket. A day after Churchill took out the 2000 Guineas, Winter claimed the Sunday’s 1000 Guineas from her more fancied stablemate Rhododendron for jockey Wayne Lordan. Winter was formerly trained by David Wachman… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission will take no action over a complaint regarding a breach of the whip rules in the Gunsynd Classic. QRIC found that as connections of second-placed Violate had not lodged a protest before correct weight the result could not be changed under the rules of racing…. Read More »
Hong Kong star Rapper Dragon has been euthanised after suffering a catastrophic pelvis injury midway through the Champions Mile at Sha Tin. Sunday’s race favourite was pulled up by Joao Moreira and despite efforts by Hong Kong Jockey Club veterinarians he could not be saved. “Rapper Dragon suffered a severe… Read More »
Godolphin’s It’s Somewhat will start at short odds to become the 11th horse to win the Hollindale Stakes-Doomben Cup double but will have not shortage of rivals. It’s Somewhat gave John O’Shea his last stakes winner as Godolphin’s head trainer when he beat Single Gaze by a half neck in… Read More »
South Australian Derby favourite Odeon heads to his Group One assignment in Adelaide off a near-faultless campaign since being gelded. Trained by Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Odeon has won three of his four starts this preparation and finished a close second in the other. On that occasion in the… Read More »
Egg Tart will continue her travels in search of another Oaks win to go with her triumph in South Australia. The Chris Waller-trained filly won Saturday’s Group One Schweppes Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville and will now head to Queensland for the Queensland Oaks in June over 2400 metres. Egg Tart won… Read More »
Albury Turf Club chief executive John Miller has beaten a strong field to get the job as boss of the Sunshine Coast Turf Club. Miller, who replaces the retiring Mick Sullivan who was at the helm for 17 years, will start the job slightly earlier than expected. He had been… Read More »
As champion trainer Darren Weir continues to set records one of his next challenges is to take on the world. It’s not a high priority for the Ballarat-based horseman right now but he is looking to the future. While not a top hat and tails type, the Royal Ascot meeting… Read More »
The Kelso Wood-Patricia Gesler training partnership is hoping its first winner can translate into a first stakes success. The Wood-Gesler combination won with three-year-old Vienna Power at Ipswich on Saturday with attention now turning to his younger brother Snitzkraft. Both are by leading sire Snitzel out of Power O’Raylee and… Read More »
Queensland officials have stepped up drug testing for the winter carnival with samples taken from 50 horses at the Gold Coast feature meeting. The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has announced increased drug testing in the next two months. QRIC commissioner Ross Barnett said the testing supported the regulation of prohibited… Read More »
Always Dreaming has splashed through the mud to win the Kentucky Derby, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the race but their first together. Pletcher and Velazquez have teamed up often over the years and are the sport’s leading money winners. On their own,… Read More »
Churchill has given champion trainer Aidan O’Brien a record eighth win in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the first European Classic of the season. Last season’s champion two-year-old showed he had trained on with a top-class performance under a confident ride from Ryan Moore who had the 6-4 favourite perfectly… Read More »
