Seven years and a million dollars after he ran second in the Golden Slipper, Decision Time has run his last race. Trainer Clarry Conners said Decision Time had suffered a tendon injury and had left the stable to go to a spelling farm in the NSW Southern Highlands. “He will… Read More »
The colours made famous by Queensland champion Buffering will again be to the fore in the winter carnival after Privlaka’s great return to racing at Doomben. Privlaka, who like Buffering is by Mossman, scored a 4-1/2 length win at his first run for three months on Saturday. Trainer Robert Heathcote… Read More »
Spectroscope will chase an Australian Group One win in the Doncaster Mile at his third local start after earning his way with victory in the Prelude. The French import is scheduled to back up in Saturday’s $3 million Doncaster Mile seven days after his win in the Prelude at Rosehill…. Read More »
Craig Williams has been given the all-clear and released from hospital following a fall at Mornington but will miss the first day of The Championships at Randwick. Melbourne’s premier jockey suffered concussion in the incident on Saturday and under the rules must spend seven days out of the saddle before… Read More »
Sold For Song’s strong finish in the recent Coolmore Classic has encouraged her trainer Kevin Kemp to map out a three-state campaign for the mare. Sold For Song ran well without placing in a short Sydney excursion finishing fifth in the Group Two Millie Fox Stakes and then midfield in… Read More »
Arrogate has proved his class and courage to win the Dubai World Cup and become the world’s most financially successful racehorse. The Bob Baffert-trained four-year-old was sent off at Meydan at the long odds-on favourite after wins in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Pegasus World Cup Invitational, but appeared to… Read More »
Noel Callow’s joy at his Group One success at Rosehill on Montoya’s Secret has been tempered by a hefty ban for reckless and careless riding and a $15,000 fine. Although he pleaded guilty to careless riding in the final 50m of Saturday’s Vinery Stud Stakes, Callow was vehement in his… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning jockey Ben Melham was suspended and fined for excessive use of the whip while riding Assign to victory at Rosehill, shortly after Racing NSW stewards warned him about repeated infractions. A review of the Group Three Neville Sellwood Stakes on Saturday revealed Melham used the whip 15 times… Read More »
Leading jockey Craig Williams has been taken to hospital after a sad finish to the Listed Mornington Cup. Williams had ridden the Godolphin visitor The Gold Trail into fourth place in Saturday’s 2400m Cup when the stayer broke down as he began to pull up after the race, throwing the… Read More »
Blessed to have the dream ride on super-mare Winx for the foreseeable future, Hugh Bowman also showed an appreciation for the past when he guided Zanbagh to back-to-back Emancipation Stakes triumphs at Rosehill. Sporting the red and white silks long associated with the Tait family, Bowman wound back the clock… Read More »
Trainer Steve O’Dea can look forward to the winter carnival with confidence after scoring his first city treble on Saturday at Doomben. O’Dea had a double with winter carnival three-year-old hopefuls Let Me Say This ($4.20) and Candika ($1.70). He then took the Open (1350m) with consistent mare Beatniks ($5.50),… Read More »
Jameka has exacted Group One revenge on her last-start conqueror Humidor in emphatic style, spacing the Australian Cup winner by 6-1/2 lengths in the BMW at Rosehill. The winner of the Caulfield Cup last spring, the Ciaron Maher-trained Jameka was the equal favourite in the Australian Cup two weeks ago… Read More »
Another New Zealand raider has set his sights on the $2.1 million Australian Derby, with Jon Snow powering into contention for a focal point of The Championships by blitzing the Tulloch Stakes at Rosehill. A week after New Zealand Derby winner Gingernuts mastered the same heavy track in Sydney to… Read More »
Trainer Leon Corstens had his doubts about whether Montoya’s Secret was ready for her outing at Rosehill but the filly has hung on to narrowly win the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). Jockey Noel Callow racked up his fifth Group One win on Saturday with a defeat of Nurse Kitchen ($18),… Read More »
Every year the worldwide Godolphin operation identifies European horses that could be suited to Australian racing. The pick of the latest bunch is undoubtedly Spectroscope, which has added Saturday’s Group Three Doncaster Prelude (1500m) to his Australian debut win in a benchmark race two weeks ago. Formerly trained by Andre… Read More »
A trip north and a slog over 2000m has been worthwhile for Assign at Rosehill as the stayer got more miles in his legs before a possible start in the 2017 Sydney Cup. The Robert Hickmott-trained gelding made his first impression in this preparation by claiming the Group Three $150,000… Read More »
Jeff Lloyd has produced one of his best rides to equal the record for the number of wins in a Brisbane metropolitan jockeys premiership. Lloyd brought up win number 103 when he drove Caillebotte ($4.80) along the fence and held on to beat Outraged ($3.90) by a nose in the… Read More »
Mick Bell is living his racing dream with Jungle Edge, which shines a bright light on the trainer as he goes through a dark time. With emotions still raw since the death of his wife, Bev, from breast cancer less than two months ago, Bell is concentrating on his horses,… Read More »
The decision to add blinkers to filly Hingus Rose’s race day gear has paid off with a debut win at Doomben. Hingus Rose ($9) shared the lead into the straight and fought on to beat Acceptile ($4.80) by a short half-head, with favourite Snitz ($2.70) in third in the Two-Year-Old… Read More »
Missing the Golden Slipper could produce a silver lining for connections of The Mission after the frisky colt opened his account with a commanding victory at Rosehill. An unused emergency for last weekend’s richest race for two-year-olds, The Mission finally had a chance to prove himself on a heavy track… Read More »
