You can take the boy out of Toowoomba but it is hard to take Toowoomba out of the boy. A perfect example is Brisbane’s leading trainer Tony Gollan who will return home chasing a big-race double on Saturday. He will have Sheiswhatsheis in the Toowoomba Cup (2000m) and Casual Choice… Read More »
Mister Impatience is the experienced two-miler but trainer Mike Moroney is leaning towards a first timer at the distance as his best Sydney Cup hope. Moroney saddles up two stayers in Saturday’s $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick with import Vengeur Masque at $18 while last year’s Wellington Cup… Read More »
The world’s richest horse race just got richer, with organisers announcing a $US16 million ($A21.13 million) purse for the 2018 Pegasus World Cup Invitational in Florida. The inaugural race in January was worth $12 million, eclipsing the $10 million on offer at the Dubai World Cup. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed… Read More »
Champion racehorse Winx, who is aiming for her 17th consecutive win, is the queen of the turf and she knows it. The mighty mare will receive a royal welcome from fans when she steps out for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday, her final race… Read More »
Mark Zahra will ride on the second day of The Championships in Sydney before beginning an eight-meeting suspension. Zahra has Group One bookings on Harlow Gold in the Australian Oaks and Jessy Belle in the Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick on Saturday but will miss the following week where he… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud has bought a half-share in Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Pariah who will stand at the stud at the end of his racing career. The two-year-old is spelling after his autumn preparation and will return for his spring three-year-old campaign later this year and remain in the care of… Read More »
The second session of the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney has continued where the first left off with six horses sold for $1 million or more. Wednesday’s results bring the total of million dollar yearlings to 10 with the sale topper so far a colt by Medaglia D’Oro out of… Read More »
As Archie Alexander counts down to one filly from his stable running in an Oaks in Sydney, another filly from his team has emerged at Sandown as a potential Classic contender. Alexander and connections of Wheal Leisure decided to have a crack at Saturday’s $1 million Group One ATC Australian… Read More »
Perseverance has paid off for Lee Maggorian with the former award-winning New Zealand apprentice celebrating his first Sydney win by underscoring trainer Chris Waller’s dominance at Warwick Farm’s midweek meeting. The Irish-born rider steered $28 Luxbet outsider Pianissimo home ahead of stablemate Pound Sterling ($5.50) to give the 22-year-old renewed… Read More »
The best form of advertising in horse racing is to keep winning races. As trainer Michael Roebuck is about to move into new on-course stables at Geelong, in-form gelding Bel Burgess recorded a fourth straight win when successful in the Le Pine Funerals Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday. Roebuck hopes… Read More »
Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith has been desperate to win a race with Wigglesworth but he would have settled for half a win at the Sunshine Coast. Wigglesworth ($4.60) was three lengths clear at the 150m mark but held on to beat Graveville ($9.50) by a nose in Wednesday’s Benchmark 70 (1000m)…. Read More »
Merchant Navy is likely to be given his chance at a Group One race in Sydney after a scoring a comfortable midweek victory at Sandown. After he won a Pakenham maiden in early March, trainer Ciaron Maher immediately had Group One aspirations for the colt. Merchant Navy didn’t gain a… Read More »
While most of the attention will be on Winx at Randwick, the filly who lives in the box next door to the great mare will be out to make some Group One history of her own. Foxplay is the second favourite behind Melbourne mare Silent Sedition in the Coolmore Legacy… Read More »
A Group Two sprint in Adelaide next month is the main target for stakes winner Falcool but trainer Aaron Purcell is still undecided whether the gelding has his lead-up at Caulfield or Morphettville. Falcool is an acceptor for the Selangor Turf Club Handicap (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday and also… Read More »
Trainer Michael Nolan won’t use Upstart Pride’s previous aversion to the Toowoomba track as an excuse if the in-form gelding is beaten in the Listed Weetwood Handicap on home ground. Nolan has a strong hand at Toowoomba on Saturday, the only time the club hosts a metropolitan standard meeting each… Read More »
Jamie Richards and Stephen Autridge face an unusual training challenge a week after preparing Gingernuts for the Australian Derby. While Autridge has looked after the Te Akau Racing stable in New Zealand, Richards has been in Sydney with Gingernuts, who won the Rosehill Guineas before finishing fifth in the Derby…. Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has dismissed any concerns about champion mare Winx racing with synthetic hoof filler in one of her feet ahead of her bid for a 17th consecutive win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Waller said the filler was on the outside wall of a hoof and was a… Read More »
Jameka has been ruled out of an International campaign as she continues her recovery from travel sickness. Trainer Ciaron Maher said the mare was making steady progress after being diagnosed with the ailment following her return to Melbourne after winning The BMW at Rosehill on March 25. “She’s improving every… Read More »
Ten Monday-free race days have been confirmed for Victoria next year after the release of the race schedule for the 2017/18 season. Racing Victoria will trial Monday-free race days for 10 weeks starting on January 15 with a meeting added on Wednesdays during that time. One of the two Wednesday… Read More »
Four million dollar lots have been sold on the first day of the final Easter Yearling Sale at the historic Newmarket venue in Sydney. Auctioneers William Inglis and Son are building a new state-of-the-art complex at Warwick Farm in Sydney’s south-west which will be used from next year. A Redoute’s… Read More »
