The area which has the most rain is likely to decide whether noted wet tracker Flamboyer runs in a feature race at Newcastle or the Gold Coast this week. Flamboyer returned to his best form when he led all the way on a soft track to win an Eagle Farm… Read More »
Former Godolphin jockey James McDonald faces an anxious wait to learn if his attempt to downgrade an 18-month disqualification for a betting offence has been successful. McDonald sat impassively through a two-hour hearing in front of the Racing NSW Appeals panel on Monday, speaking only to confirm his age, while… Read More »
Champion sprinter Chautauqua is among 10 horses entered against Winx as she attempts to extend her winning streak to 16 in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Darren Weir has nominated the Futurity Stakes quinella of Black Heart Bart and Tosen Stardom while Le Romain, who nosed out Chautauqua in… Read More »
New Zealand filly Eleonora, the equal second favourite for the Australian Oaks, has been ruled out of the Classic with a muscle tear. Co-trainer Andrew Forsman told nzracing.co the filly was lame after working on Saturday. “She was lame after she galloped on Saturday and she’s got a slight muscle… Read More »
Jockey James McDonald is attempting to have an 18-month disqualification for a betting offence reduced on appeal. McDonald is fronting the Racing NSW Appeals Panel on Monday over the ban imposed by stewards in December. The 25-year-old, who succeeded Kerrin McEvoy as Godolphin’s leading jockey in March 2015, was outed… Read More »
Winona Costin will spend several weeks on the sidelines with two broken wrists suffered in a fall in the Wellington Boot. Costin was one of two jockeys to come down in Sunday’s race with Brock Ryan sustaining a shoulder injury. Costin only returned to riding on Friday after a long… Read More »
New Zealand Derby winner Gingernuts will run in the Rosehill Guineas in the lead-up to his attempt at another Classic victory. The Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained gelding will travel to Sydney on Monday ahead of the 2017 Rosehill Guineas on Saturday and the Australian Derby two weeks later. Owned… Read More »
Distinctive Look is on his way back to Randwick for the Country Championship final after a decisive win in Sunday’s regional heat at Wellington. Ridden by Koby Jennings, the David Smith-trained four-year-old claimed the $150,000 race by a long neck over Galaxy Warrior who also qualifies for the $400,000 final…. Read More »
Just three days after returning from a long injury lay-off, Winona Costin has hurt her wrist in a fall at Wellington. Costin was taken to hospital for X-rays on her wrist after the fall in Sunday’s Wellington Boot when she came off at the start when her mount Shudabeen bucked…. Read More »
David Vandyke is looking to two-year-old colt Eminent to build on his Doomben win and translate his form to Group One level. Vandyke moved from Sydney to Queensland in April last year and has had 32 overall winners including 14 in the metropolitan area putting him ninth in the Brisbane… Read More »
As he gears up for the Golden Slipper with two live chances, trainer Gary Portelli is also looking ahead with established Group One stable star Rebel Dane. Portelli will saddle up second favourite She Will Reign and Saturday’s Pago Pago Stakes winner Single Bullet in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper… Read More »
Doncaster Mile hopeful Too Good To Refuse will aim to enhance his chances of a start in the $3 million race via the Newcastle Newmarket. He will have a solid work session at Randwick on Monday before heading to the Group Three Newcastle Newmarket (1400m) on Friday. Too Good To… Read More »
The first Tuesday in November will remain the sacred territory of the Melbourne Cup with officials hosing down reports it would be moved. Newly appointed Victoria Racing club chairman Amanda Elliott says there will be no messing with tradition and a Newscorp report to the contrary is unfounded and ill-informed…. Read More »
Australian Oaks ambitions for Cassadee will be put to the test when the filly steps up in distance against mares at Moonee Valley. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Cassadee ran over 1600m for the first time at Sandown last start, scoring a five-length win in a benchmark event against… Read More »
Brisbane Race Club chairman Neville Bell is confident rank and file punters still prefer betting at Eagle Farm despite criticism of the new track surface. The newly laid Eagle Farm surface has been heavily criticised in the mainstream and social media since the track returned to racing 10 months ago…. Read More »
Damien Oliver will miss a feature Saturday meeting after being suspended for careless riding in the Australian Cup. Oliver rode Exospheric to a third placing in Saturday’s Australian Cup at Flemington but was suspended after pleading guilty to careless riding for shifting in at the 150m mark of the Group… Read More »
William Buick book-ended his Rosehill program with winners as Godolphin’s leading jockey steered stable stalwart It’s Somewhat home to complement his first-race success on French import Spectroscope. The Norwegian-born British hoop made the ideal start to his secondment in Sydney when Spectroscope scored the card-opening $100,000 Schweppes Handicap (1350m). He… Read More »
A plan to target the Australian Cup with Humidor has paid off for connections of the gelding, which has chased down Caulfield Cup winner Jameka to win the $1.5 million feature at Flemington. Trainer Darren Weir and stable clients bought a half-share in Humidor after the spring carnival and the… Read More »
A 19-year-old who dreamed of being a jockey as a little boy has combined with a “retired” racehorse to break a century-old record in the $1.25 million Newmarket Handicap. Regan Bayliss was almost lost for words after winning his first Group One race only three months after finishing his apprenticeship… Read More »
The Doomben meeting was expected to showcase an Australian Oaks hope in Ahndras but it was another Gold Coast filly Precious Love who emerged as a chance for the Group One race. Precious Love ($16) gave nothing else a chance beating Up The Tempo ($13) by 5-1/4 lengths in the… Read More »
